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* Gracefully close the application, even if user cancels the shutdown process (not when killed). | * Gracefully close the application, even if user cancels the shutdown process (not when killed). | ||
* Use common [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view_in_video_games HOR+ FOV] instead of previous VER- FOV. | * Use common [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view_in_video_games HOR+ FOV] instead of previous VER- FOV. | ||
==AW::Browser 1826== | |||
2022 February XXth <br> | |||
* Removed obsolete "Render balloons on top" in chat settings. | |||
* Adjust HUD text render on D3D9, requiring accurate half-texel offset. | |||
Revision as of 17:32, 11 February 2022
Purpose
Version 8.1 added D3D11, D3D12, Metal and Vulkan render hardware support.
This implied additional programmable shaders and 3D asset file formats.
Features
New features include additional 3D formats and modern shader-only render, to be made available during the v8 cycle.
AW::Browser 1818
2021 December 28th
- Initial Release
- Replaced Microsoft's WinInet API
AW::Browser 1819
2021 December 29th
- Fixed an issue your own CAV eventually not showing, when initially entering a world.
AW::Browser 1820
2022 January 5th
- Copyright to 2022.
- Cleanup unused animation sequences during runtime.
- More concurrent and faster http(s) downloads from OP.
- Accordingly, more concurrent assets-items loaded.
- Unlock up to 1000fps.
AW::Browser 1821
2022 January 15th
- Keep the 3 last animation sequences in memory for each avatar.
- Ensure render to texture to none-multisampling surface.
AW::Browser 1822
2022 January 17th
- Replace Microsoft's DirectSound for sound and noise action commands.
AW::Browser 1823
2022 January 21th
- Reduce count of threads spawned by sound and noise playback.
- Play audio of media by the audio module built-in the VLC SDK.
- Upsample all audio to at least 48000 / second, 2 channels, 16 bit.
AW::Browser 1824
2022 January 25th
- Reimplement traditional software shadows for static models.
AW::Browser 1825
2022 February 2nd
- Run longer sound and noise audio in a separate engine.
- Gracefully close the application, even if user cancels the shutdown process (not when killed).
- Use common HOR+ FOV instead of previous VER- FOV.
AW::Browser 1826
2022 February XXth
- Removed obsolete "Render balloons on top" in chat settings.
- Adjust HUD text render on D3D9, requiring accurate half-texel offset.