v1.7.2

Client

• Fixed some servers kicking and banning for fake player spamming on connect.

v1.7.1

Client

• Fixed a crash when attempting to render an invalid sprite.
• Fixed cl_cross_t 0 still showing the outline.
• Fixed realnames not being applied to some players.

v1.7.0

Client

General

• Added VGUI2 Killfeed. Only works in OpenGL mode.
• Fixed blurry HUD sprite rendering (HL bug #3156). Only works in OpenGL mode.
• Added jump speedometer (#71).
• Added support for user-modifiable files.
  • ClientScheme.res and HudLayout.res won't be replaced on update. Their content was moved to *Base.res files.
  • Allows user customization without breaking anything on BHL update.

Weapon viewmodel configuration

• cl_viewmodel_hltv allows disabling of some animations. See the wiki for details.
• Option to select left or right hand (#74).
• cl_viewmodel_* cvars for position and FOV of the viewmodel (#73, #74).
• Angled viewmodel bobbing (#72).
• Added cvar to disable weapon shells.

Color picker optimizations

• Replaced textures in OpenGL mode with rendering commands.
• Reduced texture size from 6 MB to 1 MB in Software and D3D modes.

Other

• Disabled third-person mode in multiplayer without cheats (#70).
• Added bhop_reset command to reset bhop autodetection. Use when lag causes it to detect incorrectly.
• Added bhl_validate_files to check the integrity of all BHL files.
• Added cl_rollspeed and cl_rollangle.
• Added a check that would crash the game if client library wasn't unloaded during restart.

Bugfixes

• Fixed ESC and console being disabled when player is kicked with chat open.
• Fixed mouse input in MOTD dialog.
• Fixed VGUI2 rounded corner texture color.
• Fixed third-person player model when viewing HLTV demos (#75).
• Fixed crash when testing microphone in the game options.
• Fixed version label positions in update notification.
• Fixed About tab in the options when an update is available.
• Fixed status requests when playing demos.
• Fixed incorrect handling of custom view models when spectating on a HLTV server or HLTV demo.

Server

• Client cvar querying refactoring.
  • Fixed HTML and Unicode MOTD not actually being sent to players. See the wiki for more details.
• Removed erroneous debug code that sends hardcoded team names and scores to all players when a player joins the game.
• Fixed incorrect flag variable in CBaseMonster::RunAI.

v1.6.1 Updater Hotfix

Client

• Fixed update installer throwing an internal error when copying a file to a non-existing directory.

v1.6.0 [no auto-update]

Changes since last beta

• Added cl_cross_zoom (see below) (#16).
• Added a fallback chat sound (#43).
• Added chat text color to the chat scheme file (#48).
• Added deathnotice sprite color cvars (#47, #48).
• Added most cvars to the advanced options (#14)
• Close command menu when game menu is opened (#55).
• Command menu file now uses original syntax as it used to (#38).
• Fixed force models commands (#41).
• Fixed sprite crosshair being drawn with custom corsshair.
• Fixed mouse input when hiding Steam Overlay (#49).
• Fixed demo and log files not resetting on map change #(52).
• Fixed scoreboard glitches when players connect/disconnect.
• Fixed mouse wheel input when scoreboard is open (#53).
• Fixed assertion failure in Rainbow HUD

General

• Updated HL SDK to newer GitHub 2013 version.
• Updated Source SDK to Source SDK 2013.
• Major source code refactoring.
• Player movement code now uses Vector from Source SDK's mathlib.
• Gamedir files are now checked out with LF line endings on all platforms.

Client

Note!
+bhop has been replaced with cl_autojump 1.
See #30 for the reasons why.

General

• VGUI1 completely replaced by VGUI2.
• Client.dll can be now loaded by both new and old game versions.
• Added automatic bunnyhop detection.
• Added support for m_rawinput on Windows.
• Your kills/deaths are now colored in the console.
• Added find command to look through available convars and commands with descriptions.
• Added working directory check to solve workdir-related issues.
• Added additional checks to SteamIDs (#19)
• Added cl_autojump from OpenAG (#30)
• Removed +bhop in favor of cl_autojump 1 (#30)
• Added +ducktap from OpenAG (#30)
• Added realnames support.
• Updated localization files
  • Added Russian translation by @EzicMan (#25, resolves #17)

Updater

• New improved update notification dialog.
• Added automatic update installer.
  • It will only update necessary files and won't overwrite your mods (will ask instead).

HUD

• Added Unicode support for hud_scores (on-screen scoreboard like cl_scores in AG).
• Added hud_speedometer_below_cross to draw the speedometer below the crosshair (#30).
• Fixed custom crosshair disappearing when starting a demo recording (#30).
• Added Rainbow HUD (hud_rainbow 1).
• Added deathnotice sprite color cvars (#47, #48).
• Fixed HUD timer on listen servers.
• Fixed HUD timer on Linux (#23).

Custom Crosshair

• Added cl_cross_zoom to which crosshair to show in zoomed weapons: sprite (0), custom (1) or both (2). By default, both are displayed.

Scoreboard

• Fixed issues related to team names.
• Efficiency set to K/D mode by default.
• Fixed issues related to mute icon

Spectator UI

• Rewritten using VGUI2.
• Removed player and specmode selection menus (will be added back later).
• Added Steam avatar icon, kills and deaths count.

Chat

• Old chat removed, only Source chat is left.
• Changed style to be more in line with scoreboard and other UI elements.
• Long messages will be automatically split into multiple shorter messages.
• Fixed ESC not always closing the chat and opening game menu instead.
• Added cvar hud_saytext to toggle the chat.
• Added cvar hud_saytext_sound to toggle chat message sound.
• Fixed chat and scoreboard being positioned on top of each other.
• Added a fallback chat sound if it doesn't exist (#43).
• Added chat text color to the chat scheme file (#48).

Command menu

• Rewritten using VGUI2.

Team menu

• Rewritten using VGUI2.
• Fixed map description not resetting if it is not available.

MOTD

• Now uses Steam API HTML renderer instead of deprecated and unupdated ChromeHTML.

GameUI

• GameUI panels use GoldSrc-like style.
• Added most of the available cvars to advanced options (#14).

Crash handler (on Windows)

• Crash handler now creates separate log files for crashes.
• Log file is opened automatically in Notepad.
• Log file contains stack trace if possible.

Server

• Server API loading refactoring.
• AMXX module and include now bundled with the server.
• Added mp_selfgauss 2 to block all selfgauss damage.
• Fixed doors stopping on save in singleplayer.
• Added method exports for WeaponMod (#21, thanks @et-nik)
• Added team spawn support (#3, thanks @et-nik)
  • Uses team value embedded into map's info_player_deathmatch entities.
  • Disabled by default, use mp_teamspawn 1 to enable.
• mp_falldamage 2 now removes fall damage (#27, resolves #10)
• Replaced server's vector math functions with ones from Source SDK's mathlib.
• Added cvars to control lifetime of weapon boxes (see #7)
• Added mp_hidecorpses to prevent player corpses from being spawned (#11).
• Exported functions for WeaponMod (see this repo for compatible version) (#28).

Server API

• Added SetPlayerScore method

v1.6.0-beta2 [no auto-update]

General

• Player movement code now uses Vector from Source SDK's mathlib.
• Gamedir files are now checked out with LF line endings on all platforms.

Client

Note!
+bhop has been replaced with cl_autojump 1.

General

• Added cl_autojump from OpenAG (#30)
• Removed +bhop in favor of cl_autojump 1 (#30)
• Added +ducktap from OpenAG (#30)
• Added Windows XP support.
• Added realnames support.
• Fixed status request spamming (caused some servers to temporarily ban the client).
• Fixed crash when creating a local server on some clients.
• Fixed rare crash if a colored console message is printed during shutdown.

HUD

• Added hud_speedometer_below_cross to draw the speedometer below the crosshair (#30).
• Fixed custom crosshair disappearing when starting a demo recording (#30).
• Added Rainbow HUD (hud_rainbow 1).

VGUI2

• Fixed MOTD text being clipped at 1023 chars.
• Fixed line endings in MOTD.

Updater

• Fixed update checking.
• Fixed line braks in update changelog.

Server

• Replaced server's vector math functions ones from Source SDK's mathlib.
• Added cvars to control lifetime of weapon boxes (see #7)
• Added mp_hidecorpses to prevent player corpses from being spawned (#11).
• Exported functions for WeaponMod (see this repo for compatible version) (#28).

Server API

• Added SetPlayerScore method

v1.6.0-beta1

General

• Updated HL SDK to newer GitHub version.
• Updated Source SDK to Source SDK 2013.
• Major source code refactoring.

Client

General

• VGUI1 completely replaced by VGUI2.
• Client.dll can be now loaded by both new and old game versions.
• Added automatic BHop detection.
• Added support for m_rawinput on Windows.
• Your kills/deaths are now colored in the console.
• Added find command to look through available convars and commands.
• Added working directory check to solve workdir-related issues.
• Added additional checks to SteamIDs (#19)
• Updated localization files
  • Added Russian translation by @EzicMan (#25, resolves #17)

Updater

• New improved update notification dialog.
• Added automatic update installer.
  • It will only update necessary files and won't overwrite your mods (will ask instead).

HUD

• Added Unicode support for hud_scores (on-screen scoreboard like cl_scores in AG).
• Fixed HUD timer on listen servers.
• Fixed HUD timer on Linux (#23).

Scoreboard

• Fixed issues related to team names.
• Efficiency set to K/D mode by default.
• Fixed issues related to mute icon

Spectator UI

• Rewritten using VGUI2.
• Removed player and specmode selection menus (will be added back later)
• Added Steam avatar icon, kills and deaths count.

Chat

• Old chat removed, only Source chat is left.
• Changed style to be more in line with scoreboard and other UI elements.
• Long messages will be automatically split into multiple short messages.
• Fixed ESC not always closing the chat and opening game menu instead.
• Added cvar hud_saytext to toggle the chat.
• Added cvar hud_saytext_sound to toggle chat message sound.
• Fixed chat and scoreboard being positioned on top of each other.

Command menu

• Rewritten using VGUI2.
• Uses different syntax. Check commandmenu_default.txt for more info.

Team menu

• Rewritten using VGUI2.
• Fixed map description not updating if it is not available.

MOTD

• Now uses Steam API HTML renderer instead of deprecated and unupdated ChromeHTML.

GameUI

• GameUI panels use GoldSrc-like style.

Crash handler (on Windows)

• Crash handler now creates separate log files for crashes.
• Log file is opened automatically in Notepad.
• Log file contains stack trace if possible.

Server

• Server API loading refactoring.
• AMXX module and include now included with the server.
• Added mp_selfgauss 2 to block all selfgauss damage.
• Fixed doors stopping on save in singleplayer.
• Added method exports for WeaponMod (#21, thanks @et-nik)
• Added team spawn support (#3, thanks @et-nik)
  • Uses team value embedded into map's info_player_deathmatch entities.
  • Disabled by default, use mp_teamspawn 1 to enable.
• mp_falldamage 2 now removes fall damage (#27, resolves #10)