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Version History

Changes in 1.8.6

Changes in 1.8.5

Fixed bug that prevented the keyboard from being ungrabbed correctly. If it still doesn't work for you, please report.
Changed keyboard grabbing to occur per default.
Verified functionality on A300.

Changes in 1.8.4

Removed use of gzipped binary.
Support for the EonConfig game configuration tool (installed automatically). This allows changing of Eon Games specific settings for our games.
SDL and SDL_mixer libraries are dynamically linked and installed automatically as a separate package when Strategic Assault is installed (eon-libsdl). This resolves the issue with static linking and LGPL libraries and also shares these libraries between all our games using these libraries.
Moved data directory to $QPEDIR/lib/strategic_assault/. Due to this change, owners of Forest Fire need to upgrade it to version 1.0.4 when upgrading their Strategic Assault installation to 1.8.4.

Changes in 1.8.3

Fixed blitting of the display on devices that use 90 degree rotation, most notable the iPAQ 38xx series. Users of those should note an amazing increase in speed.
Changed the way files are decompressed on load to work around busybox gzip bug (-c flag removes source files).
Use /bin/sh in start script.

Changes in 1.8.2

Fixed a forgotten reset of the speed between missions.
Updated graphics rendering to run at a fixed number of frames per second. This resolves the previous problem where the game and the interface depended on the speed the game was running at.
Addd a progress bar to the loading screen.
Fixed the flickering "new speed" display. It now uses the normal text display routine in the game.
Added keypad navigation of menus. Ok/Cancel use somewhat more logical in the sub-menus.
Registration code can now be entered with the builtin keyboard. Numlock / Fn + digit is not required since the Q-P keycodes automatically are translated to the correct digits.
Datafiles are now compressed, resulting is significantly smaller install size.

Changes in 1.8.1

Screen update code further optimized. The game now uses about 15-20% CPU during normal game play.
Added a first run welcome message, pointing out the existence of the manual.
Split the manual into several pages.
Pressing the [Cancel] button now quits the game or returns you to the previous screen. If a game is in progress, it will ask you if you want to quit - pressing [OK] will confirm while pressing [Cancel] again will abort.
Changed colors of friendly, enemy and resource buildings on the mission briefing screen. They are now easy to distinguish even for color blind people.
Game no longer quits when you press the (X) button when closing the manual dialog.
Speed control - press (Menu) to slow down, and keypad center button + (Menu) to speed up. Note that the speed indicator currently does flicker.

Changes in 1.8.0

Greatly improved drawing speed. The game now runs much smoother.
Increased audio buffer for better sound quality.
New feature: When clicking on the main display while pressing the Sharp Zaurus d-pad button (i.e button in the middle of the "arrow keys"), the clicked location will become the new center.
Made graphics brighter to compensate for the somewhat dark screen on the Zaurus.
Updates to the manual.
Greatly improved initial loading time, plus added a "loading" screen.
Various sound initialization fixes.
The help display is shown a lot faster.

Changes in Beta 5: