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[Meridian]

New OXCE v8.0 is ready for public beta-testing.

2024-12-27
Features:
- Changed from yaml-cpp to RapidYAML: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=12367.0

Download: https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/

Windows (new upload on 2024-12-30): https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/Extended-8.0.0-ae6ce0fb0-2024-12-30-win64.7z
Linux: https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/Extended-8.0.0-2e70fa97b-2024-12-27-bionic-x86_64.7z
Linux AppImage: https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/oxce_git_2024_12_28_0922_linux.tar.gz
Mac: https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/Extended-8.0.0-2e70fa97b-2024-12-27-macos.dmg
Android (new upload on 2024-12-31): https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/Extended-8.0.0-2024-12-30-android.apk

Auto-update is not available yet.

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Public Service Announcement
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This is a beta version.
We expect issues.
If you are not interested in helping with beta testing, don't download this version.
If you do, BACK UP your saves!

This version is also for modders, to make their mods compatible with the new stricter YAML rules.
Migration guide: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=12367.0

As a player, you should be able to test already:
- UFO and TFTD
- Final Mod Pack (not published yet, from github only)
- latest published Hardmode Expansion (hardmode_expansion_v0999.5-0ago.zip)
- latest published XcomFiles version (v3.6b)
- latest published X-Piratez version (Dioxine_XPiratez_N10.2.rar)
- 40k mod (not published yet, from github only)
- more to come...

Please report any and all issues you encounter.
We are most interested in the following reports:
a/ a mod (that has already been migrated to OXCE 8.0) doesn't start for you
b/ you cannot save a game
c/ you cannot load a saved game, or the loaded game is "missing something"

Reported issues:
1. FIXED: multiline strings on windows/MXE: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=12400.0

[psavola]

With 8.0.0 beta, XCF Hyper & Trajectory mod (xcomfiles-hyper-and-trajectory v1.0.4) fails to load. You get a message like "Ruleset/trajectories.rul: Rapidyaml ERROR: anchor not found: 'VAPOR_ELECTRIC_M     '" where the string changes on each load. As you can guess from the end of the string, the problem is with trailing whitespace in some definitions. I have made a note of this on the submod topic. Removing the trailing space with a script fixed the issue.

Otherwise based on a brief glance seems to work fine.

[Meridian]

a/ a mod (that has already been migrated to OXCE 8.0) doesn't start for you

Please only report issues with already compatible mods, otherwise we'll have a flood of reports here.

[murkhach@centrum.cz]

It's currently hardcoded at 20% chance per month.

Thank you for your reply ..
Is it possible to add custom parameter to "FirstBaseDetectionChance" Default : 20  ?

I am not sure how difficult is process of defining new parametr in rulesets , but it should help a bit

[Ethereal]

Is support for win XP 32 planned in the future?

[Meridian]

Is support for win XP 32 planned in the future?

As long as it works, and someone (e.g. pedroterzero) maintains a build farm, it's alive.

But we (OXCE devs) don't officially support it for a long time already.
We have nowhere to test if it still works.
And honestly we have no interest in WinXP, we have enough problems with all other (officially supported) platforms.

[Meridian]

First OXCE v8.0 build for Android is available for beta testing: https://openxcom.org/oxce/release/oxce80/Extended-8.0.0-2024-12-30-android.apk