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VERSION 1.6
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VERSION 1.55
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- Changed : Steam Authentication is now done with the help of a external DLL,
this should permit new MODs to work with Steam.
- Changed : Much better error handling on Linux and some minor tweaks to error
handling on Windows.
- Changed : Loading a corrupted saved game (agent) should now show a message
box instead of crashing.
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VERSION 1.54
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VERSION 1.53
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VERSION 1.52
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- Fixed : LANs with multiple radio transmitters having the same frequency.
- Fixed : A crash and a memory leak with IRC.
- Fixed : Font problems on Linux.
- Changed : Show a warning when buying a gateway security and there is no free
memory to put the software driver.
- Changed : Resize the gateway screen display to screen size.
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VERSION 1.51
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- Added : New agents now use the defcon world map. (an option was added to use
the standard world map)
- Note : Saved games from this version will be incompatible with older versions
of Uplink.
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VERSION 1.50
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- Note : Saved games from this version will be incompatible with older versions
of Uplink.
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VERSION 1.49
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- Added : Save the world map coloring option for each location.
- Note : Saved games from this version will be incompatible with older versions
of Uplink.
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VERSION 1.48
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- Added : File Copier, File Deleter, Decrypter, Log Deleter, Log Undeleter,
don't unstick from the mouse when used.
- Added : An option to show servers on the world map in a different color
( click the visibility button on the servers screen to cycle between
visible, visible and colored, not visible ).
- Added : An option for faster animation speed.
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VERSION 1.47
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VERSION 1.46
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VERSION 1.45
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- Changed : Save games are now saved to a temp file, which means that if Uplink
crash on game saving it should reload the last good save game.
- Changed : Save games to help reduce user file corruption.
- Changed : Blend image on LAN, Status and Analyser HUD menu.
- Note : Saved games from this version will be incompatible with older versions
of Uplink.
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VERSION 1.44
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VERSION 1.43
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VERSION 1.42
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VERSION 1.41
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VERSION 1.4
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- Fixed : Fix a potential graphic crash occuring on agent load and when seeing
the dialling box.
- Fixed : Crashes and inconsistencies when dialing to a new server and the log
or file screen is opened on the currently connected server.
- Fixed : Slowdown when using the trace tracker when connected to a server.
- Fixed : A crash when using an existing account name (different then admin,
readonly, ...) with the password breaker.
- Fixed : A crash with the update of security systems.
- Fixed : Inconsistencies in HUD screens (memory, sendmail, lan, irc, mission,
email).
- Fixed : Problems with overlapping large world map.
- Added : Show a dialog when an agent is loaded and Uplink can't find the
custom gateway it's using.
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VERSION 1.39
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VERSION 1.38
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- Fixed : Revelation flashing red squares on the world map didn't move when the
map was scrolled.
- Fixed : Silent voice sample ( also caused start up slowness ).
- Fixed : Slowness when displaying the world map.
- Fixed : Problems with servers where the player had multiple access codes.
- Fixed : An inconsistency in the name displayed when viewing accounts details
in the admin section of banks.
- Fixed : Problems with the loan screen, it always displayed the max loan of
the player.
- Fixed : An inconsistency in the size of HUD Upgrades, since they take no
memory space they should display 0 as size.
- Fixed : All LAN tools progress graphic overflow.
- Fixed : Bank accounts owned by NPCs having a negative loan amount.
- Fixed : A problem with server going _crazy_ on the world map when a mission
was finished or a email was deleted.
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VERSION 1.37
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- Fixed :
Inconsistent Revelation program size.
- Fixed :
IRC better handle nickname changes and errors.
- Fixed :
A problem with invalid access code and related crash issues.
- Fixed :
SaveItForTheJury reply problem if too much time is taken to reply to
the mission email.
- Fixed : A crash when using custom gateways.
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VERSION 1.36
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VERSION 1.35
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VERSION 1.34
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VERSION 1.33
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- Fixed :
Crash when another agent with no criminal record is caught.
- Fixed :
Crash related to bank robbery.
- Fixed :
A number of potential crashes.
- Fixed :
Better loading and saving routines should mean that agent files are
handled less often corrupted without warning.
- Fixed : Some possible problems with refreshing the graphics after another
window has been displayed over Uplink. This will need further testing
on different machines, since problems are heavily dependant upon
system hardware and driver configuration.
- Fixed : Graphical glitch where a security bypass would remain visible even
when the connection analyser is closed.
- Fixed : A number of actual and potential memory leaks.
- Changed : A plot error will no longer crash Uplink, but will send an email to
the player. This is generally a problem of using old, incompatible
agent files.
- Support : In the event of a crash, the currently loaded agent file will be
sent to Introversion for debugging purposes, with the user's
consent.
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VERSION 1.32
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- Fixed : Stack could be corrupted by overly long input of agent name, password
or banking details.
- Fixed : Bug in voice analyser.
- Fixed : "Make a donation" mission didn't complete if you destroyed your
tracks.
- Fixed : Better scrollbars for log and file server screens.
- Fixed : IRC client.
- Note : Saved games from this version will be incompatible with older versions
of Uplink. 1.31x games can be loaded, but will be overwritten in the
new format.
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VERSION 1.314
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VERSION 1.31c
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- Added : A screenshot can be saved by pressing the backtick (`) button, which
is found left of "1" on most PC keyboards. At the moment, only one
screenshot can be saved at a time and it is overwritten whenever a
new one is taken. It is saved as the "users/screenshot.bmp"
- Changed : Should no longer hog the CPU, as requested by some users. If this
causes jerkiness for testers then it will be removed or made
optional.
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VERSION 1.31b
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- Beta : This is strictly an beta quality release, to be used for testing only
- Beta : Beta testers can use this version for a limited time without having
bought the game.
- Note : The game will crash if you load old (pre-1.31) saved games due to new
gameplay (LAN systems). Please register new agents.
- Support : Added the facility to send user information so that we can contact
you should you encounter a fatal error. Please edit the file called
"userinfo.txt" in the Uplink directory with contact details if you
are happy to be contacted. They will not be used for any other
purpose.
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VERSION 1.31a
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- Note : This is strictly an alpha quality release, to be used for testing only
- Fixed : Modems on LAN systems stopped working. They would crash the game if
you moved the mouse over them on the map, or tried to connect to
them.
- Fixed : Shouldn't crash if can't find a sound device.
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VERSION 1.3
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- Changed : Probing of LAN systems can now only be done if you have a
connection to them. You cannot Probe an 'island' LAN system.
- Changed : Uplink will now search for new LANs in data/lans everytime you
start a new game OR load a game. Newly found LANs will be added
to your existing game - there is no longer any need to start a new
user to load new LAN files.
- Changed : Map scrolling speed now resolution independent.
- Changed : Loading/Saving data should be much faster.
- Fixed : The ShinyHammer special mission told you to attack the Arunmor LAN,
but checked success against the Arunmor Central Mainframe
- Fixed : Problems with the Software Sales menu causes the Voice Analyser to
be invisible in 640x480
- Fixed : Spelling mistakes : IEE Acreditation
- Fixed : long standing Uplink bug where some Steal-File missions would
occasionally ask you to steal a file that was encrypted at greater
than level 7 (the maximum decrypter strength).
- Fixed : Bug in the News screen which prevented you from reading the full
text of a news article
- Fixed : The default IRC channel was set to #uplink-test instead of #uplink
- Fixed : Sample Local Area Network should not be targetted for missions
- Fixed : Really nasty bug that would sometimes cause the game to crash or your
userfile to become unloadable if you bounced a connection through
multiple computers with the same name - eg "Arc Access Terminal"
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VERSION 1.2
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- New Mod stuff : New gateways can now be added without having to hack
gatewaydefs.txt. All that is needed is a text file in
data/gateways and a couple of images. Any number of new
gateways can be added.
See mods.txt for more information.
- New Mod stuff : Uplink now supports Skins. New skins can be added by
creating a new folder containing a text file titled
"theme.txt", and all replacement graphics that are to be
used. The theme.txt file can include colour information
as well. Themes can be selected from a menu in the
options screen.
See mods.txt for more information.
- New Mod stuff : New LANs can be created and added to the game.
All that is needed is a text file in data/lans.
See mods.txt for more information.
- Changed : Deleting files or logs from the console is now much more verbose.
- Changed : You now have to click twice to abandon a mission.
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VERSION 1.01
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