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VASSAL Engine 3.6.5

  -  58.8 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

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What's new in this version:

New features:
- Console supports up-arrow / down-arrow for command history
- Console can show/set properties of selected piece
- Log files can be fast-forwarded and appended to

Fixed:
- Grid Editor incorrectly changes some grid settings on Cancel
- Game Refresher should not refresh stacks not on maps
- Disable load and edit actions for null modules
- Chart Windows display their names properly in their window titles
- Turn Tracker does not display a spurious blank line if its report format is left empty
- Prevent At-Start Stacks from creating additional spurious pieces on main map
- Games incorrectly load normally during 'Load Continuation'
- Use heuristic value for tiler max heap, retry with 50% more on failure
- Capture tiling error messages Java incorrectly writes to stdout
- Deal-to-Other key in Mask Trait now recognized in Search
- Fixed Discord console drag-and-drop bug
- Don't throw exception if there's a drive letter in a filename
- Fix problem where undo wasn't allowed when starting a new game with logging turned on
- Fixed NPE in NamedHotKeyConfigurer.setValue()
- Fix ClassCastException due to Zone properties not accounting for folders
- LOS Range incorrect when thread is not snapped to hex centres
- Fix NPE when duplicating GamePieceImage
- Added missing Editor.SendToLocation.getSendLocation translation key
- Remove "duplicate this item" option from Game Piece Image
- Deduce the existence of localized image directories which lack ZIP entries
- Exclude GamePieceLayout image names from unused image list
- Image directories for i18n were not found in 3.6.4
- Write text files in UTF-8, not the default encoding
- Prevent GameRefresher from changing visual order of pieces

Other improvements
- Inventory has checkbox to enable zoom (defaults off)
- Global Options settings for (a) Inventory Security, and (b) Send-to-Location generating move trails. Inventory now defaults to "old behavior" on seeing private windows, but can be turned to secure.
- Improved Polygon Editor (cut/paste vertices, delete polygon) & Improved Region Editor (drag-at-edge works again, move regions inside of zone)
- Better auto-description for Translatable Message trait and BasicPiece
- The errorlog console command is available at all times
- Upgrade bundled Java to 17.0.2+8
- Prompt to save/discard/cancel before loading the new game
- Permit hyphens and periods in GamePieceImage names
- Warn if Decks or Stacks defined before [Map Boards]
- Screenshot "typo" fix for Turn Tracker's global hotkey