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Welcome to GameRanger Beta 5.
Please read the Terms and Conditions of Use document. By using GameRanger, you agree to these terms.
The latest documentation is available online:
<http://www.GameRanger.com/help/>
After reading all of the documentation first, any feedback including comments, bugs, suggestions, etc. should be sent to:
<beta@GameRanger.com>
All messages will be read, but due to the large volume, replies cannot be guaranteed. Please do not send binaries or attachments without asking.
Scott Kevill.
Changes since Beta 4:
• Find players by their nickname as well as by email and account ID
• Support for special chat rooms with moderation features
Changes since Beta 3:
• Support for:
Age of Empires
Battle for the Universe
Deadlock
Heroes of Might & Magic II
Lode Runner 2
Master of Orion II
Railroad Tycoon 2: The Second Century
• Powerful contextual menu support in the chat and user lists
• Changed Settings to be in 'GameRanger' folder in the Preferences
folder
• Eliminated a memory leak introduced in the last version
• Local times should be reported accurately now in all cases
• When you log in, it rejoins the last room you were in previously
• Improved URL detection
• Sounds play smarter with bursts of chat
• Fixed a rare scrollbar bug causing it to scroll too slowly. Not even
my bug!
• Flashes GameRanger's icon if you receive a private message while
in another app
• Banners with non-standard sizes show properly
• The Join button in a game room will now re-launch if the first Join
failed to launch
• Join Game in an info window will not rejoin the room if you are already in it
• Change type/creator of plug-ins to stop people thinking they belonged
in the Extensions folder
• Fixed Unreal hosting problem introduced in the last version
• Copy & paste to chat entry field no longer rejects high-ascii characters
• Servers that time out or are down have their number of players reset to 0
• If you create a game room that allows late joiners, you are now able to
start immediately
• When a game application can't be found when attempting to join a game,
the game selection preferences list will be activated
Changes since Beta 2:
• Very stable now
• Fixed voice crash bug
• Fixed a couple of minor bugs leading to debug warning alerts
• Fixed banner flickering on some systems
• Added a plug-in for Klingon Honor Guard
• Players that you have ignored now show in the player list with a line
through their name
• Added a Clear Chat command
• The player info window has been revamped. From this you can send
a message directly to a player. The room they are in is shown. If
they are in a game, it shows the name of the game they are playing,
and you have the option of joining that game
• The player list in a game room now shows which players are in the
game
• You can no longer create a game room with a maximum number of
players of one :-)