Software-update: UFO: Alien Invasion 2.2

Iedereen die al wat langer in sci-fi wereld rondhangt en van strategiespellen houdt, heeft ongetwijfeld een van de delen uit de X-com-serie gespeeld. In deze spellenreeks stuur je een organisatie aan, die wil voorkomen dat buitenaardse wezens de aarde overnemen. Het achterliggende verhaal leunt zwaar op de jaren 70 tv-serie UFO. Sinds enkele jaren wordt er onder de naam UFO: Alien Invasion een opensource game ontwikkeld die sterk gebaseerd is op de eerste twee delen uit de X-com -erie, namelijk UFO: Enemy Unknown en X-com: Terror from the Deep. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we jullie door naar deze pagina. De ontwikkelaars hebben begin van dit jaar versie 2.2 van UFO: Alien Invasion uitgebracht en van de volgende aankondiging voorzien:

Version 2.2 is released

The long wait is over - we finally did it and released the next version of UFO: Alien Invasion. There are a lot of new and stunning features included in this version.

• Air interceptions
• UFO recovery
• UFO crash sites
• New technologies and new game content
• Solaris and MacOSX port (ppc and intel)
• Random map assemblies
• eMail system
• New network and renderer code (SDL only)

Many thanks goes to Willem Sitters and Destructavator for creating this promo trailer for us: Promo video

New Features:

• 3D Geoscape - possible to select in options.
• Target to different height levels for shooting using the shift key.
• Tip of the Day.
• Implemented capacities for base facilities.
• Implemented dependencies for base facilities.
• Aircraft slots to get several aircraft items per aircraft.
• Air interceptions.
• Base defense against UFO raid.
• Personel and aircrafts transfer between bases.
• Actorsounds.
• UFO crash.
• UFO-Recoveries.
• Shoot-through-walls.
• Footstep sounds.
• Added e-mails.
• Ambient sounds via misc_sound entity

Bugfixes and code cleanup or improvement:

• Solaris port (thanks McMurlock)
• Mac PowerPC (and maybe also PS3) port
• Reimplemented the transfer code.
• RoQ support (cutscenes).
• OGG-Vorbis support for sound effects.
• New memory subsystem which fixes most of the memleaks we had in our old code.
• Better item descriptions in UFOpedia and other menus.
• Fixed Intel graphic card support.
• New network code.
• Merged client and renderer code
• Video subsystem now uses SDL on every plattform
• Merged client and sound driver code
• Sound subsystem now uses SDL on every plattform
• Improved sound system (no more sound stuttering)
• Faster map loading
• Bugfixes for random map assembly code
• Bugfixes for overlapping texts

Artwork:

• New rank images that reflect the list of ranks written by Winter. You can see them in Manual/Singleplayer/Ranks.

Models:

• Bloodspider model with animations & texture has been added:
  • The texture has been created by Protoarmor.
  • Full integration into the game is still open though.
• IR-Goggles model.
• SHIVA Rotary Cannon model&texture added. 4-barreled version of the "chaingun" model that is usable in an aircraft.
• Particle Beam Weapon model&texture added.
• Fixed broken Shevaar death animation #1741771
• A lot of new static map models - see the Gallery for render images.
• Power armour (currently only multiplayer)

Sounds:

• Some new geoscape event sounds

Other:

• Improved in-game IRC client (hit F10 to get it from everywhere in the game once you are connected)
• Improved serverbrowser
• New Armour system
• Soldier turning via RMB (Right mouse button)
• Redone the credits sequence
• Language selection via menu
• Implemented headgear slot
• Polish for mail client, hospital and some other menus
• Cleaned up textures - replaced a lot of textures with GPled ones and removed a lot of unused textures
• Better popup messages when and why buildings are inactive
• Updated PDF manual

Maps:

• New maps pipes_const01, terrain02, convoy01
• Fixed a lot of mapbugs (like actors inside of solid objects, unusable stairs, shoot through objects and so on)
• New base facilities:
  • Antimatter Storage facility map
  • Missile facility for base defense