Monthly Review - August 2005

[Wijitmaker]

This individual has been awarded the following due to outstanding accomplishments as the 0 A.D. Staff Member for the month of August:

Jan Wassenberg (aka janwas): Jan truly is our "code keeper". It isn't easy squashing bugs and making numerous improvements to code - especially when on holiday. Yet, this is something Jan has done and even with a smile on his face. Hats off to you Jan, you are really an inspiration to our project!

Accomplishments for the month of August/July:

• Minimap updates - Interactivity, viewing
  
• Basic client side of automatic error reporting
  
• Preliminary investigation of rendering water
  
• Updated GUI Scripting Reference
  
• Interviews and recruitment
  
• Rewrote GUI scripts for greater dependence on styles and consistent formatting
  
• More documentation on Random Map Scripting
  
• Client/server UI, initial game setup screen UI, placeholder profile manager UI
  
• Atlas integration
  
• Some self tests for code
  
• More efficient VFS
  
• w4-warning clean
  
• Output STL containers in stack traces
  
• Updated code to work with VS2005
  
• Atlas updates: camera movement, terrain editing, undo
  
• Preliminary Greek tech names finished
  
• Major articles by Joshua, including sea combat and the Battle of Raphia
  
• Persian concept art continues to be described, examined, and approved
  
• Finished Hiring the Audio Team
  
• Assigned Tasks
  
• More documentation for Sound and their XML files
  
• Terrain XML properties implemented
  
• Remodelled and Retextured the complete Hellenes Building Set
  
• Completed Hellenes Poleis branch Super Unit concept art
  
• Began conceptualising building selection sounds
  

Also, if you will notice to your right in the 'latest image section' - you will find a new screenshot! Also, check out the latest concepts if you haven't done so already. Enjoy!