Skyscraper 2.0 Alpha 10
-Copyright (C)2003-2015 Ryan Thoryk
+Copyright (C)2003-2016 Ryan Thoryk
http://www.skyscrapersim.com
http://sourceforge.net/projects/skyscraper
For more information, see the LICENSE file.
This software utilizes the FMOD sound system
-FMOD Sound System, copyright (C) Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2010.
+FMOD Sound System, copyright (C) Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd., 1994-2015.
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This release is the tenth development release of the 2.0 series (which is a complete rewrite of
the original 1.0 version), and is part of an ongoing effort towards a 2.0 stable release.
-This software utilizes the OGRE rendering engine library (version 1.8 or later), the Bullet physics engine with some custom patches, the FMOD sound system, the wxWidgets library (version 2.8 or later), and the Caleum sky system addon for OGRE.
+This software utilizes the OGRE rendering engine library (version 1.8 or later), the Bullet physics engine with some custom patches, the FMOD sound system, the wxWidgets library (version 3.0 or later), and the Caleum sky system addon for OGRE.
-Skyscraper on Windows supports both DirectX and OpenGL (previous versions only used OpenGL). To switch between them, simply delete the ogre.cfg file in Skyscraper's folder, run the program again, and choose from the OGRE rendering menu.
+Skyscraper on Windows supports both DirectX and OpenGL. To switch between them, simply delete the ogre.cfg file in Skyscraper's folder, run the program again, and choose from the OGRE rendering menu.
See the changelog for a detailed list of new features, fixes, and other changes in this release.
Space - Jump
Home or O - Float upwards (or jump if collision detection is on)
End or K - Float downwards (or crouch if collision detection is on)
+F1 - show control reference
F2 - print render statistics on console
F3 - Reset camera rotation and zoom to default
F4 - Enable/disable wireframe mode
F5 - Freelook (mouse look) mode
F6 - Full camera reset (respawn)
F7 - Show colliders
+F8 - Show mesh bounding boxes
F10 - Fullscreen mode
F11 - Take screenshot
F12 - Open control panel
Esc - exit to main menu
V - Toggle noclip mode (gravity and collisions off)
B - Binoculars mode (hold down), and reset FOV to default
+C - Pick up object (physics-enabled models)
+; - (semicolon) - Load an additional building
+1 to 0 - (number keys) - Switch active camera to engine instance number (ex. 2 for building engine 2)
Ctrl-R - Reload current building
Ctrl-Alt-C - Crash program (throw exception) - used for testing handlers
-elevator shaft doors can be manually opened and closed by holding down the Shift key and clicking on them - note that this only works when the interlocks are released, which can be done in the elevator editor by clicking "Set" next to "Interlocks" on the related elevator
-polygons (wall/floor sides) and other objects can be deleted by holding down both Ctrl and Alt, and clicking on the object
-doors, controls/buttons, and call buttons can be locked/unlocked by holding down both the Ctrl and Shift keys while clicking on the side to lock, if you have the associated key
--call button light status can be changed by shift-clicking the related button
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Information for this release:
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-This release has a very large amount of bug fixes and stability fixes, which results in Alpha 9 being the most stable release of Skyscraper yet. Many fixes were intended to make Skyscraper stable for dynamic creation and deletion of objects during runtime, in anticipation for a building designer.
+This release has a very large amount of bug fixes and stability fixes, which results in Alpha 10 being the most stable release of Skyscraper yet. Many fixes were intended to make Skyscraper stable for dynamic creation and deletion of objects during runtime, in anticipation for a building designer.
-Most objects can be deleted by pressing Ctrl and Alt together, and clicking on the object. On a Mac, the keys are Command and Option. Previously only the Ctrl key was used, but this caused interference with the Ctrl walking modifier feature. Controls and Call Buttons can now be deleted this way.
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-The lock/unlock feature is now done by pressing Ctrl and Shift together, and clicking on the object. Previously just the Shift key was used, but this change fixes interference with the shift running modifier.
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-A new building called Underground has been added, which has been used for scalability tests to enhance the simulation engine. This building features an extremely large underground environment, with very fast elevators.
+Most objects can be deleted by pressing Ctrl and Alt together, and clicking on the object. On a Mac, the keys are Command and Option.
Skyscraper has supported loading standard OGRE mesh models since the Alpha 8 release. A couple couches and keys are loaded in the Simple building as an example, and there is a couch on the roof of the Triton Center to demonstrate physics. See this forum thread on how to create models using Google Sketchup:
http://forum.skyscrapersim.com/index.php?topic=5556.0
To revert back to the old sky system, turn off Caelum in the skyscraper.ini file using the Skyscraper.Frontent.Caelum option.
-Major changes since the Alpha 8 release:
+Major changes since the Alpha 9 release:
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-Ogre 1.8.1 is now used instead of 1.7.4, which Alpha 8 used. Model mesh files need to be upgraded to the newer format to prevent warning messages on startup - they'll still work fine though.
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-A pool has been added to the Triton Center, on the Pool level (132). This floor can be accessed by the Pool Express elevator in the Hotel (80) and Residential (100) skylobbies.
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-The Triton Center now has railings, and also displays interfloors along with shaft lights in the core utility shaft, accessible by a door on the subbasement (S) level.
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-For the Glass Tower, the atrium base is now the Atrium level (previously mezzanine) to match movie depictions of the Hyatt Regency and Bank of America buildings. The neighboring fictional Peerless Building was also made, based on a spotting blueprint.
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-The StairsShowFloors and ShowFullStairs commands have been added, which allow stairwells to display multiple or all levels if in that stairwell. This is used in the Triton Center's West Stairwell (serves floors 80-119) allowing you to look down the center of the whole stairwell.
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-More detailed information is shown in script error messages, and also in the Object Manager for each object.
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-Performance improvements were made for buildings with thousands of floors or very fast elevators.
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-Names can be used for variables instead of just variable numbers. It's recommended to change any scripts that use numbered variables to the newer named format, to make script code easier to read.
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-When inspection mode is disabled in an elevator, the elevators now automatically re-level to the nearest floor.
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-A window has been added in the Object Manager to move objects such as models and walls. To move an object (in this example I'll move a couch in the Simple building), first start Skyscraper and choose the Simple building. Move into the building and look at both couches. In the control panel, click "Object Manager", click the arrow next to "Floor 0" to expand it, scroll down, and click on one of the "Couch" entries. Now click the Move button below, and you're now able to move and rotate it.
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-Elevator button texture sizing parameters have been fixed - this may break button positioning in existing buildings that have values other than 1 or 0 for the button size, but so far it seems to be limited (and is easily fixed if you just put in the correct value).
+Ogre 1.9 is now used instead of 1.8.1, which Alpha 9 used. Model mesh files need to be upgraded to the newer format to prevent warning messages on startup - they'll still work fine though.
-The simulator now fully supports manual elevators and platform lifts.
+Skyscraper now supports running multiple buildings simultaneously via the new Engine Contexts feature. This makes the development of cities possible.
-Elevators support constant-pressure (hold) open and close buttons.
+Sky parameters can now be controlled via the Sky Control dialog.
-Elevator fire modes have been reworked for full realism.
+Virtual people are supported, to simulate elevator traffic.
-Elevators now use interlocks for all doors; to manually open and close doors, interlocks must be disabled first in the Elevator Editor, and then shift-click can be used to open/close them. If interlocks are enabled, the elevator will not move unless all associated shaft doors are closed.
+A new sound system has been added, which is more efficient than the previous one.
-A new console window has been created, and all logging in this window is put in the skyscraper.log file.
+A new Dynamic Meshes system has been added, which greatly improves the rendering efficiency of the simulator.
-The RenderOnStartup option has been added to the INI file, which if enabled, lets you view the building as it's being build. This results in a very slow startup, but is interesting.
+See the forum and changelog for more information on the new changes and features.
-While statements have been added, and functions can be called from both If and While statements.
+Command line options are now supported.
-Nested functions are now supported, and use a basic stack system for switching between contexts.
+Double-decker elevators (really multi-deck elevators) are now supported.
-Elevator door sensors have been added, which is enabled by default for all automatic doors. Door sensors are automatically created triggers, sized in the elevator's internal door area with 1/4 of the character collider's width surrounding it for room. Two new elevator commands were made which are used by it's action, and are "sensor" and "reset". When a user passes into the sensor's trigger area, the "sensor" command is run which opens and holds the doors. The "reset" command simply calls a function that has existed before, that resets door timers to disable a door hold. The door sensors can be switched on and off in the elevator editor.
+Elevators now support hoistway access functions.
-The selection for controls (button and switches) can be reversed by right-clicking on them.
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-Floor signs now take the shaft door vertical offset into account when being created.
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-Call buttons are now created with directions based on the combined range of all elevators, instead of just the first one specified.
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-A binoculars feature has been added, which can be toggled with the B key. Pressing the B key will also reset the camera's field of view (FOV).
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-The interfloors adjacent to the current active floor are now shown, which follows the original design.
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-Elevators now support a separate emergency stop speed multiplier, along with car and motor sounds that are played during an emergency stop.
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-A "List Textures" button has been added to the control panel, which lists all loaded textures from the texture tiling information table, along with the related filename.
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-The internal sound code now supports sound queuing, which now makes the floor sounds and message sounds all play in their initiated order, one after the other, instead of simultaneously.
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-Call buttons now support sounds.
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-The elevator floor indicators and beep sounds have been revamped to update the floor number while they're passing the floor or beginning to level instead of when the elevator's base is located within that floors range, making them more realistic.
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-The elevator editor's floor selector now only shows the related serviced floors.
+Working revolving doors are supported.
Modified keys:
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-Ctrl-Alt-click - delete objects (previously Ctrl-click)
-Ctrl-Shift-click - lock or unlock objects
-Shift-click - toggle call button status
+Number keys switch between engines, when multiple buildings are loaded.
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New commands/parameters:
-FloorInfo
-ListTextures
-StairsShowFloors
-ShowFullStairs
-ShaftShowFloors (new parameter)
-ShaftShowInterfloors
-DynamicSky (fixed for Caelum)
-AutoDoors
-OpenOnStart
-Delete
-RunAction
-GotoFloor
-OpenMessage
-CloseMessage
-While statements
-FinishDoors (new filler walls parameter)
-FinishShaftDoors (new filler walls parameter)
-AddActionParent
-RemoveActionParent
-AddCustomFloor
-EndPoint
-AddFloor (parameter fix)
-Interlocks
-FloorHold
-DoorSensor
-CarEmergencyStopSound
-MotorEmergencyStopSound
-EmergencyStopSpeed
-CreateCallButtons (new sound parameter)
+ListVisibleMeshes
+CreatewallObject
+AddPolygon
+AddExternalDoor
+ChimeOnArrival
+new Buildings and Car sections
+Position
+Bounds
+ShowLoadedSounds
+ShowPlayingSounds
New elevator actions:
-OpenInt
-CloseInt
-OpenExt
-CloseExt
-OpenManual
-CloseManual
-OpenIntManual
-CloseIntManual
-Return
+PeakOff
+StopDoors
+SensorReset
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+New call button actions:
+Off
Up
Down
-InterlocksOn
-InterlocksOff
-Sensor
-Reset
-SensorOn
-SensorOff
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-New advanced math functions:
-cos
-sine
-tan
-acos
-asin
-atan
-atan2
-sqrt
-abs
-exp
-log
-log2
-log10
-mod
-hypot
-ceil
-flr
-rnd
-round
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+FireOff
+FireOn
+FireBypass
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