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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:
- 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