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CVS update: web
Date: Monday February 14, 19100 @ 21:37
Author: cameron
Update of /home/netrek/cvsroot/web
In directory swashbuckler.fortress.real-time.com:/var/tmp/cvs-serv25851
Modified Files:
index.html
Log Message:
release 2.9pl5
****************************************
Index: web/index.html
diff -u web/index.html:1.15 web/index.html:1.16
--- web/index.html:1.15 Thu Jan 20 16:36:18 2000
+++ web/index.html Mon Feb 14 21:37:04 2000
@@ -21,30 +21,70 @@
<hr width=30%>
+<a href=http://www.netrek.org/>Netrek</a> is the probably the first
+video game which can accurately be described as a "sport." It has
+more in common with basketball than with arcade games or Quake. Its
+vast and expanding array of tactics and strategies allows for many
+different play styles; the best players are the ones who think
+fastest, not necessarily the ones who twitch most effectively. It can
+be enjoyed as a twitch game, since the dogfighting system is extremely
+robust, but the things that really set Netrek apart from other video
+games are the team and strategic aspects. Team play is dynamic and
+varied, with roles constantly changing as the game state changes.
+Strategic play is explored in organized <a
+href=http://www.inl.org/>league games</a>; after 6+ years of league
+play, strategies are still being invented and refined.
+<p>
+
+The Netrek Vanilla Server is an open source software package that
+provides a multi-player battle simulation server for Netrek clients.
+<p>
+
<h4>Latest Release</h4>
-Version 2.9pl4 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 30th December 1999
-and may be downloaded from:<p>
+Version 2.9pl5 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 15th
+February 2000 and may be downloaded from:<p>
<ul>
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl4.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl4.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz</a>
+
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz</a>
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl4.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl4.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=http://quozl.us.netrek.org/RPMS/netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>
+http://quozl.us.netrek.org/RPMS/netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm></a>
+<li><a href=http://quozl.us.netrek.org/RPMS/netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>
+http://quozl.us.netrek.org/RPMS/netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm></a>
+
</ul>
+
+<h5>Checksums</h5>
+
+<center>
+<table width=80%>
+<tr>
+<td>
+<pre>ce1104f50b0fd2b0179b62f2d9b047d1 Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz
+942edaf0b193ecfd070ffb3a0aebb9d4 netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm
+04d3c45336bea10070579faad6209f36 netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</pre>
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+</center>
-The md5sum of Vanilla-2.9pl4.tar.gz is 4a17ff6fdc665e25da21cff572fe416e.
<p>
-Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL. Further instructions for
-INL server installation can be found in the file INSTALL.INL.<p>
+Build and install instructions are in the file INSTALL. Further
+instructions for INL server installation can be found in the file
+INSTALL.INL.<p>
-Changes for 2.9pl4 were:<p>
+Changes for 2.9pl4 and 2.9pl5 were:<p>
<ul>
<li>Game Design
<ul>
+ <li>Allow 32 player slots.
<li>Adjust transwarp abort conditions so that they work.
<li>Fix starbase to starbase docking; attempting to do so caused
loss of control by the bases involved.
@@ -78,7 +118,7 @@
<li>Metaserver solicitation fix for blank and invalid text fields.
</ul>
-<li>Remove one total server crash caused by beaming down.
+<li>Remove one total server crash triggered by beaming down.
<li>Add colour output to message monitoring program.
@@ -88,9 +128,9 @@
<hr width=30%>
<h4>Source Code Repository</h4>
-The Netrek Vanilla Server source code is managed using CVS. To obtain an
-up-to-the-minute snapshot of the code, point your CVS client at the repository
-and check it out.<p>
+The Netrek Vanilla Server source code is managed using CVS. To obtain
+an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the code, point your CVS client at the
+repository and check it out.<p>
<pre>
% cvs -d :pserver:netrek@cvs.us.netrek.org:/home/netrek/cvsroot \
@@ -108,11 +148,13 @@
<hr width=30%>
<h4>Development Community</h4>
-The community of developers who work on the server source code use a mailing
-list to coordinate the work. To join this mailing list, send a message to
+The community of developers who work on the server source code use a
+mailing list to coordinate the work. To join this mailing list, send
+a message to
+
<a href=mailto:vanilla-list-subscribe@us.netrek.org>vanilla-list-subscribe@us.netrek.org</a>,
-no subject or body required.
-The discussions are also
+
+no subject or body required. The discussions are also
<a href=http://archives.real-time.com/vanilla-list>archived</a>.<p>
Some developers also occupy the #netrek channel on the IRC
@@ -135,7 +177,8 @@
</ul><p>
-If you wish to assist, please join the mailing list.<p>
+If you wish to assist, please join the mailing list and review the
+PROJECTS file within the source repository.<p>
<hr>
<a href="mailto:quozl@us.netrek.org">quozl@us.netrek.org</a>.