Announcing Oolite 1.76.1

[JensAyton]

Oolite 1.76.1 is now available from Oolite.org. This is a bug-fix update to Oolite 1.76. It does not add new features.


Changes since version 1.76:

• Fixed potential bug loading player with no mission_variables dictionary.
• player.ship.launch() can now also be used within the shipWillDockWithStation and the shipDockedWithStation handler without side effects.
• Ships that have a specific commodity defined as cargo, no longer get their bounty reduced to 10% when the pilot ejects.
• The scoop icon now correctly shows a full cargo hold when special cargo is transported.
• Fixed a problem with the shipyard screen when a ship with chance=1 defined non-installed optional equipment.
• Don't disgorge and revive dead ships from wormholes.
• 32-bit GL contexts are now strongly preferred on SDL systems, with 16-bit fallback.
• Fixed weapon facing not resetting to forward view when launching from station.
• takeSnapShot() is excluded from the JavaScript time limiter.
• Added code to prevent overcorrection pitch and roll with low frame rates. Should lower the chance of ships jumping between two headings, without proceeding.
• weapon_range and weapon_energy keys in the turret subentity declaration now work as intended. Values are maximised at 7500 and 100 respectively.
• Buggy consoleMessage() behaviour when called from JS debug console has been rectified.
• JS debug console macros are saved when Oolite exits to desktop in all platforms, as originally intended.
• Regression fix: in the log, the searchPaths.dumpAll is shown once every time searchPaths change (strict/unrestricted mode).
• No more negative ship distances, see https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?t=11785
• Fix for guiScreenWillChange for system data screen not firing when double clicking on systems.
• Fixed crash with malformed gui declarations inside hud plists.
• Fixed timer related crashes.
• The Windows Oolite executable is now large address aware, allowing for more than 2GB of memory to be allocated to the game.
• Fix for bug where standard subentities defined after any turret subentity would exhibit turret behaviour.
• Savefiles with wrong passengers and/or passengers berths data are now handled a bit better.
• Fix bug where equipment depending on currently damaged equipment would be silently removed from the player's ship on game load.
• Target system memory expansion doesn't try to restore locks on cloaked ships anymore.
• Fixed bug with resetting of passenger contracts on ship change.
• Fixed Nav Array not showing distance and time information when target system was selected by using the Find Planet method.
• Frame Callbacks now transfer the correct time difference when timeAccelerationFactor is active.
• The available_to_all key is now also respected by JS methods that add equipment.
• Improved the docking approach when arriving from the backside of a station.
• Fixed fuel scoops sound loop issue, discussed in https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11611
• Fixed intermittent crash on missile removal.

[JensAyton]

Getafix wishes it to be known that Linux users who have installed beta 1.75.1 or later using the self-extracting package can update using the oolite-update command.

Mac users can update by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Oolite menu, if the update prompt doesn’t show up automatically.