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RobotsXL release history

07-Oct-07: RobotsXL build 90 is available for download

Starting games during attract animation would always start Robots 1 even if Robots 2 was clicked
Corrected the build date

12-Aug-07: RobotsXL build 89 is available for download

Added keys 1 and 2 to start Robots 1 and 2
Fixed a problem where during a game attempting to start the other game version and then saying no to the confirmation would leave the existing game broken
Fixed a problem where certain user-defined key settings could crash the Controls page of the Options dialog
Fixed the Default button on the user-defined controls

02-Mar-07: RobotsXL build 88 is available for download

Fixed a problem with the benchmark when graphics card drivers are not reporting screen information

16-Dec-06: RobotsXL build 87 is available for download

Optimised drawing of the game buttons
Optimised checking for licence information during the game loop
Added an option in the High Scores tab of the Options dialog to only display best last stand if it was beaten
Added a new skin called Invisible Scrapheaps

23-Sep-06: RobotsXL build 86 is available for download

RobotsXL window is sized at the beginning of initialisation rather than at the end making the game boot sequence look better
Disabled game start during the game over animation
The bonus number of charges sound effect is now triggered earlier

20-May-06: RobotsXL build 85 is available for download

Added an option in Controls to enable or disable SPACE minimizing the game
Added an option in Controls to enable or disable the end of level and end of game dialogs
Prevented the final move sound being played since it was cut short by the game over sound

26-Feb-06: RobotsXL build 84 is available for download

Changed the number of moves displayed in the end of game dialog so it does not include moves made during the last stand
Fixed submission of benchmark times that was disabled due to debug mode being left on

11-Feb-06: RobotsXL build 83 is available for download

Fixed a problem with retrieving high scores causing duplicates
Added an animation when you beat your best last stand rating
Added a new skin called Dark

29-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 82 is available for download

Added a warning when the Tutor is first switched on that the score will not be saved
Last stand ratings are not awarded during self-test benchmark or if the Tutor was used during the game
The title erase effect was accidentally disabled

28-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 81 is available for download

Fixed a problem that was causing the benchmark report to fail on machines with mutiple video controllers
Fixed the copyright year
Added a message as the game loads so you know to wait
Prevented the title erase effect from running if something had happened to clear the screen since the title was drawn
Enhanced the last stand detector in the Tutor so it can detect all valid Robots 1 last stands - Robots 2 is limited to last stands where you are safe behind scrapheaps
If you use the Tutor at any time in a game then your final score does not go in the high scores table and is not eligible for submission
Added last stand ratings - you are notified every time you beat your best last stand rating - highest rating is also displayed in the Statistics tab of the Options dialog
Fixed a problem with the window shake where it could cause a smear effect if the RobotsXL window was over another window during the animation

14-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 80 is available for download

Self-test benchmark games are no longer counted in the game statistics which are available in Options on the Statistics tab
Added window shake during player explosion and an option to enable or disable in Options on the Display tab
Fixed a problem with redefining the game controls in Options on the Controls tab
Added a new game weapon "Repulse" to Robots 2. Repulse uses a charge and causes all the robots to take a step back

12-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 79 is available for download

Fixed a problem where it was possible to get an incorrect benchmark time by changing the system clock during the run
Improved benchmark timing accuracy so the result is now display to the nearest 1/10th second

12-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 78 is available for download

Fixed a problem where switching sheets during the self-test benchmark would cause an error
Added current video resolution to the self-test benchmark data. Self-test benchmarks can not be submitted for resolutions smaller than the game window size (i.e. minimum of 1024x768)
Self-test dialog now automatically closes after benchmark results are sumbitted

09-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 77 is available for download

Fixed high score submission

08-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 76 is available for download

Added a new audio option to auto-select a matching sound scheme when the game skin is changed
Improved sound scheme detection since it could not find schemes that had multiple sounds for one game event
Fixed the self-test benchmark mode so it uses a consistent set of display options and always displays last stand moves
Added a VT100 sound scheme

07-Jan-06: RobotsXL build 75 is available for download

Fixed a problem with game duration over midnight
Fixed a problem with replay if the sound scheme was changed during a level
Self-test is now a benchmark whose results can be submitted to the web-site. Benchmark can be started by clicking on the '!' button and stopped by pressing the button again
Added submission of game duration to the high score tables
Improved the Night-Time skin by inverting the border colours
Added a VT100 skin

30-Dec-05: RobotsXL build 74 is available for download

Switched to using a more accurate timer for the game and added checks to cope with the timer wrapping round
Improved the valid moves display when using the tutor so it doesn't show when in a replay or last stand
Added a new tutor hint when it is safe to make a last stand. This does not currently spot every possible safe last stand
Added a description of the movement controls and the Robots 2 move order to the game start hint
Added a description of the charges system to the no valid moves hint
Added a description of the tutor options to the tutor enabled hint
Added a hint when the tutor is disabled
Added a self-test which can by activated by clicking on the '!' button. This tests that the features used by the tutor work correctly including valid moves and last stand detection. It also provides a performance benchmark since the tests are timed
Changed the last move animation so it uses the player skin colour
Fixed the window sizing code again
Fixed a problem with the safe move code that could under a certain condition with speedbots incorrectly mark a move as safe

24-Dec-05: RobotsXL build 73 is available for download

Added a Tutor option which when enabled gives you context-sensitive help and advice as you play. Also when enabled shows the valid moves the player can make
Added average game time and total playing time to the Statistics. These are displayed in the Options dialog on the Statistics tab
Added a Reset on the Statistics tab of the Options dialog to clear all statistics
Moved the About button from the game screen into the Display tab of the Options dialog
Changed the level charge graph and bonus graph so they use the skin background colour and skin border colour
Changed the highlight colour for the game buttons (and Tutor button) so they use the skin player colour
Added tag lines to the robots title animations
Fixed an issue with the Options dialog where changes to the "retrieve scores if new version" option were not changing the "apply" status
Added an option to the High Scores tab of the Options dialog to allow you to chose whether you are prompted to submit if you beat your top score
Added an option to the Controls tab of the Options dialog to enable the tutor on game start
Added a button on the Controls tab to reset the tutor which re-enables any messages you have disabled

17-Dec-05: RobotsXL build 72 is available for download

Fixed a problem where background images were not recognised on reload if the rest of the skin was the same as the default
Enhanced the background image handling so sequences of images can be used with a new image loaded on each level. Images must be named image1.jpg, image2.jpg, image3.jpg etc and put in a subdirectory with the same name as the skin. Single images are still supported by must be called image.jpg and put in the subdirectory too. Supported image formats are .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png and .bmp
Enhanced the game over message to show how the game ended

10-Dec-05: RobotsXL build 71 is available for download

Added the game duration to the game over dialog and the high score table entries in the game
The charge graph now displays a down arrow when more charges were used than can be displayed
Fixed some code that would break if the initial number of charges or maximum number of robots were ever increased
Added the ability to define your own colour schemes for the game characters in the Skins tab of the Options dialog
Fixed some "Default" buttons in the Options that were not becoming disabled when the default values were already set
RobotsXL can now display background images when the game background colour is set to transparent - create an image file with the same name as a skin file and place it in the RobotsXL directory

18-Nov-05: RobotsXL build 70 is available for download

Optimised the drawing of the charges graph
Added a player icon to the charges graph so it's easy to see which level you are on
Added a bonus graph which shows you the current bonus for last stand, scrapheaps and moves and whether any of these qualify for the extra charge
Simplified the display of remaining charges when in basic info mode to just show a total
The end of level animation now colours in green any of the bonus items that qualified for the extra charge
Added the number of remaining charges to the high score table entries in the game and on the website

15-Nov-05: RobotsXL build 69 is available for download

Added a welcome message displayed in the status bar when the game first starts
Made the game and company name consistent across all dialogs and window titles
Added a new animation to erase the title message
Fixed the high score animation that was not working correctly for very large scores
Optimised array handling in the game for slight performance improvements

12-Nov-05: RobotsXL build 68 is available for download

Under certain conditions RobotsXL was not restoring the correct window state on exit
Fixed the sonic screwdriver animation time
Improved the player explosion animation time

27-Oct-05: RobotsXL build 67 is available for download

Fixed the RobotsXL window size again for any windows DPI
Fixed another problem with the charges graph drawing off screen
Enhanced the player teleport effect

22-Oct-05: RobotsXL build 66 is available for download

Fixed the RobotsXL window size so it works correctly at any windows DPI setting
Fixed a drawing problem with the charges graph
Fixed an error in the way the end of level bonus was calculated
Improved the way the extra bonus charge is awarded to make it easier to get on later levels

08-Oct-05: RobotsXL build 65 is available for download

Added a graph of charges used or gained each level as part of the extended information
Updated the last stand information to include percentages both for end of level dialog and last stand tables
New last stand records achieved during the game are highlight in red in the last stand table until the next game starts
Optimised text alignment for high score display in attract mode
Fixed timing on game over animation
Improved speed of bounce title animation

05-Feb-05: RobotsXL build 64 is available for download

Added a warp-in effect for robots at the beginning of each level
Rewrote the warp-out effect on game over so it takes constant time
Added a lower limit before fast drawing is used
Enhanced the display animation option in the options dialog so you can choose which game animations you want
Improved the attract mode so it won't pause if there are no high scores to display
Fixed two problems in counting moved scrapheaps at the end of a level of Robots 2
Added another title sparkle effect
Added a copyright message to the version screen in attract mode
Added another title effect
Improved the pixel title effect so pixels start from the middle of the title
Fixed game boot so attract mode doesn't start before start checks are complete
Optimised border drawing

18-Jan-05: RobotsXL build 63 is available for download

Enhanced the Game Over screen to show you your final score, level and rank
Fixed a problem that could cause the game to crash if you reset the high scores during attract mode
Optimised the robots movement calculation
Re-ordered the end of level bonus item calculation so charges are last now
Added another title animation
Added timing to all animations so they don't run too fast on high end computers
Fixed the delay at the start of a level during replay again

05-Jan-05: RobotsXL build 62 is available for download

Added a new option to highlight your last move so you can see how the game ended
Added user-definable speeds for last stand and replay
Enhanced Robots 2 so that every 4th level is a bonus of all pushbots or all speedbots
Fixed a slight delay at the start of a level during replay
Updated the rank on the status bar if high scores were retrieved during a game
Added three new title animations
Added two types of title sparkles

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