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VoiceChatter Changelog

What's new in VoiceChatter 1.5.0

Nov 21, 2011
  • All communication between client and server is now encrypted
  • Added theption to use the CELT audio codec
  • Moved GUI layouts to the wxWidgets' XRC format, allowing users to customize their client if desired
  • Fixed an issue where assigning multiple users into/out-of groups couldnly be done 4 at a time
  • Fixed tab key traversing in main screen
  • Please note thatld 1.4.x clients will not be able to connect to 1.5.x servers, HOWEVER, 1.5.x clients CAN connect to 1.4.x servers (but encryption will not be used)

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.7 (Aug 13, 2011)

  • Highlights include:
  • VoiceChatter client configuration is now stored in your Windows user's directory. Your current configuration will be automatically and silently moved/imported. This is to fix an issue where configuration wasn't being properly saved if you don't run VoiceChatter as admin.
  • Plugins can now be enabled while connected to a server
  • Using the database backend for server configuration will now be tolerant to being briefly disconnected from the database server

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.6 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • This new release greatly expands what is possible with plugins. In that vein, it also comes with a new overlay plugin that will render the clients that are in your channel right into the games that you play.
  • It is highly customizable, even allowing you to have different settings for different games.
  • In addition, the client will save its position properly when it is closed while minimized.

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.5 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • Fixed crash on exit in mac client
  • Fixed initial scroll position of properties panel when the contents do not fit in one page
  • Fixed audio event that plays when other clients connect to the server
  • Fixed occasional missing MOTD in properties panel when reconnecting to a server
  • Fixed the "transmit" icon when first creating a new phantom

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.4 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • This release fixes a critical bug that was introduced in version 1.4.3. The bug could result in loss of configuration settings in both the client and server if the configuration file got too large.

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.3 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Only two changes since the beta - a crash/failure on auto-reconnect has been fixed and the ability to bind to a hostname in addition to an IP address has been added.

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.3 Beta (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Added the ability to store the server configuration in a database (MySQL only for now, but can easily be extended to any database)
  • Improved auto-reconnect feedback
  • Added a "debug mode" executable that can print a helpful stack trace if VC crashes (client only - server executable always has this behavior)
  • Modified some admin privileges for finer control
  • Restructured some of the client codebase to allow the VC protocol/functionality to be used in external applications

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.2 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • A server crash fix when setting the channel password

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.2 Beta (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Added ability to search the server's logs from the client
  • Added "hostadmin" user, which has some special abilities.
  • The hostadmin user can only be used through the remote admin interface
  • The hostadmin user can only be accessed from a specific list of IP addresses
  • The hostadmin user's password cannot be changed without manually editing the server configuration and restarting the server (same goes for renaming the "hostadmin" user)
  • The hostadmin user can change the max slot count and voice codec of the server
  • The remote admin interface now requires a username along with a password, and operations will be restricted to the permissions of the user
  • Added the ability for users to change their own password
  • URLs are filtered out of text-to-speech in chat
  • Upgraded to Visual Studio 2010

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.1 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Some of the elements of the right click menu for your own phantom have been properly grayed out
  • Fixed a server crash when someone tries to page their own phantom (this option is now grayed out in the client as well)
  • Fixed the ability to click on URLs in the chat window

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.0 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue where clients would be immediately switched back to the idle channel after leaving it
  • Fixed the option to make text chat be spoken by text-to-speech
  • You can now create a phantom in the channel that you're currently in
  • Closing phantoms very quickly will now properly...well...close the phantoms
  • Also, I've released a php file that serves as an interface to the VoiceChatter server's remote admin interface. This should make it very easy to create web apps that interface with the VoiceChatter server

New in VoiceChatter 1.4.0 Beta (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Added URL handling so that you can click on URLs to connect to VoiceChatter servers
  • Added private messaging
  • Added phantoms (listening/talking in more than one channel at once)
  • Optimized audio code to reduce CPU usage while idle
  • Added "default channel" server setting, which is the channel where newly-connected clients will show up
  • Added Windows Service support to the Windows VC Server. You can now register VC servers as Windows services so that they will run at startup and survive logouts (see --help for details)

New in VoiceChatter 1.3.0 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Beta tags removed

New in VoiceChatter 1.3.0 Beta (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Fixed inbound/outbound volume modifier sliders on Mac version
  • Fixed alt+tab icon on windows
  • Improved user editor dialog positioning
  • Encrypted passwords when transmitted over the internet and in the server configuration file
  • Added a properties panel to the main screen for showing....properties!
  • Added ability to globally mute clients
  • Moved network configuration settings to the "advanced" tab in the configuration dialog
  • Added per-client volume control
  • Fixed spurrious noise when a muted client tries to talk
  • Fixed the ability to connect to a different server while connected to another one
  • Added "ping" functionality to the server so that it can be polled to see if it's still running
  • The client will no longer send voice data if no one else is in the same channel
  • Added "-d/--daemon" switch to windows server that will hide the console window. This does NOT protect against logouts!!
  • Allowed non-admins to view the MOTD after connecting to a server
  • Added support for MacOSX 10.4 and MacOSX 10.5 for both ppc and intel chips. NOTE: ran into another snag on the 10.4 version, so I'll release this as soon as I figure out a fix.
  • Added channel moderation functionality