[3.1] Preparing the release, what's new? (on June 9th, 2021)

[Tormentor667]

Just to keep track of things, a release date and what we want to achieve for the 3.1 release.

New Features

• New Launcher (written from the ground)
• Addons (a total of 12, featuring score, gameplay and look changes)
• Ultra-Widescreen support (21:9)
• New damage and powerup screen indicators (grenade indicator, damage direction indicator, different damage flashing)
• Completely revamped fullscreen hud
• New additional boss battles and enemies
• Achievements system (total of 34, achievement board in the briefing room)
• Countless bugfixes, adjustments and improvements
• Performance improvements
• Replacement and improval of edgy and sensitive content
• Improvements to make the player-placed mines more useful
• Additional rotational sprites for 1-directional enemies
• Sprite improvements and hires additions for numerous sprites
• Includes latest stable GZDoom 4.6

What else did I miss?

[hawkwind3]

I have been informed that boa.exe has disabled toggle walk/run. if this is so, I consider this a bad move. Player should be able to decide whether to walk or run. Having the shift key permanently pressed just does not "cut it".

[AFADoomer]

It was never supposed to work, and was a limitation of the old ACS sprint handling. It's not going to change.

[Tormentor667]

What’s new as well for 3.1?

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

Well, 3.1 will mostly be a bugfix update. Out of 560 commits after April 30 more than 150 contain the word 'fix'. Are there any estimates on the release date..? What is important to finish ASAP, and what can be left for 3.2 or later? Most problems I noticed in my playthrough were not critical for example, I should probably make sublists of 'Important Issues' there... (edit: done)

[Tormentor667]

The plan is to release 3.1 next week, I‘d suggest friday. Is this okay for everyone? (especially regarding the remaining critical issues) @AFADoomer @Talon1024 @DoomJedi @Ozymandias81 @doomjuan @Username-N00b-is-not-available @MuadDib90

[MuadDib90]

@Tormentor667 Fine with me. Doing some testing stuff on E3, when I can. All issues are in here #863 and @Username-N00b-is-not-available has already nicely sorted them out.

[AFADoomer]

I'm good with that timeline...

Can we tag "Critical" issues with a ❗ or something like it at the beginning of the title so that we can prioritize what gets fixed? Or just a specific label?

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

We can also use the 3.1 milestone: https://github.com/Realm667/WolfenDoom/milestone/1

[Tormentor667]

We can also use the 3.1 milestone: https://github.com/Realm667/WolfenDoom/milestone/1

Can existing issues moved there somehow? Other than that I'd go for a prefix - [3.1] in this special case.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@Tormentor667 Yes, they can (see Milestone at upper right panel). We can also use both methods simultaneously.

[Talon1024]

I'm working on a script which can merge multiple MD3 models together, in order to (hopefully) help with the debris-related performance issues and the perpetually-falling debris issue. You can see it here.

I'm afraid releasing on Friday doesn't give me much time to finish it.

[Ozymandias81]

Contains a couple of new eastereggs (Joy Division Album, a new tx from Nosferatu movies not used yet), new brightmaps for additional sprites, fixes for several sprites rotations. And regarding bmaps/fixes, I also guess friday is not feasible, maybe subsequent friday 2nd July? I am aware that there are also Euro 2020 quarter finals on that day too. We need new sounds for Masked Boss.

[mcphail]

What will be the target version of gzdoom for this one?

[Tormentor667]

What will be the target version of gzdoom for this one?

Latest stable

[Tormentor667]

@Talon1024 @Ozymandias81 I am okay with releasing it one week later, maybe we need that time.

[x3003]

Is framedropping w/ better gfx cards still an issue ? For many ppl this is quite an issue. It seems that the latest version of windows could have solved this issue (partially ?). Or else the latest version of amd software. On the gzdoom forum someone suggested it (also ?) comes from mousepolling. So maybe this issue could / should be fixed before the release ? Also notice that when autosave kicks in, there's also a slowdown that ppl see as framedropping. You see that on quite a few vids. Could someone w/ a better card check for this ?

[Tormentor667]

Well, when the engine saves the game, the cpu is doing some work, this is an engine flaw, we can't change much about it.

[Ozymandias81]

Framedropping happens even on ultraoptimized engines such as Quakespasm for Quake when quicksaving/loading , so pretty sure this is unavoidable in any circumstances.

[Tormentor667]

I'm in vacation from 1st to 4th of June, so I'd release 3.1 on 5th of June, is this okay for you?

You mean July, right? :laughing: --Ozy81

[Tormentor667]

I am in a short vacation until Sunday evening, so sorry for the current little activity from me. Maybe it’s a good idea to postpone the release until Friday.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

Until Friday, 11 June 2021? :-) I think we should add performance improvements as a separate bullet point to the list.

[Ozymandias81]

Maybe let's postpone of one more week yes, 11 would be cool. I will have a vacation since 16th of July to 23rd.

[AFADoomer]

All dates are OK for me...

I'm on vacation today through part of next week, then my wife has surgery the next week, then I'm out again first week of August. Will be able to work on BoA intermittently throughout.

[Tormentor667]

Enjoy your vacation all together and best wishes for the surgery of your wife @AFADoomer

[Tormentor667]

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…and greetings from Austria :)

[MuadDib90]

I join the wishes @AFADoomer. :)

[Ozymandias81]

Change of trip plan for me, I will leave since 26th for 10 days mostly... Wish your wife all the best @AFADoomer :muscle:

[Tormentor667]

Getting back from vacation tomorrow evening and will do some work then. Do you think a mostly finished and bugfree release on Friday 9th of July is doable?

[Tormentor667]

Posted some news: https://boa.realm667.com/

[Talon1024]

It's out @mcphail @Alexander-Wilms

GZDoom: g4.6.0 BoA: v3.1 Addons

Also, it would be cool if @mgrinzPlayer's launcher could be added to either the Snap or Flatpak releases of BoA.

[Tormentor667]

Congratulations to everyone involved - 3.1 is released and in my opinion we all really did a great job on that improved version. It wasn't easy, but we made it. Thanks also to everyone testing the game, the betatesters have been doing an amazing job, and it wouldn't be as good as it is without you.

[MuadDib90]

Congratulations to everyone involved - 3.2 is released

You sure meant 3.1 😅