Odamex 0.5.6 (r2582)

Changes

• Odamex 0.5.6 was released on November 5th, 2011.

General Odamex Changes:

• Fixed a bug that disconnected players immediately from a busy server.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused jerky movement when players went over a tall ledge.

Odamex Client Changes:

• Fixed a bug preventing netdemos from playing if a single player game or vanilla demo had been started.
  
• Changed the default value of con_scrlock to enabled, which allows the console to be scrolled up without new console messages forcing the text to be scrolled to the bottom again.
  
• Fixed a small cosmetic issue with the alignment of sky textures taller than 200 pixels.
  
• Prevent autoaim from aiming at teams in CTF or Team DM games.
  
• Changed spectator chat to use the new team chat indicator sound.
  
• Added cl_updaterate (default: 2) to allow clients to specify how often they wish to receive updates of the positions of other players in the game. The default value of 2 implies the client would like to be updated every other tic, or 35 / 2 times a second. A value of 1 implies the client would like to be updated every tic, or 35 times a second.
  
• Mac OSX clients will now show a descriptive dialogue when Odamex quits due to an error.

Odamex Server Changes:

• Added sv_ticbuffer (disabled by default). Enabling sv_ticbuffer on the server will place incoming ticcmds into a buffer and process one ticcmd per gametic for each player instead of processing all the player´s incoming ticcmds. The result is that the player´s movement will skip less and appear "smoother" when there is network jitter.
  
• Added co_nosilentspawns (default: disabled) to provide an option to control Odamex´s emulation of an original Doom bug which had the effect of not placing a spawn fog (and its accompanying noise) in front of a west-facing player as they spawn. Enabling co_nosilentspawns places the spawn fog in the proper location.

Odamex Launcher Changes:

• Fixed an issue where certain servers would not show in the launcher application.

Odamex 0.5.5 (r2549)

Changes

• Odamex 0.5.5 was released on October 29th, 2011.

General Odamex Changes:

• General bug fixes and code optimizations.
  
• Improved Zdoom compatibility.
  
• A number of desync fixes including weapon pickups, projectile explosions, and barrels not always disappearing.
  
• Dramatically improved in-game wad downloading speeds.
  
• New help console command for both server and client.
  
• Added rcon_logout command for clients.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused servers with a timelimit making client netdemos incredibly large.

Odamex Client Changes:

• Fixed a critical crash caused by sounds being played during in-game wad downloading
  
• Addition of a Network Options menu
  
• Many sound improvements, including better channel management
  
• Alternate chat sound for team & spectator chat
  
• Addition of r_painintensity. This variable allows clients to modify their red pain screen where servers allow it.
  
• Addition of hud_crosshairhealth. This variable colors the crosshair relative to the player´s overall health value.
  
• Screenshots taken at arbitrary resolutions are no longer skewed.
  
• Clients now have a 128 character limit on chat strings.

Odamex Server Changes:

• Addition of co_fixweaponimpacts. When enabled, puffs, explosions, etc. will appear where expected on surfaces.
  
• Addition of sv_forcerespawn and sv_forcerespawntimer for server controlled respawn times.
  
• Addition of sv_allowredscreen. When enabled, clients can modify their pain screens from default values.
  
• sv_maxrate value changed to be in terms of kbps. SERVER ADMINS PLEASE MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES.
  
• New cvar sv_waddownloadcap can be used to throttle downloads to a specified rate. Defaults to sv_maxrate value.