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EGL v0.1.8 beta5 out

Echon — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 05:49:05 +0000

Goto the EGL downloads page and get it.

A couple release notes:
* Shader language HAS CHANGED — old addons will no longer work. The addons will be updated soon.
* “*.pak” loading defaults OFF now. PKZ loading added (just a zip file), and *.pkz always loads.

The changelog is over 120 lines long, so here are the ‘highlights’:
* Optimized rendering backend, it (finally) supports up to 8 tmus. Efficiently uses multitexture and combine. Thanks Vic.
* Protocol 35 updates
* Menu scales to your resolution in realtime
* Menu mouse filtering, you may have to turn the sensitivity up but it will be a lot smoother
* Infrared goggles: cg_advInfrared
* Third person camera: cg_thirdPerson [disabled in Gloom — considered illegal]
* Customizable resolutions: vid_width vid_height

EGL v0.1.8 Beta5 soon

Echon — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:59:49 +0000

I’m expecting to have it uploaded this weekend. I don’t have enough time after work during the week to bundle and upload it all, so I’m putting it off (again).

I don’t work on Fridays so it should be up early Friday, if I don’t manage to get the time to put it up tonight or tomorrow night.

Yes, the new site is still coming. I’m saving up funds for the new server, so it shouldn’t be too far off (perhaps a couple weeks from now).

Move delay

Echon — Sat, 14 May 2005 12:34:01 +0000

The site move is delayed until I get a new server to put it on. The release date isn’t going to change though. I only have a couple bugs to iron out and one last feature I want to add before releasing, so I’m expecting to be done well before the ETA (which is two weeks away).

So everyone knows…

Echon — Sun, 01 May 2005 11:34:21 +0000

The next release of EGL will come when the new site for EGL is up at the end of the month. I’ve made significant code changes so don’t feel comfortable even releasing another beta.

Echon.org

Echon — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:09:53 +0000

Well I’m tearin this bitch down. I’ve got a Doom3 mod to code, a game engine I’m writing from scratch, and work fulltime. EGL will be moving to www.quakedev.com. I’m probably not going to be making many more EGL releases after the next few though. I just don’t have the time for it anymore. If it was paying bills I would keep at it. If there’s another R1Q2 protocol change, a bug fix, I get some free time, etc I will make another release. They will be about as spread apart as the rocks inside odium’s head though, sorry.

May is the last month this will be up. Afterward it will just forward to QuakeDev and host misc. files.

New Quake2 Map!

Echon — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 01:47:50 +0000

Zorius announced the release of his new Quake2 map Strogg citadel.
The map ships in 2 versions, one for “vanilla” Quake2 and another with high resolution textures especially for Quake2 engine mods like Quake2maX, EGL etc. Visit his page for more information, screenshots and downloads.

http://zorius.dionussos.com

Delayed!! haha

Echon — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:37:26 +0000

I’m in the middle of putting the Q3 shader language into EGL — since it’s better and stuff — and I’m still not done. It will be at least a few days coding before it is.

EDIT:

Particle/decal shaders now using the new shader system that appears to be fully functional. Shouldn’t be too far off (few days, a month tops!)

hahah

Echon — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:45:41 +0000

Well, I just spent a few hours re-writing my rendering backend (what renders EVERYTHING) to a more optimal Quake3 style. It’s now fully optimized to use multitexture. I have to ditch the older shader language to take full advantage of it, so in the next release all of your shaders will not work. Don’t worry though, I will re-write all of the shaders for the addons too (which may delay the release a bit).

The new shader language being designed, but I may use Doom3’s shader language (since it’s optimal for realtime lighting) but that depends on it’s capabilities.

I also plan to change all of the particle/decal images to be more appropriately named and organized, which will take time.

EGL shader documentation up

Echon — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:16:17 +0000

Yes, I finally got around to putting it up here. Click “Documents” on the left to view the shader documentation. I will no longer package it with releases because it’s here anyways, and it’s annoying to have to update BOTH of them when I make a change to the shader spec.

Note: Some features are new to the next release:
* noDepthMask
* noDepthTest
* noFog
* blendFunc lightmap
* cullFace
* depthFunc
* depthRange
* polygonOffset

BETA5 ETA

Echon — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:22:22 +0000

ETA: 19 or 20th

This will be the last beta for the 0.1.8 series, afterward the “stable” release will be out. Check the forums for more information on what has been done thus far.