Changelog

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This is where I'll post changelogs and patch notes for every version I release. If you'd like to be notified about changes, then just subscribe to this discussion (I've locked this thread so that I'm the only one posting here).

[Mike (+7 Software)]

v0.16.2 alpha

• Fixed: Mouse position could be incorrect in fullscreen when multiple monitors with different resolutions are connected
  
• Added: Log details of graphics adapters (to help with troubleshooting)
  
• Added check at startup to ensure the graphics device supports at least Direct3D feature level 9_3 (DirectX 9.0c)

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v0.16.2.1 alpha

• Fixed: Potential "ObjectDisposedException" crash when closing the game

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v0.16.3 alpha

• Fixed: Server would crash if hosting a public game and port 27015 (used for Steam server browser) was already in use. Now tries to find the first available port from: 27015-27020, 26900-26905, 4242
  
• Added: Now also attempts to forward the Steam server browser port via UPnP
  
• Changed: If Windows Media Player is not installed and user does not want to install it, then ask them if they'd like to play anyway with music disabled
  
• Added: Can disable music (and Windows Media Player requirement) with command line switch: /nomusic

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v0.17 Release Announcement

http://steamcommunity.com/games/459830/announcements/detail/848193612662143743

v0.17.0 alpha

• Added new animated field of view effect (to better distinguish it from lighting effects) (NOTE: Only enabled when graphics quality is at least "medium")
  
• Changed visual effect when picking up items (no more screen flash)
  
• Added sound effects for picking up health and armour
  
• Added: Ammo name pops out of player whenever the ammo type is changed
  
• Changed: Bullet trails are now a slightly different colour depending on ammo type
  
• Changed: Game now starts in fullscreen on the main display by default (instead of the active display)
  
• Added: Can now select which display to go fullscreen on (under video options)

v0.17.0.1 alpha

• Added: Host can now change map and/or difficulty via in-game menu (or options menu in the dedicated server)
  
• Fixed: The map select screen didn't select the current map on opening
  
• Changed: Scroll arrow controls in the server browser screen are now only enabled if scrolling is possible

v0.17.0.2 alpha

• Added new large map: Graveyard
  
• Changed: Made aiming accuracy less harsh. Walking (holding Shift for KB controls) now has no accuracy penalty. Accuracy also improves a lot faster now when moving slowly.
  
• Changed: Removed "always run" option (for KB controls). Player now runs normally, and walks when holding Shift.
  
• Changed: Added chat key to controller help screen
  
• Changed: Centred keyboard help screen
  
• Changed: Made Final Days title graphic animated
  
• Added Steam forums link to More Info menu

v0.17.0.3 alpha

• Added final stats after game over for single player

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v0.17.0.4 alpha

• Included "LogUploader" application to make uploading of log files easier

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v0.17.0.5 alpha

• Added some additional logging to try help diagnose a couple of rare crashes

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v0.17.1 alpha

• Fixed: Field of view TV static effect was messed up in split-screen mode
  
• Changed: Only show white screen flash when spawning in split-screen mode

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v0.17.1.1 alpha

• Fixed: Hopefully fixed crash at startup which I think was caused by messed up NVIDIA DSR (Dynamic Super Resolution) settings

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v0.18 Release Announcement

http://steamcommunity.com/games/459830/announcements/detail/612883076670069576

v0.18.0 alpha

• Added training mode

v0.18.0.1 alpha

• Merged changes from v0.17.1

v0.18.0.2 alpha

• Merged changes from v0.17.1.1
  
• Changed: Simplified full screen video options
  
• Added custom graphics quality settings (available under Video Options > Advanced). Can now disable the animated field of view effect if the original plain black version is preferred.

v0.18.0.3 alpha

• Changed: Increased the max active enemies on all maps to 200. This almost doubles the previous limit for most maps.
  
• Changed: Increased number of enemies in "Carpark"
  
• Changed: Increased number of crates in "The Wall" and "Graveyard", and decreased in "Duplex"
  
• Changed: Increased number of barrels in all maps (except "Crossroads")
  
• Changed: Improved appearance of TV static effect
  
• Fixed some minor performance issues with the training stage

v0.18.0.4 alpha

• Added new map: "Hotel Floor"
  
• Changed: Made the larger fonts a little sharper

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v0.18.0.5 alpha

• Fixed: Potential crash at startup if the graphics adapter/driver is unsupported

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v0.18.1 alpha

• Fixed: In multi-player games, enemy counts weren't reset properly after everyone died. This resulted in there being more enemies than normal after continuing.

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v0.19 Release Announcement

http://steamcommunity.com/games/459830/announcements/detail/614011511167056604

v0.19.0 alpha

• Changed: Networking: Improved responsiveness of packet re-sending and reduced potential connection choking
  
• Changed: Networking: Reduced connection timeout to 10 seconds (from 25s)
  
• Fixed: Try to gracefully handle missing/corrupted content (instead of crashing)

v0.19.0.1 alpha

• Changed: Cycling the camera between players is now much smoother (particularly on high latency connections)
  
• Changed: Camera movement is now much smoother in spectator mode (particularly when there's a lot of enemies on screen)
  
• Fixed: The initial pings shown in the server browser were usually higher than the actual ping. Now a second ping is sent immediately after the first to get a more accurate result sooner.
  
• Fixed: Other players labels could sometimes be cut off on the right or bottom edges of the screen

v0.19.0.2 alpha

• Changed: Made frame rate much smoother when vertical sync is disabled
  
• Changed: Made movement of off-screen players much smoother

v0.19.0.3 alpha

• [Steam] Changed: Map name is now shown in the Steam server browser
  
• Changed: Server Browser: Improved handling and display of errors
  
• Changed: Server Browser: Added animation to "Finding Games" message
  
• Changed: Made bullet trails sharper and brighter
  
• Changed: Made camera movement a little smoother
  
• Changed: Server Browser: Show server version (if available)

v0.19.0.4 alpha

• Added: Can now launch dedicated server directly when starting a game
  
• Added: Dedicated Server: Now shows required bandwidth in config screen
  
• Fixed: In some rare circumstances, the game would not start in full screen mode correctly and would instead appear as a small window in the top-left of the screen
  
• Fixed: The "chat active" notification wasn't flashing anymore
  
• Added new "World Detail" graphics quality option which basically controls the maximum visible amount of debris and blood. The "Low" and "Medium" presets now have improved performance as a result.
  
• Fixed: Position of off-screen players could be incorrect at first after they spawned
  
• Changed: Frame rate setting is now part of advanced video options. The "High" and "Medium" presets use 60fps, and the "Low" preset uses 30fps.
  
• Changed: To make advanced video options less confusing, it now only has a "back" option instead of both "apply" and "cancel"
  
• Fixed: Vertical alignment of message box options was incorrect

v0.19.0.5 alpha

• [Steam] Fixed: The last pressed key/button in the Steam overlay could carry across into the game (e.g. pressing "Escape" to close the Steam overlay could result in "Escape" also being pressed in game)
  
• [Steam] Added: When using a controller and manually connecting to a server, Steam's "Big Picture" gamepad text input is now used for entering the address (if you're in Big Picture mode)
  
• Fixed: Game would crash when starting training mode (broken in v0.19.0.3)
  
• [Steam] Added official Steam Controller support

v0.19.0.6 alpha

• Fixed: Crash when joining a game from the server browser (broken in v0.19.0.5)

v0.19.0.7 alpha

• Fixed: Normalize names and text before displaying them (should at least display fullwidth latin characters now)
  
• Fixed: Server: Added a basic check for missing content at startup (to try avoid crash if game was not installed correctly)
  
• Changed: Gamepad: "RS-Click" now also opens/closes doors, and "X" now also cycles ammo types (the opposite direction to "Y")
  
• Changed: Can now display in-game help using a controller (instead of having to press "F1" on the keyboard)
  
• Changed: Improved appearance of help for Keyboard/Mouse and Steam Controller
  
• [Steam] Changed: Steam Controller: Added a small inner deadzone to the touchpad to make turning less sensitive in the centre
  
• [Steam] Changed: Steam Controller: Can now disable option to ignore accidental touches (via control options)
  
• Changed: Tried to make exit options clearer
  
• [Steam] Fixed: Final Days sometimes relaunched after exiting when using Steam Big Picture and a Steam Controller

v0.19.0.8 alpha

• [Steam] Fixed: Made initialisation of the Steam Controller more robust (to avoid potential crashes if the config is invalid)
  
• [Steam] Fixed: Server: If Steam game server failed to initialise, the server would crash when a user tried to connect

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v0.19.1 alpha

• Fixed rare crash related to setting music volume
  
• [Steam] Fixed: App could take 5 seconds longer to start if there were no Steam Controllers connected
  
• Fixed: Prevent screensaver from starting while Final Days is running (needed when using a controller)
  
• Fixed: Server: Prevent computer from going to sleep while dedicated server is running

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v0.19.1.1 Release Announcement

http://steamcommunity.com/games/459830/announcements/detail/614012356730853271

v0.19.1.1 alpha

• [Steam] Fixed: When launching the dedicated server from the game, the game would still appear as "running" in Steam and could not be launched again until the dedicated server was closed.

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v0.20 Release Announcement

http://steamcommunity.com/games/459830/announcements/detail/585867365792935688

v0.20.0 alpha

• Added: Can now drag objects
  
• Changed: All windows now use the Final Days icon
  
• Changed: After starting the dedicated server from the game, move the server window to the foreground
  
• Changed: Made some performance improvements

v0.20.0.1 alpha

• Changed: Increased the object throw force a bit
  
• Added: Can now drop ammo that you're carrying (to give it to other players). Only works with non-standard ammo when you have at least 1 full clip left.
  
• Changed: Greatly improved the smoothness of physics updates (particularly when there's a lot of enemies on screen, or on high latency connections)
  
• Changed: Improved lag compensation for shooting

v0.20.0.2 alpha

• Fixed a rare potential crash related to the new physics updates changes (introduced in v0.20.0.1)
  
• Fixed: Alleviated some performance bottlenecks in the server

v0.20.0.3 alpha

• Changed: Added a gradient effect to the bullet trails
  
• Changed: Updated the fonts to include the most common Latin and Cyrillic characters
  
• Fixed: Pressing "Q" while typing feedback would act like the user clicked "Cancel"
  
• Fixed: Pressing "Q" or "E" while entering text in the menu (e.g. manual connect, or player name) would act like "Cancel" or "Enter"
  
• Fixed: UPnP port forwarding did not work in some cases, even though it was configured correctly
  
• Fixed: Enemies could sometimes appear to not move (introduced in v0.20.0.1)

v0.20.0.4 alpha

• Fixed: Sound effects could sometimes be too loud
  
• Changed: Updated training mode to mention how to drop ammo

v0.20.0.5 alpha

• Changed: Dedicated Server: Keep CPU usage to a minimum when there's connections
  
• Added new map: "Hospital" (inspired by a concept from Makofire)
  
• Changed: Mode/Map select screen now shows map size in the description