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[conquest] 8.0.1p (devel) is now available


at http://radscan.com/conquest.html

This is another 8.1 pre-release candidate. It adds a few features (server ping for the GL client) and corrects a few relatively minor bugs. It also enhances the meta protocol a little, allowing compatible protocol checking, server contact url/email address, and server localtime.

Here's the HISTORY snippet.

- another 8.1 release candidate

        - added ping capability.  The GL client (conquestgl) will now
          ping the server every 2 seconds.  This measures the average
          TCP round-trip time (in ms) to the server and back.  To see
          the ping time, enable the status line in the cockpit by
          typing 'ALT-S' when playing.

        - update meta protocol to add 'contact' - (server operator
          contact), and 'walltime' (local server time) to the meta
          protocol.  The Meta protocol version is now at 2.  The meta
          protocol is backward compatible with all servers and
          clients so there should be no compatibility problems.

          With servers and clients that support the version 2 meta
          protocol, a check is now also done in the client's Server
          Select page to ensure that you will only be allowed to
          connect to servers that are protocol compatible with your
          client.  Incompatible servers will be highlighted in blue on
          the meta select page.  This is more for the future since no
          current incompatible server supports the v2 meta protocol
          anyway.

        - now disabling the SlingShot flag works in all cases like
          it's supposed to :)

- added "server_contact=" to the system-wide conquestrc file.

        - fixed bogus towedby reports when you attempt to tow a ship,
          but you are already being towed.


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