This is pretty major, so there'll probably be something wrong with it... even though I did spend a few hours looking.
NOTES:
* If you've Retrieved it, don't delete it--- Use resources.Release(Whatever).
Textures automatically release subordinate quads.
* Most of the time, use resources.RetrieveQuad to grab a quad. Should handle everything for you.
RetrieveQuad will load the required texture, if needed.
Only managed resources have a resource name ("back", "simon", etc).
Managed resources can be retrieved with GetTexture/GetQuad/GetWhatever.
Non managed quads lookup by position/dimensions, defaulting to the whole texture.
* Use resources.RetrieveTexture only when you need to do something special to it.
Calling retrieve texture with RETRIEVE_MANAGE will permanently add a texture to the manager
RETRIEVE_LOCK and RETRIEVE_VRAM will lock a texture. It will not leave the cache until
Release(JTexture*) is called, or as a last resort during cache overflow.
* Try to only store (as a class member) pointers to textures retrieved with RETRIEVE_MANAGE.
All others may become invalid, although locked textures do have a high degree of stability. It's
pretty safe to store a locked texture if you're not going to load much between uses.
There's a lot going on here, so I might have missed something... but it runs through the test suite alright.
TODO:
* When called without any arguments, RetrieveQuad sometimes leaves a thin border around the image.
This can be bypassed by specifying a quad one or two pixels less than the image size. Why?
* I've had a crash while runing the Demo mode, something to do with receiveEventMinus?
This hasn't exactly reproduced on a clean SVN copy, (being a hang, rather than a crash) so
I've probably done something to worsen the problem somehow? I'll look into it tomorrow.
* Clean up lock/unlock system, memory usage. Streamline interface, consider phasing out calls using GetWhatever() format.
* New interface.
* This breaks a lot of things. It is not feature-equivalent. It
probably doesn't compile under windows and doesn't work on PSP.
* Damage is not resolved any more. This will have to be fixed.
* Blockers can't be ordered any more. This will have to be fixed.
* A lot of new art is included.
- Moved "extraPayment" cancel verification into ActionLayer (was in GuiLayers)
- added "HUDDisplay" MTGAbility (displays damage/graveyard info)
- Added option to NOT interrupt own's spells and abilities. Allows smoother gameplay. We should add a "quick options" menu ingame to change those options on the fly
- add Mercadian Masques, Mirrodin, Odyssey -> let's do some cleanup!
- Attempt at solving a bug with AI+psychic venom (manaburn), not tested
- Added Abrasax's monocolor AI decks
- Momir better randomizer
- Removed 64 Abilities limitation, I hope...
- Added WEvent class, allows to send events to abilities
- Cards that change zones now becomes new objects (as specified in the Comprehensive rules). This should allow to fix lots of stupid bugs in the near future, but probably brings loads of new issues :(
- Added Dr Solomat's TEMPEST expansion
- Added Sacrifice as part of the cost of activated abilities. Making it work as an extra cost for "put in play" still requires some work though. "Render" methods need to be written correctly
- Added cards with sacrifice in the existing sets. Most of them need testing...
- Updated alternate render
- Display hybrid mana cost on alternate Render
- Display big card in graveyard
- gray out alternate render when targetChooser is active
- Non-copyrighted avatars for the AI. They suck...
- Prevent TestSuite from crashing, by not showing big cards during the test suite
- Updated font size in game, to be readable
- WARNING!!! One test (brass man) not working anymore !!! High priority
- display the thumbnail as a "shadow" over the text version of the card if the big picture is not available
- fixed a bug with circles of protection, although graphically it is difficult to understand what's going on when using those cards
- fixed a bug with a card in Ice age
- fixed a problem with DOS card files under psp/linux
- Added a bunch of SAFE_DELETE, not sure they're really necessary
- fixed a small interface problem in Shop
- It is now possible to have avatars associated to each Deck
- Added SFX
- Added Music files
- Possibility to choose your opponent
- Opponents' difficulty is measured according to their number of victories against a given deck
