DDNet News

DDNet 15.9 has been released with the following changes:

• [Server] Live freeze tiles (cannot move or jump, but can use hook and weapons) [GiuCcc]
  
• [Server] Add teleport/tp chat command to teleport yourself to another player or spectated location (requires /practice)
  
• [Client] Add new icons and macOS installer graphics [Ravie]
  
• [Client] Add windowed fullscreen mode on Windows [Jupeyy]
  
• [Client] Support 128 players in server browser [fokkonaut]
  
• [Client] Adjustable prediction margin (cl_prediction_margin) [trml]
  
• [Client] Improve projectile prediction [trml]
  
• [Client] Use power button to quit (hopefully more clear)
  
• [Client] Implement "reset" command to reset specific config values to default value
  
• [Client] Add cl_port, cl_dummy_port, cl_contact_port for ISPs that throttle specific ports
  
• [Client] Remove compatible version filter [heinrich5991]
  
• [Client] Display more relevant version numbers on command line
  
• [Client] Fix bullet rendered through walls [trml]
  
• [Client] Fix ARM-specific crash in macOS when moving screen [Jupeyy]
  
• [Client] Fix console line offsets when resizing [Jupeyy]
  
• [Client] Fix changing resolution in fullscreen [Jupeyy]
  
• [Client] Improved double click handling [Robyt3]
  
• [Client] Reduce default ambient volume to 30
  
• [Client] Update score HUD immediately when switching dummy
  
• [Client] Allow multiple commands when adding vote in UI
  
• [Client] Allow "zoom" command to take smaller/larger values
  
• [Client] Improve super prediction
  
• [Client] Improve preformance when listing directories [Robyt3]
  
• [Client] Lower chance of losing config files [heinrich5991]
  
• [Client] Explicitly disable notch area on Macbook Pro for fullscreen
  
• [Editor] Support enter and escape keys in editor when confirming save
  
• [Editor] Don't react to server settings shortcuts when dialog is open
  
• [Server] 255 jump tile acts as no double jump [heinrich5991]
  
• [Server] Fail database queries faster [Zwelf]
  
• [Server] Improve database writes during shutdown and bad network [Zwelf]
  
• [Server] Extend and fix DDNet Server launcher on macOS
  
• [Server] Also switch rescue tees when swapping
  
• [Server] Implement sv_min_team_size to prevent too small teams counting as team finishes
  
• [Server] Default players to being AFK when joining
  
• [Server] Fix warnings to only warn every 3 seconds when touching start line
  
• [Server] Reload map when changing sv_sixup [Robyt3]
  
• [Client+Server] Handle signals (SIGINT, SIGTERM) [Robyt3]
  
• [Client+Server] Fix lots of undefined behavior [Robyt3]
  

The Photoshoot from a few a weeks ago is finished! Thanks to TsFreddie for creating the final image!

Mekrioz.’ has made the effort to set up a voting system for the year 2021 there you can vote for fun maps, oldschool maps and in all other categories for the maps published in 2021.

VOTE NOW! The Best Map of 2021! https://forum.ddnet.tw/viewforum.php?f=128 (DDNet Forum account required)

Happy New Year 2022! We have a special photo capture event for the global DDNet community! Everyone can join one of the New Year Photshoot servers running in most regions now to be part of the community photo! Please only take a photo in one region, duplicates will be deleted.

If you are using DDNet on Steam you can use these links to connect directly to the servers:

• EUR
• RUS
• Turkey
• Chile
• Brazil
• USA + CAN
• CHN
• Singapore + Korea + Japan
• South Africa + Iran

Thanks to TsFreddie for the modification and bit and louis for the map! You can check out the Chinese community version from 2021 to see what the result can look like.

DDNet 15.8 has been released with the following changes:

• [Client] Support GUI/Cmd key and use it as equivalent to Ctrl in default shortcuts
  
• [Client] Add cl_run_on_join to set command to execute when joining server (e.g. "showall 1")
  
• [Client] Fix Unicode path/link/argument handling [Robyt3]
  
• [Client] Remove ping filter in serverbrowser
  
• [Client] Adopt vanilla scrollbar colors and sizes [Robyt3]
  
• [Client] Center timer in HUD
  
• [Client] Add buttons to open settings file and config directory
  
• [Client] Lower worst/best case frame time calculations [Jupeyy]
  
• [Client] Fix text selection cursor position after moving window to different screen or resizing
  
• [Client] Support cl_video_show_direction 2 to show your own key presses when recording
  
• [Client] Remove gfx_asyncrender_old on macOS to crash less when resizing/moving window
  
• [Editor] No wasd moving when dialog is open
  
• [Editor] Fix enter behavior when creating new folder
  
• [Editor] Fix save typing when server settings are open
  
• [All] Skip UTF-8 BOM on all read text files [heinrich5991]
  
• [All] Support M1 CPUs natively on macOS (Website build only, Steam doesn't support native M1 yet, without Discord integration on M1)
  
• [All] Add console_enable_colors 0 to turn off colors [Kaffeine]
  
• [All] Use dbg_asserts in Release builds again [heinrich5991]
  
• [Server] Don't shut down server when SQL queries haven't finished [Zwelf]
  
• [Server] More fixes for /swap
  
• [Server] Make /rescue handle switch freeze too
  
• [Server] Consider initial chat delays as normal mutes, implement unmuteid
  
• [Server] Fix badly cut-off user names when name is too long [heinrich5991]
  
• [Server] Fix crash with switchers
  
• [Server] Don't clear client version on map change [heinrich5991]
  
• [Server] Some fixes for super
  
• [Server] Add target clientid to antibot's OnHammerHit [fokkonaut]