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Release notes for 1.4.0:

• FPS:

  • Improved FPS by optimizing the code in several places.
  • Added the new "FPS Saver" cvar (cl_fpsSaver), which improves FPS by reducing particle effects.

• Alerts while minimized:

  • Added the new "Alert" cvar (cg_alert), which you can set to flash your minimized JKA window on the taskbar whenever certain customizable events occur, such as when a vote is called, when you receive a PM, when 4 players have joined the server, etc.

• Time nudge:

  • Enhanced the base "Time Nudge" cvar (cl_timeNudge) by adding a new "auto" option, which dynamically changes your timenudge amount based on your current ping. For example, if you set time nudge to auto=40 and your ping at some moment is 61ms, a time nudge value of -21 will be used at that moment.
  • Negative time nudge values are now automatically corrected to zero while spectating, following someone, or watching a demo.

• Weapon selection:

  • Restored the base JKA behavior of the weapon 10 command to cycle through explosives. This was a popular request we received from people who didn't like our switch to individual explosive selection. You can still select individual explosives by using the "Weapon Group" command (nm_weaponGroup) with a single argument, e.g. nm_weaponGroup thermals.
  • The weapon 11 and 12 commands now cycle through explosives, too. As above, you can still select individual mines/detpacks with nm_weaponGroup mines or nm_weaponGroup detpacks if you prefer.

• Demos:

  • You can now pause demo playback by pressing Esc, or by setting the base "Time Scale" cvar (timescale) to 0.
  • Added the new "Demo Restart" command (demo_restart), which restarts the current or last-played demo.
  • Fixed a bug where auto-recorded demos couldn't be saved if the filename contained some invalid characters : * ? " < > |

• Chat:

  • You can now type percent signs and quotation marks into chat.
  • The chat box is now limited to the actual maximum number of characters that servers will accept (149 digits). As you approach the maximum, it will display the number of remaining available digits.
  • Fixed a base JKA bug where chat messages could be cut off at different lengths depending on the name length of the sender.

• Console:

  • Removed the large amount of base JKA console spam that was printed in between maps.
  • Vanilla executable only: greatly increased how much text can be stored in the console when scrolling up, making it equal to NewJK.

• Siege:

  • Added the new "Display Class Changes" cvar (cg_drawClassChanges), which displays siege class changes on the HUD.
  • Siege techs looking at teammates now see health/armor/ammo bars with absolute sizing (e.g. 50/50 health and 100/100 health look different).
  • You are no longer forced to view the scoreboard upon death in Siege.

• Miscellaneous features:

  • NewJK only: added the new "Raw Mouse" cvar ( in_raw), which allows you to toggle raw mouse input. It defaults to enabled (just like older NewJK), but now it can be disabled to simulate vanilla-style mouse input (allows Windows mouse acceleration, etc).
  • Vanilla executable only: added the new "Doppler Effect" cvar (s_doppler), which toggles simulation of the Doppler effect for moving sound sources (rockets). This was a base JKA intended feature that was never completed, and already exists in NewJK.
  • Added the new "VSTR Queue" command (vstrq), which queues a VSTR to be executed after a delay.
  • Added the new "VSTR Queue Cancel" command (vstrqcancel), which cancels a queued VSTR.

• Miscellaneous improvements:

  • Major overhaul of the Newmod menu. All new features are highlighted to make them easier to find.
  • The "Speedometer" cvar (cg_speedometer) has been enhanced with dynamic max speed scaling, and now shows 1 second of speed data (previously showed ~0.4 seconds).
  • NewJK only: Your gamma (r_gamma) setting now only affects the JKA window, i.e., not your desktop or other windows. You can optionally disable this by setting the "Gamma Shaders" cvar (r_gammaShaders) to 0.
  • Numerous other miscellaneous improvements.

• Miscellaneous bug fixes:

  • Fixed the base JKA "ghost corpses" bug which allowed invisible corpses to block shots and detonate projectiles.
  • Fixed some base JKA bugs where parts of character models were invisible at certain angles.
  • Fixed improper alignment of base JKA crosshair #6 and Newmod's dot crosshair.
  • Numerous other miscellaneous fixes.