Editing Skyscrapersim 2.0 Alpha 8

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'''Skyscrapersim 2.0 Alpha 8 / 1.8''' was the ninth release of the 2.0 releases. It was released on March 1, 2013. This version has 20 builds and was the first version to use the OGRE engine.
== Changelog ==
#elevators now report as available if on the same floor as the call and not moving, regardless of the door state - fixes an issue where pressing call buttons more than once would open additional elevators
#fixed TruncateNumber function, to return correct floating point precision without exponent
#dialog text box resizes
#remade queueresets feature
#floor announcement sound is now played along with the other arrival notifications, and so is affected by NotifyEarly
#up/down message sounds now play according to last chime direction
#elevator now chimes the previous chime direction if doors reopen (if applicable)
#turned off queue reversals if NotifyEarly is on
#added ReOpen elevator parameter
#added AutoEnable option to turn on and off automatic enabling/disabling of elevator interior objects
#added queue pending state flag - fixes issue where pressing both call buttons in a 2-elevator shaft would call the same elevator for both
#switched to standard elevator availability check for single-elevator call buttons
#major work on elevator queue/arrival notification code
#call button behavior fixes
#changed freelook crosshair to cross
#added elevator queue limit, to prevent calls opposite of queue direction from being placed
#removed same-floor check in call button code, which broke calls when elevator was moving past current floor
#decreased classic elevator door spacing
#fixed logic that caused down calls to alternate chime direction
#added inspection service speed multiplier setting
#elevators now ignore the leveling offset if brakes are turned on while beyond that offset
#fixed a floor check and positioning issue with in-elevator directional indicators, which caused only single indicators to be created
#added default/error texture
#added support for configuring the main menu from the INI file
#reversed the Sears Tower and Glass Tower menu entries
#shift-clicking on doors now locks them
#added new command SetKey, which allows models to be specified as keys
#added new command SetLock, which sets lock parameters when creating doors, controls and call buttons
#fixed elevator door bumpers
#added actions for inspection service up/down/go toggle options
#added support for multiple parents per action
#added ip20112.5 update for "The Spire" building
#new Glass Tower roof, based on movie blueprints
#fixed a name check bug in the cut function, which was causing elevator door filler walls (done by FinishDoor()) to sometimes fail
#added support for elevator door vertical offsets
#elevators now stop according to the shaft door's voffset instead of the floor's base, where applicable
#added note to script guide mentioning that automatic filler walls needs all related walls to contain the word "shaft" for it to work
#changed camera speed to half, for a more realistic walking speed
#fixed texture autosizing quirks (diagonal walls/floors are now autosized correctly)
#added ability to delete models, controls and triggers
#limited object prepare on delete, speeds up object deletion
#added a fog multiplier setting in the INI file (changes fog density)
#Glass Tower - new test service elevator serving most floors
#Glass Tower - changed executive elevator to use floors in movie depiction
#new stairwells in Glass Tower, along with railings
#work done on Glass Tower floors 135-137
#updated AddFloor command, which fixes a number of issues with the old command
#fixes for planar texture mapper's autoflip functionality - now appears to work properly (but might potentially cause minor breakage of existing buildings - need to check)
#added ReverseAxis and texture direction parameters to AddFloor
#added rotate option to the planar texture mapper (which the texture direction parameter now uses)
#added GotoFloor function (mainly in camera controller window)
#added percentage indicator to script startup
#added note to the script guide about custom texture mapping and automatic reversals
#new glass elevators in Glass Tower
#fixed issue preventing custom walls from being made in elevators
#separated elevator motor sounds between up and down movements
#added comments in script guide about leaving sound fields blank
#performance improvements
#fixed volume bug in AddSound - volume parameter was specified as an int, preventing fractional volume values
#added lobby ambient sound to Triton Center
#added support for split car up/down elevator sounds
#added support for playing multiple sounds with the same name from an action
#added support for running multiple actions with the same name
#added couch model to Simple building, with physics enabled
#added centering support to models, and added parameter to AddModel commands
#added second couch to Simple building, and couch to top of Triton Center
#fixed object parent values for some new objects
#some fixes to cascading object deletion
#Triton Center antenna tiling fix
#added texture animation
#added support for direct loading of ogre materials in data/materials
#added caching to GetFloor() and related functions
#Triton Center external windows overhaul, using alpha blending
#Glass Tower overhaul
#added Action and Trigger objects
#added action viewer (control panel window)
#fixed global AddSound command which was overriding the per-object ones
#updated AddSound command for FMOD and added loop option for new control/trigger commands
#fixed texture and material counters
#added changetexture, playsound and stopsound actions
#disabled doppler effect (sounds) by default
#default main sim window size now changed to 800x600, menu window size separated and kept at 640x480 (configurable)
#added internal skip for wildcards in filenames (*) (fixes those bogus error messages)
#started in-sim object creation (code constructor)
#added building startup options to turn on/off collisions and gravity (listed in the designguide)
#disable basement number conformity (fixes Cliveden Desmond Wharf)
#added a file check for the include section (loading now fails if an included file cannot be found - this prevents serious and hard-to-diagnose errors later on)
#added Empty building (not working properly, but is used to create buildings from scratch)
#object colliders are now removed by default (for running performance) except for elevator doors (due to slowdowns when entering Triton Center elevators)
#disabled backface polygons for ground
#object info listbox now updates if you exit that window and re-enter
#added new control aliases, mostly for Mac users
#added support for setting the default sky time speed in the INI file for Caelum, and changed the default to 25 (you can now easily see the clouds moving, and a day moves much faster so you can more quickly see sunrises and sunsets)
#switched Mac frontend to use Cocoa
#switched from normal flipping to standard texture flip (for ogre coordinate system compatibility)
#added the Caelum sky system
#lowered default texture filtering anisotropy level to 4 (from 8 )
#switched to 16-bit hardware indices; should fix geometry corruption on some older cards, and should improve performance somewhat
#if a cut operation eliminated an entire polygon, the original polygon would not be deleted
#added ability to only play elevator music while moving, and updated related INI file parameters
#added advanced option to profiler
#added profiler system
#added check for duplicate entries in missing files list
#added proper error reporting (and OGRE exception handling) to frontend initializer
#fix for operational conflict between floor grouping and ShaftShowFloors command
#added DisplayFloors parameters
#added texel override
#added physics support for models
#added support for model colliders
#added support for Ogre meshes (using converters for Google Sketchup)
#added checks to ensure that starting floors are less than ending floors in AddShaft and AddStairwell commands
#gravity reset fix and fix for IsInShaft() distance check
#fixed an issue where shaft would rapidly turn on and off if on top of elevator
#fixed issue involving reversed polygon faces resulting in some textures being reversed.  Put in a precision workaround for Alpha 7 compatibility.
#sound fixes, added ability to view camera collider via F7, and fixed a line skip issue in the script interpreter
#filler wall reset fix
#added support for different open/close speeds for elevator doors
#wxwidgets compatibility fix
#added proper failures on numeric checks to report errors and prevent loops
#added texture filtering options, and switched default to anisotropic (previously bilinear)
#added ability to switch on and off collision detection and visible colliders via F7
#split SBS into shared object on Linux, and restructured source files
#removed AddGenWall and migrated items using it to AddWallMain
#switched translator code to OGRE's right-hand coordinate system (SBS uses left-hand)
#switched to FMOD for sound
#switched to OGRE for graphics
#switched to Bullet for collisions and physics
#Triton Center renovation
#fixed door filler walls
#object deletion fixes
#added geometry deletion support
#fix crash that only happens if shafts are created out of order
#new internal mesh object system (Skyscraper now generates it's own 3D geometry)
#new horizon distance setting
#added render distance limits for small objects
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