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NOTE: From now on, new changes appear at the top of this file.

	- Remove old Atanks binary during normal "make clean".

	- Added patch from Debian which makes the build process reproducible.
	  Thanks to Reiner Herrmann for submitting the patch. Closes
	  Debian bug #842865.

============ Atanks-6.4 released ===================

	We are happy to announce a new release of Atomic Tanks is now available for download. The new release, version 6.4, carries a number of bug fixes and minor improvements. Perhaps the most visual change is more funky behaviour in the funky bombs and the AI players handle napalm better.

============ Atanks-6.3 released ===================

	Sven has done a huge amount of code changes for this release. The
	key highlights are as follows:
	- Improved AI.
	- Smoother/faster buying screen navigation.
	- Huge re-work of the Options screen and other menus to
	  avoid crashes and random symbols appearing.
	- Improved demo mode.
	- The AI does a better job of buying items/weapons.
	- Updated Makefiles to reduce the number of separate Makefiles required.
	- Atanks should now build natively in Visual Studio on Windows.
	- Improved Unicode support.
	- Various code clean-up.
	- Added dirt debris.
	- Improved revenge mode for AI.
	- Menus should now respond faster.
	- Network code clean-up.
	- Added more in-code documentation.

============ Atanks-6.2 released ===================

	- Large code clean-up by Bruno Victal
	- More style/code clean-up by Bruno Victal
	    Indentation
	    Removing unnecessary braces
	    Removing unnecessary parentheses
	    Removing unnecessary spaces
	    Removing many blank lines (line wasting)
	    Expanding some ifs and switch cases

	- Bruno Victal provided further code clean-up
	    Renamed old referenced files in the perror calls (from .cc to .cpp)
	    Removed some useless casts in printf calls [ printf((char *)"String here"); ]
	    Deleted the macros about DOS support (they were already commented out)
	    Fixed abs() related math functions so they do not throw compiler warnings.

	- Removed extra call to Get_Team_Name() that was not required.

	Daniel sent in a patch which addresses the following:
	- fixes a bug where the address of (stack allocated) temporal arrays
	    was stored in the menu structure causing
	    wrong behavior, e.g. printing garbage in the Network configuration
	    menu title.
	- fixes const-correctness for all the menu structure
	- moves stack-allocated read-only arrays to .rodata so no large stack
	    memory is used.
	- adds Daniel to the list of people (feel free to remove me if this

	Bruno Victal provided two more fixes.
	- Fix isnan() ambiguity when compiled with C++11 standards
	- Removed OLD_GAMELOOP code and references. Stick with
	    modern game loop.


=========== Atanks-6.1 released ==============
	All of this releases patches were provided by Bill Buerger.
	- Extend the amount of time the AI will play against itself
	  from 10 seconds to 60 seconds.
	- Fixed "clean" command in Windows Makefile.
	- Players now wait to start their turn until they
	  can control their tank. No more waiting at the start
	  of their turn.
	- Rollers now properly explode when hitting steel wall.
	- Scoreboard shows current income and turn order.
	  This can be toggled with the ~ key.
	- Fixed navigation keys on the store/buying sceen.


=========== Atanks-6.0 released ==============
	- Removed extra alleg42.dll file from src directory.
        - Clarified license.
        - Pressing "v" or "V" during a match will cause
          the audio volume to decrease or increase, respectively.
          Volume patch provided by Daniel.
        - Plugged memory leak from update check.
        - Fixed possible memory problem in floating text.

=========== Atanks-5.9 released ==============

	- Applied patch which removes GCC warnings,
          Patch supplied by Daniel Gutson.


============ Atanks-5.8 released ==============

	- Removed compiler optimizations from src/Makefile to prevent
          crashes on Fedora and Debian Unstable branches.
        - If Allegro cannot be initialized, the game now
          exits with a return code of 1.


============ Atanks-5.7 released ==============

    - Added new tank type, the Mini, provided by Daniel.
    - Added patch from Fabian Greffrath to fix crashes
      when Atanks is compiled using GCC 4.7. This patch
      makes menu entries on the Options menu static variables.
      Closes Debian bug #691107.


============ Atanks-5.6 released ==============

    - Updated icon file and COPYING file. Thanks to
      Cristian for pointing out the problems with these files.

    - Code clean-up to make game safer without threads/sockets.
      Try to avoid memory errors in networked games.
      Atanks now builds cleanly with clang++ compiler.

    - Code clean-up to allow Atanks to compile on Windows.
      We check to make sure pthread code is not included
      where THREADS is not defined.

    - Removed unneeded parameter from Tank class's
      applyPhysics function. Was causing compiler warnings.

============ Atanks-5.5 released ==============

May 17, 2012
    - Fixed typos in makefiles in src directory.
      Thanks to Ville for submitting this patch.


============ Atanks-5.4 released ==============

April 8, 2012

    - Updated Portuguese language files in text folder.
    - Updated menu file with new Portuguese translation.
      (Thanks ot Jose for providing the new translations.)
    - Applied src/Makefile patch from Gentoo build process.
      (Thanks to Michael Sterrett for providing this patch.)


============ Atanks-5.3 released ==============

Feb 23, 2012

    - Updated makefile to remove un-needed debugging information.
    - Various memory leak fixes and checks.
      Patches provided by Nathan.
    - Various memory fixes and typo fix.
      Patches provided by Nathan.
    - Removed some un-needed variables.
    - Added locking system which should make Atanks
      thread safe and more stable.
      Thanks to Nathan for providing these patches.


============ Atanks-5.2 released ==============

    - Updated desktop file with Spanish comment.
    - Modified makefile to support optional DESTDIR
      variable.
    - Added -pthread flag in src/makefile to avoid
      linking issues.
      The three patches above all provided by
      Cristian Morales Vega.

============ Atanks-5.1 released ==============

    - Fixed close button so it skips remaining rounds.
      Close button now also works during Demo Mode.
    - Updated atanks.rc file.


============ Atanks-5.0 released ===============

June 4, 2011
    - Window's close button now works on buying screen
      and during rounds.


============= Atanks-4.9 released ================


March 23, 2011
    - Added Italian language support.
      (provided by Roby Alice.)


March 7, 2011
    - Applied update to atanks.rc file to implement
      game icon in the corner of the window.
      (Update supplied by Billy Buerger)


============ Atanks-4.8 released ==================


March 6, 2011
    - Put in check to prevent AI from buying weapons and items
      above their tech level.
    - Fixed lock-up when playing in Demo mode.

Jan 13, 2011
    - Fixed SDI point defense code so the lasers point at the
      incoming missile. Thanks to Nolan for supplying this fix.


============== Atanks-4.7 released ===================

Sept 5, 2010
    - Fixed header file includes for FreeBSD.
    - Now we try to find out if Allegro can't start and exit
      if we run into a problem.
    - Fixed bug where command line flags for width and height were ignored.
    - Partitial shields are restored at the end of rounds.
    - Tanks should no longer get extra turns during rounds.


July 18, 2010
    - Added patch from CtHx which allows alternative key usage.
      A, D, W, S for left, right, up, down. The R and F keys in place of
      pageup and pagedown. The P key will now work like ESC during rounds.
    - Added header file needed for newer versions of gcc. Thanks to CtHx
      for pointing out this requirement.
    - Added patch to support tank movement, using H and J.


June 28, 2010
    - Made it possible to adjust game speed in a more fine-tuned manner.
    - Shields now reactivate at the end of the player's turn, not beginning.
    - Large code clean-up to remove support for older config file format.


June 12, 2010
    - Fixed custom background code so that if no image
      exists, we avoid a crash and generate a standard image.

June 2, 2010
    - Updated Makefile to match Billy Buerger's.
    - Shields reactivate if knocked out.
    - Fixed error where if the first player was neutral, they
      would not receive credit for victories.
      Bug reported by CtHx.
    - Added fix for credits where all players are neutral or
      the round ends in a draw.


========== Atanks-4.6 released =================

May 24, 2010
    - Added new makefile for OS X and FreeBSD users.
      Should allow users on both systems to run
      gmake osxuser
      To build Atanks
    - Tank text bounces on player's turn.
    - Ingame menu is now displayed.
    - Screen refreshes properly after quitting to menu mid-game.
    - Tanks fall when they should.
    - Added timed shots.
    - Walls are re-drawn occasionally to make sure the player can see them.
    - Avoid game lock-up when player dies during their turn.
    - Skip AI when humans are dead now works.
    - Client cannot take infinte turns.


May 7, 2010
    - Tanks wait to explode after other things have stopped exploding.
      Makes action easier to follow.
    - Server IP address can now be 16 characters long on the
      Network Options menu.


April 17, 2010
    - Updated Makefile to work better with Ubuntu.
      Fix provided by Neil.
    - Added Spanish language support.
      Provided by Marcelo Camacho Moreno.
    - There are now two game loops. Which one is used depends on
      on the compiler flags in the Makefile. The options are
      OLD_GAMELOOP or NEW_GAMELOOP
    - When using new gameloop, tanks can fire vollies
      (like the jackhammer) in simultanious mode.


============== Atanks-4.5 released ==================

April 7, 2010
    - Separated tank explosions from tank memory clean up. This
      should prevent some memory leaks on the client side.
    - Damage text on the client side now rises and disappears.
    - When a client is taking too long to fire, the AI will
      take over the take briefly to shoot.


April 1, 2010
    - Updated OS X entry in Makefile. Hopefully this will allow
      people to compile on Mac.
    - Updated main.h to support OS X. This used to piggy-back on
      the Linux defines, but we can't do that anymore because of
      Allegro's sound system.
    - When only AI and netowrk clients are left, the game no longer
      moves into foast forward (skip AI mode).
    - Added "make ubuntu" build to work around the default sound driver
      not working. Thanks to Neil for helping to trouble-shoot this and
      test the patch.


March 16, 2010
    - Animations move at the proper speed on the client side.
    - Server now updates client with tank health and shield status.
    - Client displays tank shields.
    - Client now displays shield and health information.
    - Moved war quote code to allow smoother ending for networked games.


March 5, 2010
    - Removed debugging output from Help and Credits screens.
    - Added client_message variable for passing messages from the client
      to the main menu.
    - When players fire before client has received all ground data,
      the client will resume getting the data.
    - Corrected spelling in German weapons file.
      Provided by Simeon.
    - Upgraded client-side terrain graphics.
    - Cleaned up compiler warnings.
    - Code clean-up in do_winner function.
    - Server now lets client know who won the game.
    - Client displays winner after game is finished.


============== Atanks-4.4 released ================

Febraury 18, 2010
    - Entire Help text is now displayed when the language is set to Russian.

January 22, 2010
    - Removed old title screen from data files.
    - Introduced repaired weapons file from Simeon.
    - Added check in weapon damage to prevent recursive bug.
    - Added Locale settings to file loads/saves to fix crash
      in some regions. Fix submitted by CtHx.

============== Atanks-4.3 released =================

December 27, 2009
    - Cleaned up memory leak in floating text code.
    - Made Atanks _not_ use threads by default.
    - Added command line option to enable thread use.
    - Removed old shield drawing code.
    - Created new shield animation.
    - Added Bigfoot tank style. (Provided by GtHx)
    - Networking threads are now able to function even
      if background drawing threads are turned off.
    - Clicking on tank style buttons causes the
      new tank style to display properly.
    - Put a cap on money to make sure even players in loaded games
      get less than one billion dollars.
    - Added code to detect where data files are. This
      removes the need for the system makefile.


December 4, 2009
    - Updated Russian translation for in game menu.
      Provided by CtHx.
    - Updated German weapons file.
      Translation provided by Simeon.
    - Added new Spider tank images, provided by CtHx.
    - Added updated Slovak language support.
      Provided by Jozef.
    - Made sure all ingame text files are the same length to
      avoid empty strings.
    - Switched to using new button design, provided by CtHx.
    - Blue rectangle is drawn properly around new buttons
      on the main menu.
    - Changed the way menu backgrounds are drawn to avoid crashes
      with various resolutions.
    - Updated spec file to include all data files.
    - In place of the name of the style, a preview of the player's
      tank style is shown on the Player menu.
    - Added new menu background, provided by CtHx.
    - War quotes now appear in white for better contrast with new background.


======================== Atanks-4.2 released ==========================


November 27, 2009
    - German language now uses unicode font to avoid weird symbols
      in the text.

November 13, 2009
    - Fixed floating text so that Russian comments are not cut short.
    - Added new Slovak weapons file. Provided by Jozef.
    - Adjusted the way rollers move if they hit a flat surface.
    - Added ingame Russian text. Provided by MyO.
    - Client side now tries to maintain inventory.
    - Try to make sure network players are returned to their original type
      after each game.
    - Added new tank styles, UFO, Future, Heavy. These were provided by CtHx.
    - Added command line option "--nothread" to prevent the game from
      using background threads.

November 6, 2009
    - Fixed Russian war quotes so odd symbols do not appear in the text.
    - Teleports are now visible on client.
    - Tried to make sure AI buys parachutes and spreads its money around more.
    - Client should now stay connected in multi-round games.
    - Fixed compile error when threads are not being used.
    - Client now changes rounds and ends game when it should.
    - Client can see which weapons they have and select which weapons to fire.
    - If client does not do anything after about 10-15 seconds, AI takes over
      for one shot.
    - Fixed Heavy Riot Bomb price from $300 to $3000 to match similar weapons.
    - Fixed client crash when using riot bombs.
    - Client side no long fills up memory with unused objects.

October 30, 2009
    - Added basic game networking.
    - The game will now compile without threads.
    - Try to avoid crashes on large screens/64-bit computers.
    - Tank positions sync across network every few shots.
    - Added .rc file


=========================== Atanks-4.1 released ==============================

October 19, 2009
    - Rollers should now fall down walls and roll properly before exploding.
    - If satellite is turned off, it may still appear, but will no longer fire.
    - Fixed crash which would happen if napalm hit steel floor.
    - Made sure in game text gets cleaned up at the end of the game.
    - Fixed a Windows bug which would cause crash at start-up.
    - Added Network Game buttons to main menu.

October 10, 2009
    - Added Small Dirt Spread weapon.
    - Updated Russian translation.
      Text provided by MyO and Sergei.
    - Created new weapon called Cluster Mirv. It releases a cluster
      bomb while coming down.
    - Created new weapon called the Per Cent Bomb. Causes the target
      to lose half of its health (armour + shield).
    - Tank speech text rarely over-laps now and travels at different
      speeds.
    - Added item called SDI Missile Defense. This device attempts to shoot
      down missiles coming too close to the player's tank.
    - When playing in full screen on Windows, the mouse should now
      be visible.
    - Added new weapon which reduces the explosive power of the target's
      missiles. The new weapon is called a Reducer.
    - Game text now lives in "ingame" text files (see "text" folder). Each
      language has its own file to allow for easy translation without
      recompiling.
    - SDI no longer shoots at napalm jelly, causing it to hover.
    - Updated spec file to reflect directory/file changes.

October 4, 2009
    - Fixed system wide makefile to build client.o
    - Text can now be loaded into memory, rather than relying
      on files and checking the disk.
    - Updated Makefile to install text in new "text" folder.
    - Text files, including weapons, help and tank text are now kept in
      the "text" directory.
    - Game loads text into memory and switches languages on the fly.
    - Fixed comma showing up at start of money.
    - When launching the game in full screen mode, the game using the
      system's screen resolution. If the resolution cannot be detected,
      it reverts back to safe values.
    - Amount of money earned for a hit is displayed above the shooter's tank.
    - Misc code clean up to remove old, commented code blocks.
    - Added Full Screen option to Graphics Options menu.
    - Added two new tank types for the players to choose from.
      The new types are called Big Grey and T34.
      Thanks to CtHx for providing these tank images.


================ Atanks-4.0 released =======================

September 24, 2009
    - Fixed memory leaks with new text block code.
    - Running "make install" should now do a "make system"
      for you first, rather than a local build.
    - The game now remembers if the window was set to full screen
      mode or not. Command line over-rides either mode.
    - Firing rockets while under dirt does not cause the tank to fly
      sideways.
    - Added fix which should prevent Russian tank text from being
      broken into multiple lines.
    - Fixed on/off text in menu code. Thanks to ctHx for pointing out this
      problem.
    - Applied fix to avoid crash on 64-bit systems when choosing which
      weapon to fire.
    - Fixed Russian font on the buying screen.
    - If the game is skipping the AI, the AI should now self destruct
      if nobody is winning after 10 seconds.
      Thanks to Yama and Draco for providing the code/suggestion for this.
    - Money values are now displayed with comma separators to make
      them easier to read.


September 19, 2009
    - The unicode font should now install properly, editted makefile.
    - Changing language in the Options menu now causes the proper
      weapons file to be loaded.
    - Added fix to avoid pink lines showing up in detailed terrain.
    - When selecting players, buttons should toggle properly now
      if Russian font is being used.
    - Placed Russian main menu buttons in proper order, I hope.
      Thanks to CtHx for providing the correct order.
    - Blue box on main menu is now the right size when viewing Russian
      buttons.
    - Added better German language support for in game menu.
    - Added German weapons file.
    - Added German Options menu translation.
      Thanks to Roland for providing German language files
      and menu translations.
    - Added short delay in threaded land generation to reduce CPU
      load at beginning of rounds.
    - Tanks use all Russian chat files now.
    - Fixed text on top bar during rounds.
    - Added TEXTBLOCK class for easy access to text files.
    - Added text.cpp and text.h to makefiles.
    - Removed old lineseq.h file and references.
    - Cleaned up renderTextLines function to display cyrillic
      text properly.


September 14, 2009
    - Added unicode fonts to support cyrillic.
      Thanks to Netscape (I think) for supplying this font.
    - Placed unicode font in a datafile to greatly reduce project size
      and decrease load/start-up time.
    - Fixed bug which would prevent Portuegese help file from displaying.
    - Fixed bug which prevented Russian Help text from displaying.
    - The correct weapons file is now loaded to match the selected language.
    - Floating text has been reorganized.
    - Adjusted options screen to display unicode font better.
    - Fixed speech text during rounds when using unicode font.
    - Added command line option "--nobackground". This causes the green
      background seen on most screens and menus to not be drawn. Instead
      the background is left plain black. This is to avoid crashes on
      some 64-bit machines.
    - Updated spec file for RPM building.
    - Adjusted text positioning on rounds screen to better handle
      different fonts.
    - Added Russian language buttons for the main menu.
      Thanks to Sergei for making these and donating them.
    - Land colours and textures are now generated in the background
      before they are needed. This makes rendering detailed land much
      faster on most computers.


September 8, 2009
    - Changed menu screens to use more common key commands.
      Up/Down arrows move up and down through menus.
      Space selects/deselects items.
      Enter is the same as clicking OK.
      ESC backs up to the previous screen.
      The right/left arrow keys adjust item values or buy/sell.
    - Updated README file to reflect new key mapping.
    - Moved some define statements out of main.h and into the
      Makefile for global availablity.
    - Made buying screen moving more logically when responding
      to keyboard.
    - Made keyboard work smoothly on buying screen.
    - Cleaned up buying items with keybaord to make sure proper
      items are purchased and screen scrolls as expected.
    - The ENTER key now leaves the buying screen, not SPACE.
    - On the buying screen, the item selector stays on the screen
      when the mouse is being used.
    - Weapons can now be cycled through during a round by
      using the Z and C keys. (Tab and Backspace still work.)
    - Running "make system" will build Atanks in a way compatible with
      installing on Linux systems.
    - Changed Mass Teleport to make sure all tanks get teleported.
    - Fixed Options menu to make sure ENTER key would return to main menu.


September 4, 2009
    - Added Windows icon, resource and makefile.
      Thanks to Billy Buerger for supplying these.
    - Added Allegro .dll file for easier Windows portability.
    - Replaced some pieces of code from checking to see if we are running
      on Linux to checking if we have threads and/or network access.
      This should make the code easier to port.
    - On the Help screen, arrow keys can be used to scroll up or
      down through the text. Spacebar resumes scrolling. ESC or
      a mouse click returns to the main menu.
    - Re-added English version of the Help file.
    - Made sure the "*" appears next to player names in the
      Player menu.
    - Removed long delay between menu screens on Windows/wine.
    - Fixed Windows crash bug in aiming code and player handling.
    - Fast sky generation should now work in Windows, if compiled with
      mingw compiler and THREADS is defined.
    - Some code clean-up to make porting network features to Windows easier.

==================== Atanks-3.9 released ==================================

August 28, 2009
    - Added patch from BillyBuerger which allows computer only
      play to be skipped, even if the setting to watch the full
      round is enabled. This is accessed by pressing ESC during
      the round and selecting Skip AI. The action is then
      skipped for the remainder of that round only.
    - Added Russian language support for instructions, README
      file, tank speech and menu. Many thanks to MyO for submitting
      the translations.


August 21, 2009
    - Fixed bug which would cause the game to hang while AI was
      buying items.
    - Fixed bug which would cause AI to purchase only small missiles
      if no preferences had been generated.
    - Fixed a compile bug on Windows related to the new sound
      driver code.
    - Fixed a bug that would cause the Windows version to crash if
      the AI was fighting in a round with less than ten players.
    - Fixed a bug which would cause the Windows build to crash if
      repulsor shields were used with less than ten tanks in the game.
    - Fixed compile errors on Windows.
    - Added function which will create a "music" folder in the .atanks
      config folder.
    - Game will now play wav files which are saved in the .atanks/music
      folder. One track is played each round and looped.
      The wav file must be 16-bit.
    - Added item to main option menu called the Sound menu. The sound menu
      contains all sound related options. Removed sound driver options
      from the Graphics menu.


August 7, 2009
    - Players can now select which sound driver they want. This should
      usually be left on Auto Detect, but Linux users can select from
      a variety of other sound drivers if need be.
    - Saving and loading games is now done using text files again.
    - Settings are saved in regular .txt files again for easy editing.
      The game should automatically switch from the old .dat files.
    - Added --nonetwork command line option to avoid using any
      network server code.


August 1, 2009
    - Fixed bug where pressing a key on the Select Players screen
      would cause the game to run without any players.
    - Removed crash when sound is not properly initalised.
    - Added keybaord support for options menu and select player
      menu. Tab and Backspace switch between fields. ENTER toggles
      toggle boxes. Up and down arrows adjust values. Space is OK
      and ESC is cancel.
    - Removed most un-needed exit calls to avoid having the game crash
      needlessly.
    - Added keyboard support for the main game menu. Tab and Backspace
      navigate the menu. Enter and Spacebar select items. Esc quits
      the game.
    - Added check to make sure unselectable items are not selected
      during the battle.
    - Added a quick note on keybaord controls to the README file.
    - Removed AI's ability to cheat by "megically" getting more money.
    - Made teams divide up money more fairly.
    - Fixed dependencies in the Makefile.
    - Game should no longer crash if a mouse is no present.
    - Added keyboard support to buying screen.


July 25, 2009
    - Created exporter utility, which takes all images out of
      an Allegro datafile and saves the bitmaps in the current
      directory.
    - Replaced all datafiles with sub-directories. This allows easy
      access to view and edit all images and sounds.
    - The game now manually loads all images and sounds
      in the globaldata class.
    - Atanks now uses manually loaded images. Datafiles are no longer
      used. Removed datafiles.
    - Napalm looks a little more firey.
    - Added Rocket item, which shoots the tank up into the air.
    - Fixed drawing of the tank when using the rocket.
    - Reduced cost of auto-repair kit.
    - Added rocket flames.
    - Prevented tank from launching itself into orbit.
    - Rockets can move a tank left or right, depending on the direction of
      the tank gun. Straight up causes the tank not to drift either way.
    - Updated Makefile to handle new image and sound handling.


================== Atanks-3.8 released ============================

July 24, 2009
    - Fixed some code to be more compatible with Windows.

July 16, 2009
    - Fixed bug where the error message would be garbled if no weapons file
      was found. Thanks to BillyBuerger for reporting this bug.
    - Placed virtual object functions back in their source file. Removed
      inline statements.
    - Placed physical object code back in source file. Removed inline
      statements.
    - Funky bomblets (and funky deathlets) now display in different colours.
    - Removed all the un-needed private constructors and deconstructors.
      Removed un-needed inline declarations.
    - Removed white bubbles from menus to improve contrast and reduce
      CPU usage.



July 8, 2009
    - Removed code which caused crash if settings were not saved.
    - Fixed crash in retaliation text code.
    - Added Demo mode. Leaving Atanks on the main menu for one
      minute causes the game to play by itself for five rounds.
      This can be stopped at any time by pressing the ESC key.
    - On Linux, the sky is now generated in a background thread. This
      removes most of the delay at the end of the buying screen, before
      a round starts.
      (I forget who suggested this a year or so back, but I didn't have
       the time to implement it then. I think they were a Java developer
       and they deserve the credit for this idea.)
    - Fixed a problem with cluster bombs not having the proper sub-missile.
    - Moved some floating functions out of atanks.cpp and placed them in
      files.cpp for better access from other source files.
    - Fixed land drawing under threaded mode.
    - Changed war quotes to display in black for better contrast.
    - Fixed blank patches in sky when using threads.



July 4, 2009
    - Changed main game loop to go through objects twice rather than loop
      twice for each class. Should reduce CPU usage by about 5%.
    - Tried to make teams more evenly matched.
    - Added Option menu called "Network".
    - Made checking for updates on the web an option, under the Network menu.
    - Made MIRVs detect their position much more efficently.
    - Created new weapon (Driller), which will dig a deep hole where ever it lands. Does
      minor damage to any tanks hit.

June 27, 2009
    - Added Chain Missile and Jackhammer weapons. (Provided by Yama.)
    - Weapons such as chain gun, chain missile and jack hammer now correctly
      display the number of shots the player has left, rather than the total
      amount of missiles in the spread.
    - In the Store, the correct number of items purchased now show up next to
      items such as the chaingun, chain missile and jack hammer.
    - Updated README file.



============= Atanks-3.7 released ========================================

June 22, 2009
    - Napalm should now fall if no dirt is under it.
    - Player colours should look the same in 16 and 32 bit colour modes now.
    - Cleaned up old fog code.
    - Fixed fan graphic in different colour modes.
    - Game now automatically checks for updates, if the user is running Linux.
      Availible updates are displayed on the main page.

June 19, 2009
    - Added option to allow players not not share money with team mates.
      (menucontent.h, globaldata.h, globaldata.cpp, atanks.cpp)
    - Fixed crash when checking tank status.
      (globaldata.h, player.cpp, tank.cpp)
    - Atanks now uses the desktop's default colour depth. The user
      can over-ride the default by using the "-d" option on the command line.
    - Applied code from Yama to make satellite drawing more smooth. Should
      avoid leaving artifacts.

June 15, 2009
    - Fixed abs() calls in player.cpp and tank.cpp
    - Replaced old Teleport animation with Yama's.

June 4, 2009
    - Added war quotes to display at the end of games. (files.cpp, files.h,
      atanks.cpp (do_winner))
    - Added war_quotes.txt data file with list of quotes about war.
    - Added Reset All button on the options page (atanks.cpp options,
      globaldata.h, globaldata.cpp, evironment.h environment.cpp)
    - Made default colour theme "crispy".
    - Moved do_winner screen up a little to give room to the war quotes.
    - Added option for custom background (menucontent.h, environment.h
      environment.cpp)
    - Any bitmaps found in the config folder (.atanks) can be used
      as custom backgrounds. (files.cpp, files.h, atanks.cpp, environment.h,
      environment.cpp)
    - Added Mass Teleport item, teleports all tanks on the screen to
      random locations. (tank.cpp, weapons.txt, main.h)


================== Atanks-3.6 released ================================

June 1, 2009
    - Fixed Makefile to make sure binary does to correct directory.
    - Moved giant inline function out of header file and into environment.cpp
    - Added deconstructor to ENVIRONMENT class fpr clean-up.

May 19, 2009
    - Settings from previous versions (prior to 3.5) can now be imported.
    - Fixed Makefile to handle changes to source files.
    - Re-added debugging codes to Makefile.
    - Fixed various crashes that would happen with the computer was aiming
      at tanks which had already been destroyed.
    - Prevented tanks from getting credit after they die.
    - Players should no longer show up as winning a round if they have died.
    - New game menu should look better now at higher resolution.
    - When selecting options or game rounds, the options now "wrap" around
      from highest to lowest and lowest to highest.
    - Added menu support for Slovak. (Provided by Jozef.)



==================== Atanks-3.5-r1 released ==========================
March 25, 2009
    - Important Bugfix:
      Fixed a bug that could cause atanks to crash if a game with players which
      do not belong to the first 10 set up players chosen is loaded.
    - Important Bugfix:
      A typo made atanks impossible to be compiled on windows platform

===================== Atanks-3.5 released ============================

March 19, 2009
    - Fixed a bug that caused players to be skipped, if their predecessor died
      during their own attack. (now really working!)
    - rewrote loading and saving of game settings and games.
      Important: Old save games and settings can not be imported!
    - Bots no might a) forget their revenge plans on new rounds, b) drop revenge
      plans if the revengee is on the same team and c) go for the not-same-team
      leader as a new revengee if the difference of won rounds grows too high.
    - Smoke desolves now a bit more realistic.
    - Napalm Jellies now grow first instead of spawning fully sized.
    - If a "winner" dies during end-of-round waiting, the score and money bonuses
      are substracted. (No more "Die-But-Keep-The-Points"-behavior!)
    - Fixed a bug that made Sith go for their team mates in special circumstances.
    - Changed the Makefiles to the new source layout and fixed some issues.
    - dynamized the new targetting system, so that there should be no more "lags"

February 21, 2009
    -- Finally "-Wno-write-strings" is no longer needed to compile the sources
    -- Rewrote the environment method to calculate average background colors. It is
    now inline and somewhat optimized, making shadowed + fading text more
    performant.
    -- Rewrote File handling, apart from three tiny points atanks is now fully ISO
    C++ compliant.
    -- Made rollers a bit faster dropping
    -- No more roller-breaking of shields by hammering them above the enemy onto
    the steel/wrap ceiling! They explode now.
    -- Two tiny patches make bots targetting a bit faster and destroy (hopefully)
    any possibility for the system to go infinite
    -- prepared all neccessary files to be translated. But please note:
    -- English: Is always there
    -- Portuguese: Is borked. But maybe it's only my utf-8 system showing the
    wrong characters. I looked into the atanks-2.9 files and it is broken there as
    well. If its just my system, don't mind. ;)
    -- French: Has some tiny things that has to be translated. Retaliation is
    still english, and I am not sure how to translate "Shadowed Text" and "Fading
    Text", so some french natural speaker might do this?
    -- German: Only weapons_de.txt needs to be translated, I'll do it next year.
    -- Slovak: Only the gloating texts *are* translated so the rest is missing
    completely, but I have prepared the files and menucontent.h for a slovak
    natural speaker to be translated.
    -- Added weapons_*language*.txt files so we can (finally) translate the weapon
    texts as well.
    -- Fixed a bug that could cause roller tracking to go infinite.
    -- Balanced fading texts some more
    -- Corrected some text messages
    -- added new roller code. Rollers now really roll!
    -- fixed a bug that made tracking report wrong hit points when tracking
    rollers and burrowers
    -- Added average background color calculation and fixed fading text offset. It
    should look far better now.
    -- Balanced shadowed text color calculation
    -- added a new retaliation text. When bots aim at opponents they have a grudge
    against, they might tell you now.
    For this to work you'll have to copy retaliation*.txt into
    /usr/share/games/atanks/ (or wherever you have your atanks data files)
    directory.
    -- removed waiting for explosions to finish when tanks blow up after being hit
    by violent death missiles.
    I was longing to change that for ages, because I grew rather sick of tanks
    being suspended in mid-air for ages while all those violent death missile fly
    around. Now, they blow up immediately. However, when a normal missile is shot
    and destroys a tank, it still waits for the missile's explosion to finish.
    -- changed tank falling behavior: They now can fall a short distance (2-5
    pixels) without getting damage and without the parachutes to open.
    I was longing for that one, too. The reason is, that it is madness to waste
    30+ parachutes and/or getting alot of damage while moving (!!) a tank down a
    flat slope.
    -- Fixed a bug with the tracing of spreads which resulted in bots hitting self
    but not the opponent.
    -- added a security check when calculating offsets to napalm. Bots should not
    drop napalm onto themselves any more when trying to hit a neighbor.
    -- added shadows to the text to increase readability. (Has to be turned on in
    the graphics menu, for compatibilities sake this option defaults to "off")
    -- added fading to the text, to ... well... to have a bit of eye candy. ;)
    (Has to be turned on in the graphics menu, for compatibilities sake this
    option defaults to "off")
    -- cleaned up aiming calculation
    -- cleaned up debugging messages for "DEBUG_AIM" and added some more info.
    -- Fixed a bug that could cause riot shots and blasts to start 10-20 pixels
    away from the tank cannon.
    -- Fixed a bug that caused the the aiming system to fail in a very special
    (and rare, but still existing) situation, resulting in bots shooting into the
    ceiling.
    -- Added a cleanup for all objects. No more debris on the screen!
    -- As the new aiming system doesn't need it any more, the wall type and boxed
    mode aren't changed any more once the last human player dies and skipping is
    turned on.
    -- added boxed mode (Finally!)
    -- riot blasts fixed, they no longer shoot downwards when too less power is
    chosen
    -- chain missiles now blast through dirt. (vertical spreads, too)
    -- Walltypes on non-human rounds with skip-AI on will now all change to
    Wrapped Walls & non-Boxed mode, but not before the current destructions
    (violent deaths, falling tanks) are finished. (happy, sylikc? ;))
    -- a completely new aiming system has been written to make the boxed mode
    possible
    -- added tweaks to reduce "debris" left on screen
    -- added tweaks to reduce "choking" of the display when too much is going on
    -- removed HLR_DEBUG, because in over 1000 rounds the speed-up-system never
    failed
    -- There are now three different defines for debugging:
        -- DEBUG
        Will show everything concerning inventories, shopping system, item
        selection and target selection of the bots on the console.
        -- DEBUG_AIM
        Will show all relevant numbers of the new aiming system on the console
        -- DEBUG_AIM_SHOW
        Will draw dots and circles on the screen to make the "thinking" of the
        aiming process visible.
        (Warning: The game is no longer playable in this mode)
    -- balanced computer player values, according to the new aiming system.
    Generally speaking, the "useless" bot won't hit a barn with a pumpgun, while
    the "deadly" bot is very precise.
    -- If no target can be reached by normal means, bots now might teleport (or
    swap) out of their corner, or try to get rid of the obstacle by using riot
    blasts
    -- While aiming bots now try to avoid hitting themselves or team mebers (when
    non-neutral) and are somewhat carefull not to hit themselves or team members
    with the blast damage their weapon produces. If a target can't be hit
    otherwise, there have sacrefices to be made, though...
    -- target selection now uses the new aiming system to value targets lower
    which are hard (or impossible) to hit
    -- item selection now uses the new aiming system to value weapons lower with
    which the chosen target can't be hit properly
    -- The target system now calculates burrowers and rollers. (Which leads to
    some highly entertaining results! :))
    -- The more intelligent a bot is, the more "bounces" of walls or "wraps" it
    can calculate.
    -- The more intelligent a bot is, the more spread it can calculate. So don't
    wonder if a useless or guesser bot fires a super spread, happily hitting
    itself. It simply couldn't see that coming.
    -- Velocity check rewritten. It now a) works and b) fixes the "Repulsor-
    Shield-Bug" :D Yes, I am very happy about that!
    It is handled in three different ways:
        -- No Spring Wall: The limit is set by maximum power, influenced by
        the mass of the weapon.
        -- Spring Wall and Not Boxed: The Limit is doubled, or shooting at the
        wall would destroy your missile.
        -- Spring Wall in a box: The limit is four times the normal limit, or
        it won't be any fun!
        I had very entertaining results with that! :)
    -- hit 2500! This means I have now tested over 2500 rounds with the new
    shopping- and target-selection systems since the last changes and/or bugfixes!
    -- The Boost Value calculation is changed to be more dynamic to future changes
    -- added a private member to count how many boost items are bought
    -- changed boost buying: inserted a per-round-limit aka iBoostItemsBought with
    the help of the above count
    -- language menu fixed
    -- changed interest to be dynamically gained
    -- Added a new define, HLR_DEBUG which, when set, causes the round to end
    after each bot having one last shot if no human players are left. (Default,
    currently, is 16)
    -- Fixed a bug that caused aTanks to freeze for seconds everytime too much is
    going on. (Explo, Text, Smoke, etc.) On some occasions there still can be a
    "hang" for a split second or so. But that could have been my computer, the
    issue needs to be tested and watched.
    -- Started to add boxed mode (not implemented yet! But the menu item is there
    and the Wall-Display is changed)
    -- Fixed a bug causing accelerated AI to crash
    -- Included sylikc's Anti-Crash-Fix
    -- When bots have enough money, they do not spend everything. Jedi keep 50%,
    Neutrals 25% and sith 5% (the squanderers! ;) *hrhr*) for "bad times"
    -- Repulsor Shield handling changed:
        changed ydist to be always negative, so missiles are *always* handled
        like they came from above! It remains to be tested whether this
        balances the repulsor shields, or renders them unbeatable (which could
        happen...)
        Note: In over 500 rounds they perform better, but are still far away
        from being "unbeatable"
    -- When determining pre-Buy items bots enforce buying of boost-Items if they
    are too far away from the peak.
    -- Limit for items raised up to 999 (like humans)
    -- limited AI-Only Rounds. If the last human players dies the remaining bots
    get 10 tries each to find a winner. If they do not succeed, the round is ended
    and the most healthy tank wins. (Or the round draws if two or more are equal)
    I added this, because there is a tiny chance (it never happened in the last
    weeks, but thrice only yesterday!) that the games gos infinite in AI-only
    turns. Situation: bots left have only small missiles and regenerate more each
    round than the small missile delivers.
    With this limit it won't happen any more.
    -- When the last human dies and the wall type is changed, it is redrawn at
    once now.
    -- limited interest && team money
    It is too easy to become super-marvel-universium-mega-hero by just waiting a
    couple of rounds until the bank has pumped up your account to some millions.
    Currently the bank refuses to pay more interest than 100k, but that hard limit
    will be changed to a dynamic one. (see todo list)
    As for team money, bots now refuse to spend more than 500k into the pot.
    Humans, too, of course.
    -- team win->WinRoundBonus divided instead of applied full.
    It is just extremely unfair that the teams get much more money for winning a
    round when it is easier for them to do so.
    -- 75% was too much, thus jedi now only pay 50% into the team account.
    -- Bots try to save up money to get better equipment
    -- Bots look at basic equipment first before heading for the weapons-shop.
        -- Parachutes (if gravity is on)
        -- Basic weapons (aka 5 medium and 3 large missiles
        -- Armor/Amps
        -- "Tools" to free themselves like Riot Blasts
        -- Shields, if enough money is there
        -- if all is set, look for dimpled/slick projectiles!
    Armor/Amps (aka "Boost-Items"), however, are limited, so they will only buy
    them, if someone has a higher value in boost-items. As these items can be
    bought randomly as well, they won't neccessarily wait for the human player(s)
    to go ahead!
    -- Buying is no longer purely random but takes the bots weapon preferences
    into account.
    -- The amount of money a bot wants to save up is used for the target-finding-
    system as well:
    If a bot has less money, it is more likely to target weak opponents to fetch
    the kill-bonus. If it has enough money, it will more likely chose the biggest
    threat.
    -- Money-saving is now limited, so that no bot tries to sum up millions. Right
    now the highest maximum, depending on type and weapon preferences, is 1M.
    (Deadly(=5) * 2 * Armageddon cost)
    -- Teams are now handled differently in alot of places:
        -- Prior the shopping tour, every jedi adds 75%, and every sith 25% of
        their money to the "team-account". The team-money is reduced by a
        "transaction fee" (jedi: 5%, sith: 10%) and then divided onto all
        team-members to help each other out.
        -- While searching for a target jedi try not to hit their team mates,
        while sith do not care so much.
        -- While searching for a target jedi give alot less than neutrals
        about revenge, while sith can become furious (even against team
        members!)
        -- jedi *can* become "super-defensive" (defensive > 1.0) while sith
        *can* become "super-offensive (defensive < -1.0). By this jedi can be
        extremely cautious every now and then, while sith like to throw
        caution out of the window. :)
    -- Riot blasts/bombs are no longer chosen to be shot onto enemies!
    -- fixed a bug with the rating of buried targets while searching for a
    target/chosing an apropriate weapon
    -- target selection and weapon selection now work together:
    A bot choses a weapon and tries to find the best target for it. Then the bot
    decides whether another weapon would be better for that target and switches to
    that. But they value weapons higher they like more, now.
    -- corrected the _targetX modification for shaped charges and napalm:
    Bots trie to aim shaped charges so that they do not directly hit, for aiming
    napalm they try to take wind into account.
    -- added blast check, to avoid using weapons which blast hit self, depending
    on intelligence and defensiveness
    -- added laser check to see whether a laser can be fired or would hit solid
    rock only
    -- added check for buried targets and appropriate weapons (burrower,
    penetrator, tremor-tectonic)
    -- added a check to get more intelligent bots to do collateral damage when
    possible
    -- Added a custom Kamikaze text for the situation when bots decide to blow
    them selves up.
    -- Money interest was added right before entering the shop, resulting in
    interest added everytime a game was reloaded (and reloaded, and reloaded...).
    I changed that so that interest is added after leaving the shop, fixing the
    "Add-money-by-reload"-Bug. Further there is no more interest for money that is
    just earned in the last round.
    -- added offset if no human players left, raising the class of the bots to
    speed up the game without changing the difference in intelligence between bots
    too much.
    -- bots perform best on rubber and wrap walls. If no human players are left,
    the wall type is changed if steel/spring is chosen to speed up the accelerated
    game.
    -- calculation of the shaped charge type weapons was improved (and corrected).
    -- Added preference generation for bots that are set to "per play" when a game
    is loaded. The loading of the preferences is (unfortunately) disabled and I do
    not know why. As long as they *are* disabled, PerPlay-Config bots have to get
    a new config on game load, or they use the global config, rendering PerPlay-
    Config useless.
    -- For PhysObjects: reduced "virtual" height to 25 times screen height and
    changed velocity check for the real velocity and >200 x mass.
    -- Re-Added german language, it flew out of the release.

===================== Atanks-3.2 released ============================

September 25, 2008
    -- Player references are now removed from dying tanks to
    void game crash.

Setpember 20, 2008
    -- Close button should now work on Windows.
    (Patch provided by sylikc.)
    -- Weapons should no longer bounce off repulse shields and
    fly up forever.
    (Patch from Yama.)
    -- Explosions on wrap-around walls appear on the far side of the
    screen too.
    (Patch from Yama.)
    -- Code clean up.
    (Patch from Yama.)
    -- Added fix to avoid skipping turns when spring
    walls are used.



September 2, 2008
    -- Credits and Help screens now ignore extra DOS return
    characters in the text file.
    (Submitted by sylikc)
    -- Added German language support.
    (Provided by Yama.)
    -- Changed formula for dealing damage with shaped charges.
    (Provided by Yama.)
    -- Added language support for instructions.
    (Provided by Yama.)
    -- Adjusted time clock to avoid skipping human player turns.
    -- Fixed typo which prevented penetrators from detonating when they
    hit the ground.
    (Provided by Yama.)


August 28, 2008
    -- Added patch from sylikc to prevent rounds ending
    before the winner gets credit. Changes atanks.cc
    -- Winners are now sorted by score at the end of the game.
    -- Added patch to make Atanks able to run in the background
    on Windows OS. (Provided by sylikc)
    -- Added custom data dir for Gentoo distro.
    (Provided by Yama)
    -- Fixed pointer warning in menucontent.h file.
    (Fix provided by Yama)
    -- Added advanced AI weapon and item preferences.
    (Provided by Yama.)
    -- Fixed potential crash in player menu. (Patch from Yama)



August 11, 2008
    -- Added Mac OS X makefile for compatibility on that platform.
    -- Patched files.cc and files.h to work with OS X.
    (Patch provided by ryandesign)
    -- Added Slovak language for tank dialog.
    (Provided by Jozef Riha)
    -- Applied item selection patch and loading patch from
    Yama.


===================== Atanks-3.1 released ============================

July 26, 2008
    -- Removed strcasestr from Win32 build to avoid compiler error.
    -- Fixed error with time delay and simulanious firing.


July 12, 2008
    -- Corrected error where tanks firing chain missiles would be skipped a turn.

July 1, 2008
    -- Added time limit for shots. Can be changed in the Physics option
    screen.
    -- The timed shots limit is now saved in the game settings.
    -- Adjusted compile flags to avoid annoying messages from gcc-4.3.0



June 6, 2008
    -- Fixed bug where if no saved game exists,
    atanks will crash.
    -- Added Windows compatibility code for saved
    game searches. Provided by Keilaron.
    -- Fixed Windows search for saved games.





===================== Atanks-3.0 released ====================

May 23, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added patch to avoid skipping turns when
    violent death is on.
    -- Adjusted final score layout.



May 6, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Introduced browsing option for saved games.
    -- Completed "select saved game to continue" feature.
    -- Fixed bug where a team would get credit for winning
    when all tanks were destroyed.
    -- Added kill/died ratio to end game stats.
    -- Fixed bug in detecting which player/team wins.


April 15, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Graphics should display properly if the
    game needs to recover graphic settings.
    -- When the player dies, the game will not skip
    ahead to the end of the round until violent deaths
    are finished.
    (Thanks to Scott for providing this patch.)
    -- Updated Portuguese language files to use latin1
    encoding. Should display better than old files.
    -- Fixed floating point calculation bug in the
    interpolate() function. Thanks to pyeatt for providing
    this fix.


March 25, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Re-implemented fog. Made fog smoother, where
    tanks disappear and re-appear.
    -- Fixed medium napalm so it drops napalm, not
    tremors.
    -- The fog option no longer shows up as incomplete.
    -- Massive code clean up. Removed old versions of save/load,
    took out old aiming code. Breaks backward compatiblity with
    versions of Atanks prior to 2.4.
    -- Made the satellite slightly less violent.
    -- Tanks should no longer waste lasers trying to fire below
    their level.
    -- Updated gloat, revenge and suicide remarks.


=============== Atanks-2.9 released ======================

March 18, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added text to buying screen to indicate arrows can
    be used to scroll through items.
    -- Re-wrote AI aiming. Target tanks, rather than areas.
    -- AI no longer shoots at steel walls.
    -- Added levels of violent tank deaths.
    -- Added dirt that randomly falls from the sky, similar to meteors.
       Option is in the Weather menu.
    -- Removed old satellite system
    -- Created new satellite object.
    -- Satellite now fires lasers.
    -- AI controlled tanks no longer adjust power for items.
       Saves time.


March 2, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added command line option "--noconfig" which
    avoids loading game settings, but still loads
    players, to allow game settings to be reset.
    -- If no tanks fire a shot, natruals are paused until
    someone fires. This fixes two problems:
    A) If you leave the keyboard and come back 5 minutes
       later, there is still some dirt left.
    B) It is not possible to simply buy a lot of parachuts
       and armour and wait for enemy tanks to die from naturals.
    -- Added Physics option "Violent Death" which causes tanks to
    die in violent explosions when turned on. Is left off by default.
    -- Added Land Slide option called "Tank Only", which causes tanks
    to fall, but dirt hover in the air.
    -- Reworked loading players to make it more flexible.
    -- Attempted fix for start-up screen size.
    -- Added item called Armour Piercing. Makes a very small explosion
       but does a fairly large amount of damage.



February 19, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Fixed spelling error on desktop file.
    Thanks to Keilaron for pointing this out.
    -- Added French language files, menu option.
    Thanks to Olivier for providing the translation.
    -- Added command line option "-c" to specify
    where the config file should be created/used.
    -- Removed weapons.h from source tree.
    -- Avoid memory fault in moving config file.


========== Atanks-2.8 released ========================

February 11, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Changed MIRV settings to cause wider spread of sub missiles.
    -- AI returns to regular difficulty level after each game when
    in campaign mode.
    -- Added land type None, which plays rounds with no land at all.
    Using Random land will not cause None to be used.


January, 29, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When a neutral player wins the same number of rounds
       as a team, the game is a draw.


January 18, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Weapon, naturals and items are now stored in
    a text file (weapons.txt). The data in weapons.h
    is no longer used.
       A) Created function to read in weapon/item data.
       B) Commented out weapons.h
       C) Implemented weapons.txt -- provided by action9000
       D) Replaced named constants in weapons.txt
       E) Weapon, items and naturals declared in globals.h
    -- Re-wrote AI weapon selection system, hopefully this will be
       less CPU intensive.
    -- The icon for the current weapon is displayed on the
       top bar during rounds.
    -- If the AI does not have a fun weapon to use, it may
       select an item.
    -- AI does not select self-destructive items or teleports
       unless parachutes are in inventory.
    -- Created small MIRV missile. A device that releases payload
       while still above the ground.
    -- Created MIRV images.


January 7, 2008
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Introduced Campaign mode, which causes the AI
    to get progressively smarter each round.
    -- Removed liquid.cc from source tree.
    -- Removed list.cc and list.h from source tree.
    -- AI players randomly select weapons rather than
       using an item until they run out.


December 28, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Firing a chian missile no longer fires another
    shot, such as a death head.
    -- Dirt balls that explode above the screen
    no longer produce endless stream of dirt.
    -- Program should no longer crash when
    creating a new player.
    -- Fixed lightning sound.
    -- Created menu option for Laser Satellite.
    -- Added laser-armed satellite that randomly fires
    on the battle field.


December 23, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Put fan item picture back to fan. Had been
    accidently changed to fuel image.
    -- Fixed mkdir call for Windows.



=============== Atanks-2.7 Released ======================


December 15, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Fixed bug where the game would crash if two players on the
    same team have a duel.
    -- Added a new type of weapon, the Chain Missile. This weapon
    fires small missiles in vollies of three.
    -- Fixed bug that prevents the config file to be saved
    on systems without a previous version of Atanks installed.


December 9, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added a .desktop file for atanks (atanks.desktop).
    -- Wrap around walls are now displayed using the colour yellow.

November 29, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Fixed bug where, if a tank shoots itself and falls
    and the money penalty for self-damage drops the player's money
    below $0, then the money is "corrected" to $1,000,000,000.
    Thanks to Andy for pointing this out.
    -- If both teams have the same number of wins, then
    the game is a draw.
    -- Game settings are saved along with the saved game.
    Settings are saved in the same directory as the saved game
    as a .txt (plain text) file. Replacing your atanks-config.txt
    file with this will give you the same game settings as you had
    while playing the original game.
    -- Display directions for saving game on buying screen.
    -- Added fuel item, which allows the player's tank to
    move using the < and > keys (or period and comma).
    -- Amount of fuel the tank has is displayed on the top bar.


November 18, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added different settings on the Options menu
    for tech levels. One relating to weapons and the
    other for items.
    -- Keilaron added code for setting the window's
    title (caption) under Winodws.
    -- Added wrap-around walls. When missiles reach the side
    of the screen, they wrap around to the other side.
    -- Wind Strength is now saved in the settings file.
    -- Increased buffer size for options to avoid over-flow.


November 15, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Corrected timing bug that causes freeze on
    the buying screen.
    -- Games that are not given a name are given the
    default name of "unamed".
    -- Changed name of player type from "Range Finder"
    to "Ranger" to make it fit in the text box.
    -- Windows version now saves settings and saved games
    under user's AppData folder, rather than current working
    directory.
    -- Atanks will attempt to create a sub-directory in the user's
    HOME directory called .atanks. The config file will be
    copied there, if it exists. If the file does not yet exist,
    future config files will be saved there.
    Note: The game does not attempt to copy saved game files.
    -- Saved games are now saved and loaded from the player's
    HOME/.atanks/ directory.


============== Atanks-2.6 released ====================


November 3, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added Load Game option to the new game menu.
    -- Games can be loaded from the Select Players screen.
    -- Corrected minor load bugs and removed testing output.

October 24, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Player can now create a name for the
    game about to begin on the Select Players screen.
    -- Moved a few functions out of atanks.cc and
    into files.cc
    -- Moved some headers into files.h
    -- Games can now be saved from the buying screen
    by pressing F10.
    -- Tanks that have hit another tank now gloat
    when the target dies only. Tanks do not
    gloat for near-deaths.


October 14, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Game speed is now adjustable through the Graphics
    option menu.
    Adjusting the game speed may help avoid errors where
    the game would lockup before.
    -- Rollers now hit Steel walls and fall normally instead
    of instantly appearing at the bottom of the screen.
    -- When the player pressed a key in the range of 0-9
    the tank's team name is displayed along with the health status.

October 9, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added variable land slide option. Player
    can now control the delay in cartoon gravity.
    -- Tanks delay falling the same way land does
    on cartoon gravity.
    -- Added Portuguese text to menus.
    Many thanks to Fred Maranhão for the translation.

September 29, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added more tank text (English)
    -- Which team a tank is on is now shown on the top menu bar.
    -- Changed default player names to ones more historical.
    -- Intelligent AI players now buy parachutes when
    gravity exists.
    -- When there is no gravity, tanks no longer fall.
    -- Introduced variable gravity delay for Cartoony gravity.

August 17, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added Portuguese language files to the Makefile.


============== Atanks-2.5 released ====================
August 11, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- The Floattext class no longer frees up text passed to
    its constructor. Text is now allocated and freed outside of
    the class for easier debugging.

    -- Players now try to avoid shooting fellow team mates.
    Neutral players are not considered members of a team.

    -- When only the members of one team are alive, the round
    is over. Neutral players are not considered a team.

    -- At the end of the game, teams are credited with wins.

    -- Minor Makefile typo corrections.


August 4, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When tanks talk, the text is selected using
    Random_Line (new function) rather than the
    previously used LINESEQ for increased flexibility.

    -- Player can now switch languages without re-starting
    the game.

    -- Added new colour theme, provided by Jim of the FreeDOS
    project. The colour theme can be changed in the Graphics
    menu. The options are "Regular" for the original theme and
    "Crispy" for the new theme.
    Note: Sky and landscape change colour when the theme is
    changed. To see different explosions currently requires
    a game restart.

    -- Added Team option to the Player menu. Possible teams
    are Sith, Neutral and Jedi.
    Note: Teams do not have any effect on the game, yet.

    -- Updated the Help.txt file. Thanks to Fred for pointing
    out the incorrect text.

    -- Removed AutoPlay option from the main Options menu
    under Auto-Skip as it seems to be redundant.

    -- Fixed Cartoon gravity to make it more cartoony.

    -- When buying items, the AI now understands repair kits
    have cumlitive effect.


July 29, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added a new gravity type (Cartoon) which causes
    the landscape to hover for a variable amount of time.

    -- Tanks now hover for a few seconds when using
    Cartoon gravity.

    -- Reduced CPU usage when displaying the main menu.

    -- Added Portuguese language files for gloat, revenge,
    suicide and Help. Added menu option called Languages
    to allow the player to switch between English and
    Portuguese. Thanks to Fred for the translations.


July 25, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When you drop a burrower or penterator onto
    a Steel floor, the game no longer hangs.

    -- Players can now buy and sell items in bulk by
    holding the CONTROL key while clicking on an item
    in the buying screen. Items are bought/sold in
    bulk 10 times their normal amount.

    -- Fixed bug that prevented most tanks from buying
    parachutes.

    -- Fixed bug in loading preferences from a text file.

    -- When starting the game in full screen mode,
    previous width and height settings are ignored.
    Fixes a weird display issue.

    -- Try to avoid pausing the game when user switches
    to a different window. (Windows only.)

    -- Fixed screen centring on higher resolution settings.

    -- Worked on text scrolling to make it more efficent.

    -- Money no longer over-flows to become negative.


================ Released Atomic Tanks 2.4 ========================

June 22, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Fixed typo in Makefiles.
    -- Created spec file for Red Hat/Fedora
    Linux distros.
    -- Created .rpm file for Fedora (Linux distro).
    -- Fixed saving screen width and height.

June 18, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When turning the sound ON or OFF in the Options menu,
    the game no longer requires a restart for the setting
    to take effect.
    -- When switching between Default OS mouse cursor and
    the Custom Atanks cursor, the change no longer
    requires a game restart.
    -- If the constant "DOS" is defined, the background
    should not be cached. This should fix weird menu issue on DOS.
    -- When Steel walls are in effect, the computer usually
    avoids shooting them.
    -- When a new player is created, their default colour is
    a high contrast to avoid blending.
    -- Max missile age has been changed from 60 seconds to
    20 seconds to speed up game play.

June 10, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- In rest points, Linux uses usleep() and Windows
    now uses native Sleep() call to avoid high CPU usage.
    -- If there are no tanks alive at the end of a round
    the game annouces a "Draw" and no one gets credit for
    a win.
    -- Try to avoid sub-index in tank::draw function.
    -- Draw tank base _after_ the shield to avoid dis-colouration.

June 6, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Removed Windows version of LINUX_SLEEP to avoid
    very slow response from the game.
    -- Put set_display_switch_mode() call in init_game_settings()
    for Windows to avoid pausing the game when the window
    loses focus.
    -- Wall type indicator no longer appears across the top of the
    screen. On the walls and floor only, where wall type
    actually matters.

June 2, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Config settings are now stored in a text file
    called .atanks-config.txt
    The old config files can still be read for backward
    compatibility.
    -- A new wall type (random) has been added, which causes the
    type of wall to change each round.
    -- The side of the screen now shows a thin band of colour which
    indicates which wall type is being used. Red for Steel, Green
    for Rubber and Blue for Spring.

May 14, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Windows build now uses rest() calls where Linux uses usleep
    in the hope of reducing CPU usage on Win32 systems.
    -- Pressing the 0-9 keys will display the coresponding tank's
    name, health and shield status. This information is removed
    from the top bar when a weapon is fired.

May 4, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Created files.h to hold common file defines and data.
    -- Increased the delay in LINUX_SLEEP to 10000 (on Linux)
    to reduce CPU usage.
    -- When printing Credits and Help, we now use the Allegro
    rest() function to reduce CPU usage. Estimated 3x easier
    on CPU usage.

April 22, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Moved BUTTON code out of atanks.cc into its
    own source file (button.cc).
    -- Added checks at the top of header files weapons.h,
    player.h and menucontent.h to avoid duplicate defines.
    -- Removed extra calls of srand() from atanks.cc
    -- Tanks now make comments when they kill themselves.

April 18, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Moved VERSION definition to main.h from the Makefiles
    -- Fixed typo in Makefiles which caused Windows compile error.


================== Atanks-2.3 Released ========================

April 3, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Changed title screen. Art provided by Keilaron.
    -- Settings are saved as soon as the player leaves the
    Option screen. This avoids losing settings if the game
    crashes or exits unexpectedly.


March 27, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Changed the Auto-repair kit from tech level 4
    to tech level 2.


March 21, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- The player can now select to use either the custom
    Atomic Tanks mouse cursor or the default OS cursor.
    Note: The OS cursor is probably faster.
    The option is located under the Graphics menu and
    may require the game be restarted to take effect.
    -- The ENTER key on the number pad can now be used
    to indicate you are done entering text on Options
    and Player editing screens.


March 18, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When the player presses TAB or BACKSPACE to change
    weapons, the weapon text no longer flickers. The text
    no longer flickers at the begining of new rounds.
    -- The CTRL key now works to more finely tune PGUP and
    PGDW commands. Of course, this still causes the power to
    vary a lot (100 points per tap).
    -- Created new device called "Fan" which changes the direction
    and strength of the wind. The change in wind depends on the
    direction of the player's turret and the power behind the "shot".
    This only really works well in high-wind environments.


March 15, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Changed drawing code so that different tank
    styles can have the turrent in different positions.
    See tank::draw()
    -- When exiting the game to the main menu, the next game no
    longer speeds up dramatically.
    -- Fixed bug on Windows where exiting the game
    causes all tanks to fire their weapons.
    See tank::activateSelection()


March 12, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- The spelling of "lazer" has been changed to "laser".
    -- Items that are not weapons are no longer displayed
    left-aligned on the top bar. they are right-aligned like
    the other items.
    -- The Page Up and Page Down keys now cause the player's
    power to go up or down dramatically (100 points instead of 5).
    -- Players can now choose to make their tanks
    appear differently. The options are Normal or Classic.
    This is changed in the Players menu.
    -- Tank style preferences are now saved in the config file.


March 6, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Human players can now be put under temporary
    computer control (highest AI setting). This can
    be done during the player's turn by pressing F10.

    -- Repair kit's name changed to Auto-repair kit
    to reflect its ability to repair without user intervention.

    -- Text colour in Help and Credits changed to white from
    black to increase contrast.

    -- If a player is saved as a part time bot, then they
    are re-loaded as a human player.


================== Atanks-2.2 released ===========================

Feb 27, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- We now save the Wind Strength option properly from
    the Weather menu.
    -- Avoid segfault when displaying gloating messages.
    -- Meteors only live for 5 seconds. This is to prevent loops
    where lots of meteors appear and don't self destruct, causing
    an endless loop.
    -- Meteors no longer fall while players are aiming in SIMUL turn
    mode. They will fall at any time in other turn modes. Meteors will
    also fall in SIMUL turn mode while weapons are in the air.
    Note: Lightning remains the same as before.


Feb 24, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Cleared up some compiler warnings we were getting from
    the Windows compiler. Shouldn't effect game play at all,
    but makes the build process nicer.
    -- Added a device called Swapper, which will cause the
    player's tank to switch places with another tank. The
    other tank is picked at random.
    -- Added a new wall type, Spring. The spring wall type
    causes missiles to bounce off the walls and floor
    with more speed (x1.25) than they had before.
    -- When one player kills another, the attacker gloats.
    Only one gloat message is displayed if multiple tanks
    are destroyed.


Feb 21, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Disabled window closing in Windows to prevent hangs.
    -- Added item: repair kit. A device which will slowly
    repair the player's tank each turn.
    -- The number of rounds of play remaining
    can be adjusted on the buying screen.
    This is performed using the "-" and "+" signs on the keyboard.
    Note, the "=" will also act like a "+" to add rounds.
    -- Clear key buffer before accepting input from each player
    to prevent accidently fireing a weapon.


Feb 19, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Expanded final score box to prevent
    money from running on to the background.
    -- The mouse wheel can now be used to scroll through
    items on the buying screen. Makes navigator quicker.
    -- Game now clears keybaord buffer at the end of each turn.
    Avoids weapons being un-intentionally activated.

Feb 13, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Permissions on title.dat changed to 644. Corrects
    bug where a system-wide install would run for root only.


==================== Atanks-2.1 released ==========================

Feb 11, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Added an option under the optins->Physics menu
    to change the type of wall being used during the game.
    The types are Rubber and Steel. Rubber acts as before,
    allowing missiles to bounce off the walls and bottom of
    the screen. The steel walls cause missiles to detonate on
    impact.
    -- Added the wall type option to the config file to
    allow the setting to be saved.
    -- When pressing the BACKSPACE key during the game, players
    can cycle backward through their weapon selections.
    -- Changed computer's targeting AI so the computer understands
    the difference between rubber walls and steel walls. This prevents
    the computer from shooting at steel walls repeatedly.


Feb 9, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Option to enable or disable sound is now on
    the main Options menu. At this time, changing the
    sound on/off will not take effect until the game
    is re-started.
    -- Changed config file to save the sound option.
    -- Made sure the command line option "--nosound"
    over-rides the sound setting in the config file.
    -- The width and height of the Atanks window can now be
    changed from the Options menu, under Graphics. Changes
    take effect after the game is exited and re-started.
    -- Added screen width and height to the config file.
    -- Made sure the command line given width or height
    takes priority over the width and height settings from
    the config file.
    -- Tank health is now printed in the same colour as the
    player's tank.


Feb 5, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Corrected bug where missles would not die from old
    age. Missles should now properly detonate after 60
    seconds (MAX_MISSLE_AGE) whether they hit anything.
    This is to avoid infinate loops where missles bouce
    forever.
    -- Corrected problem with text lingering from the end
    of one round and showing up in the next. Insults should
    no longer carry over into the new round.


Jan 31, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- The player's name now appears over their tank. Text
    colour matches the tank's colour.
    -- Changed money to signed int. Cleared up some
    type problems. Put in check to keep money from
    over-flowing. See Player::newRound()
    -- Command-line option "--noname" added to allow the
    player name above tank feature to be disabled.


Jan 27, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Allow player names to be more than 10 characters. Names
    should now be able to expand to 23. Changed some output
    code to allow for longer names without over-writing other
    text on the screen. Changed file format to allow longer names
    and backward compatibility.

Jan 25, 2007
     Mike (CaptainNeeda+atanks@gmail.com)
    -- Added feature to allow all tanks to fire at the same time.
    This is accessible by selecting "Simul" under Turn Order
    in the options menu.


Jan 21, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Floating text no longer carries over to the next round.
       Added newRound() function to FLOATTEXT object.
    -- When the window's "X" or close button is clicked, the game
       will exit immediately.

=============== Atanks-2.0 Released ===========================

Jan 10, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Fixed serious bug which causes game to crash
    when there are more than two players.

Jan 9, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Corrected serious bug where tanks did not take damage
    when they free-fall.

Jan 7, 2007
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Removed custom my_abs() function. Replaced it
    with built-in fabs().
    -- Where a char variable is used as a boolean, change the
    type to int or bool to avoid compiler warnings.
    -- Created a Debian spefic Makefile (Makefile.debian)
    to make Atanks more compatible with Debian's package.


Dec 19, 2006
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Version information is now displayed on the
    command line properly at start up. This should
    clear up some confusion about what version we have
    during debuging.
    Note: Version number is stored in Makefile
    -- Fixed command line option for height. "-h" was
    already being used for "help". Height can now be
    given using "-t" or "--tall".
    -- When one tank falls on another, the falling tank
    now rests on top of the other, rather than over-lapping
    on the screen.
    -- Added command line option "--nosound" to disable
    game sounds.
    -- Updated command line help.
    -- Re-wrote README file to be more up-to-date and
    organized.
    -- Updated Makefiles. Create new Makefile.windows for
    people compiling on Win32 systems.
    Use "make Makefile.windows" to compile.


Dec 4, 2006
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- When a player runs out of ammo, the game switches
    to a different type of ammo. The new ammo is displayed
    in flashing RED instead of BLACK to warn the player.

Nov 27, 2006
    Jesse (jessefrgsmith@yahoo.ca)
    -- Made code compatible with gcc 4.1
    -- Updated code to use current Allegro 4.2 API
       text output functions, set_clip and text_mode
    -- Made player money unsigned to avoid negative funds.
    -- When player runs out of a type of ammo, game automatically
       switches to a new ammo type.


================= Atanks-1.1.0 released ===================================

4. 9. 2002

    Juraj Michalek (georgik@host.sk -- http://kota543.host.sk):
    -- added wind
    -- added indication bars
    -- added pay off functions
    -- added menu control by keyboard arrows
6. 9. 2002

    -- I rewrite all code to C++ -> hard work
    there were a lot of bugs in type definition,
    it's mirracle that game worked!

7. 9. 2002

    -- new structure of weapon record
    -- eek, many and many type mistakes
    -- added usleep for schedule optimization in Linux

8. 9. 2002

    -- changed structure of ITEM
    -- added TANK method for boosting up shield
    -- automatic shield boost
    -- fixed buystuff algorithm
    -- fixed colors and information in credits
    -- speed up redrawing algorith
    -- new title screen
    -- new top-bar in game

15. 9. 2002

    -- fixed bug with game engine (this bug came with
    conversion to C++ :()

2. 11. 2002

    -- fixed some minor bugs
    -- code indent fix
    -- added command line functions
    -- implicit select of windowed mode

3. 11. 2002

    -- back button in Option menu
    -- icons of weapons
    -- upgrade graphics
    -- release of 0.5

5. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Modified code to allow resizing of screen (currently only
    at compile time, positions now scale)

8. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- some previously static graphics are now generated (scalable)
    -- modified way wind changes from turn to turn
    -- added wind options to options screen

12. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- changed dirtfall routines
    -- missiles no longer have to pause while explosion happens
    -- combine nearby make_updates (one blit instead of n)

14. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bug, t[z].ni is ITEMS long but
        zero'd up to t[z].ni[WEAPONS] in newgame()
    -- topbar now generated to fit screen

15. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed another bug, setting t[z] variables in
        z < MAX_MISSILES for-loop
    -- Added FLOATTEXT class
    -- Added permanent display of health and shields over tanks

22. 01. 2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Modified missiles, more OO than before
    -- Modified funky-bomb delivery (slower delivery, needs tweaking)
    -- Added dirt-bombs

24. 01. 2003 - Juraj Michalek (georgik@host.sk):
    -- dirt ball explosion don't cover terrain
    -- changed some weapon's costs

26. 01 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Missiles once again bounce off the bottom of the screen.
    -- Arrow no longer used to indicate current player,
        uses bouncing health text instead

28. 01 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Replaced unneeded images in .dat files,
        reducing total download by 250k

29. 01 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Explosion images are now generated at runtime,
        saves 1Mb of download
    -- Explosions now 'disperse' for 10 frames after initial explosion

31. 01 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Change nature of land-slide to improve efficiency,
        reduces changes/frame, smoother.
    -- Fixed a bug in explosions (incomplete dispersal due to
        land-slide finishing first).

02. 02 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added earthquake range of weapons (tremor, shock-wave,
        tectonic-shift)
    -- Improved update method for explosions and land-slides.

06. 02 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added new screen fades
    -- Fixed bug in landslides where slide was calculated several times
        per frame, once per active missile
    -- Reorganised code, making it more OO, added VIRTUAL_OBJECT,
        PHYSICAL_OBJECT above MISSILE and TANK and FLOATTEXT

09. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Further large-scale reorganisation
    -- Landfall accelerates with gravity
    -- Improved graphics 'engine' (more efficient scheduling etc.)
    -- Hierarchical menu system
    -- Weather options (Meteor showers)
    -- Physics options
    -- Basic AI added
    -- Improved credit attribution for damage done
    -- EXPLOSION object added (explosions no longer part of missile)
    -- tech level added to restrict availability of weapons
    -- Added shaped-charge range of weapons
    -- Added repulsion shields
    -- Improved shield drawing routine
    -- Player colours randomly generated (needs refining)
    -- Bomblets for funky and cluster now separate weapons
    -- Weapon buying now displays a description of each weapon
        in a panel on the left of the screen

11. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bugs in AI that made the AI really useless.
    -- Added riot bomb and heavy riot bomb
    -- Added riot charge and riot blast
    -- Modified AI to choose riot gear if buried
    -- Added Page Up and Page Down functionality to buying screen

12. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bug where repulsion shields would continue to repulse
        if shield was reduced to exactly 0
    -- Fixed bug where angle of drawn object set to 0

13. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added teleport
    -- Added functionality to allow items to be selected and used
    -- Fixed bug where game would crash if everyone was dead
        at the end of a round
    -- Fixed bug where player would be incorrectly marked as COMPUTER_PLAYER
    -- Added self/auto-destruct items (vengeance, dying wrath, fatal fury)
    -- Added tech levels to items
    -- Modified AI to mostly avoid selecting self/auto-destruct items

14. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Changed landscape generation algorithm to use perlin noise

15. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added new landscape-type option to menu

17. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Modifications to AI targetting
    -- Fix to self-destruct

18. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented AI device preferences
    -- Improved AI purchasing routines
    -- AI now no longer uses teleport recreationally unless has parachute
    -- Improved AI device-selection routine

19. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added landSlideType option to physics menu
    -- Separated floating text from tank, the better to display damage with

20. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added permanent armour upgrades
    -- Added drag-reduction items
    -- Increased max number of each item to 999 from 99

21. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Animated shields
    -- Tidied in-game stats bar
    -- Fixed bug in Funky Death due to incorrect settings in weapons.h
    -- Modified AI item preference selection code to not favour the higher numbered items
    -- Balance changes, effectiveness of Vengeance decreased, prices of some items changed

26. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added nicer/more complex looking landscape rendering
    -- Added nicer/more complex looking sky rendering
    -- Added graphics options to turn on nicer rendering
        as it's a lot slower to render
    -- Added moon to sky
    -- Fixed bug where ingamemenu wasn't being cleared from screen
        on return
    -- Fixed colorDistance () algorithm, should now have
        meaningful results
    -- Modified options menu to not need bitmap anymore,
        still not great (e.g. tiny title) but getting there

27. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added config file (.atanks-config) which records settings

28. 04 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented Versioning system in config file

14. 06 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented player persistence between games
    -- Improvements to BUTTON class and usage on front menu
    -- Teleport sound-effect + visual effect
    -- Player selection before game
    -- a variety of other things

25. 06 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented new DECOR class (decorative)
    -- Implemented smoke trails on missiles
    -- Implemented new TELEPORT class

10. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented new BEAM class
    -- Implemented new weather (lightning)
    -- Implemented new Lazer weapon

14. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bug with damage text displaying even if damage rounds to 0

15. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented 3 difficulty levels for computer players
    -- Fixed TOGGLE options bounce-effect (select, deselect, select
        rapidly)

18. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Implemented numerical display of angle and power
        (suggested by krajzega, allegro.cc)
    -- Animated lightning a little
    -- AI will now not attempt to use a lazer on a target lower than
        itself

22. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bug due to number of weapons changing between versions

25. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Modified credits screen, broke it down into several functions
        to make it re-usable.

30. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added instructions screen from new button on main menu

31. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Fixed bug where explosion constantly checked if it was causing
        fall damage. This would cause money to often not be awarded
        to the player that fired the weapon.
    -- Changed the money model slightly, now a player should not be able
        to go below 0 money.

31. 07 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- When entering text (such as the Name field when editing a player)
        the mouse now continues to be visible, also the typing
        cursor flashes.

01. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Added usleep under linux to try and prevent 100% cpu on
        instruction and credits screens.
    -- Modified Guesser, should now be slightly more random. Previously
        it would consistently overshoot (guaranteed to miss, rather
        than just unlikely to hit).
    -- If a config file doesn't already exist, 10 players are created.
    -- Also, it will create a new (human) player and have you edit it when
        you run it.

02. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Changes for easier packaging (thanks to Michael Sterrett) including
        -DDATA_DIR option to modify the built-in path to the data
        files.
    -- Checks on various initialisation return-codes to see if they were
        successful, and returning errors if not. Previously these were
        ignored.

03. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Initialisation of previously uninitialized variables (as reported
        by 'gcc -O2 -Wall').

04. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk):
    -- Moved up/down arrows on buying screen to more logical location
    -- Added Fast up/down arrows to buying screen to provide GUI
        equivalent of existing page-up/page-down functionality
    -- Added new arrow images for above purpose
    -- Added Napalm weapons

07. 08 .2003 - Kalle Toivonen (kato@korpikuu.fi)
    -- Found and fixed bug with backspace in text entry fields

11. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added new Burrower and Penetrator subterranean weapons

12. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Any remaining shields are now recharged at the end of a round.
    -- Fixed a bug where it didn't pick up on failure to open title.dat
        then went ahead and tried to use it anyway (bug #787283).
    -- Money is now no longer lost when you damage yourself.
        This is the default behaviour.
    -- Bonus money now awarded to the tank which wins the round.
    -- Added options for financial side of things (bounty, bonuses,
        penalties for self damage and interest rate).
    -- Rewrote High/Low player ordering routine (turn order).
        Previously I'm not sure it ever worked.

13. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Made 'action' options on menus possible to implement

14. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Player Deletion now possible
    -- Moved number of rounds selector to player selection screen

17. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed 'pause' bug, it really does now.
    -- When all human players are out of the game and only computer
        players remain, goes into Accelerated AI mode (Doesn't draw
        anything, speeds up the game and ends the round quicker,
        less sitting around waiting).
    -- Added option for Accelerated AI
    -- Added incremental stepping of angle and power via ctrl being
        held down (Patrick Bogen's suggestion)

18. 08 .2003 - Patrick Bogen
    -- Fixed divide by zero bug in wind variation routine which would
        happen if windvariation == 0;

20. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added display of AI difficulty on selection screen and player menu.
    -- Fixed bug in win32 version causing config to screw up, it was
        due to file read and write being non-binary.
        This was already fixed in an earlier version but apparently
        overwritten before it made it to CVS.

22. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added checks for memory allocation failures and handle them
        more gracefully (print an error and exit).

23. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added FRAMES_PER_SECOND define
    -- 15 second time limit on missiles before they just detonate
    -- Maximum altitude (-65535) on missiles before they just detonate

24. 08 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Last words added, along with revenge memory (AI more likely to
        fire on last player to do significant damage to them).
    -- Dropped FRAMES_PER_SECOND to 60 from 100
    -- Modified various things to cope with FRAMES_PER_SECOND changes

01. 09 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed AI targetting bug resulting from FRAME_RATE changes (thanks
        to vossman77)

02. 09 .2003 - Justin Ronco (jronco@umich.edu)
    -- Removed z, zz, zzz, z4, z5, z6 globals.
    -- fade.cc & lineseq.h should be complete

02. 09 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed bug in drawFracture which would cause a hang
        (Eugeni Andreechtchev)

06. 09 .2003 - Justin Ronco (jronco@umich.edu)
    -- Relocated Tom's Perlin Noise code to "perlin.cc".  Documented.

07. 09 .2003 - Justin Ronco (jronco@umich.edu)
    -- Relocated Sky rendering code to sky.cc.  Documented.
    -- Modified moon drawing system;  some cleanup, some additions.
    -- Made global gradients constant.  Changed functions appropriately.
    -- Changed interface to generate_sky, removed all other functions
        from external view
    -- set_level_settings modified to call new sky functionality

07. 09 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed tremor-freeze bug (I thought this was already fixed?)

08. 09 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Bugfix (workaround) for objects carrying through from the end of
        one round to the beginning of the next. This is temporary
        until a better fix can be made.

09. 09 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added detect_digi_driver before install_sound to see if sound is
        possible

20. 11 .2003 - Eden (eden99_99@users.sourceforge.net)
    -- Fixed bug with funky bomblet leaving the top of the screen.
    -- Fixed problem with not frequent-enough position sampling for
        collision detection.

01. 12 .2003 - Eden (eden99_99@users.sourceforge.net)
    -- Fixed bug with burrower leaving the top of the screen.
    -- AI improved to buy more parachutes along with a new player option
        to change when CPU players generate their weapon
        preferences.

11. 12 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed bug introduced in earlier version which printed 'advice' type
        errors ("You must have at least 2 players") to the console,
        rather than the screen.

15. 12 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Improvement to AI, targetting now based on optimum positioning for
        maximum damage, with weighting for revenge, avoiding damaging
        self and several other factors.

16. 12 .2003 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Further improvement to AI, added wind factoring into targetting
        for 2 stage weapons, which should make cluster bombs etc.
        used more effectively.
    -- Added 'shopping trolley', allowing items to be put back.

04. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Improved shopping trolley to allow sell-back of previously bought
        items at a loss (adjustable via money menu).
    -- Changed money from int to long int as int is apparently too small

06. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Changes to missile-specific code, allowing a wide variety
        of definitions and tweaks via weapons.h and simplifying
        certain sections.

08. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Further improvements to AI to allow better targetting
    -- Changes to calculation of weapon damage

20. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added new items Intensity Amplifier and Violent Force which
        increase the damage done by the player's explosive weapons.

28. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed bug where failure to set_gfx_mode would report semi-random
        and unrelated system errors ("directory not found").
    -- Attempted fix to lazer-only-sometimes-doing-damage bug by
        adding lazer radius to cause-damage area.

31. 01. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Added command-line options to set screen/window width and height
    -- Added command-line option to set gfx depth (16 or 32)
    -- Added Valleys terrain type

02. 02. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Changed AI purchasing algorithm to increase chances of purchasing
        'cumulative' items. This is done by decreasing the chances
        of purchasing a given item in proportion to the number of
        items already purchased, unless it's a cumulative item.
    -- Right mouse-button for larger increase/decrease in values in
        menus.
    -- Added --datadir switch for specifying an alternative data directory

03. 02. 2004 - Tom Hudson (tom@singular.org.uk)
    -- Fixed lazer only sometimes causing damage bug