PlanetsCentral

Hi there,

I have uploaded new versions of PCC2 and PCC2 NG:

PCC2 2.0.17 mostly received gentle updates ("software maintenance"), no major new features. However, this release is now built with a new (cross) toolchain. This is a big technical change. One effect is that this version probably no longer runs on Windows 95. It is known to run on Windows 7; in theory, the minimum probably is Windows XP SP3. Otherwise, this change should not affect users, but you never know.

PCC2 NG 2.41.3 now got a German translation (like PCC2 already has), and got improvements regarding network play. For PlanetsCentral, the whole game directory is now taken from the server. For planets.nu, we now load many more properties (in particular, racial advantages, which is a new concept). Other additions include: detect data file conflicts, fix an annoying bug where the starchart animates needlessly upon entering, add ability to interrupt runaway scripts, and many robustness improvements especially dealing with corrupted files.

Disclaimer: an unfortunate last-minute discovery is that whereas the network code seems pretty solid under Linux, it seems to be less stable in Windows

As another minor addition, the phost.de website now has SSL, so browsers will no longer cry if you download an installer from there. Thus, download URLs now are:

• https://phost.de/~stefan/pcc2.html
• https://phost.de/~stefan/pcc2ng.html

May the fourth be with you,
Stefan