Monthly Review - July 2004

[Wijitmaker]

The following are the outstanding accomplishments by the 0 A.D. Staff Members for the month of July.

Mark Thompson aka MarkT: For his work on pathfinding, collision detection, and unit action, command and control that has been instrumental in completing our key gameplay milestones this month.

Philip Taylor aka Ykkrosh: For implementing and enhancing Gee's GUI Engine, and fixing a host of warnings, errors and memory leaks.

Malte Schwarzkopf aka Fire Giant: For his excellent work ethic in assisting to get the GUI up and running.

Joshua Gilbert aka Shogun 144: For his consistency in publishing 3 articles every month. Check out his LATEST!

Behind-the-Scenes news for June

• Public Relations Department was started
  
• Added JavaScript interface to the config database
  
• Got the in-game GUI to a usable state (a biggy)
  
• Created a screenshot system
  
• Allowed copy-and-paste between Windows and the game's console
  
• Implemented a crash log and testing configuration, to help identify problems in distributed copies of the game
  
• Asset exporter, premake and command-line compilation to improve build distribution process
  
• Improved font builder tool
  
• Added XML binary format to optimize loading performance
  
• Preliminary OpenAL audio support
  
• Unit control - selection, groups, moving, patrolling, bookmarks
  
• Configurable hotkeys
  
• Improved Virtual File System
  
• Unit selection and unit ordering (a biggy)
  
• Special camera features
  
• Lots of new/functional JavaScript code
  
• Implemented Windows and OpenGL GUI cursors
  
• Improved Linux compatibility
  
• Further optimization of simulation and pathfinding code
  
• Created bugs
  
• Fixed bugs
  
• Updated versions of test units created
  
• An indexed, expandable and collapsible, comprehensive "living" Design Document
  
• Preliminary Odysseus converter
  
• Several Roman structures modeled and textured
  
• Several Celtic structures modeled and textured
  
• Persian theme established
  

Also a big thanks to a few of our department heads who accomplished quite a bit in this last month: Stuart Walpole and Bobby Ognyanov.