Upcoming Plans

06 Jan 2023

Version 1.02

I am currently working towards version 1.02 - this post will cover what has already been done and what I am still planning to do. Players have found a number of issues, especially with mods, in the release version. So version 1.02 will be another bug-fix release with some minor quality-of-life improvements as well.

Improvements Already Completed

• Alt+Enter to toggle fullscreen (in addition to F11).
• Secret Percentage update after loading from a save, fixed LADATA save percentage issue.
• Fixed layer keys swapped in PDA.
• Frame rate limiter (still needs the UI).
• Fixed a crash when playing Evacuation of Hoth due to a frame scenery object being destroyed.
• Fixed a bug where sprites didn’t always light up correctly when attacking.
• Fixed a bug where the Probe Droid would stay fullbright after firing.

Improvements Still In Progress

• Custom Mission Issues
  • Nearly impossible to crouch-jump out of the Kell Dragon area. In Dos it is nearly instant. Some kind of collision issue?
  • Exterior Adjoin GPU render issue. Works fine in Software.
  • Destroy Imperial Supply Depot - door does not open when switch door is pressed. Works in DOS - breaks TFE.
  • Dark Tide 3-3 static doesn’t load for some reason.
• TFE still not autodetecting Steam installs on different drives.
• Music and Audio output issues.
  • UI to select audio output.
  • UI to select midi output.
• Issues getting TFE to start.
• Assassination on Nar Shaddaa Weapon Pallette bug.
• Agent Menu keyboard scrolling bug.
• “Back to Yavin” map mod (Bugged switch)
• PLANE shading in 3D objects being affected by planar scrolling when it shouldn’t be.
• Gas Mask disappearing or when it appears ends up not being fullbright.
• Player does not “climb” 2nd altitudes properly while jumping.
• Dark Forces - PDA Map viewer input problems when moused over clickable arrows.
• Pressing the console key fast prints character in console.
• Player cannot move while holding leftAlt.

Version 1.10 - Linux Support

The main goal of version 1.1 is to add official Linux support and clean support for the Steam Deck. Mac support is planned but will probably happen a bit later.

• Integrate Linux PRs already submitted.
• Fix sound issues on Linux.
• Add support for midi synthesis and sound fonts.
• Add support for higher audio processing frequencies, to support midi synthesis. This will enable high quality audio support later this year.

Version 1.11 - True Color Support

• DirectX 10/11 render backend to better support GPUs with poor or non-existant OpenGL drivers on Windows, such as some integrated Intel GPUs.
• Vulkan render backend support for better GPU support on Linux.
• True color render support - with options for texture filtering and antialiasing. This will also include support for 8-bit color lighting + color map interpolation.
• Bloom post-fx (optional).
• Better low-end support for the software renderer.
• I might add dynamic light support as well, or maybe wait until a later release. This will depend on how long it takes to get this release out.

Version 1.12 - Voxel Support

• Integrate the experimental voxel loading and rendering code.
• Add GPU voxel rendering support.
• Improve “vox” asset loading.
• Add metadata support for voxel WAX/Frame/3DO replacements.
• Add metadata support for voxel texture replacements (for switches).
• Add “maphacks” equivalent to TFE for fine-tune voxel object positioning.

Version 1.20 - Editor

• Bring back the asset visualization tools (with the idea of making them more fully featured in future versions).
• Bring back the level editor.
• Initial level editor release.