Development Log

[William]

Decided Changes
Still Under Consideration
Finished
Need Real Explanation
Ideas with * is taken from Valkorian

• Features
  
• Server Side Who's Online Listview*
  
• Server Side Kick/Disconnect/Ban*
  
• Reload more than classes
  
• Sex*
  
• External Account Editor program*
  
• External 'Guide to Begin' program
  
• Shop System
  
• Better Music System
  
• fMod
  
  Changes & Addons
  
• Cleaned up frmMirage + a few other
  
• New GUI's
  
• NPC AI
  
• Real server loop
  
• Removed 'on error resume next'
  
• Packet Spoof Check*
  
• Chat text now typed into a text box*
  
• Remove Chat Box resize
  
• Case-sensitive password*
  
• DoEvents used less-frequently*
  
• Better drop security
  
• Option Explicit added to all forms & modules
  
• Uses a function for Random numbers
  
• Protection against speed hacks
  
• MS icon
  
• Insert password twice upon account creation
  
• Removed 2 timers and put them in the game loop instead.
  
  Optimizations
  
• Optional IOCP/winsock/sox Through dll
  
• Surfaces
  
• Byte Arrays
  
• Binary instead of ini
  
• Add $
  
• vbNullString instead of ""
  
• Packet Buffer
  
• Don't regen when full
  
• Added Sleep 1 to consume less RAM
  
• Changed from Video memory to System memory
  
  Bug Fixing
  
• Removed CheckInput2
  
• Spell Level Req
  
• Inventory and Spell List Scrolling
  
• Correct time on Shutdown Timer
  
• NPCs are targeted when standing on top of items*
  
• Frozen NPC bug*
  
• Equip x2 bug*
  
• Ban list destroy bug*
  
• Minemize to System Tray
  
• Position Modification*
  
• Don't load the map twice
  
• Prevent Dupeing
  
• Music works
  
• SubSP Bug
  
• Position Modification When Updating a Map
  
• Error Message + Server Down

+http://echostorms.net/Mirage/changes.txt

The list will be updated regularly..