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Planning Version 0.20

Edvin Linge edited this page Jan 4, 2014 · 4 revisions

This page outlines a roadmap towards the 0.20 release that was made March 24 2013. Below are the new features we added in this new version along with the bugs we wanted to have fixed before releasing it. Additionally there were a few other matters which we needed to take care of, like localization, see below.

New features

Issue Summary Status Completeness
issue 164 Make it easier to see when the game is paused, and don't allow user actions when it is. In trunk, done 100%
issue 659 Draw graphs in the graph dialog. In trunk, done 100%
issue 1262 Allow edge-only objects and many such objects on one single tile. In trunk, done 100%
issue 1428 Display in-game movies from the original game. In trunk, done 100%
issue 1453 New maps (Confined and Finisham) for the upcoming version. In trunk, done 100%
issue 1386 Make all parts of the Town Map functional. In trunk, done 100%

Bugs to be fixed

Issue Summary Status
issue 1535 Moved objects are not completely removed (important) Unresolved
issue 1480 Earthquakes have been reported to be too severe Resolved, testing needed
issue 592 Exhausted staff members don't go to staff room (patch exists) Testing needed
issue 772 Doctor stay in psychiatry (and seemingly other rooms) [[Next Release
issue 1383 Some patients are not treated. [[Next Release
issue 1385 An empty action queue error is sometimes thrown. Unresolved
issue 1425, issue 1352 The cog symbol never disappear if equipment is destroyed. Not showing until the call is assigned, this delay may contribute to the first issue! Unresolved
issue 1258, issue 1341 Empty action queue after treatment. Workaround
issue 629 Freetype font color selection does not work well with faxes Resolved
issue 743, issue 1172 & issue 1209 Reception desks sometimes get bugged. Resolved
issue 1193 Under some circumstances a VIP might still want to sit down (is must_stand used?). Resolved
issue 1415 Map Editor parcels, flags and positions are not working correctly. Resolved
issue 1496 Cofirmation to delete window stays open if you chose to keep and rebuild the room. Results in an error. Resolved
issue 1518 Staffroom: Objects are reserved_for a staff member even though that staff is not present in the room Resolved

Patches that could be included

These were pending in the issues tracker and whilst it would be nice if they were added to the trunk, it was not essential for them to be in 0.20.

Issue Summary Status
issue 1038 Winning fax opens automatically and pauses game. [[Next Release
issue 1414 Option to automatically accept wage increase requests. [[Next Release
issue 1388 Patch for research points redistribution. Added
issue 1407 Off-screen sound effects cannot be heard. Added
issue 1410 Right clicking on Town Map in places other than the actual plan area should not close the screen and change your view in the game world. Added
issue 1412 Bottom bar obscures full screens close button on low resolutions. Added
issue 1431 Adding some background sounds. Added

Other tasks to handle

Issue Summary Responsible Status
Installer Localization Some of the languages the game supports are not yet fully supported in the Windows installer. Localization Team See Localization table below
Game Localization We need to make sure that all new strings have been translated into the different languages we support. Localization Team See Localization table below
Windows Compiler We need to find someone who can make release binaries for the Windows platform. Edvin Stephen has accepted
Windows Packager (optional) The above person may also create the actual packages, but it could also be two people doing these two tasks. Edvin Stephen has accepted

Game Localization

As of 0.20 release here are the missing strings (minus credits).

Language Game Lines to Translate
Brazilian Portuguese 1,161
Czech 100% Complete
Danish 384
Dutch 100% Complete
Finnish 196
French 100% Complete
German 100% Complete
Hungarian 1106
Iberic Portuguese 1,638
Italian 100% Complete
Norwegian 100% Complete
Polish 100% Complete
Russian 344
Simplified Chinese 47
Spanish 100% Complete
Swedish 100% Complete
Traditional Chinese 47

Installer Localization

Language Installer Lines to Translate
Czech 100% Complete
Danish 100% Complete
Dutch 100% Complete
Finnish 1
French 100% Complete
German 100% Complete
Hungarian 100% Complete
Iberic Portuguese 100% Complete
Italian 100% Complete
Norwegian 100% Complete
Polish 100% Complete
Russian 1
Simplified Chinese 2
Spanish 100% Complete
Swedish 100% Complete
Traditional Chinese 2

Deadlines

These deadlines show when things need to be done in order to follow the planned release date.

Date Summary
2013-02-15 Language freeze, no more new strings so that translators have time to get languages ready for release.
2013-03-01 Feature freeze, features not yet ready will not be added after this date, testing starts.
2013-03-05 Create branch, all bugs need to have been fixed
2013-03-10 Branch ready for packaging, tell packagers
2013-03-17 Packages ready for testing, tell testers
2013-03-24 Make the release, announce in social media

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