v0.41.27 (v0.42.0 RC1)

v0.41.27

• Feature: Can save board image with units (renders the same as seen on screen)
• Feature: PhaseDisplay buttons can now use tooltip text defined in i18n files
• Bug: Manually targeting doesn't update next target id
• Feature: Added "only valid" & "no allies" options to firing phase next target
• Feature: Added keybinds for "only valid" & "no allies" next target -- This
  means that some of the default keybinds have changed, check client settings
• Bug: Heat-seeking LRM modifiers being applied before side table is set
• Issue #401: Princess deploys multiple units in/on top of one building
• Issue #404: Adjacent building auto-success could trump some automatic failures
• Data: New Sprites.
• Data: Updated Key Binds.txt in Docs folder to take into account above valid
  target feature.
• Issue #393: Highlighting currently selected ASF flight path
• Issue #416: Kill Count Victory ignores kills from destroyed units
• Bug: Fix to Ammo Names and restoring Low/Profile for vehicles.
• Issue #410: Underlying terrain modifiers always applying to skid checks
• Issue #48: Combine, Dual Saw, Chainsaw, improper damage against conv inf
• Issue #411: MM allows illegal terrain combinations in boards
• Added tooltip entry for spotting; spotters now display who they're spotting
• Issue #422: Firing solutions now indicates units that are spotted
• Issue #395: New MechWarrior minimap icons: circle, or infantry icon w/ dot
• Issue #423: Squadron Armor tab is empty
• Issue #367: Building Fires Not Shown On Minimap
• Bug: Jumping can never be considered "along a road"; fixes some missed PSRs
• Issue #402: Jumping meks should not be allowed to stand after falling
• Quirks for Buildings.
• Issue #386: VTOLs don't deploy at lounge specified height
• Issue #341: Armor properties not updated for damage transfer location
• Issue #360: Hull-down punches to lower target uses wrong location
• Issue #326: Changing climb-mode prevents first-step amnesty
• Bug: Climb Mode toggle appears to have three modes
• Feature: Default Climb Mode is now an Advanced Client Setting
• Issue #172: Climb Mode now defaults to "Climb Up" instead of "Go Thru"
• Feature: Client Settings Advanced now displays human-readable names & tooltips
• Issue #291: Rapids terrain validation & no PSR mods to hover, wige, vtol
• Issue #399: Isometric bridges not darkened by night overlay
• Issue #358: DFA against targets that jumped displaces to top of buildings
• Data: New Sprites
• Data/Feature: Turret Project Part 1 - Major additions to the number and
  types of turret. Sprites still in progress.

v0.41.26

v0.41.26 (2016-11-02 02:00 UTC)

• New Sprites.
• Issue #357: Mass Configure Allows mechs to be deployed off board
• Issue #204: Planning jump path means any subsequent walk paths climb buildings
• Issue #368: Duplicate Messages When Changing Sensors
• Issue #380: Graphical artefacting behind the board when using plain skin
• Issue #354: Better reporting for attacks against infantry using direct hits
• Issue #354: Ultra/Rapid fire ACs against infantry handled incorrectly
• Issue #381: HE ammo type missing in battle round report
• New Sprites
• Updating Turret Introdates.
• adding XTRO V Primitives units (note the Ymir and Command Van has changed)
• PR #252: HQ Support Vehicle fuel tracking
• Added PR for Range Master support
• Issue #375: Replace Player Inop After Loading From A Save In Lobby

v0.41.25

v0.41.25 (2016-10-15 14:40 UTC)

• Added movement type filters to RAT Generator for BA.
• Issue #356: Almost all dropships have 2/3 movement
• Data: New Sprites

v0.41.24

v0.41.24 (2016-10-06 03:15 UTC)

• Refactored FighterSquadron's specific methods so that we can more easily support all composite entities.
  WARNING: This is an API change. The following methods are new in Entity:
  +Bug: RAT Generator incorrectly adjusting proportion of succession war/upgraded/Clan tech.
  +Data: New Sprites
  +Data: New Sprites
  +Data: Changes to Field Gunners/Artillery intro dates and moving them
  from Unofficial to Infantry
• Fixed Mac OSX Packaging (Hopefully for good this time!)
• Clan Industrial structure was missing proper equipment flags

v0.41.23

v0.41.23 (2016-09-20 00:07 UTC)

• Issue #323: Artefacting drawing the boardview background
• Bug: Bot would fire at hidden units
• Added option to toggle displaying of unit labels, default key is Y
• Bug: IllegalFormatConversionException in ASFBay.getUnusedString
• Issue #328: Out of control ASF has the "launch" button available
• New (faster) scale method for certain zoom levels
• New rotation operation for Entity icons, yielding smoother rotated units
• Transparency now properly preserved in Unit icons, allowing shaded icons
• Unit icon colors now preserved when camo is applied (only gray scale pixels
  have camo applied to them)
• Added dynamic random assignment table generator.
• Unit fixes and New Sprites.
• New Map Pack - Derv's Map Pack the maker of the Jihad Pack Pack
• Moving old unshaded sprites to unused folder and adding the GIMP files created
  by ColonelSandersLight in the widgets folder with some basic notes.
• Removed obsolete Neoancient RATs, superceded by RAT Generator.

v0.41.23-GR (Graphic Enhancement Experimental Release)

This is an experimental release of some new graphic options in Megamek. This release shouldn't be mixed with MekHQ of any version.

The sprites have a new look and have the ability to support color. There is also a group of 'Royal' units (not to be confused with the SLDF units) that have received close attention and additional details.

The units are:
CLAN

• Dire Wolf
• Mad Dog
• Storm Crow
• Kit Fox
• Elementals

INNER SPHERE

• Battlemaster
• Warhammer
• Griffin
• Locust
• All infantry units

Big thanks to Bloodwolf (Elementals and Infantry) and ColonelSandersLight (Mechs) for these units.

v0.41.22

v0.41.22 (2016-08-26 03:00 UTC)

• Issue #295: Roads not preventing swamp/rubble PSRs
• Bug: Clicking Walk from Jump, would still plot jumping movement
• Issue #258: Added Next/Prev Weapon Mode keybinds
• Issue #189: AMS mounted on ASFs do not fire on the ground map
• Issue #133: ASF strikes can have multiple targets if target is a building
• Issue #297: Direct blow can make Tandem Charge SRMs fail
• Issue #138: Jumping into Water and Falling deals incorrect damage
• Issue #70: Terrain Factor Damage for Engine Explosions and Ammo Explosions
• Issue #300: Ground to Air fire Causing Accidental Fire Check
• Issue #303: Reporting issues with misses on units in buildings
• Bug: Fixed IndexOutOfBoundsException in ChatLounge.customizeMechs
• Data New Sprites and some unit fixes. (Thanks SirMegaV)
• Feature: Adding Default Key binds.txt for MegaMek Use.
• Issue #308: Incorrect heat when strafing with dropship bay weapons
• Feature: Non-Infantry Weapon Damage Against Infantry changes now reported
• Bug [#4186]: Combat within building damage for infantry now correct
• Adjusted building floor names during deployment; starts with ground floor
• Issue #310: Tripod cockpit weight calculations
• Issue #25: Added support for infantry specializations
• Issue #238: Various issues with hidden units
• Issue #305: Strange matches when a theme doesn't exist in the tileset
• Adjusted starting fires modifiers for buildings to match TO pg44
• Issue #145: Infantry unimpacted by fire in buildings if above HL1
• Issue #313: Altitude bombing: Cannot bomb more than one hex
• Issue #314: Dive bomb resolution shows blank after first attack during game
• Issue #160: Mechs switching hot-loading LRMs on/off during battle
• Issue #315: Movement processing doesn't initialize current location, which
  could lead to skid checks not being made for turns on starting hex, or could
  lead to NPEs backing up over bridges
  +Data: New Sprites (Infantry Project) and some new units.
  (Big Thanks to Bloodwolf for the often frustrating process.)
• Feature: Colored pixels in Unit images are now ignored when applying camo
• Issue #315: Nag for Lava PSR shown when moving on bridge over lava
• Issue #306: Thread-safety issues in Princess.Precognition
• Issue #223: ECM hex display not always updating, especially in deployment
• Issue #180: Unit labels can now have a color border that correspondes to owner
• Issue #180: Units now have a set draw order based on unit type. Draw order:
  Infantry, BA, Tank, Mech, VTOL, Aero
• Board background image can now be scaled instead of tiled
• Made 'BW - Default.xml' the default skin
• Data: Adding Colonel Sanders Light Camos and reorganized Standard Camo folder.
• New Sprites

v0.41.21

v0.41.21 (2016-07-31 10:00 UTC)

• Feature: Added "Swarmed" entry to unit tooltips
• Issue #275: Non-optimal paths planned in certain circumstances
• Data New Sprites and some unit fixes.
• Bug: +4 Ice PSR penalty applied to Hover/WiGE instead of not Hover/WiGE
• Bug: Fixed error in blue shield failure report
• Issue #280: Adding snow theme to default tileset
• Bug: Fixing some weight issues causing units to fail.
• Issue #264: Dropship.isLocationProhibited Error
• Issue #262: Unloaded ammo in ATMs and MMLs can cause NPEs
• Issue #261: Host cannot deploy as observer if commander killed victory active
• Bug: Rounding issues when computing SV engine weights
• Unit Fixes
• Bug: Engine missing some engine types when determining if fusion.
• Feature: Deployment tab in Custom Unit Dialog now works for multiple units
• Feature: Custom Unit Dialog now saves/loads size (width and height)
• Issue #132: ASF Altitude Bombing uses incorrect scatter pattern
• Bug: Manually shutdown units skipped during movement with option turned on
• Feature: Custom Unit Dialog now remembers selected tab within session
• Bug: Hotkeys not ignored in some cases (ie: scrolling when save menu is up)
• Issue #195: Elevation incorrect when collapsing basement in lvl 1 building
• Searchlights can no longer be removed from units with the searchlight quirk
• Feature: Added "Equipment" context menu in lounge, for burst MGs, hot loading
  and searchlights (Covers SF features #1399 and #1418)
• Bug: UnitEditorDialog always sets critical hit on ASF life support
• Issue #167: EntitySprite drawn at wrong scale when entity becomes visible
• Issue #284: Null images returned for hexes and mechs
• Bug: Superheavy meks should halve number of criticals for armor (and weren't)
• Added Superheavy Gyro type for Superheavy meks
• Unit fixes and new sprites

v0.41.20

v0.41.20

• Data: Date fixes for units
• Data: New Sprites
• Data: Adding Jake's map pack
• Issue: Pilot/Crew not damaged reports did not have subject id set
• Issue #242: Unit Can Self Destruct and Stackpole in same turn
• Issue #236: PSR Terrain modifiers added inappropriately
• Issue #243: PSR issues related to high/low gravity
• Issue #241: Dropship Cannot Eject w/o expending all velocity
• Issue #244: Added TigerShark's alternative Pilot Skill BV mod table to docs
• Issue #245: Smoke & chaff from weapons fire appears in end phase
• Bug: EntityWeightClass.getWeightClass missing entry for hydrofoil support vees
• Issue #253: UnitDisplay Extras tab now display # of doors for small craft bays
• Data: New Sprites and Mechfile fixes
• Data: New Map (Thanks mikecj)

0.41.19

• Issue #233: NPE Displaying Client Options when no skins present
• Issue #21: SPAs and Unit Quirks not displaying after loading saved game
• Issue #208: Incorrect color when reversing a mech with lateral shifts
• Issue #224: Backup MP cost possibly incorrect when mech is prone
• Issue #217: Zip Line Dialog sometimes displayed when it shouldn't be
• Issue #182: For display, overlapping friendly ECM/ECCM could cancel out
• Issue #232: Bloodwolf IS House Skins added
• Issue #210: VTOLs incorrectly able to lateral shift, can shift and flank
• Issue #220: TO vehicle crew rule counts # of targets incorrectly
• PR #222 & # #229: New SPAs: Shaky Stick and Oblique Artilleryman
• Issue #176: Real Blind Drop: unit customization messages reveal how many units
  a player has
• Issue #234: Mechbuster & Protector CF's Not Using Their Images
• Issue #230: Axel Heavy Tank IIC (XL) has incorrect name and stats
• New Maps - Thanks Razorback (via Facebook)
• New Sprites.
• Issue #156: Graphical To-Hit Modifiers ('firing solutions') in Indirect Phase
• Bug: MiniMap selected unit highlighting persists after turn ends
• Issue #149: IS Small Laser firing at LOS Range
• Issue #152: MGs, Flamers, AMS firing at LOS Range
• Issue #151: Flamers can't Strafe
• Issue #144: Feature: Hi-Res Backgrounds