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Test Release 3 - 20/01/2022

This release focuses primarily on bug fixes, backend work and physics.

Setup

• Unzip to your current Lemmings 2 MS-DOS directory
• If running Linux, you will need to check that you have OpenAL installed. (See below)
  
• Run L2Player

Windows Binaries: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hh474z-cqVkORdjVAdLodPILzyEvThZw/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hh474z-cqVkORdjVAdLodPILzyEvThZw/view?usp=sharing)
Linux Binaries: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qyZablhHfHiAWti98DZTlhWDxhY2_bOt/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qyZablhHfHiAWti98DZTlhWDxhY2_bOt/view?usp=sharing)

OpenAL for Linux (Ubuntu/Debian): sudo apt-get install libopenal-dev

Debug Tools

Pressing 'B' will toggle debug brush mode. This allows you to add or remove terrain arbitrarily to facilitate testing Lemming behaviours.

Change Log

Changes

   
• Skills added
           - Flamethrower (Beach level 1 can now be completed)
     
• Added support for animated terrain hole masks as part of a sprite
• Fixed - Flash sprite missing when Lemming explodes in non-classic levels.
• Fixed - Lemmings dropping into water sink too low.
• Fixed - Trigger bounding box, right edge off by 1 pixel
• Fixed - Issue when stepping down. Lemmings falling within 4 pixels instead of stepping down.
• Trap doors now do a round robin when spawning Lemmings.
• Fixed - Dazed state animation loops back to first frame when transitioning to a Walker.
• Fixed - Splash sprite missing when Lemming hits the water.
• Fixed - Can click through skill panels and assign skills to Lemmings behind them.
• Reworked collision detection.
• Added exploder physics.
• Press Escape to restart level
• Press Escape to quit level (If no lemmings released)
• Updated to .NET 6.0
• Restructured so that L2Player is droppped into an existing Lemmings 2 for MS-DOS directory rather than copying.
• Lemmings 2 into a data\dos sub-directory for a more streamlined setup.
• As part of streamlinig things, data unpack is now automatically performed on first run or if the cache version changes going forward.
• Mod/Tracker files played directly rather than converting to raw pcma files.
• Draft version of air physics implemented.
• Fixed - In-game Keyboard mappings working on level select screen.
• Fixed - Area under beach suction trap not cut out from foreground.
• Fixed - Egyptian levels Eyes on statues not cutting out foreground.
• Fixed - Level 87 Cannon needs to cut out backdrop.
• Lemmings now prioritised based on distance to mouse cursor position and being a Non-Walker.

Known Issues

   
• Jetpack thruster sprite missing.
• Can't finish level automatically
• Trap triggers not working.
• Lower part of some animations clipped e.g. Miner.
• Screen fade transitions not implemented.
• 3200G APU runs at incorrect framerate with vsync enabled.
• Keyboard mappings not yet implemented (M, S, Tab).
• Skill assignment issues.
• Permanent skill needs to change Lemming colour.
• Map not clippping top/left on some levels.
• Medieval levels Terrain missing under some Exits.
• Builder collision too aggressive.
• Trampoline collision box too big.
• Classic Flame thrower trap has wrong collision.
• Beach Levels Eyes on the Sun not cutting out foreground.