From a93884e5b830e140d4e9f1de61f98801e2c0dc9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Robertshaw Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:42:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README | 247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 246 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index e965047ad..309df1107 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1 +1,246 @@ -Hello +The Powder Toy - March 2011 + + + +Get latest version here: http://powdertoy.co.uk/Download.html + + +To use online features such as saving, you need to register at: http://powdertoy.co.uk/Register.html + + +Thanks: + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Stanislaw K Skowronek - Designed the original +Simon Robertshaw - +Skresanov Savely - +cracker64 - +Bryan Hoyle - +Nathan Cousins - +(This isn't filled in but not sure what to put) + + + +Instructions: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Click on the elements with the mouse and draw in the field, like in MS Paint. The rest of the game is learning what happens next. + + + +Controls: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Caps Lock Specific Element Erase +Insert Replace mode +TAB Circle/Square Brush +Space Pause +Q Quit +Esc Quit +Z Zoom +S Save stamp (+ Ctrl when STK2 is out) +L Load last saved stamp +K Stamp library +C Cycle view mode +1-9 Set view mode +P Save screenshot to .ppm +F Pause and go to next frame +G Grid +H Show/Hide HUD +D Debug mode (+ Shift when STK2 is out) +I Invert Pressure and Velocity map +T Vine mode +W Toggle gravity modes (+ Ctrl when STK2 is out) +R Reset LIFE generation (when in Debug mode) +~ Python Console += Reset pressure and velocity map +[ Decrase brush size +] Increase brush size + +Ctrl + C/V/X Copy/Paste/Cut +Ctrl + Z Undo +Ctrl + Cursor drag Rectangle +Shift + Cursor drag Line +MMB / Alt + LMB click Sample element +Mouse scroll Change brush size +Ctrl + Mouse scroll Change vertical brush size +Shift + Mouse scroll Change horizontal brush size +Shift + Ctrl + R Horizontal mirror for selected area +Ctrl + R Rotate selected area counterclockwise +Shift + Left Alt Select subject for Specific Element erase +Ctrl + = Reset Electricity + + + + + +Command Line: + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +scale:1 - Normal window resolution +scale:2 - Doubled window resolution +kiosk - Fullscreen mode +proxy:server:port (ie, proxy:wwwcache.lancs.ac.uk:8080) + + +History: + +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +* Version 46.3 + o Major game engine and performance improvements. + o New GOL elements. + o More secure login system +* Version 45.2 + o Important! Fix for Auto-update in Linux. +* Version 45.1 + o Small bugfix for Lava and Portals. + o Fix crash when 2 of the same stickman are somehow placed. +* Version 45.0 + o Fix bug where description would persist after a reset + o ARAY now passes through INWR without interracting. + o INST has been fixed and placed in the Electronics menu + o Photons turn into neutrons when passing through INVS + o Other small bug fixes. +* Version 44.7 + o Fix login and dialoq text box issues. + o Small bugfixes to some elements. + o Additional 'debug' information. + o Increase WIFI channels + o Add missing icons for menus and display modes. +* Version 44.6 + o Fix for brush issues when using small brushes. + o Pause state saving modifications. +* Version 44.5 + o Fix corruption issues with FAN wall. +* Version 44.4 + o Many new elements from cracker64s mod. + o Pause state is saved. + o Particle properties are saved more accurately. + o Improved search and save viewing, added descriptions and comments. +* Version 42.3 + o Changed internal temperature scale to kelvin. + o Fixed physics bug with certain powders. + o Fixed bug when loading saves with stickman in. + o Added save history, the ability to view previous versions of saves. +* Version 42.0 + o New Elements: Brick, Glow, Diesel, many others. + o Source code seperation + o Lots of other stuff that I can't remember. +* Version 41.3 + o Fixes bug where Insulation would burst into flames randomly + o Moves fancy new effects into a separate colour mode. +* Version 39.0 + o New element: Liquid Crystal + o New element: Battery + o New element: Noble Gas + o Copy, cut and paste +* Version 38.0 + o New element: Nitrogen Ice + o New element: Electrode (Allows currents to jump) + o Adds a lock icon to private saves. + o Binds the '[' and ']' keys to decrease/increase the cursor size for those without scroll wheels. + o Fixes wall menu issue where walls would be selected by accident. +* Version 37.0 + o New element: Plasma + o New element: Thunder/Lighting + o New wall: Allows only gas + o Fixes HUD bug. +* Version 36.3 + o Introduced public & private saving (more info here) +* Version 36.2 + o Fixes bug where rating would appear as Zero in search. +* Version 36.1 + o Feature: Particle sampling with middle click + o Feature: Download from website, for information, see the "Announcement" forum section. +* Version 36.0 + o Changes to the menu + o New elements for electronics + o New voting system + o Added functions for moderating +* Version 35.0 + o Added elements: White Hole, Black Hole, Rubidium and Liquid Rubidium + o Fixed the OSX version + o Some other bug fixes that I forgot. +* Version 34.0 + o Fixed certain graphical glitches + o Changed menu categories + o Increased menu hover size +* Version 33.2 + o Photons can now ignite flammable materials. + o Distilled water will turn into water on contact with water. + o Fixes burning broken metal +* Version 34.0 (Beta 6) + o New element menu layout + o New element: Liquid Nitrogen +* Version 34.0 (Beta 5) + o Improvements to stamp browser + o Added Glyphs for Blob and Heat view + o Fixed bug that caused a crash on Windows systems when using the wall tool in the window edges.(Fixed more than last time) + o Decreased/Increased Min/Max Temperatures. +* Version 34.0 (Beta 4) + o Cool, heat and Air no longer crash upon flood fill + o Fixed bug that caused a crash on Windows systems when using the wall tool in the window edges. + o Stamp browser now allows multiple pages. + o Improved the zoom features, allowing inspection. + o Modification to temperature simulation, pressure is now taken into account with transitions from liquid to gas and vice-versa + o Fixed bug where Salt-water would not leave salt upon evaporation +* Version 34.0 (Beta 3) + o Bug fixes for uranium + o Fixed bug where extremely hot objects would show as black + o Fixed but where stamps would not be loaded +* Version 34.0 (Beta 2) + o Bug fixes + o Legacy Mode state is now saved and loaded + o Fix "Cool" and "Heat" when drawing on walls. + o Air now works. +* Version 34.0 (Beta 1) + o Bug fixes + o Legacy Mode (Older saves will load with legacy mode, preserving the functionality of the older powder toy) + o Heat and Cool elements. (Air is broken until next beta.) +* Version 34.0 (Beta) + o Heat Simulation (With free bugs and glitches) + o New Element: Uranium, heats up when pressurised. + o New button, AIR, provides instant air, the Alt+Click and Middle Click can be used as a shortcut +* Version 33.1 + o Masses of bug fixes + o Broken metal and breakable metal fixed (conduction) + o Liquid collisions fixed. +* Version 33.0 + o Added Photons, particles similar to neutrons that travel in straight lines + o Added destructable metal + o Fixed a glitch with diamond that would make it appear invisible to air pressure. +* Version 32.0 + o Added Diamond (Thanks to ief014) + o Fixed packaging errors for the Windows release +* Version 31.0 + o Plutonium more powerful + o Changes to the handling of lava (Now solidifies into the same material it was melted from). + o New element: Salt. + o New element: Salt water +* Version 30.0 + o Added the ability to change the zoom strength + o Increased the maximum pen size. + o New element: Concrete, tougher than stone, stackable. + o New element: Distilled water, similar to water, but doesn't conduct electricity + o Changed menu layout, walls at the bottom, elements at the top (to allow for more future elements) + o 32bit colour for Macintosh versions. +* Version 28.4 + o Fixes crash when loading a save with acid. + o Another tiny change for acid colour in blob mode +* Version 28.3 + o Fixes acid colour in blob mode + o Fixes blob mode colour on Macintosh and 16bit colour systems +* Version 28.2 + o Quit confirmation dialogue when using the escape key + o Walls are "blobbed" in Blob view +* Version 28.1 + o Steam rises + o Acid drastically changed, now dilutes itself when dissolving other particles +* Version 28.0 + o "Yellow wall" bug fix, doesn't absorb particles when placed above another wall type. + o New wall type added: E-Hole, absorbs particles when unpowered, released them when powered. \ No newline at end of file