NEWS

JumpLab NEWS - Overview of changes
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Version 1.4.0 (2025.4.2)
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* 'Show bounding box' toggle has been added to 'Misc' tab.
* Camera parameter improves:
  - New parameter 'focusResettingSpeed' has been added.
  - The upper limit of the 'focusingSpeed' has been changed to 10.
* New character 'tofu' has been added.
* Background image has been made tileable.
  - Now the size of the level can be larger than 48x22.
* 'Reload level' button has been added.
  - You can edit the level data (CSV file) in another application and reload the modified data
    at runtime.
* Now the level data can be reloaded during the runtime.
* Now you can take a screenshot image by pressing 's' key.
* Some minor bug fixes and code cleanups.


Version 1.3.0 (2021.8.19)
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* The format of the setting files (default, user) has been changed:
  - Unmodifiable styles are now loaded from the default setting file and not stored in the user
    setting file. This allows the preset values of the newly added parameters to be read from
	the default setting file.
  - '*default*' style has become unmodifiable.

Release Note:
Any changes to the '*default*' style stored in the user setting file will be discarded by
this update. Sorry for your inconvenience, but this change is inevitable for further development.


Version 1.2.0 (2021.8.19)
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* New 'Character' feature has been added:
  - Now you can choose the player character from three different types of characters with
    different proportions.
  - New characters '1h' and '8h' have been contributed by Masayoshi Itoh.
* Dash button has been added:
  - New parameters 'maxVxDashing' and 'axNormalDashing' have been added.
  - Input status indicator now displays the second button's status.
  - The dash button can now be assigned to a joystick button.
  - Some preset styles have been updated.
* New jump parameter 'vCollisionTolerance' has been added.
  - Enables the character to dash over one-block-wide gaps like Super Mario Bros.
* Some minor bug fixes and code cleanups.


Version 1.1.1 (2020.8.27)
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* New jump feature:
  - Wall jump
* New UI feature:
  - New 'JUMP2' tab
* Fixed a bug when no joystick configuration file was found.
* Some minor bug fixes and code cleanups.


Version 1.1.0 (2020.8.22)
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* New camera feature:
  - BG scrolling speed
    - Parallax scrolling is now encompassed by this.
* New UI features:
  - 'Pause' and 'step-forward' have been added.
  - The joystick buttons are now configurable.
  - User settings files are now versioned.
* Some minor bug fixes and code cleanups.


Version 1.0.0 (2020.8.11)
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* New UI features:
  - New 'Misc' tab
  - Afterimage mode
  - Input status indicator
* Preset styles improved.
* Some minor bug fixes.
* Many code cleanups.


Version 0.9.0 (2020.8.10)
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* New jump features:
  - Constant rising speed
  - Horizontal braking
  - Halted and fall
  - Collision tolerance
  - Jump power bonus
  - Horizontal velocity adjustment at takeoff
  - Aerial turn
* New camera features:
  - Camera window
  - Platform snapping
  - Forward focus
  - Projected focus
* New UI features:
  - Presets (the reset button has been deprecated)
  - FPS indicator
  - Joystick support
  - Realtime chart
* The renderer has been changed back to JAVA2D.
  - On some environment, P2D causes a long delay in setup().
* Some minor bug fixes.
* Many code cleanups.


Version 0.1.1 (2020.7.28)
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* The renderer has been changed to P2D from JAVA2D.
* Some minor bug fixes.
* Some code cleanups.


Version 0.1.0 (2020.7.27)
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* Initial public-beta release.