ET Legacy

2.82.0 - Better late than never (released 08/03/2024)

Engine

General

• Allowed sending some extra chars in messages, such as %, ; or "
• Switched splash image to a svg version
• Fixed pointer issues with Q_TrimStr causing access overflow
• Added custom entity loading (ETL only)
• Added ettv protocol support to etlded and add custom tvgame for ettv, see ETLTV
• Added possibility for etlded to act as a client (ettv)

Android

• Fix position of the Shoot Button dependant on the screen dimensions/dpi
• Updated SDL to 2.26.4
• Updated Java to 11
• When minimized/unforcused App is now storing its state resulting in no more relauching.
• Fixed USB Keyboard/Mouse Input not being recognized correctly
• Resized Shoot Button Layout to increase better accessibility
• Added support for x86 x86_64 Android Devices (only Legacy mod can be runned)

Raspberry PI

• Rename naming scheme to match arch64 linux (for more advanced users aarch64 is better term in recognisation that apply for all arch64 distros/cpus)

MacOS

• Added omnibot support

Unix

Windows

• Added DPI Awarness to detect System scaling and apply those to the Game Window

Client

General

• Added console history. The entries are saved in etl-history file and can stored up to 2048 characters
• Fixed issues where the keycather changes to console, ui or cgame and some keys or +/- actions bleed thrue
• Allowed console resizing while open. No need to close and open with a new size with key shortcut.
• Reworked/Better Support for Gamepads
• Prevented paste from clipboard using AltGr + V, which on some layouts causes problems when trying to type specifics characters suh as @
• Added previously removed ui_finalURL
• Fixed ui_finalURL line ending
• Increased CMD_BACKUP to 128 via extension
• Changed com_maxfps cvar up to 500

Server

• Added Trackbase statistic functionality
• Reworked server demos
• Enforced temporary ban on both GUID and IP
• Added cleartempbans command to clear temporary ban list
• Fixed Z_malloc allocation failure on download when netchan is already buffering too much block

Renderer

• Added automatic svg scaling
• Fixed garbage font where cached image were sharing the same hash values on registration
• Added back r_sdlDriver cvar for setting video driver (mainly useful on Linux OS)
• Fixed VRAM usage grows after continuous vid_restarts

Mod

General

• Fixed ref commands list not set on ref promote
• Improved vote by requiring more than threshold vote ammount
• Prevented pushing lagged out players
• Cleared viewDamage buffer on demo rewind
• Fixed negative total map vote on client disconnection
• Fixed Last Played count for not eligible map in map vote draw
• Changed the next map loaded to random instead of nextmap in MAP VOTE game type when no vote has been casted by players
• Prevented dynamite to be trigger on sudden death for defenders
• Added passvote and cancelvote commands
• Added XP Battle Sense reward on differents objectives condition :
  • 3pts Taking objective item
  • 5pts Returning objective item
  • 8pts Capturing objective item
  • 2pts Capturing spawn flag (flag pole / checkpoint)
  • 3pts Killing objective carrier
  • 2pts Killing player on TOI (objective area)
• Added cg_teamVoiceChatsOnly cvar for better chat filtering
• Added qsay command to print message without prefix
• Forced mapnames lowercase for map command
• Fixed objective disappearing when a player carrying it is revived by using revive command
• Fixed forcetapout command was possible while game in pause or player frozen
• Fixed kill was possible when player was wounded while game in pause or player frozen
• Removed cg_shoutcastDrawPlayers and cg_shoutcastDrawTeamNames shoutcaster cvars
• Removed cg_drawReinforcementTime cvar
• Fixed shoutcast keycatcher event handling when limbo menu / HUD editor is showed or resolution has been changed
• Allowed ref and callvote commands in server console
• Fixed intermission impkd stats showing only zeros for some players by splitting stats in two differents commands impkd0 and impkd1
• Fixed Lua modules won't load if one has a syntax error during pre-compilation
• Improved vsay commands, clients can choose which variant of the vsay they want to play. Everyone hears the chosen variant.
• Fixed custom vsay was truncated after first word
• Fixed velocity was reset when landing on nodamage surface
• Added g_logTimestamp cvar to control and keep add backward compatible log timestamp formats for parsers
  • 0 - no timestamp
  • 1 - integer (ms)
  • 2 - startup relative time (mmm:ss)
  • 3 - vanilla ("hh:mm.ss")
• Updated HUD file version to v3, using HUD name as indentifier instead of index. Old HUD index are compatible as they are converted
• Protected Alternative HUD, Comp HUD and Shoutcaster against edition. They must be cloned first before modification
• Fixed landmine limit to prevent overflow when changing team_maxLandmines cvar value
• Removed rank text from "You have been revived..." center print text
• Changed default secondary weapon selection to the best one
• Fixed team command on swapping team was selecting default weapons in case of command flooding or first team join
• Fixed log stats when player disconnects from limbo were not written to the log file
• Fixed omni-bot mg42 goal names
• Enabled spawning when changing entity classname with "set" scriptaction
• Fixed dlights not updating if spawned after initial map load

Stability & Performance

• Removed send EV_SHAKE event if out of range of the shake wave
• Added client prediction optimization (instead of iterating over whole CMD_BACKUP array every frame oldest valid cmd will be saved during snapshot transition frame as future starting point)

Audio

Graphics

• Added cg_bloodPuff to toggle showing blood puff effect when players are shot
• Fixed FT icon display on enemies when sprites are disabled
• Added .svg version of simple items icons
• Improved brass ejection position to ensure it doesn't obstruct view

UI

• Added missing shader for Fire in the hole icon
• Fixed wrong computation of x coordinate for environment awareness when icons was behind the player
• Added cg_drawEnvAwarenessScale cvar for moving icons position relative to screen center
• Added cg_drawEnvAwarenessIconSize cvar to resize icons
• Fixed scope mask draw over scoreboard
• Added larges score abbreviation by thousands
• Enhanced server browser selection by retaining last selected server during server list load
• Added focus on connect to IP textBox when opened
• Removed cg_numPopups cvar
• Improved bot flag readability
• Fixed chat button usage in shoutcaster mode
• Added cg_commandMapTime to control +mapexpand animation speed
• Fixed animation cut-off when expanding map as a spectator
• Fixed team map data position for players with noclip on
• Fixed spectator freecam was not speclocked correctly
• Updated huds.hud file to json format
• Fixed scoreboard tooltip show if alternative features are disabled
• Added .svg version of crosshairs
• Added cg_shoutcasterhud cvar to toggle hud to selected from it when becoming shoutcaster
• Suppressed fireteam invites and proposals from ignored clients
• Fixed speaker editor handle drag and panels resolution / position on widescreen
• Fixed antiwarp lagometer
• HUD changes :
  • Fixed crosshair name revealing disguised enemy covert ops
  • Fixed crosshair name in 3rd person
  • Fixed Popup Messages alpha and fade effect
  • Fixed objectives HUD icon scaling
  • Added Always draw style option for compass to keep compass draw while map extend is displayed
  • Changed default component visibility to 0 for fps/ping/speed/lagometer/localtime on default HUD 0 (ETmain)
  • Fixed no clip weapon dynamic color ammo count
  • Adjusted icons and spacing on fireteam overlay
  • Fixed unscaled spacing on fireteam overlay
  • Added cg_drawCrosshairFade cvar to control delay before fading crosshair information
  • Fixed crosshair name fade effect for dynamite and mines
  • Adjusted icons size on follow text
  • Added thin white border to the simple compass and smaller letters and lines
  • Fixed weapon icon alignment and alpha color
  • Fixed proposition/invitation vote text was not displayed
  • Fixed vote text color
  • Fixed warmup text color
  • Added background and border for bar comp
  • Changed Color Main and Color Secondary to modify bar color instead of background and border color
  • Changed Background Color and Color Border to modify both background/border of comp and bar
  • Enable Lerp Color for bar comp
  • Added Dynamic Color style for healthbar and crosshairbar comp
  • Changed maximum popup message to be displayed in popupmessage from 7 to 32, depending of componement free space.
  • Added multiline support to popupmessage component
  • Added Scroll Down style option to popupmessage component, starting popup to draw from top instead of bottom
  • Added popupmessage2and popupmessage3 comps which behave the same as popupmessage comp
  • Added Colorless Name, Status Color Row and Status Color Row style to fireteam comp to show player status as color in ft and allow forced white names
  • Added scPlayerListAxis, scPlayerListAllies, scTeamNamesAxis, scTeamNamesAllies shoutcaster componement
  • Added HUD 5 Shoutcaster HUD
  • Replace status comp with shoutcaster player status
  • Enhanced RoundTimer comp to work with shoutcaster
  • Enhanced weapon icons in popup messages point towards the victim when Swap V<->K is toggle
  • Added draw suffix style option to healthtext, breathtext, sprinttext, chargeweapontext and xptext
• HUD Editor
  • Added a toggle for noise generator in HUD Editor (n key)
  • Removed temporisation on save button from HUD Editor
  • Added warning message about HUD 0 can't be modify from HUD Editor
  • Added a toogle for fullscreen display in HUD editor (f key)
  • Added option to show visible component layout only
  • Added blinking warning message on default HUDs as they can't be modified until cloned
  • Changes HUD selection by name instead of index
  • Added grid support for elements alignment (o, c and d keys)
  • Added grid alignment option to force element when moved / rezised to be aligned with the grid depending of the grid scale (a key)
• Debriefing
  • Fixed LAST played map indicator index on map vote panel
  • Fixed "Participation" percent on on map vote panel
  • Enhanced map vote panel popularity score
  • Fixed map bias on map vote panel
  • Enhanced map bias by showing computed map bias for the team advantaged for the selected map on map vote panel
  • Added panels windows with quick access buttons to each panels availables
  • Added blinking effects for map vote button when the vote isn't casted
  • Fixed campaign map list wasn't draw when at least 1 maps was missing localy
• UI Menu
  • Added back crosshair cvar in option menu
  • Added cg_dynamicIcons* cvars on Option View menu
  • Improved server browser filter description

Weapons

• Fixed binocular switching multiple time while moving
• Added jiggle effect on mobile MG and tank MG
• Added spread visual crosshair to nested MG and tank MG
• Increased mines spotting update frequency from 1000 to 500 ms, back to default vanilla value
• Fixed an issue where current weapon gets changed even if the removed weapon is not the one currently being held
• Fixed exploit by ensuring weapalt will not be executed if binoc are used
• Fixed extra ammo gain for soldier SMG due to add secondary weapon again if it's already added as a primary
• Fixed flamethrower spawns too many flames with cg_drawGun 0 and 2
• Fixed riflegrenade being equipped again if player shoots and dies right after
• Fixed altweapon state not being properly restored when revived
• Fixed riflegrenade grenade model disappearing if player dies and gets revived
• Improved flying nade effect fix when getting revived
• Improved weapon selection when player dies and upon revive has invalid weapon equipped
• Improved altweapon initialization on respawn (silenced pistols)
• Fixed pliers not working near TOI on some maps (such as fixed MG on Railgun / Radar or 1st barrier in Bremen)
• Changed satchel charge fade on player dead instead of wounded
• Changed mgs nested fire rate from 50ms to 66ms to match ETpro

2.82.1 - Patches Again! (released 19/04/2024)

Engine

General

• Fixed the download cancellation state not being properly checked
• Added 64+ players server support to ETLTV
• Added chaining support to ETLTV
• Reverted removal of CL_GetTag

Android

• Touch Events generate Mouse Buttons Events only when released (does not affect Buttons on UI)
• Changed fs_homepath to ExternalStoragePublicDirectory() inside Documents Dir alike Beloko
• Added Permission Requests for reading/writing into external storgage for Android 12 and lower

Raspberry PI

MacOS

Unix

Windows

Client

• Fixed client being stuck on loading screen after kick
• Fixed dynamic shaders memory leak and crash on some systems
• Don't clear keystate when toggling console, this breaks any +commands and vstr scripts that use +commands whenever console is toggled

Server

Renderer

• Made sure the render commands are properly aligned in memory
• Forced r_depthbits range to 0-24

Mod

General

• Fixed class command 2nd weapon selection was always selecting best weapon
• Fixed HUD conversion from V2 to V3 could failed if V2 HUD is duplicated name or invalid parent
• Fixed reload getting out of sync between client<->server when client is holding +reload before revived
• Increased objective XP reward
  • 3 -> 5 pts Taking objective item
  • 5 -> 5 pts Returning objective item
  • 8 -> 10 pts Capturing objective item
  • 2 -> 5 pts Capturing spawn flag (flag pole / checkpoint)
  • 3 -> 5 pts Killing objective carrier
  • 2 -> 3 pts Killing near TOI
• Prevented gaining XP on self drop objective
• Fixed crosshair alignment from center screen
• Fixed crosshair blurrines effect when size was below 24px

Stability & Performance

• Fixed division by 0 in CG_Cabinet when entity is setup incorrectly

Audio

• Fixed artillery bomb falling sound not always playing
• Removed EV_GRENADE_BOUNCE to artillery marker bombs (no sound played on bounce)

Graphics

• Fixed blood flash alpha value overflowing normalized range
• Fixed issue with wrong calculation of fov for hiding coronas
• Used correct fov for corona frustum culling, which culled coronas at the sides of the screen too early on > 4:3 aspect ratio

UI

• Fixed numericfield keyhandler ignoring maxChars data
• Fixed scoreboard and mapvote panels were displaying swapped mapbias team
• Fix Shoutcaster Allies team name was using axis custom name
• Fixed Shoutcaster Axis and Allies reinforcement time swap
• Fixed various HUDs components size, position, colors, alignment ...

Weapons

• Changed fireDelayTime from 100ms to 0ms for following weapons :
  • Flamethrower
  • Scoped Garand
  • Garand
  • Scoped K43
  • K43
  • Mobile Browning set and unset
  • Mobile MG42 set and unset
  • FG42
  • MP34
  • Sten
  • Akimbo Silenced Luger
  • Akimbo Silenced Colt
  • Akimbo Luger
  • Akimbo Colt
  • Silenced Luger
  • Silenced Colt
  • Colt
  • Luger
  • Thompson
  • MP40
• Fixed animations of smgs, pistols, rifles, mgs when fireDelayTime is set to 0
• Reduced mobile MG jiggle effect by half
• Reduced mortar jiggle effect by quarter + add fade effect
• Fixed FG42 1st person firing animation