------------------------------ 11/26/97: limited alfa release ------------------------------ ------------- 2/13/98: v1.0 ------------- -Fixed a bug in planets rotation direction -Now use Yale Bright Stars catalog for stars positioning -3dfx Accelerated point management is OK starting with the Voodoo driver included in Mesa 2.6 distribution -Runtime config options added -Makefile for Microsoft Visual C++ included -More accuracy -On screen info added -Orbits not in the same plane NOW -Minor speed improvements -Updated textures -------------- 2/15/98: v1.01 -------------- -Minor updates/bug fixes in Windows version -------------- 2/17/98: v1.02 -------------- -Linux "Core dumped bug" fixed ------------- 3/13/98: v1.1 ------------- -Code reorganization -Updated and new textures -New algorithm for planets positioning. You can view planets in a given date (see README for accuracy details). Old Nbody algorithm is no longer supported -A few satellites added (Moon, Io, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Titan) -On screen help available -New camera handling routines (see README for details) -Minor updates/bug fixes ------------ 5/2/98: v1.2 ------------ -Updated textures (Mercury, Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, Titan, Saturn Rings) -New satellites (Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Triton, Charon) -New Sun and Saturn Rings look (alpha blending) -Two new command line options, "-slices" and "-stacks" (see README for details) -Windows Screen Saver version (see scrsaver/README in windows distribution) -Fixed a bug in satellites positioning algorithm, orbits planes are OK now -More realistic planets' radii -Minor updates