Doomsday 1.9.8 Released
The stable version 1.9.8 (build 500) is now available.
In 1.9.8 we have refactored some of the core components of the engine. We are no longer relying on the rather limited SDL framework for operating system services. Instead, we are now using Qt and C++. This should bear important long-term benefits as we now have a lot of functionality at our disposal in a platform-independent manner. We have also refactored the map data structures with higher-precision coordinates and improved the BSP builder in preparation for the future.
In 1.9.8 we have refactored some of the core components of the engine. We are no longer relying on the rather limited SDL framework for operating system services. Instead, we are now using Qt and C++. This should bear important long-term benefits as we now have a lot of functionality at our disposal in a platform-independent manner. We have also refactored the map data structures with higher-precision coordinates and improved the BSP builder in preparation for the future.
- See the release notes for more information about what has changed since 1.9.7-1. Also note the Upgrading instructions if you have a previous version installed.
- When you encounter bugs please use the SF.net Bug Tracker.
- Downloads and other links are available on the dengine.net front page.
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heretic and hexen under Ubuntu with all the doomsday engine's options :-)
BTW: what's is you Paypal account?
When you aren't loading any add-ons, it also loses and gains focus right at the end of game/engine startup. If you are loading a number of add-ons, it will instead lose and gain focus during loading them; coincidently, I'm also having issues with some model add-ons not appearing in game...
Really? I don't notice anything wrong.
I thought 1.9.8 was the latest but I found a 1.9.9.
The build repository details the changes for each build e.g., change log for Build 504.
In general I would recommend the latest stable release for every day use.
I actually have both running on my system ATM. Since they both use the same config file, its' easy to switch between them and look for differences.
There are a few bugs with addons in the new versions
Thanks for showing me that there are a few bugs that I'd like to report, but I'm unsure how to use that tool or even if the bugs I'm thinking of have even been reported. Is it okay to use the forms instead?
Submitting a bug report via the tracker at Source Forge is pretty straight forward, take a little time to understand the interface and then when writing the report, ask yourself what we would need to do to reproduce the problem and then document it.
Yes lol I did it. I did a quick search, I'm not sure if the bugs I posted have already been addressed but I think it should be fine.
When using the first unstable, it started doing this, but then I deleted it and reverted to 1.9.8 stable. The problem remained, so then I deleted the frontend. But the problem remains regardless, so today I downloaded the newest unstable and still the problem exists.
Maybe this will help:
It is possible that there is something wrong in the way textures are being uploaded presently. We'll have to investigate...
If this were a common general issue I would have expected we'd know about it and be inundated with complaints.
I also noticed the rather large number of add-on errors in your log. Have you tried disabling the clearly broken ones?
By the way, I did uninstall the driver using both the Catalyst uninstall and device manager at the time. What was strange is that when downloading the new CCC, it didn't show the driver in the list of downloaded items. I restarted the computer and then maybe I clicked 'update driver' in device manage and then Catalyst was showing the driver unlike before. I read about why it wasn't being displayed in the installation, etc, but it isn't memorable. The made it a hassle just to update a driver. Modern day computers should be morre automated and it shouldn't be difficult since it is 2012.