TGEA 1.8.2 Released

Features

• SFX can now stream playback of sounds
• Theora video playback

Behavior Changes

• Material now has alpha testing disabled by default
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp

• SimGroup::clear() now deletes all owned SimObjects
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/simSet.h
engine/source/console/simSet.cpp

• mipLODBias on GFXSamplerStateData is now TypeF32 instead of TypeS32
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/sim/gfxStateBlockData.cpp

• Default world editor mouse move scale is now 0.2 instead of 1.0
Files Changed:
tools/missionEditor/scripts/editorPrefs.ed.cs

• CustomMaterial will now fail to load if it's specified shader could not be loaded
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/customMaterialDefinition.cpp

• DXT5 normal maps no longer assume that they are swizzled. Set swizzledNormalMap to true if your normal maps are swizzled
[i]Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.h
engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp
engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp

• Thread constructor no longer takes a start_thread parameter, and threads must be started by calling Thread::start()
Files Changed:
engine/source/atlas/core/atlasDeferredFile.cpp
engine/source/atlas/core/atlasFile.cpp
engine/source/platform/test/testThreading.cpp
engine/source/platform/threads/thread.h
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbAsync.cpp
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbThread.cpp
engine/source/platformMac/macCocoaPlatform.mm
engine/source/platformWin32/threads/thread.cpp
engine/source/platformWin32/winAsync.cpp

Improvements

• Trimmed extraneous #defines from Xcode project template
Files Changed:
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/Xcode.tpl

• Added Optimized configuration to Xcode template
Files Changed:
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/Xcode.tpl

• Mac: Enabled GCC warnings
Files Changed:
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/Xcode.tpl

• Mac: Compile with GCC 4.2 against Mac OS 10.5 SDK
Files Changed:
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/Xcode.tpl

• commonMaterialData.cs is now in common/clientScripts
• Water skybox is now in common/data/water
• loadMaterials and reloadMaterials are now in common/clientScripts/loadMeterials.cs and properly handle dsos
Files Changed:
common/clientScripts/client.cs
common/clientScripts/loadMaterials.cs
scriptsAndAssets/client/init.cs

• Mac FMod load error message is now "FMod provider unavailable" instead of the incorrect "You will not have sound"
Files Changed:
engine/source/sfx/fmod/sfxFModProvider.mac.cpp

• GBitmap now supports image sizes up to 4096x4096
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.h

• Standardized on Torque::List instead of LList for our linked list needs
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/cameraFXMgr.h
engine/source/T3D/fx/cameraFXMgr.cpp
engine/source/T3D/fx/lightning.h
engine/source/T3D/fx/lightning.cpp
engine/source/T3D/fx/splash.h
engine/source/T3D/fx/splash.cpp

• Removed long deprecated AmbientAudioManager
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/ambientAudioManager.h
engine/source/T3D/ambientAudioManager.cpp

• Added SimObject::logMessage, logWarning, and logError. See simObject.h for more information
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/simObject.h
engine/source/console/simObject.cpp

• GlowBuffer blur texture size can now be changed at runtime
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/glowBuffer.h
engine/source/T3D/fx/glowBuffer.cpp

• CustomMaterial will now warn if its given shader lacks a modelview parameter
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/processedCustomMaterial.cpp

• WaterBlock now extends to its full scale, regardless of its gridSize
Files Changed:
engine/source/terrain/waterBlock.cpp

• WaterBlock depth visiblity can now be updated without a mission reload
Files Changed:
engine/source/windowManager/terrain/waterBlock.cpp

• TSSortedMessh::assemble now warns as sorted meshes are deprecated in TGEA
Files Changed:
engine/source/ts/tsSortedMesh.cpp

• Processed*Material now logs a warning if it failed to load a texture
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/processedFFMaterial.cpp
engine/source/materials/processedCustomMaterial.cpp
engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp

• ShapeBase images can now have a configurable number of simultaneously playing sounds. Use maxConcurrentSounds to set.
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/shapeBase.h
engine/source/T3D/shapeImage.cpp

• String class now threadsafe
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.h
engine/source/core/strings/stringFunctions.cpp
engine/source/core/util/str.h
engine/source/core/util/str.cpp

• Mac now supports bold and italic fonts
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbFont.cpp

• Mac now uses SSE matrix multiplication
Files Changed:
engine/source/math/mMathSSE.cpp
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbMath.cpp

• Mac now properly detects CPU and memory information
Files Changed:
engine/source/platform/platform.h
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbCPUInfo.cpp

Fixes

• Mac: Fixed shadow rendering on GeForce 7300 and 9400
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gl/gfxGLEnumTranslate.cpp

• Fixed CameraFX memory leaks
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/cameraFXMgr.cpp

• Fixed player ground shake
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/player.cpp

• Particle emitters no longer erroneously accumulate during a mission
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/particleEmitter.cpp

• Fixed crash when adding a waterblock to Template
Files Changed:
Projects/Template/game/scriptsAndAssets/data/water/materials.cs

• Fixed x/y flipping of imported terrain heightmaps
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/missionEditor/terraformer.cpp

• "Double extension" dds textures (e.g. base.normal.dds) now load correctly
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gfxTextureManager.cpp

• Fixed enumeration of D3D9 adapters
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/D3D9/pc/gfxPCD3D9Device.cpp

• Default world editor image paths are now correct
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/missionEditor/worldEditor.cpp

• Fix NULL stateblock assert in TSShapeInstance::snapshot_softblend
Files Changed:
engine/source/ts/tShapeInstance.cpp

• Fixed addMaterialMapping console function
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/materialManager.cpp

• atlasGenerateTextureTOCFromTiles now writes bitmap properly
Files Changed:
engine/source/atlas/atlasImportTiles.cpp

• ProcessedShaderMaterial::setEyePos now sets the proper position for scaled objects
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/processedShaderMaterial.cpp

• GFXD3D9TextureObject::copyToBmp no longer requires that the texture be a render target
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/D3D9/gfxD3D9TextureObject.cpp

• Mac: Ensure that a file is created when opening with ReadWrite access
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformPOSIX/posixVolume.cpp

• Fix memory leak in PlatformFont
Files Changed:
engine/source/platform/platformFont.h

• Fix memory leak in ActionMap::processBindCmd
Files Changed:
engine/source/sim/actionMap.cpp

• Document that Dynamic and KeepBitmap texture profile flags are mutually exclusive
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gfxTextureProfile.h

• Assert when Dynamic and KeepBitmap texture profile flags are both specified
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gfxTextureProfile.cpp

• Mac: Threads now properly unregister themselves if they were not set to autodelete
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformMac/macCarbThread.cpp

• Mac: Menu items no longer remain in a 'selected' state
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformMac/menus/popupMenu.cpp

• GFont now functions properly when Torque is run in a folder where it does not have write access
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/resource.h
engine/source/core/resource.cpp
engine/source/gfx/gFont.cpp

• Con::executef now functions properly when called with 7 arguments
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/console.cpp

• Missions now cycle properly
Files Changed:
scriptsAndAssets/server/scripts/game.cs

• Mac: Directory creation now properly reports success
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformPOSIX/posixVolume.cpp

• GuiTextCtrl now renders its border
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextCtrl.cpp

• Fix memory leak in NetStringTable
Files Changed:
engine/source/sim/netStringTable.cpp

• Win32 thread constructor no longer ignores the autodelete parameter
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformWin32/threads/thread.cpp

• TSMesh now releases Opcode collision data
Files Changed:
engine/source/ts/tsMesh.h
engine/source/ts/tsMesh.cpp

• Calling a script function on a mission object no longer sets %this to 0
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/compiledEval.cpp

• Fix precision and overflow bugs in Move::clamp()
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/moveManager.cpp

• Frustum::getProjectionMatrix() now gives a correct projection matrix
Files Changed:
engine/source/math/frustum.cpp

• Remove unnecessary call to GFX->clear() from WaterBlock::updateReflection()
Files Changed:
engine/source/terrain/waterBlock.cpp

• Vector::merge() now copyconstructs copied objects
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/util/tVector.h

• Win32: Fix stack corruption in osGetTemporaryDirectory()
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformWin32/wineFileio.cpp

• Fix out of bounds array access in guiPopUpCtrlEx
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformWin32/threads/thread.cpp

• FileStream::open() now properly reports failure
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/stream/fileStream.cpp

• FileStream::setStatus() now properly reports sharing violations
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/stream/fileStream.cpp

• GFXD3D9TextureTarget now protects against NULL DepthStencil targets
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/D3D9/gfxD3D9Target.cpp

• GuiTSControl constructor now initializes all member variables
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/3d/guiTSControl.cpp

• Mac Fullscreen now functions properly
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gl/gfxGLDevice.mac.mm
engine/source/gfx/gl/gfxGLWindowTarget.cpp
engine/source/windowManager/mac/macWindow.h
engine/source/winodwManager/mac/macWindow.mm
engine/source/windowManager/mac/macWindowManager.mm

• Win32: Command line arguments are now parsed properly
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformWin32/winWindow.cpp

• mRound now works for values outside the 0-1 range
Files Changed:
engine/source/math/mConsoleFunctions.cpp

• Mac: Compressed textures now load properly
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gl/gfxGLEnumTranslate.cpp

• GuiWindowCtrl::findHitEdges now works properly when the GuiWindowCtrl is a child of another control
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/containers/guiWindowCtrl.cpp

• Mac: World editor gizmo now renders circle and cube handles when it should
Files Changed:
engine/source/windowManager/mac/macView.mm

• Fix off by 1 error in String::substr
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/util/str.h
engine/source/core/util/str.cpp

• Fix off by 1 error in Path::CompressPath
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/util/path.cpp

• Path::AppendPath now ensures that the path will be updated when necessary
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/util/path.cpp

• ProcessedFFMaterial::setLightInfo now protects against NULL lightinfos
Files Changed:
engine/source/materials/processedFFMaterial.cpp

• WaterBlock now protects against invalid materials
Files Changed:
engine/source/terrain/waterBlock.cpp

• Removed stubbed out WaterBlock::isPointSubmerged
Files Changed:
engine/source/terrain/waterBlock.h

• Fix minimum argument count for MessageVector::pushBackLine console method
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/utility/messageVector.cpp

• Fix GuiSpeedometerCtrl rendering
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/vehicles/guiSpeedometer.cpp

• GFont::getStrNWidthPrecise now more precise values
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gFont.cpp

• GFXDevice::getFrustum now protects against NULL parameter inputs
Files Changed:
engine/source/gfx/gfxDevice.cpp

• GuiContainer::resize() no longer calls parentResized on its children multiple times
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/containers/guiContainer.cpp

• GuiEditCtrl::onMosue down no longer crashes when shift clicking a single selected control
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/editor/guiEditCtrl.cpp

• SFXXAudioVoice destructor now protects against mVoice being NULL
Files Changed:
engine/source/sfx/xaudio/sfxXAudioVoice.cpp

• Water reflection and refraction now clamps
Files Changed:
scriptsAndAssets/data/water/materials.cs

• GroundCover now only updates its cells in non-reflection passes
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/groundCover.cpp

• Interior debug render modes all render properly now
Files Changed:
engine/source/interior/interiorDebug.cpp

• ParticleEmitter::prepBatchRender now provides a sorting key even if it has a NULL texture
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/fx/particleEmitter.cpp

• Console parser list is now cleared on shutdown
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/console.cpp

• Console Namespace destructors are now called on shutdown
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/consoleInternal.cpp

• Console class tables are now freed on shutdown
Files Changed:
engine/source/console/console.cpp
engine/source/console/consoleObject.h
engine/source/console/consoleObject.cpp

• MemStream constructor now properly allows a NULL buffer parameter
Files Changed:
engine/source/core/stream/memStream.cpp

• Win32: LightNormMap feature now works properly if the diffuse normal map is swizzled
Files Changed:
engine/source/shaderGen/HLSL/shaderFeatureHLSL.cpp

• Skinned meshes now protect against a crash when polysoup collision is enabled
Files Changed:
engine/source/ts/tsShapeInstance.h
engine/source/ts/tsShapeInstance.cpp

• WinFont::create now properly parses bold and italic modifier names
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformWin32/winFont.cpp

• Mac: Platform::AlertOKCancel and Platform::AlertRetry now return a boolean
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformMac/macMsgBox.mm

• Mac: On 10.5.x, warn if a file will be overwritten even if the user did not specify an extension in the save dialog
Files Changed:
engine/source/platformMac/macCocoaDialogs.mm

• setSkinName works properly now and can be used multiple times
Files Changed:
engine/source/T3D/shapeBase.h
engine/source/T3D/shapeBase.cpp
engine/source/T3D/shapeImage.cpp
engine/source/ts/tsShapeInstance.h
engine/source/ts/tsShapeInstance.cpp

• GuiCanvas get/setCursorPos now properly operate in screen space
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.h
engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp
engine/source/windowManager/mac/macWindow.h
engine/source/windowManager/mac/macWindow.cpp
engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32Window.h
engine/source/windowManager/win32/win32Window.cpp

• All GUI callbacks now properly set $ThisControl before executing
Files Changed:
engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditSliderCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/buttons/guiButtonBaseCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/buttons/guiCheckBoxCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiColorPicker.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiListBoxCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiPopUpCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiPopUpCtrlEx.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextEditCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiTextListCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.cpp
engine/source/gui/core/guiArrayCtrl.cpp

• Can now compile against the August 09 DirectX SDK
Files Changed:
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k3_proj.tpl
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k5_proj.tpl
engine/bin/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k8_proj.tpl
engine/source/gfx/D3D9/gfxD3D9Device.h
engine/source/gfx/D3D9/gfxD3D9Shader.cpp