Skyscrapersim 2.0 Alpha 9

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Current Development Builds by Version (Update) Versions: Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Alpha 3, Alpha 4, Alpha 4.1, Alpha 5, Alpha 6, Alpha 7, Alpha 8, Alpha 9 (Update 1 / Update 2) Alpha 10 (Update 1 / Update 2 / Update 3 / Update 4 / Update 5 / Update 6), Alpha 11 (Update 1 / Update 2), Alpha 12, Beta

Skyscrapersim 2.0 Alpha 9 / 1.9 was the 10th release of the 2.0 releases. It was released on March 4, 2015. This version has 21 builds.

Changelog

1. added new Underground building
2. cleanups in relation to ShowFloors arrays
3. fixed a conflict between Group listings and ShowFloors lists, and cleaned up EnableFloorRange function
4. the print command can now be specified by itself, to print a blank line
5. many script commands would crash if given no parameters; this fixes the issue
6. (Triton Center) 135th floor description fix
7. made new floor list report and FloorInfo command, and migrated the ListAltitudes feature into that
8. added Floor Information button to the control panel
9. added current floor name to the control panel
10. fixed an interior window positioning issue in the Simple building
11. prevent shaft door reset if full shaft is enabled
12. EnableGroup function in floor object will no longer touch shaft or stair objects if they're currently fully enabled
13. disabled some warnings on Visual C++
14. fixes to action array checks of Control and Trigger objects, to prevent crashes if no actions are associated with the object
15. more elevator object checks for elevator editor
16. reset door reference in elevator editor, to prevent issues if elevator is deleted
17. added Mac key hints to control reference and readme
18. the elevator editor's floor selector now only shows the related serviced floors
19. (c++)reworked shaft door and elevator door ClickedObject code to newer design
20. (c++)elevator shaft door wrapper objects now store associated floor number
21. (c++)remade call button code in ClickedObject function, to remove legacy code
22. call buttons can now be deleted using ctrl-alt-click
23. controls can now be deleted by ctrl-alt-click
24. objects are now deleted by ctrl-alt-click instead of just ctrl-click, to prevent interference with ctrl walking modifier
25. added reporting to elevator door sensors
26. added new actions for enabling and disabling elevator door sensors
27. reworked action run code, to prevent duplicates
28. call buttons now check if elevator objects are valid, to report accordingly
29. brought back shift-click call button functionality, to change light status
30. objects are now locked/unlocked by holding ctrl-shift and clicking instead of just shift-click, which fixes conflicts with using shift for running
31. added transparent button background texture (transparent.png)
32. elevators now update floor indicators and floor beep sounds when either passing a floor altitude, or beginning to level at a floor
33. prevent elevators from updating floor number during leveling mode
34. added more verbose file load error messages
35. year update
36. fixed Visual C++ 64-bit build options
37. updated Visual C++ 2010 build parameters
38. added message sound status checks, to prevent repeats
39. removed Palace Hotel on author's request
40. added support for sounds in call button objects
41. added numeric checks to the Calc function, to fix issues with the Calc function hanging on filenames. Also removed the related work-around code for skipping parameters.
42. fixes and cleanups to verbose output
43. replaced elevator's message sound and floor sound objects with a single announcement sound object, and sounds using this are now queued to prevent overlapping
44. added sound queuing support, using PlayQueued and ProcessQueue functions
45. added reporting functions to Sound class
46. elevators no longer play floor sounds (floor announcements) if on the same floor as hall call
47. fixed crash that happened if the object move window was visible while the object was deleted
48. (Triton Center) Shaft 17 (core utility shaft) now displays interfloors, bottom floor while inside it, and lights
49. added ShaftShowInterfloors command
50. Object Information window now displays correct line number information (adjusted for includes), and also related include filename
51. split line number calculation portion of script error code into a separate function
52. added List Textures button to control panel
53. added script commands ListAltitudes and ListTextures
54. texture listing now supports showing filename
55. added more verbose output for texture loading functions
56. fixed texture overrides; texture functions now unload previous material if a new one of the same name is specified
57. (C++) added UnloadMaterial function and fixed UnloadTexture function
58. (C++) split off texture multipler registration into separate functions
59. (Triton Center) Residential service elevator texture orientation fix
60. added emergency stop motor sound
61. queued sound position option in sound code, to prevent repeat applies of the setting
62. fixes for SetPlayPosition and GetPlayPosition in sound code for fmod, used by AutoAdjustSound
63. added the AutoAdjustSound to the INI file, originally added in rev 1824
64. added support for separate car and motor emergency stop sounds
65. uninitialized value fixes (meshobject rotation)
66. during an emergency stop, the car stop sound is played if an emergency stop sound isn't specified
67. verbose mode now reports details on exactly which car/motor sounds are played, for start, move, and stop
68. reworked elevator car/motor sound code and moved into separate functions
69. renamed the "mainsound" sound object to "carsound"
70. added support for a separate emergency stop car sound and speed multiplier
71. fixed an issue where the elevator editor would display too much call button output in verbose mode
72. split the create_walls option in the FinishDoors commands into separate doors_walls and track_walls options, and updated guide
73. fixed issue where elevator nudge mode would become active if elevator was in fire phase 2 mode on alternate recall floor
74. partial floor range in ShaftShowFloors command is now shown regardless of elevator moving
75. added IsBoolean function (C++)
76. enhancements to the ShaftShowFloors command
77. button title fix (elevator editor)
78. fixed issue where FinishDoors function was not properly reverting the DrawWalls state
79. removed bounding box check in stairs code, since it was failing on stairwell floors that contained no geometry, but were still valid
80. fixed "InStairwell" status
81. interfloors are now shown for adjacent floors, in order to match the original design concept
82. fixed columnframe and interfloor checkboxes in the mesh control dialog
83. added Mesh Control dialog option to enable/disable interfloors
84. added functions to enable/disable interfloors
85. fixed main filename case
86. fixed Caelum sky rotation
87. changed Caelum start time to 10am instead of noon
88. removed SkyMult INI file parameter, and the Caelum sky.os file now configures this
89. added a check to make sure elevator serviced floors are valid for the associated shaft
90. added basic group state check to floor object, to prevent repeated enables/disables during ShowFloors functionality
91. floors now report in verbose mode when they're enabled/disabled
92. fixed an issue where the ShaftShowFloors command would cause the destination floor to become disabled
93. check floor enabled state before enabling/disabling floor and group
94. mentioned reverse floor ranges in script guide
95. fixed an issue where sound objects were playing during startup, and cleaned up related code
96. removed full screen stay-on-top flag
97. fixed an issue restoring fullscreen mode on Windows after a reload (using ctrl-r)
98. added info on 'b' key FOV reset
99. added binoculars FOV setting to the camera control window
100. fixed a typo for the reload feature in the control reference
101. added binoculars mode
102. (Triton Center) fixed crossbracing texture tiling and some mechanical interfloors
103. removed the Cut function's "checkstring" functionality, which reverts a "fix" from 2783 which broke filler walls in many existing buildings' elevators. The original functionality never really worked, and the removal of it appears to work fine
104. data type fix for negative dest values. Also fixes an assertion in debug mode
105. fixes to automatic filler walls function, to prevent z-fighting issues
106. right-clicking controls now reverses direction of selection
107. all shaft doors must now be fully closed for an elevator to move, when interlocks are enabled
108. actions now return the status of the commands run
109. controls and triggers will now only change position if the action succeeds
110. controls/triggers with multiple parents or actions succeed if at least one action succeeds
111. control/trigger sounds now only play if the position changes
112. fixed a message loop in verbose mode if certain elevator sounds can't be loaded
113. added more return codes and "loaded" status to sound code
114. cleaned up elevator mode switching, so that certain modes must be explicitly disabled before enabling another mode
115. ACP mode now uses standard queuing instead of Go function, which fixes a malfunction if used while another call is being handled
116. the elevator Go function will now exit if elevator is already moving
117. added floor ID reporting to Go function
118. floor signs now take the shaft door offset into account when created
119. added Renderer entry to Stats dialog
120. fixed an issue where shaft doors would stay disabled if pressing F6 (resetting position) while in an elevator
121. fixed logic behind 'force' parameter for shaft and stairs enable checks
122. changed Glass Tower 138 floor sign to say "R", and also minor wall fix
123. reload function now restores camera floor, gravity, collisions, and freelook options
124. added elevator floor signs to the Glass Tower
125. when deleting shafts, they must have associated elevators deleted manually first
126. sensor actions created by elevator doors are now removed along with the doors
127. floor deletions now fail if a shaft or stairwell depends on that floor
128. fixes to GetFloorNumber function to allow deleting the current floor
129. lots of reporting fixes and cleanups
130. added shaft and stairs existence checks to EnableFloorRange
131. elevators can now be deleted during runtime
132. call buttons are now created with directions based on the combined range of all elevators, instead of just the first one specified.
133. added a forced resize during a building reload for Linux - fixes rendering issues
134. camera rotation values are now updated properly. This fixes the rotation display in the control panel, and also fixes rotations during a building reload
135. call shutdown() on Ogre root instead of delete, to fix a crash on certain systems during shutdown
136. fixed malfunction in trigger code due to an uninitialized position value
137. fixed setback positionings in Sears Tower model in Triton Center
138. added antennas to Sears Tower model in Triton Center
139. tiling fix for Triton Center top (143) interfloor
140. added missing keys to control reference
141. added explanation of interfloor areas to script guide
142. floor skip text can now be disabled by setting it with an empty value
143. nudge setting in elevator editor now works properly on a per-door basis
144. added door sensor item to elevator editor
145. added "sides" graphic for script guide
146. some needed fixes to the Observation Tower
147. added floor signs to Simple building
148. trim whitespace on GetAction() input string
149. added option to change nudge option for door hold command, used by Sensor action
150. added Sensor and Reset actions, used by sensors
151. added support for elevator door sensors
152. elevator parameters now properly calculate numbers
153. repositioned Glass Tower's rooftop elevator motor
154. moved Glass Tower roof structures to external mesh
155. added use of VerifyFile to building file loader, to fix filename case sensitivity on Linux and Mac
156. removed "starting time" entry from stats dialog
157. fixed parameter count checks in script interpreter
158. script includes now use VerifyFile which fixes case sensitivity issues on Linux and Mac
159. file not found errors for script includes now handle exceptions properly
160. moved Triton Center mech penthouse roof to separate floor
161. fixed issue with cutstairwell and cutshaft commands introduced in rev 2047 (in Alpha 7), that caused external meshes to cut a floor too high
162. removed unnecessary pauses
163. added support for function nesting (calling functions within other functions)
164. reworked the script error reporting code, to fix reported line number breakage when using nested includes
165. updated guide to explain include and function behavior
166. a warning is now shown in the console when a function is defined again, and the redefinition is skipped
167. return empty strings instead of nulls for c-string functions. Fixes some crashes
168. added atrium floor spacing in Glass Tower
169. added progress dialog for script load
170. added EndPoint function
171. moved Print command to end, which allows certain command results to be printed properly
172. added AddCustomFloor command
173. (Glass Tower) added basic Peerless building and ground based on spotting blueprint from movie
174. (major) fixed an issue where the submesh processor would skip, leaving unused triangle data. This was causing Prepare() to malfunction and sometimes visible corruption
175. Action Viewer now displays multiple parents
176. added ability to delete actions from the Action Viewer window, and fixed some cleanup issues involved in the deletions
177. added AddActionParent and RemoveActionParent commands
178. action viewer now refreshes list
179. actions created by button panels are now deleted along with the panels
180. walls of root object (SBS) meshes are now children of those meshes instead of root
181. fixed a vector overrun in RemoveFloor function (element was removed before accessed)
182. do not process geometry buffers if no data exists - fixes a crash on Windows
183. manually deleting floors now deletes any walls created in the "external" mesh
184. reset collisions when deleting objects, and clear last_collision value - this allows objects the user is touching (or standing on) to be deleted
185. added check to prevent floors from being deleted out of order
186. elevator doors can now be deleted properly during runtime
187. added round math function
188. added new math functions log2, ceil, flr, and rnd
189. fix for texture distortion issues on main menu
190. added option to turn off automatic filler/connection walls for elevator doors
191. math function fix - removed the need for a space before the function names
192. fixed default locale setting - this solves script error issues when running on machines with different locale settings
193. texture functions now report in verbose mode only
194. fixed StartsWith() function
195. added advanced math functions to script interpreter
196. added power-of operator to Calc function in script interpreter
197. added Ogre 1.9 compatibility
198. combined floors 65 and 66 in the Glass Tower
199. cmake and source fixes for Ogre 1.9 compatibility
200. orientation fix for old sky system
201. added RenderOnStartup option, which renders the building as the script is processing on startup
202. fixed an issue where most new meshes would need to be disabled and re-enabled to be visible
203. cmake script fixes, and svnrev is now run automatically
204. fixes to main window sizing
205. fixed issues with main menu and mouse clicks being off on Mac, due to client size being different than window size
206. fixed shutdown crash due to MainScreen::OnClose being called twice (mainly on Mac)
207. made missing files dialog larger
208. fixed issue where rotational degree values would show 360 instead of 0
209. added OpenMessage and CloseMessage elevator parameters
210. script processor now using main frontend loop for processing
211. fixed an issue where main window would not resize back when exiting from fullscreen to main menu
212. object list in objectinfo dialog now refreshes automatically
213. switched DisableSound to a frontend option, which now changes it for the whole app
214. removed unused options from INI file
215. WalkBrake and RotateBrake options now work
216. removed LookAccelerate, BodyDepth, LegsDepth options
217. fixed GetObjectPosition() for elevator doors, so now their position shows up in the MoveObject window
218. fixed Camera::Rotate() function; relative rotations now work in camera control window
219. Bullet: disabled penetration recovery, which fixes issues with stairs stepping
220. added frame smoothing feature, configurable in the INI file
221. removal of wxWidgets code from the SBS library
222. new SBS timer system
223. added while statements
224. added delete command
225. added runaction command
226. action names with spaces now work from scripts
227. functions can now be called properly from IF/While statements
228. added duplicate function check
229. keycode fix for Mac version - fixes some key recognition errors
230. switched to in-app console window
231. control panel sizing fix
232. removed unused RenderOnly and InputOnly options
233. script viewer no longer shows included code
234. rename and cleanups of collider recreation when adding/deleting objects during runtime
235. fixed issue where meshes wouldn't be immediately visible if walls were added to them during runtime
236. fixed an issue where control panel buttons failed to work upon a building reload
237. command box in console now clears on send
238. added echo option to console window (displays typed commands)
239. fixed an issue with the main window not raising properly on startup
240. fixed a startup clear screen issue
241. switched log output to new in-app console window
242. addition of main console text box in console window
243. moved system over to Ogre logging facility
244. all logging is now written to skyscraper.log
245. debug console (text) output can be turned on and off by INI file parameter
246. script processor is now persistent
247. added missing note about ctrl-r reloading current building to key commands list
248. added script deprecation warnings, which can be enabled in the INI file
249. removed unused GetWallExtents function since the command version is more useful
250. script interpreter cleanups
251. fixed a parameter check for parameters specified after equals signs; would previously treat empty text as a single parameter
252. updated syntax in Simple building
253. added ReverseAxis parameters to the script guide, which were missing
254. added ability to disable Bullet for testing
255. fail and switch to old sky system if Caelum fails to init
256. disabled elevator arrival notifications and floor sounds/beeps when in service modes
257. disabled elevator door open/close functions while in Fire Phase 1 recall
258. added needed object existence checks to functions that use the object array directly - without this, crashes were happening when doing an object scan after an object had been deleted
259. ACP mode now uses the elevator's Go function, and now works properly
260. elevator "Go" function now turns off elevator floor light when reaching destination
261. fixed some door closing issues in Fire Phase 1 mode
262. added exterior up/down controls to Simple - Manual building, and interlock switch for testing
263. added support for modern manual lifts, that require the floor button to be held to proceed to that floor, via the FloorHold parameter
264. script interpreter section reordering and cleanups, fixes variable processing issues, and duplicate functions have been removed
265. added fire switch keys to Simple, Triton Center and Glass Tower elevators
266. added landing zone area for automatic releasing of interlocks
267. added new section of items to elevator editor, and added some other misc things
268. added basic elevator interlocks, along with actions
269. fixed button/control texture multipliers - this fix will break previous buildings' buttons and controls if they use size multipliers other than 0 or 1. Previously changing the size would mess up the button positioning
270. updated Simple building with internal and external fire switches
271. added more texture content
272. added fire service enable function to call button code; switching one elevator to fire service phase 1 now switches all elevators in same bank (all being serviced by the first call button on recall floor) into fire service mode
273. added elevator door open/close button hold feature (constant pressure support), for certain modes such as independent service and fire modes
274. renamed CancelLastRoute to CallCancel
275. major reworking of fire service modes to make them more realistic
276. added reversals to door opening, used in fire modes to reclose the doors if open button is released
277. major Glass Tower lobby changes; atrium base is now the Atrium level (previously mezzanine) to match movie depictions of the Hyatt Regency and Bank of America buildings
278. added full support for manual elevators
279. fixed issue where floor would turn off when closing shaft doors even if ShaftShowFloors is enabled
280. added "0 to disable" options for DoorTimer and QuickClose parameters
281. added AutoOpen parameter
282. added OpenOnStart parameter
283. added new Simple building with manual doors
284. added OpenExt and CloseExt actions
285. added more elevator and shaft door actions
286. updated to OGRE 1.8, and updated meshes to newer format
287. Glass Tower texture mapping fix for top of front setback pinnacle
288. fixed camera control X axis reversal
289. fixed action control centering
290. added functions to support elevator returning/releveling to nearest floor after disabling inspection mode
291. added 'return' function in elevator actions list which returns to the nearest floor after a stop
292. added more checks to door "in use" status - fixes issues where elevator doors would misbehave if automatically moving and a manual open/close was run
293. removed OIS requirement from cmake
294. minor correction to local elevator range in Sears Tower
295. fixed Glass Tower floor height typo in the floors 80 to 85 section (it erroneously added an extra foot to those floors)
296. added dialog for moving objects
297. fixed "hold" option for camera relative rotation in dialog
298. fixed rotation quirk in dialog that allowed values outside of correct range
299. array cache tweaks
300. fixed DynamicSky script parameter
301. added additional check to elevator service modes to prevent random activity
302. elevator parking is no longer run while in a service mode
303. fixed elevator availability check for LimitQueue
304. added elevator queue reversal when arriving at top/bottom floor; fixes call quirks on those floors
305. fixed issue in elevator_doors.txt script that prevented dual-speed left doors from closing properly
306. switched user variable system over to named variables
307. extended range of characters supported by the text-to-texture system
308. Updated Visual Studio project files for VS2010
309. added popup error messages for sound errors
310. added gpu program checks for Caelum initialization; should switch off Caelum on problematic graphics cards to prevent reported crashes
311. moved SBS initialization code into contructor
312. removed obsolete shaders variables
313. fixed issue where some wall handles wouldn't be deleted, due to a changing handle array size
314. centralized number conversion into new ToString functions
315. fix for textureoverride/textureflip states
316. console output fix
317. INI parameter fixes
318. AddFloor parameter fix
319. removed tchar for wxwidgets unicode compatibility
320. random activity is now ignored if related elevator is in service mode
321. added parking notification
322. script interpreter performance improvements
323. performance fix for GetTextureMaterial function
324. fix for material polygon reporting
325. fixed misuse of vector preallocation, performance improvement (fixes bottleneck when creating thousands of floors)
326. function speed improvements in script interpreter
327. added function name and calling line to script error message
328. misc performance tweaks and cleanups
329. old sky is now used if Caelum fails to start (previously the sky would end up being black in this case)
330. fixed crash that would happen if Caelum wasn't initialized properly
331. swimming pool model material fixes
332. turned off texture lighting option by default
333. added calc ignore checks for other filename parameters
334. added StairsShowFloors and ShowFullStairs commands
335. moved stairs, shaft and elevator checks into respective classes
336. some tweaks to IsInStairwell checks
337. removed some obsolete stuff (including shaft type parameter)
338. added ShowFullStairs to Triton Center's West Stairwell
339. added railings to Triton Center
340. fix for disabling old skybox
341. added ability to delete models and doors with ctrl-click
342. added pool to Triton Center
343. fixed a defect in the CutAll floors operation - was cutting through all floors associated with shafts/stairwells - now only cuts through current floor as described
344. added check to prevent crashes when deleting an object user is standing on
345. fixed creation of collider body which was causing crashes when loading collider meshes
346. added support for skipping calculations on model filenames - fixes an infinite loop