[Wesnoth-releases] Version 0.5

[David White]

I am happy to announce version 0.5 of Battle for Wesnoth.

The source code can be downloaded from
http://www.wesnoth.org/files/wesnoth-0.5.tar.gz

Binaries can be downloaded from
http://www.ventu.info/wesnoth/?WesnothBinaries (There is only a binary
for Windows at the time of writing).

The Battle for Wesnoth server is now available at server.wesnoth.org,
allowing players to meet and play against other players.

The major feature in this release is networked multiplayer, and so there
haven't been alot of changes for players who are interested only in the
single player campaign - although the game has been polished a little,
one scenario added, and some new animations added. However we are
committed to the single-player version of the game, and there will be
many further improvements to the campaign in future releases.

Changelog:

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 * network multiplayer
 * wesnoth server
 * more sound effects and musics
 * more and improved unit graphics and animations
 * portraits when major characters are talking
 * more story graphics
 * many compile errors squashed
 * updates to Danish, French and Spanish translations
 * updates and fixes to editor
 * snow and desert terrains, improved graphics for grassland
 * scenario difficulty adjustment/balacing
 * new scenarios:
   * The Blackwater Port
        * Plunging Into the Darkess
 * new units:
   * Elvish Shyde
        * Dark Adept (Necromancer wannabe)
        * Dragoon 
        * Soldier 
 * Swordsman was changed to level 2 unit
 * Gryphon claws attack is now blade
 * reduced movement for Dwarvish Berserker, Dwarvish Lord, Orcish
Assassin, Orcish Slayer and Orcish Crossbow
 * elven units are now neutral
 * changed 'night vision' to ambush ("invisibility" at forest) for
Elvish Ranger and Elvish Avenger
 * changed Elvish Outrider weapon to sword (no more charging)
 * human units are now lawful
 * renamed Assasin to Assassin
 * changed Orchish Archer and Orcish Crossbow melee attack to blade
 * elusivefoot now take more damage when hit
 * fixed teleporting to work properly
 * many small unit adjustements to balance units
 * lightbringer ability renamed to illuminates
 * flying units are now harder to hit
 * allow keystroke repeat when holding down in text entry fields
 * added toggling of grid with control-g
 * fixed cycling to goto units
 * made it so when unit is selected, pressing a number n on the keyboard
will show how far that unit can move in n turns
 * added mousewheel support 
 * added center-on-middle click 
 * fixed bug with replays and moving onto villages
 * added shroud
 * removed timeout in intro sequence 
 * button transparency problems fixed 
 * fixed energy bar display problem 
 * fixed position on minimap when clicking 
 * make fights go faster when accelerated 
 * improved AI
 * added tooltips for text that cannot fit 
 * added turn dialog and turn bell options 
 * added in 'status table' 
 * added better dialog for when unit is recruited 
 * added new dialogs and right-side panel 
 * path highlighting (footsteps)
 * menu borders updated 
 * added in showing of how many turns a goto command will take. Mousing
over terrain with unit selected will show defense % of the terrain and
movement cost for that unit.
 * made preferences accessible from the title screen 
 * added configurable scrolling speed 
 * added in colour cycling for day/night 
 * removed deprecated display::get_minimap_location() function
 * fixed choose_weapon assertion failure 
 * got rid of use of spaces in saved game names 
 * refactored menu class into its own source file 
 * updated scenarios to use the 'next_scenario' system 
 * fixed problem with round() 
 * Getting rid of scenario numbering, preparing for less linearity
 * added PREFERENCES_DIR preprocessor symbol which specifies name of
preferences directory 
 * fixed some crashes when loading preferences. 
 * added configurable day/night scheduler 
 * removed unit status dialog from unit description as it's redundant 

David