2010-09-25 version 0.8: - See beta releases below for changes from version 0.7 - User profile links on the game table to the online ranking system - Improved slider behaviour on the game table - Updated language files (adding Lituania translation) - Small fixes 2010-09-05 version 0.8-beta3: - All ranking games require 10 players now - Lobby: sort by country or filter idle players - Lobby: countdown when internet game starts automatically - Store all places for every ranking game in the database (server) - Encrypt own cards which are sent at the beginning of the hand - only applicable to registered users - AFK players are now kicked from ranking games after some timeouts if they do not enable autocheck/fold. - Bad game names can now be blocked (server) - Bugfixes 2010-08-15 version 0.8-beta2: - Allow to show own cards if human player is the last not folded player (also without showdown) - Disallow any kind of kicking in ranking games - Caseinsensitive sorting and string search function for lobby nick list - Store all players of each game in the database (Server) - Store date/time when the game ends (Server) - Bugfixes 2010-07-23 version 0.8-beta1: - New login/registration system: Players can register their nicks for internet games via an online registration system. It is still possible to play as guest, but certain restrictions apply. - Online player ranking: Registered players can join "ranking games" toimprove their rank. - The country flag of players is optionally displayed in the lobby (based on voluntary registration information). - Custom game names are now possible. - Internet or LAN games can be automatically started when the maximum number of players is reached. - Invite-only game mode for internet games: In order to invite a player to an invite-only game, right click on the player's nick in the lobby. - Display "Player xyz plays in game xyz" in the context menu for a nick in the lobby. - Ignore list for chat messages and game invitations from "unfriendly" players. Right click on a player's nick in the lobby to place the player on the ignore list. - Only players who really have to show cards actually show them after postriver. Everyone else who did not fold is now able to show the cards by choice. - New chat system with admin bot (no longer IRC). - Completely new network protocol, including a secure authentication mechanism - Bugfix: 0000001: Full bet rule is not implemented - BUGFIX: 0000016: Join network game without giving address = crash - Bugfix: 0000018: Removing avatar can become a bit complicated - Bugfix: 0000020: Ability to start a vote not restored when leaving a game 2009-06-25 version 0.7.1: - internet lobby window size adjusted for netbook resolution 1024x600 - bigger window icon - pokerth.desktop translation update - Bugfix: compatibility fix for qt 4.4.3 2009-06-19 version 0.7.1-beta: - Refactored the network engine using boost::asio to improve scalability of the server - Reduced per-game memory usage of the server, which enables playing with several hundred players on a low-end vserver - New internet games list filter to just show e.g. open games, password-free games etc. - New large chip count delimiter: 1000000 --> 1.000.000 - New "join any game" button behaviour - joins the game with the most players connected - Styles handling enhancements (e.g. no activation needed anymore) - Readd the option to hide splashscreen - IP address bans now automatically expire - Bugfix: incorrect handling of maximum number of players in network games 2009-05-03 version 0.7: - enabled sorting of private/public games in the internet game lobby - size of the lobby dialog was decreased for netbook resolution 1024x600 - default action pictures were adjusted for better readable card index - portuguese (portuguese) translation was added - bugfix: bet input lenght was adjusted 2009-04-25 version 0.7-beta2: - Fixed problems with paths which contain special (non-ascii) characters - Timeout animation moved so it no longer hides sets - Improved bet slider handling for higher start cash like $1000000 - Minimum blinds adjusted for higher start cash - Remember last styles directory - New stay-on-table animation when a user is inactive but not disconnected - Avatar uploads are logged (because of possible legal issues) 2009-04-15 version 0.7-beta1: - Supporting up to 10 players on a table - Easily choose different table and card styles - Create your own style in simple steps - Online style gallery - Netbook support with minimum 1024x600 - Automatically restore game table geometry (including fullscreen) - Server IP-address bans and nick bans based on regular expressions - Server list supports multiple server entries - bugfix(#0000009): No pause after first hand when starting a fresh local game - bugfix(#0000010): Strange side pot behaviour after all-in 2009-03-22 version 0.6.4: - enhanced server performance - optional external avatar system to improve scalability - feature-request(#0000008): sorting of columns in the gamelist of the lobby is saved - bugfix(#0000007): Improved highlighting of the cards on split pot - bugfix(#0000003): Correctly pick low straight flush (with A) - bugfix: doubleclicking "join game" in the lobby no longer causes an error 2008-12-22 version 0.6.3: - new start dialog, separated from game table - new chance tab shows current chance to get a certain hand - users can be kicked by vote from within a game (right click on avatar) - game creators are no longer allowed to kick when the game is running - server irc bot automatically reconnects every day - 18 translations now (danish and finnish added) 2008-05-21 version 0.6.2: - more flexible internet server connection (automatic download of server list) - fixed DNS problems, IPv6 and SCTP are fully available now - reduced bandwidth usage in internet games - use GnuTLS instead of OpenSSL - extended server logging 2008-03-11 version 0.6.1: - new timeout system for internet-game-lobby to improve the game-flow - 2 new translations (greek and chinese) 2007-12-13 version 0.6-final: - bugfixes - gui improvements (hover for bet/call/fold) - translation updates (14 languages now!) 2007-12-07 version 0.6-rc2: - bugfixes (closeable-windows, chat-nick-highlighting) - gui improvements (gfx & fonts) - translation updates - Qt-4.3.3 update 2007-12-03 version 0.6-rc: - bugfixes - dmg available for MacOSX - new "join any game"-button - gui improvements - translation updates - improve blind logging 2007-11-18 version 0.6-beta5: - bugfixes (dedicated server, anti-peek-mode, sidepot logging) - bet/raise redesign - improve actions-preselection - gui improvements (e.g. scrollbars, new handranking-gfx) - support for password-protected irc-channels - admin irc channel for server 2007-11-11 version 0.6-beta4: - bugfixes (ingame-kick; cards background scale distortion; pre-actions during allIn) 2007-11-07 version 0.6-beta3: - bugfixes - new Back-to-Lobby button - irc-nick-cleaning to avoid connection troubles 2007-11-01 version 0.6-beta2: - bugfixes (avatars are enabled in internet-game again) - avatars preview in internet-game-lobby 2007-10-31 version 0.6-beta: - Internet Game - Play online games easy on PokerTH-dedicated-Server (no ip addresses or port-fowarding needed anymore) - New Input Field (You can now pre-select your wanted action which will be done if it is your turn) - Avatars were shown in Network-/Internetgame - Lobby-Chat - Computer-Players could be added in Network-/Internetgame - Blinds values and blinds order completly adjustable - Auto-check/fold and Auto-check/call-any options for temporary away situations. - New kicker-card-detection for log - Improved distribution of the pot 2007-06-17 version 0.5: - Play network games with up to 7 people all over the world - Internationalization - PokerTH is now available in different languages (German, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Norwegian) - New avatar gallery - Sound effects - Minimized disc access, optimized speed 2007-04-04 version 0.4: - feature: settings menu (to do a lot of settings and save preferences) - feature: set player names and avatars for computer opponents - feature: switch to fullscreen mode - feature: cards animation (show winning hand, flip cards) - feature: set you own card-flipside picture - feature: log-window and log-files - feature: start-stop button (for break between hands) - feature: game-speed slider (for changing speed during game) - feature: graphical handranking overview - feature: keyboard shortcuts (e.g. for human player action) - change: now you can play against up to 6 opponents - change: complete new gui (gfx by tranberry) - change: complete new engine design - bugfix: a lot of bugfixes 2006-10-16 version 0.3: - change: some changes on game-speed and game-rhythm. game-speed delay near 0 is possible ;) - change: gui-language changed from german to english - change: some ai-engine changes - change: now POT-distribution works better (especially for multible All-In situation and split-pot) - change: switched to Qt-4.2 - change: some GUI-changes (e.g. killed the "Next Round"-Button --> task #131930) - bugfix: #1572742 - "bet-loop" - tasks: new published tasks #131988, #131980, #131987, #131978, #131992, #132018 2006-10-04 version 0.2.1: - bugfix: fix the Bug that causes freeze average all 52 rounds. It was a problem with random-number-generation 2006-10-04 version 0.2: - first public release - feature: now you can play preflop, flop, turn and river - change: its nearly complete portet to qt4 2006-05-18 version 0.1: - first release - feature: you can play preflop and river
