weekly-2026-06-19

Changelog

• bugfix(crc): Fix spurious mismatches for disconnected players at low CRC intervals (TheSuperHackers#2796)
• bugfix(network): Improve compare method of command id's to keep network commands in chronological order when overflowing (TheSuperHackers#2736)
• bugfix(pathfinder): Fix inaccurate single unit movement destinations when unobstructed (TheSuperHackers#2296)
• bugfix(textureloader): Fix faulty implementations of texture reduction (TheSuperHackers#2789)
• tweak(textureloader): Remove superfluous texture reduction code from TextureLoadTaskClass::Begin_Uncompressed_Load() (TheSuperHackers#2789)
• refactor(textureloader): Simplify code in Texture Loader (TheSuperHackers#2789)
• bugfix(textureloader): Lift hardcoded texture aspect ratio limit of 1:8 to allow loading all textures with modern gpu (TheSuperHackers#2788)
• perf: Reduce cost of retrieving labels from Waypoint and PolygonTrigger by 90% (TheSuperHackers#2761)
• unify(selectionxlat): Merge SelectionXlat (TheSuperHackers#2792)
• unify(commandxlat): Merge CommandXlat and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2765)
• unify(academystats): Move AcademyStats files to Core and merge related required code (TheSuperHackers#2765)
• feat(options): Implement user option to toggle Right Mouse Scroll with Alternate Mouse (TheSuperHackers#2798)
• unify(translator): Merge message translators from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2794)
• perf(pathfinding): Skip redundant path-exists check in Pathfinder::checkForAdjust() (TheSuperHackers#2791)
• refactor(pathfinder): Simplify implementation of spiral cell search in Pathfinder::adjustDestination() (TheSuperHackers#2790)
• fix(bitflags): Use UnsignedInt64 and %I64X to support VC6 compiler in BitFlags.h (TheSuperHackers#2759)
• fix(milesaudiomanager): Fix audio request kill condition in MilesAudioManager::killAudioEventImmediately() (TheSuperHackers#2784)
• fix(sortingrenderer): Prevent a crash when exceeding the 16-bit index buffer limit (TheSuperHackers#2783)

weekly-2026-06-12

Changelog

• refactor(gamelogic): Split switch cases of GameLogic::logicMessageDispatcher into separate functions (TheSuperHackers#2702)
• unify(ww3d2): Move SortingRenderer to Core (TheSuperHackers#2772)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge SortingRenderer (TheSuperHackers#2772)
• perf(gamemessage): Replace GameMessageArgument linked lists with vectors (TheSuperHackers#2700)
• bugfix(contain): Prevent riders from being added to destroyed container object when Reinforcement Pad is destroyed before Troop Crawler drop (TheSuperHackers#2746)

weekly-2026-06-05

Changelog

• refactor(metaevent): Split MetaEventTranslator::translateGameMessage() into smaller functions (TheSuperHackers#2758)
• fix(milesaudiomanager): Prevent multithread crashing in MilesAudioManager (TheSuperHackers#2718)
• refactor(milesaudiomanager): Clean up and simplify MilesAudioManager (TheSuperHackers#2718)
• bugfix(object): Avoid crash with dangling contain module in Object::onDestroy() when Reinforcement Pad is destroyed before Troop Crawler drop (TheSuperHackers#2747)
• fix(memory): Fix various memory leaks (2) (TheSuperHackers#2710)
• unify(shroud): Merge W3DShroud code from Zero Hour and implicitly fix black terrain for one frame on far camera jumps (TheSuperHackers#2757)
• fix(metaevent): Ignore order in which modifier keys are released to trigger meta events (TheSuperHackers#2577)
• unify(message): Merge MessageStream, MetaEvent code (TheSuperHackers#2756)
• bugfix(water): Fix river visuals in black shroud (TheSuperHackers#2749)
• fix(memory): Fix audio event related memory leaks when pausing the game (TheSuperHackers#2731)

weekly-2026-05-29

Changelog

• fix(particlesys): Simplify ParticleSystemManagerDummy setup (TheSuperHackers#2740)
• fix(particlesys): Decouple particle systems from logic crc (TheSuperHackers#2742)
• bugfix(gameengine): Fix logic in GameEngine::canUpdateRegularGameLogic() (TheSuperHackers#2707)

weekly-2026-05-22

Changelog

• fix(recorder): Fix memory leak of RecorderClass::m_crcInfo (TheSuperHackers#2713)
• bugfix(aigroup): Prevent game crash when a player is selected in Replay playback (2) (TheSuperHackers#2711)
• perf(network): Replace extern global network variables with const ones (TheSuperHackers#2726)
• refactor(network): Use switch cases in utility functions for network commands (TheSuperHackers#2725)
• fix(particlesys): Add or simplify null-checks to createParticleSystem calls (TheSuperHackers#2724)
• fix(network): Verify accepted type of incoming game messages (TheSuperHackers#2708)
• bugfix(physics): Prevent building crash damage from dealing damage to other objects (TheSuperHackers#2723)
• bugfix(physics): Prevent dead units from repeatedly dealing crash damage on collision with non-buildings (TheSuperHackers#2204)
• fix(gameengine): Remove music tracks as prerequisite to initialize the game engine (TheSuperHackers#2737)
• bugfix: Restore retail compatibility after retail behavior flags change (TheSuperHackers#2727)
• refactor(netpacket): Simplify NetPacket functions for packet buffer reads (TheSuperHackers#2463)
• fix(object): Prevent crash if Object::m_drawable is a nullptr on save load (TheSuperHackers#2712)
• unify(ww3d2): Move dx8fvf, dx8indexbuffer, dx8vertexbuffer to Core (TheSuperHackers#2706)

weekly-2026-05-15

Changelog

• bugfix(contain): Abort containee's AIExitState if its container object dies (TheSuperHackers#2513)
• chore(gamemessage): Clean up GameMessage::getCommandTypeAsString (TheSuperHackers#2695)
• unify(gamelogic): Move most GameLogic System files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2698)
• unify(gamelogic): Merge GameLogicDispatch and related code (TheSuperHackers#2698)
• bugfix(input): Revert changes to local group creation (TheSuperHackers#2694)
• refactor: Remove the W3DMPO class to remove clutter and unnecessary vtables (TheSuperHackers#2607)
• refactor: Split preserve retail behavior flags (TheSuperHackers#2691)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8fvf, dx8indexbuffer, dx8vertexbuffer (TheSuperHackers#2690)

weekly-2026-05-08

Changelog

• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Core code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2603)
• fix(heightmap): Properly draw larger terrain area on low camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Implement HeightMapRenderObjClass::setTerrainDrawSize() to set custom draw sizes (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• perf(heightmap): Update terrain tiles only if the terrain draw origin has really changed (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• bugfix(heightmap): Do full terrain update after new origin position was set (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Remove useless logic in HeightMapRenderObjClass::updateCenter() (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• tweak(view): Align the camera far clip plane with the actual terrain draw size (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Zero Hour code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2605)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Generals code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2604)
• bugfix(gamelogic): Modules now cease updating when disabled by non-whitelisted disabled types (TheSuperHackers#2458)
• fix(lookat): Fix mouse anchor and direction issue for camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2681)
• bugfix(controlbar): Show shortcut special powers in Generals again (TheSuperHackers#2680)
• bugfix(veterancy): Disable audiovisual cues for ejected veteran pilots (TheSuperHackers#2643)
• bugfix(player): Fix transferred in-progress upgrades (TheSuperHackers#2396)
• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused MSG_AREA_SELECTION message from game logic (TheSuperHackers#2667)
• build(docker): Set correct targets in docker-build.sh (TheSuperHackers#2678)
• unify(gadget): Move Gadget files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• unify(gadget): Merge Gadget and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• bugfix(watertracks): Correct the path handling for .wak files in the WaterTracksRenderSystem (TheSuperHackers#2634)
• fix(aiupdate): Fix XFER and CRC of AIUpdateInterface::m_guardTargetType (TheSuperHackers#2662)
• chore(player): Remove unused GameMessage argument from Player member functions (TheSuperHackers#2669)
• bugfix(aiplayer): Preserve scaffold health when AI building completes (TheSuperHackers#1768)
• chore(filesystem): Implement getExtension() and TheFileSystem::removeExtension() functions (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Implement find() and reverseFind() functions in UnicodeString (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Remove unused removeExtension() function from GameState.cpp (TheSuperHackers#2635)

weekly-2026-05-01

Changelog

• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused argument of MSG_DESTROY_SELECTED_GROUP (TheSuperHackers#2664)
• perf: Remove superfluous null tests in iterateObjects callbacks (TheSuperHackers#2658)
• chore(controlbar): Add asserts to verify special power templates and buttons (TheSuperHackers#2657)
• unify(controlbar): Merge ControlBar and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2655)
• feat: Implement game exit with ALT+F4 and game window close button (TheSuperHackers#2336)
• fix(view): Prevent the camera from clipping under terrain (TheSuperHackers#2652)
• docs(readme): Add section about profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add trace zones and frame marks to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add messages on game start and game end to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add plots for logical frame number and pathfinding cells/paths to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add frame image capturing to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Include Tracy profiler library in the solution (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Move rts/profile.h include into WWCommon.h (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Rename RTS_PROFILE to RTS_PROFILE_LEGACY (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Rename legacy profile library target (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• bugfix(view): Set camera far z to acceptable distance (TheSuperHackers#2653)
• tweak(view): Implement smooth terrain sampling for camera positioning (TheSuperHackers#2651)
• refactor: Eliminate macro-split assignments (TheSuperHackers#2641)
• feat(view): Save position and view direction of player camera in MSG_SET_REPLAY_CAMERA (TheSuperHackers#2631)
• feat(options): Implement game options for texture filter mode and anisotropy level (TheSuperHackers#2482)
• feat(options): Implement game option to set MSAA level (TheSuperHackers#2482)
• bugfix(gui): Remove slider bounds checks to prevent unexpected reset of custom settings (TheSuperHackers#2624)
• unify(client): Move GameClient display and system files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2616)
• docs: Amend code generation guidelines to CONTRIBUTING.md (TheSuperHackers#2628)

weekly-2026-04-24

Changelog

• perf(gui): Significantly reduce cost of 2d render elements (TheSuperHackers#2514)
• fix: Fix unused variables in WW3D (TheSuperHackers#2629)
• chore(dx8fvf): Remove unused vertex_size parameter from FVFInfoClass (TheSuperHackers#2615)
• bugfix(view): Fix ground level of bookmarks, replay camera and game world microphone (TheSuperHackers#2595)
• style(guiedit): Adjust indentation for combo box data output in save function (TheSuperHackers#2625)
• refactor: Remove superfluous returns at the end of functions (TheSuperHackers#2594)
• bugfix: Delay creation of object bound particle emitters until ParticleSystemManager is xfer-loaded (TheSuperHackers#2333)
• bugfix(input): Block all button presses except ESC during scripted camera scenes (TheSuperHackers#2621)
• bugfix(connection): Remove incorrect magic byte check for map transfers (TheSuperHackers#2614)
• refactor(metaevent): Move meta event type asserts from key event update to engine initialization (TheSuperHackers#2590)
• bugfix(water): Fix river borders appearing darkened under shroud (TheSuperHackers#2592)
• refactor: Remove redundant void argument from functions (2) (TheSuperHackers#2609)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8renderer, dx8rendererdebugger (TheSuperHackers#2600)

weekly-2026-04-17

Changelog

• fix: Fix assertion format argument for non-trivial types (TheSuperHackers#2606)
• refactor(ini): Simplify token related INI code (TheSuperHackers#2596)
• refactor(recorder): Remove code duplications related to file write and logging in RecorderClass (TheSuperHackers#2543)
• bugfix(dumbprojectile): Fix in-flight DumbProjectile detonating instantly on save load (TheSuperHackers#2591)
• bugfix(input): Fix touchpad upward scrolling in UI list boxes (TheSuperHackers#2586)
• unify(ww3d2): Move dx8wrapper, dx8caps to Core (TheSuperHackers#2599)
• fix(view): Improve setup of default camera pitch and angle (TheSuperHackers#2546)
• fix(ini): Support plus sign prefix in INI integer parse (TheSuperHackers#2576)
• fix(ini): Replace unsafe uses of INI::getNextTokenOrNull (TheSuperHackers#2593)
• bugfix(audiomanager): Fix dummy audio manager implementation for failing audio length script conditions in headless mode (TheSuperHackers#2313)
• bugfix(money): Fix undefined behavior for starting cash combo box (TheSuperHackers#2582)
• bugfix(view): Prevent overshooting camera zooming or pivoting on low frame rates (TheSuperHackers#2588)
• bugfix(view): Fix malformed camera area constraints during cutscenes (TheSuperHackers#2587)
• fix(pathfinder): Fix CRC computation of PathFinder::m_wallPieces (TheSuperHackers#2575)
• bugfix(energy): Don't apply power production bonus for disabled power plants on save game load (TheSuperHackers#2509)
• bugfix(energy): Don't increase power production for disabled power plants on save game load (TheSuperHackers#2508)
• bugfix(input): Use time-based double tap for unit group centering (TheSuperHackers#2545)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Tools and set compile option -Wsuggest-override (TheSuperHackers#2394)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8wrapper, dx8caps, shdlib (TheSuperHackers#2499)
• fix(view): Introduce PRESERVE_RETAIL_SCRIPTED_CAMERA and fix or improve camera offset and zoom calculations (TheSuperHackers#2524)
• bugfix(dx8): Improve display mode transition reliability (TheSuperHackers#2539)
• ci: Disable vcpkg build (TheSuperHackers#2544)
• fix: Resolve macro redefinition warnings (TheSuperHackers#2525)
• refactor(ini): Simplify some INI code (TheSuperHackers#2541)
• tweak(radar): Suppress under attack radar notification spam (TheSuperHackers#2540)
• bugfix(treebuffer): Fix crash in W3DTreeBuffer::updateVertexBuffer() (TheSuperHackers#2526)
• fix(actionmanager): Improve validation of Sneak Attack placement legality (TheSuperHackers#2533)