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Versions of GRHMEdit
This is an overview of new features and changes in each version of the program.
- version 2.02
- - add options to mirror a track and reverse driving direction
- version 2.01
- - gradient tool simplified and improved (surface curvature, full-time preview, paste road width option)
- - object editing: menu->straighten along line, show object position/angle during editing
- - show/hide center mark setting is now remembered
- - various bug fixes
- version 2.00
- - updates required for GeneRally v1.2 (new objects, TRK file format)
- - added a -pen command line argument and created more 'pen' shapes mainly for banking curves
- - pen editing strength reduced
- - some tools can now be restricted to only increase/decrease the terrain (masking button extended)
- - object editing tool
- - show/hide objects individually or in groups
- - open TRK file on load if specified on command line
- - export hmap function fixed to produce black & white image
- - some less useful buttons removed from the '3d view' toolbar to save space (they are still in menu->view>show/hide)
- version 1.07
- - added new objects introduced in GeneRally v1.10
- - world size range extended to 20-255
- - editing: pull up/down tool modified so that height map is not cut at min/max while editing, only when mouse button is released
- - editing: extreme height values are highlighted during editing as a warning
- - editing: keyboard shortcuts for tool size, strength and angle
- - gradient tool: 'mask' options in menu to allow setting the edit mask to grid area for later manual editing
- - allow height map import from BMP into current track
- - TRK file version moved to file save dialog (was a separate dialog)
- - some options removed (gamma toolbar, lighting on/off)
- - program now remembers toolbar visibility and position, vertical splitter position, up to 10 track and height map recent directories
- - various bug fixes
- version 1.06
- - custom editing tool shapes
- - new tool type: pull up/down (drag tile)
- - the 'new hmap' command is now 'new track' (creates a full-featured empty track, saveable as TRK)
- - gradient tool:
- move, rotate, scale & stretch the whole grid
- grid undo, load & save
- load last edited grid, load last applied grid
- - visually edit in-game view (angle, rotation, zoom)
- - zoom using mouse wheel
- - some tweaks to make editing better
- version 1.05
- - transparent objects white/color option
- - masking
- - some objects were corrected or modified
- - lighting on objects option
- - light source fixation option and possibility to change light source position
- - land visibility can be turned off completely, only grid is displayed
- - gradient tool
- - bug fixes
- - some internal software re-organizations (module updates and world size calculations re-worked)
- version 1.04
- - objects
- - hmap now displayed with OpenGL lighting
- - full editing now supported also in 3D view
- - 'hotspot' displayed in tool shadow
- - added fine-rotated top view renderer
- - saves TRK files in various versions (1.00,1.02,1.03,1.05)
- - displays TRK info
- - global hmap shift function
- - gamma setting on a separate toolbar, not visible by default
- - manual rewritten into HTML
- - bug fixes
- - internal software re-organizations
- version 1.03
- - landmap palette modified
- - water level + tool size & strength can be now set through editboxes and sliders + greater value range
- - many bugfixes
- - tool is applied repeatedly when holding down mouse button and not moving the mouse
- - settings dialog
- - walk mode control rewritten so that walking+turning can be simultaneous
- - screenshots of 3D view into BMP file
- version 1.02
- - gray +/- - change water level
- - 3D rotation - also shift+mouse move
- - pen shadow in 3D view
- - gamma parameter - color brightness in 3D view
- - new toolbar + buttons reorganized
- - nicer underwater palette colors
- - overall terrain height editing dialog
- - height coefficient depends on world size
- - undo
- - 3D background color can be set
- - walk mode + corresponding toolbar
- - water level is displayed also when looking upwards
- - blue underwater "fog"
- - reads TRK format versions up to 1.05
- version 1.01
- - rewritten using OpenGL
- - by default turns on texture after it is opened
- - grid on/off option, default off
- - new map creation
- version 1.00
- - opens BMP,PCX,JPG
- - manual 3D rendering
- - water level setting
- - map editing - 4 pen sizes, sharp & smooth edges, 3 pen strengths
- - smooth and sharpen pen
- - short manual (SK)
- Program was born on 5.3.2004