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title: A History of FreeCol's Development
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author: Stian Grenborgen
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layout: page
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folder:
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path: /about.html
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name: About FreeCol
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---
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<p align="justify">
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<A name="about"></A>FreeCol evolved from a pure C/C++ project into a pure Java project.
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The first official release of FreeCol was, however, already using Java for the client.
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FreeCol has been fully Java-based since early 2003.
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<br/><br/>
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The game has been developed incrementally without any formal design document. Developers
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have been working on the features they have chosen for themselves, but major changes
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have been discussed on the mailing lists first. Naturally, the discussions on the
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mailing lists have been exceedingly important in order to coordinate our efforts in a
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common direction.
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</p>
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<br/>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="images/loc-events.png"><img
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src="images/loc-events_s.png" alt="Lines of Code" border="0" width="588"
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height="246" style="max-width: 100%;"></a></div>
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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The graph above depicts the number of lines of code from the start of the project and
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until some time beyond the release of version 0.7.3. Notice the period of time spent on
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the first major restructuring of the codebase. We are currently restructuring the
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codebase for the second time. This time we are working towards making the game more
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modifiable.
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</p>
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<h3>Old Releases</h3>
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<a href="history.html#freecol-0.1.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.1.0</a> - <em>Server written in
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C++ and the client in Java.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.2.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.2.0</a> - <em>Entire
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application written in Java</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.3.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.3.0</a> - <em>Codebase
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heavily restructured. Multiplayer games winnable.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.4.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.4.0</a> - <em>AI for Indian
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players, GUI improments and other new features.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.5.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.5.0</a> - <em>Singleplayer
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games winnable. Lots of new features.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.5.1" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.5.1</a> - <em>Bugfixes.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.5.2" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.5.2</a> - <em>Fixing
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savegame related problems.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.5.3" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.5.3</a> - <em>FreeCol
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finally reached a level of stability enabling lasting games.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.6.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.6.0</a> - <em>Added more
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ingame reports. Gameplay and visual improvements.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.6.1" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.6.1</a> -
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<em>Bugsfixes.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.7.0" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.7.0</a> - <em>Map editor,
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trade and negotiations and a map of the Americas.</em>
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<br/><a href="history.html#freecol-0.7.1" class="cLink">FreeCol 0.7.1</a> - <em>Migration
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from CVS to Subversion.</em>
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<br/><br/>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot3.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot3_s.jpg" align="right"
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border="0" hspace="10" vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.1.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.1.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: First release of FreeCol
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<br/>Released: January 2nd, 2003
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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This release made it possible to explore the map with a ship and a free
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colonist.
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<br/><br/>
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The server was written in C++ and the client in Java.
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</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot4.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot4_s.jpg" align="right"
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border="0" hspace="10" vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.2.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.2.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Port the server to Java
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<br/>Released: March 26th, 2003
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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This was the first release completely written in Java. Aside from that
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a first implementation of 'Europe', some GUI improvements and more
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performant screen drawing were added.
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</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot10.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot10_s.jpg"
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align="right" border="0" hspace="10"
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vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.3.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.3.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Making code modifications simpler
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<br/>Released: September 30th, 2004
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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The code had been redesigned and restructured in order to make the ongoing
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development easier. Prior to this, the codebase bore clear markings of
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originally having been seperated in client and server implementations
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programmed in Java and C++ respectively. New features were added more
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frequently after the restructuring, as evident by the Lines of Code graph
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displayed on this page.
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<br/><br/>
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It was also the first release of FreeCol in which it was possible to play
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and win a multiplayer game. Several new features were added - such as colonies,
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founding fathers, immigration, combat, trade, terrain improvements,
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save/load, sound and many GUI improvements.
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</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot11.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot11_s.jpg"
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align="right" border="0" hspace="10"
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vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.4.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.4.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Adding more features
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<br/>Released: June 23rd, 2005
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>Compatability with J2SE 5.0</li>
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<li>AI for indian players</li>
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<li>Visiting indian villages (colonist, missionary and scout)</li>
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<li>Trade with indians.</li>
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<li>Graphical updates and Colopedia framework</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.5.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.5.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Possible to win a singleplayer game
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<br/>Released: July 23rd, 2006
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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In this release we added Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the computer
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players, and thereby enabled single player games. The framework for the AI-code was added,
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but the computer players were not very advanced.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Tax.</li>
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<li>The custom house.</li>
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<li>Capturing of goods.</li>
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<li>Lost city rumours.</li>
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<li>AI for the european players and the royal expeditionary force.</li>
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<li>Fight the war of independence.</li>
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<li>Separate graphics for each type of forest.</li>
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<li>Get a list of public game servers on the Internet.</li>
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<li>Join a running multi-player game.</li>
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<li>A user friendly installer.</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.5.1" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.5.1</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Making the game more stable
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<br/>Released: September 22nd, 2006
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>The installer now adds a shortcut for starting the game in windowed
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mode.
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</li>
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<li>New graphics for displaying unit paths.</li>
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<li>Borders for the main menu.</li>
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<li>Some of the panels have been improved.</li>
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<li>Lots of bugfixes.</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot13.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot13_s.jpg"
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align="right" border="0" hspace="10"
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vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.5.2" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.5.2</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Fixing savegame related problems
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<br/>Released: November 26th, 2006
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>The time and memory required for loading/saving a game have been reduced.</li>
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<li>More efficient transmissions of large network messages.</li>
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<li>Savegame sizes have been reduced.</li>
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<li>Many other savegame related bugs have been fixed.</li>
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<li>Autosaving has been added as an optional feature.</li>
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<li>A new menubar border has been added.</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.5.3" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.5.3</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Making the game more stable
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<br/>Released: December 5th, 2006
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<br/>
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<p align="justify">
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FreeCol finally reached a level of stability enabling lasting games with
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this release. This was also the release when people really started playing
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the game and when we were chosen for SourceForge.net's:
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<br/><br/>
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<a href="http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2007-02.php"><img src="images/upload/sf-potm.png" alt="POTM"/></a>
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<a href="http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2007-02.php">Project of the Month, February 2007</a>
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</p>
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Changes:
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<ul>
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<li>The map size can now be chosen when starting a new game.</li>
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<li>It is now possible to give units goto orders when it is not your turn (multiplayer).</li>
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<li>The non-admin players are now able to view the current options (multiplayer).</li>
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<li>Chatting is now working properly.</li>
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<li>Lots of other bugfixes.</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.6.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.6.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Improve gameplay and visual appearance.
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<br/>Released: April 16th, 2007
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>Improve the user interface.</li>
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<li>Add reports for simplifying the gameplay.</li>
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<li>Enable moving and resizing of dialogs.</li>
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<li>Lots of other new features and bugfixes</li>
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<li>Requires use of Java 1.5</li>
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</ul>
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Complete lists of: <a
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href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/pending-features-for-freecol/search/?q=status%3Aclose*"
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class="cLink">new features</a> and <a
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href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/milestone/Fixed_0.6.0/"
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class="cLink">bugfixes</a>.
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<td class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.6.1" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.6.1</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Making the game more stable
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<br/>Released: April 30th, 2007
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>Clicking a colony name on the Turn Report will now display that Colony.</li>
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<li>A panel for displaying the requirements of the colonies has now been added.</li>
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<li>The bug causing the game to deadlock after displaying the emigration panel has been fixed.</li>
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<li>Multiplayer games should now be stable after fixing two critical bugs.</li>
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</ul>
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Complete lists of: <a
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href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/milestone/Fixed_0.6.1/"
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class="cLink">bugfixes</a>.
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<a href="images/java-shot15.jpg"><img src="images/java-shot15_s.jpg"
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align="right" border="0" hspace="10"
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vspace="5"></a>
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<a name="freecol-0.7.0" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.7.0</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Map editor, trade and negotiations
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<br/>Released: July 13th, 2007
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<br/>
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<ul>
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<li>Trade and negotiations between human players.</li>
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<li>A simple map editor has been created.</li>
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<li>The in-game user documentation has been improved.</li>
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<li>Map of the Americas added.</li>
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<li>Automated trade routes.</li>
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<li>Lots of other new features and bugfixes.</li>
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</ul>
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Complete lists of: <a
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href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/pending-features-for-freecol/search/?q=status%3Aclose*"
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class="cLink">new features</a> and <a
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href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/milestone/Fixed_0.7.0/"
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class="cLink">bugfixes</a>.
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<tr class="cBody">
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<a name="freecol-0.7.1" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.7.1</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: Bugfixes<br/>
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Released: August 13th, 2007<br/>
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<p align="justify">We migrated from CVS to Subversion immediately after making this release.</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<hr>
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<a name="freecol-0.7.2" style="text-decoration: underline;">FreeCol 0.7.2</a>
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<br/><br/>
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Objective: GUI improvements, bug fixes<br/>
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Released: September 19th, 2007
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<p>New Feautures and Improvements</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Zooming on the mapboard implemented.</li>
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<li>Make switching between fullscreen and windowed mode possible.</li>
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<li>Implement application window resizing.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Bug Fixes:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/725/"><b>#725:</b></a> Fixed a bug that disallowed building colonies under certain conditions</li>
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<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/731/"><b>#731:</b></a> Fixed a bug that prevented FreeCol Score from showing</li>
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<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/727/"><b>#727:</b></a> Fixed a bug where unit images did not display under certain conditions</li>
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<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/bugs/638/"><b>#638:</b></a> Fixed a bug where a unit image would override the bonus image on a tile</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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