Skyscraper Changelog

What's new in Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 9

Mar 7, 2015

added new Underground building
cleanups in relation to ShowFloors arrays
fixed a conflict between Group listings and ShowFloors lists, and cleaned up EnableFloorRange function
the print command can now be specified by itself, to print a blank line
many script commands would crash if given no parameters; this fixes the issue
(Triton Center) 135th floor description fix
made new floor list report and FloorInfo command, and migrated the ListAltitudes feature into that
added Floor Information button to the control panel
added current floor name to the control panel
fixed an interior window positioning issue in the Simple building
prevent shaft door reset if full shaft is enabled
EnableGroup function in floor object will no longer touch shaft or stair objects if they're currently fully enabled
disabled some warnings on Visual C++
fixes to action array checks of Control and Trigger objects, to prevent crashes if no actions are associated with the object
more elevator object checks for elevator editor
reset door reference in elevator editor, to prevent issues if elevator is deleted
added Mac key hints to control reference and readme
the elevator editor's floor selector now only shows the related serviced floors
(c++)reworked shaft door and elevator door ClickedObject code to newer design
(c++)elevator shaft door wrapper objects now store associated floor number
(c++)remade call button code in ClickedObject function, to remove legacy code
call buttons can now be deleted using ctrlaltclick
controls can now be deleted by ctrlaltclick
objects are now deleted by ctrlaltclick instead of just ctrlclick, to prevent interference with ctrl walking modifier
added reporting to elevator door sensors
added new actions for enabling and disabling elevator door sensors
reworked action run code, to prevent duplicates
call buttons now check if elevator objects are valid, to report accordingly
brought back shiftclick call button functionality, to change light status
objects are now locked/unlocked by holding ctrlshift and clicking instead of just shiftclick, which fixes conflicts with using shift for running
added transparent button background texture (transparent.png)
elevators now update floor indicators and floor beep sounds when either passing a floor altitude, or beginning to level at a floor
prevent elevators from updating floor number during leveling mode
added more verbose file load error messages
year update
fixed Visual C++ 64bit build options
updated Visual C++ 2010 build parameters
added message sound status checks, to prevent repeats
removed Palace Hotel on author's request
added support for sounds in call button objects
added numeric checks to the Calc function, to fix issues with the Calc function hanging on filenames. Also removed the related workaround code for skipping parameters.
fixes and cleanups to verbose output
replaced elevator's message sound and floor sound objects with a single announcement sound object, and sounds using this are now queued to prevent overlapping
added sound queuing support, using PlayQueued and ProcessQueue functions
added reporting functions to Sound class
elevators no longer play floor sounds (floor announcements) if on the same floor as hall call
fixed crash that happened if the object move window was visible while the object was deleted
(Triton Center) Shaft 17 (core utility shaft) now displays interfloors, bottom floor while inside it, and lights
added ShaftShowInterfloors command
Object Information window now displays correct line number information (adjusted for includes), and also related include filename
split line number calculation portion of script error code into a separate function
added List Textures button to control panel
added script commands ListAltitudes and ListTextures
texture listing now supports showing filename
added more verbose output for texture loading functions
fixed texture overrides; texture functions now unload previous material if a new one of the same name is specified
(C++) added UnloadMaterial function and fixed UnloadTexture function
(C++) split off texture multipler registration into separate functions
(Triton Center) Residential service elevator texture orientation fix
added emergency stop motor sound
queued sound position option in sound code, to prevent repeat applies of the setting
fixes for SetPlayPosition and GetPlayPosition in sound code for fmod, used by AutoAdjustSound
added the AutoAdjustSound to the INI file, originally added in rev 1824
added support for separate car and motor emergency stop sounds
uninitialized value fixes (meshobject rotation)
during an emergency stop, the car stop sound is played if an emergency stop sound isn't specified
verbose mode now reports details on exactly which car/motor sounds are played, for start, move, and stop
reworked elevator car/motor sound code and moved into separate functions
renamed the "mainsound" sound object to "carsound"
added support for a separate emergency stop car sound and speed multiplier
fixed an issue where the elevator editor would display too much call button output in verbose mode
split the create_walls option in the FinishDoors commands into separate doors_walls and track_walls options, and updated guide
fixed issue where elevator nudge mode would become active if elevator was in fire phase 2 mode on alternate recall floor
partial floor range in ShaftShowFloors command is now shown regardless of elevator moving
added IsBoolean function (C++)
enhancements to the ShaftShowFloors command
button title fix (elevator editor)
fixed issue where FinishDoors function was not properly reverting the DrawWalls state
removed bounding box check in stairs code, since it was failing on stairwell floors that contained no geometry, but were still valid
fixed "InStairwell" status
interfloors are now shown for adjacent floors, in order to match the original design concept
fixed columnframe and interfloor checkboxes in the mesh control dialog
added Mesh Control dialog option to enable/disable interfloors
added functions to enable/disable interfloors
fixed main filename case
fixed Caelum sky rotation
changed Caelum start time to 10am instead of noon
removed SkyMult INI file parameter, and the Caelum sky.os file now configures this
added a check to make sure elevator serviced floors are valid for the associated shaft
added basic group state check to floor object, to prevent repeated enables/disables during ShowFloors functionality
floors now report in verbose mode when they're enabled/disabled
fixed an issue where the ShaftShowFloors command would cause the destination floor to become disabled
check floor enabled state before enabling/disabling floor and group
mentioned reverse floor ranges in script guide
fixed an issue where sound objects were playing during startup, and cleaned up related code
removed full screen stayontop flag
fixed an issue restoring fullscreen mode on Windows after a reload (using ctrlr)
added info on 'b' key FOV reset
added binoculars FOV setting to the camera control window
fixed a typo for the reload feature in the control reference
added binoculars mode
(Triton Center) fixed crossbracing texture tiling and some mechanical interfloors
removed the Cut function's "checkstring" functionality, which reverts a "fix" from 2783 which broke filler walls in many existing buildings' elevators. The original functionality never really worked, and the removal of it appears to work fine
data type fix for negative dest values. Also fixes an assertion in debug mode
fixes to automatic filler walls function, to prevent zfighting issues
rightclicking controls now reverses direction of selection
all shaft doors must now be fully closed for an elevator to move, when interlocks are enabled
actions now return the status of the commands run
controls and triggers will now only change position if the action succeeds
controls/triggers with multiple parents or actions succeed if at least one action succeeds
control/trigger sounds now only play if the position changes
fixed a message loop in verbose mode if certain elevator sounds can't be loaded
added more return codes and "loaded" status to sound code
cleaned up elevator mode switching, so that certain modes must be explicitly disabled before enabling another mode
ACP mode now uses standard queuing instead of Go function, which fixes a malfunction if used while another call is being handled
the elevator Go function will now exit if elevator is already moving
added floor ID reporting to Go function
floor signs now take the shaft door offset into account when created
added Renderer entry to Stats dialog
fixed an issue where shaft doors would stay disabled if pressing F6 (resetting position) while in an elevator
fixed logic behind 'force' parameter for shaft and stairs enable checks
changed Glass Tower 138 floor sign to say "R", and also minor wall fix
reload function now restores camera floor, gravity, collisions, and freelook options
added elevator floor signs to the Glass Tower
when deleting shafts, they must have associated elevators deleted manually first
sensor actions created by elevator doors are now removed along with the doors
floor deletions now fail if a shaft or stairwell depends on that floor
fixes to GetFloorNumber function to allow deleting the current floor
lots of reporting fixes and cleanups
added shaft and stairs existence checks to EnableFloorRange
elevators can now be deleted during runtime
call buttons are now created with directions based on the combined range of all elevators, instead of just the first one specified.
added a forced resize during a building reload for Linux fixes rendering issues
camera rotation values are now updated properly. This fixes the rotation display in the control panel, and also fixes rotations during a building reload
call shutdown() on Ogre root instead of delete, to fix a crash on certain systems during shutdown
fixed malfunction in trigger code due to an uninitialized position value
fixed setback positionings in Sears Tower model in Triton Center
added antennas to Sears Tower model in Triton Center
tiling fix for Triton Center top (143) interfloor
added missing keys to control reference
added explanation of interfloor areas to script guide
floor skip text can now be disabled by setting it with an empty value
nudge setting in elevator editor now works properly on a perdoor basis
added door sensor item to elevator editor
added "sides" graphic for script guide
some needed fixes to the Observation Tower
added floor signs to Simple building
trim whitespace on GetAction() input string
added option to change nudge option for door hold command, used by Sensor action
added Sensor and Reset actions, used by sensors
added support for elevator door sensors
elevator parameters now properly calculate numbers
repositioned Glass Tower's rooftop elevator motor
moved Glass Tower roof structures to external mesh
added use of VerifyFile to building file loader, to fix filename case sensitivity on Linux and Mac
removed "starting time" entry from stats dialog
fixed parameter count checks in script interpreter
script includes now use VerifyFile which fixes case sensitivity issues on Linux and Mac
file not found errors for script includes now handle exceptions properly
moved Triton Center mech penthouse roof to separate floor
fixed issue with cutstairwell and cutshaft commands introduced in rev 2047 (in Alpha 7), that caused external meshes to cut a floor too high
removed unnecessary pauses
added support for function nesting (calling functions within other functions)
reworked the script error reporting code, to fix reported line number breakage when using nested includes
updated guide to explain include and function behavior
a warning is now shown in the console when a function is defined again, and the redefinition is skipped
return empty strings instead of nulls for cstring functions. Fixes some crashes
added atrium floor spacing in Glass Tower
added progress dialog for script load
added EndPoint function
moved Print command to end, which allows certain command results to be printed properly
added AddCustomFloor command
(Glass Tower) added basic Peerless building and ground based on spotting blueprint from movie
(major) fixed an issue where the submesh processor would skip, leaving unused triangle data. This was causing Prepare() to malfunction and sometimes visible corruption
Action Viewer now displays multiple parents
added ability to delete actions from the Action Viewer window, and fixed some cleanup issues involved in the deletions
added AddActionParent and RemoveActionParent commands
action viewer now refreshes list
actions created by button panels are now deleted along with the panels
walls of root object (SBS) meshes are now children of those meshes instead of root
fixed a vector overrun in RemoveFloor function (element was removed before accessed)
do not process geometry buffers if no data exists fixes a crash on Windows
manually deleting floors now deletes any walls created in the "external" mesh
reset collisions when deleting objects, and clear last_collision value this allows objects the user is touching (or standing on) to be deleted
added check to prevent floors from being deleted out of order
elevator doors can now be deleted properly during runtime
added round math function
added new math functions log2, ceil, flr, and rnd
fix for texture distortion issues on main menu
added option to turn off automatic filler/connection walls for elevator doors
math function fix removed the need for a space before the function names
fixed default locale setting this solves script error issues when running on machines with different locale settings
texture functions now report in verbose mode only
fixed StartsWith() function
added advanced math functions to script interpreter
added powerof operator to Calc function in script interpreter
added Ogre 1.9 compatibility
combined floors 65 and 66 in the Glass Tower
cmake and source fixes for Ogre 1.9 compatibility
orientation fix for old sky system
added RenderOnStartup option, which renders the building as the script is processing on startup
fixed an issue where most new meshes would need to be disabled and reenabled to be visible
cmake script fixes, and svnrev is now run automatically
fixes to main window sizing
fixed issues with main menu and mouse clicks being off on Mac, due to client size being different than window size
fixed shutdown crash due to MainScreen::OnClose being called twice (mainly on Mac)
made missing files dialog larger
fixed issue where rotational degree values would show 360 instead of 0
added OpenMessage and CloseMessage elevator parameters
script processor now using main frontend loop for processing
fixed an issue where main window would not resize back when exiting from fullscreen to main menu
object list in objectinfo dialog now refreshes automatically
switched DisableSound to a frontend option, which now changes it for the whole app
removed unused options from INI file
WalkBrake and RotateBrake options now work
removed LookAccelerate, BodyDepth, LegsDepth options
fixed GetObjectPosition() for elevator doors, so now their position shows up in the MoveObject window
fixed Camera::Rotate() function; relative rotations now work in camera control window
Bullet: disabled penetration recovery, which fixes issues with stairs stepping
added frame smoothing feature, configurable in the INI file
removal of wxWidgets code from the SBS library
new SBS timer system
added while statements
added delete command
added runaction command
action names with spaces now work from scripts
functions can now be called properly from IF/While statements
added duplicate function check
keycode fix for Mac version fixes some key recognition errors
switched to inapp console window
control panel sizing fix
removed unused RenderOnly and InputOnly options
script viewer no longer shows included code
rename and cleanups of collider recreation when adding/deleting objects during runtime
fixed issue where meshes wouldn't be immediately visible if walls were added to them during runtime
fixed an issue where control panel buttons failed to work upon a building reload
command box in console now clears on send
added echo option to console window (displays typed commands)
fixed an issue with the main window not raising properly on startup
fixed a startup clear screen issue
switched log output to new inapp console window
addition of main console text box in console window
moved system over to Ogre logging facility
all logging is now written to skyscraper.log
debug console (text) output can be turned on and off by INI file parameter
script processor is now persistent
added missing note about ctrlr reloading current building to key commands list
added script deprecation warnings, which can be enabled in the INI file
removed unused GetWallExtents function since the command version is more useful
script interpreter cleanups
fixed a parameter check for parameters specified after equals signs; would previously treat empty text as a single parameter
updated syntax in Simple building
added ReverseAxis parameters to the script guide, which were missing
added ability to disable Bullet for testing
fail and switch to old sky system if Caelum fails to init
disabled elevator arrival notifications and floor sounds/beeps when in service modes
disabled elevator door open/close functions while in Fire Phase 1 recall
added needed object existence checks to functions that use the object array directly without this, crashes were happening when doing an object scan after an object had been deleted
ACP mode now uses the elevator's Go function, and now works properly
elevator "Go" function now turns off elevator floor light when reaching destination
fixed some door closing issues in Fire Phase 1 mode
added exterior up/down controls to Simple Manual building, and interlock switch for testing
added support for modern manual lifts, that require the floor button to be held to proceed to that floor, via the FloorHold parameter
script interpreter section reordering and cleanups, fixes variable processing issues, and duplicate functions have been removed
added fire switch keys to Simple, Triton Center and Glass Tower elevators
added landing zone area for automatic releasing of interlocks
added new section of items to elevator editor, and added some other misc things
added basic elevator interlocks, along with actions
fixed button/control texture multipliers this fix will break previous buildings' buttons and controls if they use size multipliers other than 0 or 1. Previously changing the size would mess up the button positioning
updated Simple building with internal and external fire switches
added more texture content
added fire service enable function to call button code; switching one elevator to fire service phase 1 now switches all elevators in same bank (all being serviced by the first call button on recall floor) into fire service mode
added elevator door open/close button hold feature (constant pressure support), for certain modes such as independent service and fire modes
renamed CancelLastRoute to CallCancel
major reworking of fire service modes to make them more realistic
added reversals to door opening, used in fire modes to reclose the doors if open button is released
major Glass Tower lobby changes; atrium base is now the Atrium level (previously mezzanine) to match movie depictions of the Hyatt Regency and Bank of America buildings
added full support for manual elevators
fixed issue where floor would turn off when closing shaft doors even if ShaftShowFloors is enabled
added "0 to disable" options for DoorTimer and QuickClose parameters
added AutoOpen parameter
added OpenOnStart parameter
added new Simple building with manual doors
added OpenExt and CloseExt actions
added more elevator and shaft door actions
updated to OGRE 1.8, and updated meshes to newer format
Glass Tower texture mapping fix for top of front setback pinnacle
fixed camera control X axis reversal
fixed action control centering
added functions to support elevator returning/releveling to nearest floor after disabling inspection mode
added 'return' function in elevator actions list which returns to the nearest floor after a stop
added more checks to door "in use" status fixes issues where elevator doors would misbehave if automatically moving and a manual open/close was run
removed OIS requirement from cmake
minor correction to local elevator range in Sears Tower
fixed Glass Tower floor height typo in the floors 80 to 85 section (it erroneously added an extra foot to those floors)
added dialog for moving objects
fixed "hold" option for camera relative rotation in dialog
fixed rotation quirk in dialog that allowed values outside of correct range
array cache tweaks
fixed DynamicSky script parameter
added additional check to elevator service modes to prevent random activity
elevator parking is no longer run while in a service mode
fixed elevator availability check for LimitQueue
added elevator queue reversal when arriving at top/bottom floor; fixes call quirks on those floors
fixed issue in elevator_doors.txt script that prevented dualspeed left doors from closing properly
switched user variable system over to named variables
extended range of characters supported by the texttotexture system
Updated Visual Studio project files for VS2010
added popup error messages for sound errors
added gpu program checks for Caelum initialization; should switch off Caelum on problematic graphics cards to prevent reported crashes
moved SBS initialization code into contructor
removed obsolete shaders variables
fixed issue where some wall handles wouldn't be deleted, due to a changing handle array size
centralized number conversion into new ToString functions
fix for textureoverride/textureflip states
console output fix
INI parameter fixes
AddFloor parameter fix
removed tchar for wxwidgets unicode compatibility
random activity is now ignored if related elevator is in service mode
added parking notification
script interpreter performance improvements
performance fix for GetTextureMaterial function
fix for material polygon reporting
fixed misuse of vector preallocation, performance improvement (fixes bottleneck when creating thousands of floors)
function speed improvements in script interpreter
added function name and calling line to script error message
misc performance tweaks and cleanups
old sky is now used if Caelum fails to start (previously the sky would end up being black in this case)
fixed crash that would happen if Caelum wasn't initialized properly
swimming pool model material fixes
turned off texture lighting option by default
added calc ignore checks for other filename parameters
added StairsShowFloors and ShowFullStairs commands
moved stairs, shaft and elevator checks into respective classes
some tweaks to IsInStairwell checks
removed some obsolete stuff (including shaft type parameter)
added ShowFullStairs to Triton Center's West Stairwell
added railings to Triton Center
fix for disabling old skybox
added ability to delete models and doors with ctrlclick
added pool to Triton Center
fixed a defect in the CutAll floors operation was cutting through all floors associated with shafts/stairwells now only cuts through current floor as described
added check to prevent crashes when deleting an object user is standing on
fixed creation of collider body which was causing crashes when loading collider meshes
added support for skipping calculations on model filenames fixes an infinite loop

New in Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 8 (Feb 28, 2013)

elevators now report as available if on the same floor as the call and not moving, regardless of the door state fixes an issue where pressing call buttons more than once would open additional elevators
fixed TruncateNumber function, to return correct floating point precision without exponent
dialog text box resizes
remade queue resets feature
floor announcement sound is now played along with the other arrival notifications, and so is affected by NotifyEarly
up/down message sounds now play according to last chime direction
elevator now chimes the previous chime direction if doors reopen (if applicable)
turned off queue reversals if NotifyEarly is on
added ReOpen elevator parameter
added AutoEnable option to turn on and off automatic enabling/disabling of elevator interior objects
added queue pending state flag fixes issue where pressing both call buttons in a 2elevator shaft would call the same elevator for both
switched to standard elevator availability check for single elevator call buttons
major work on elevator queue/arrival notification code
call button behavior fixes
changed free look crosshair to cross
added elevator queue limit, to prevent calls opposite of queue direction from being placed
removed same floor check in call button code, which broke calls when elevator was moving past current floor
decreased classic elevator door spacing
fixed logic that caused down calls to alternate chime direction
added inspection service speed multiplier setting
elevators now ignore the leveling offset if brakes are turned on while beyond that offset
fixed a floor check and positioning issue with in elevator directional indicators, which caused only single indicators to be created
added default/error texture
added support for configuring the main menu from the INI file
reversed the Sears Tower and Glass Tower menu entries
shift clicking on doors now locks them
added new command SetKey, which allows models to be specified as keys
added new command SetLock, which sets lock parameters when creating doors, controls and call buttons
fixed elevator door bumpers
added actions for inspection service up/down/go toggle options
added support for multiple parents per action
added ip20112.5 update for "The Spire" building
new Glass Tower roof, based on movie blueprints
fixed a name check bug in the cut function, which was causing elevator door filler walls (done by FinishDoor()) to sometimes fail
added support for elevator door vertical offsets
elevators now stop according to the shaft door's voffset instead of the floor's base, where applicable
added note to script guide mentioning that automatic filler walls needs all related walls to contain the word "shaft" for it to work
changed camera speed to half, for a more realistic walking speed
fixed texture autosizing quirks (diagonal walls/floors are now autosized correctly)
added ability to delete models, controls and triggers
limited object prepare on delete, speeds up object deletion
added a fog multiplier setting in the INI file (changes fog density)
Glass Tower new test service elevator serving most floors
Glass Tower changed executive elevator to use floors in movie depiction
new stairwells in Glass Tower, along with railings
work done on Glass Tower floors 135137
updated AddFloor command, which fixes a number of issues with the old command
fixes for planar texture mapper's autoflip functionality now appears to work properly (but might potentially cause minor breakage of existing buildings need to check)
added ReverseAxis and texture direction parameters to AddFloor
added rotate option to the planar texture mapper (which the texture direction parameter now uses)
added GotoFloor function (mainly in camera controller window)
added percentage indicator to script startup
added note to the script guide about custom texture mapping and automatic reversals
new glass elevators in Glass Tower
fixed issue preventing custom walls from being made in elevators
separated elevator motor sounds between up and down movements
added comments in script guide about leaving sound fields blank
performance improvements
fixed volume bug in AddSound volume parameter was specified as an int, preventing fractional volume values
added lobby ambient sound to Triton Center
added support for split car up/down elevator sounds
added support for playing multiple sounds with the same name from an action
added support for running multiple actions with the same name
added couch model to Simple building, with physics enabled
added centering support to models, and added parameter to AddModel commands
added second couch to Simple building, and couch to top of Triton Center
fixed object parent values for some new objects
some fixes to cascading object deletion
Triton Center antenna tiling fix
added texture animation
added support for direct loading of ogre materials in data/materials
added caching to GetFloor() and related functions
Triton Center external windows overhaul, using alpha blending
Glass Tower overhaul
added Action and Trigger objects
added action viewer (control panel window)
fixed global AddSound command which was overriding the perobject ones
updated AddSound command for FMOD and added loop option for new control/trigger commands
fixed texture and material counters
added changetexture, playsound and stopsound actions
disabled doppler effect (sounds) by default
default main sim window size now changed to 800x600, menu window size separated and kept at 640x480 (configurable)
added internal skip for wildcards in filenames (*) (fixes those bogus error messages)
started insim object creation (code constructor)
added building startup options to turn on/off collisions and gravity (listed in the designguide)
disable basement number conformity (fixes Cliveden Desmond Wharf)
added a file check for the include section (loading now fails if an included file cannot be found this prevents serious and hardtodiagnose errors later on)
added Empty building (not working properly, but is used to create buildings from scratch)
object colliders are now removed by default (for running performance) except for elevator doors (due to slowdowns when entering Triton Center elevators)
disabled backface polygons for ground
object info listbox now updates if you exit that window and reenter
added new control aliases, mostly for Mac users
added support for setting the default sky time speed in the INI file for Caelum, and changed the default to 25 (you can now easily see the clouds moving, and a day moves much faster so you can more quickly see sunrises and sunsets)
switched Mac frontend to use Cocoa
switched from normal flipping to standard texture flip (for ogre coordinate system compatibility)
added the Caelum sky system
lowered default texture filtering anisotropy level to 4 (from 8 )
switched to 16bit hardware indices; should fix geometry corruption on some older cards, and should improve performance somewhat
if a cut operation eliminated an entire polygon, the original polygon would not be deleted
added ability to only play elevator music while moving, and updated related INI file parameters
added advanced option to profiler
added profiler system
added check for duplicate entries in missing files list
added proper error reporting (and OGRE exception handling) to frontend initializer
fix for operational conflict between floor grouping and ShaftShowFloors command
added DisplayFloors parameters
added texel override
added physics support for models
added support for model colliders
added support for Ogre meshes (using converters for Google Sketchup)
added checks to ensure that starting floors are less than ending floors in AddShaft and AddStairwell commands
gravity reset fix and fix for IsInShaft() distance check
fixed an issue where shaft would rapidly turn on and off if on top of elevator
fixed issue involving reversed polygon faces resulting in some textures being reversed. Put in a precision workaround for Alpha 7 compatibility.
sound fixes, added ability to view camera collider via F7, and fixed a line skip issue in the script interpreter
filler wall reset fix
added support for different open/close speeds for elevator doors
wxwidgets compatibility fix
added proper failures on numeric checks to report errors and prevent loops
added texture filtering options, and switched default to anisotropic (previously bilinear)
added ability to switch on and off collision detection and visible colliders via F7
split SBS into shared object on Linux, and restructured source files
removed Add GenWall and migrated items using it to AddWallMain
switched translator code to OGRE's righthand coordinate system (SBS uses lefthand)
switched to FMOD for sound
switched to OGRE for graphics
switched to Bullet for collisions and physics
Triton Center renovation
fixed door filler walls
object deletion fixes
added geometry deletion support
fix crash that only happens if shafts are created out of order
new internal mesh object system (Skyscraper now generates it's own 3D geometry)
new horizon distance setting
added render distance limits for small objects

New in Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 7 (Sep 20, 2010)

added braille fonts
added support for elevator panel switches and knobs
added elevator fan toggle
door open and close buttons now support specific doors
added door hold feature
elevator now resets queue search direction if last entry in active queue is in the opposite movement direction
elevator doors no longer try to open if you press the call button as it's passing the floor
floor buttons now properly add floor route if pressed on the same floor as elevator is moving
Fix for verticallymoving elevator doors' offset calculations
Elevators now properly sync camera offsets if a person boards a moving elevator
Fixed an issue where the random activity system wouldn't select the top serviced floor
added standard doors to elevator objects
added sound support to doors
fixed a crash that occurred if ServicedFloors included an invalid floor number
added internal error reporting system
new object tree browser
elevator parking fixes
call cancel now only works in fire phase 2 mode
elevators now reroute properly if switched to fire phase 1 mode while moving
added object deletion support
added elevator run/stop states
arrival notification can now be performed at the start of leveling or at deceleration
Added adjacent floor check eliminates crashes related to trying to create floors in the wrong order
Elevator doors no longer open when parking
some interior elevator objects now stay enabled while user is outside elevator
grouped floors now also enable stairwells and shafts
Added braille callbuttons
Elevator beep sounds now support floor number substitution
added support for direction message sounds
added separate folder for screenshots, and switched format to jpeg
added support for elevator music
ShaftCut and CutStairwell commands now cut external objects
Added support for displaying last clicked 3D position
Added Housing Estate building
Added support for changing door speeds
added SVN versioning info
Elevator objects can now be used in certain global commands
fixed a peak mode dispatch issue
Added case insensitivity support for file loading
Internal indicator vertical positioning fix
App now displays missing files after building load
Texture rendering fixes
added "open" parameter to doors
added DepartureDelay and ArrivalDelay elevator parameters
Error reporting system is now more verbose about certain errors
added sign textures
added nudge mode

New in Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 6 (Mar 12, 2010)

added current floor ID to the control panel's main and camera control windows
added support for forcing autosizing on or off on a pertexture basis
added support for floor arrival sounds
added more camera speed config parameters
added full camera reset (respawn) triggered by F6
added elevator motor sound object
added support for exiting back to the main screen
added support for perdoor elevator floor signs
added new simulator/building statistics dialog
moved button code into separate control class
added support for elevator button lighting
fixed issue involving elevator door sound playing for nonserviced doors
added script console
texttotexture objects now support transparency
fixed floor sign autosizing issues
many elevator queue fixes
fixed call cancel button
app now properly exits to the main menu if a building fails to load
added custom sound objects
added new Simple building with basements
more comments added to the Simple building
elevators can now be named
call buttons now light up in groups
added Schindler MT textures and sounds
added verbose mode
control panel can now be reopened by pressing F12
fixed blank canvas issue on Mac
elevator modes can now be set from building scripts and the INI file
fixed ACP mode
fixed other service modes
added SetTextureMapping2 command
created new planar texture mapper
added the GetWallExtents and Print commands
added InterfloorOnTop global parameter and base variable
made new SetPlanarMapping command which is an extended version of the old ReverseExtents command
new planar texture mapper is now the default
added object information dialog
added support for file includes
added support for script functions
added support for userdefined elevator and shaft doors
added automatic elevator parking support
added button sound support
elevator and motor sounds now start at a position based on the elevator's speed
elevators now support an unlimited number of button panels
added CutAll command
added support for internal elevator directional indicators
directional indicators can now show active (running) elevator direction
fixed some quirks with elevator movement
added elevator leveling support
Lines with both functions and IF statements now process the IF statement first
door cutting uses CutAll function, which now makes it cut stairs, shafts, external, etc
Texture flipping now works properly with zero tw/th values
call buttons are now only created if any of the given elevators serves the floor
ACP mode now works in conjunction with peak modes
added experimental random elevator traffic

New in Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 5 (Nov 9, 2009)

clicking on shaft doors and elevator doors while holding down shift now causes them to manually open/close
manually opening shaft doors causes the related floor to turn on if user is
in a shaft or an elevator
added new buildings
added support for multiple floor indicators per elevator
floors can now have floor indicators
added support for elevator floor beeps
added support for separate up/down chimes
added support for per-door textures on elevator/shaft doors
added elevator door collision sensors
added last collision indicator to control panel
added support for call button lighting
major fixes to the elevator queue and call processing
fixes to some elevator parameters, where they would error out if used in a different block than the CreateElevator command
sound support is now optional and will switch off automatically if not available
some new script checks for valid floor ranges
added basic glass elevators to the Glass Tower
simultaneous door movements are now supported
call button monitor added, to realistically wait for an available elevator during a call
call button light status can now be changed by shift-clicking the button
elevator panel buttons now support position offsets
fixed manual sizing parameters of the panel buttons
added support for mounting zipfiles into virtual directories
added the ability to spin the camera (Z-axis rotation)
startup screen now works on Linux and Mac
added mouse look (freelook) mode, activated by F5
new Camera Control window
split chimes sounds into up and down versions
added support for writing text onto a texture with the AddText command
fixed a memory leak involving floor beeps
added support for texture name prefixes, used with floor indicators and signs
added support for cropping and overlaying textures with the LoadCropped and AddOverlay commands
added configuration file support
added support for zooming in and out (FOV angles)
added support for starting up without the control panel
added fullscreen support, activated by F10
fixed an issue where walls along the Z axis would have the side negative and
positives switched
height element can now be chosen from the script's object parameters
added parking ramps to the Triton Center
added AddFloorAutoArea command, which enables and disables floors within a specified area
fixed texture flipping
removed ReverseExtents command (was broken since early 2007)
added SetTextureMapping and ResetTextureMapping commands (replaces ReverseExtents) to allow manual setting of UV texture coordinate data
added AddFillerWalls command which is a convenience function used in creating doors
added hotel rooms to the Triton Center
added control reference (for keyboard commands, etc) to the control panel