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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
Windows XP: https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/releases/tag/8.0.0-2024-12-30
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 mainly 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 the following major mods already: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=12367.msg169045#msg169045

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"

[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

[robin]

Should I remove trailing spaces also from the scripts (attached)?
This file is a black box to me; I'd remove them using Notepad++ menu command.

[Meridian]

Should I remove trailing spaces also from the scripts (attached)?
This file is a black box to me; I'd remove them using Notepad++ menu command.

If the mod starts without removing them (in the oxce 8.0 beta version above), then you don't have to.

But in general, removing trailing spaces from anywhere should be completely harmless and not break anything. I'd recommend it.

[Meridian]

Is support for win XP 32 planned in the future?

The WinXP build server is working again.
You can download a build from here: https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/releases

[Ethereal]

The WinXP build server is working again.
You can download a build from here: https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/releases

Thanks for the update. Everything works.
Just 2 comments.
1. It says version 8.0.2. Did I miss something?
2. The Russian translation has differences with the win64 version. Not the OXCE+ lines, but in the folders "\standard\xcom1-2".

[Meridian]

1. It says version 8.0.2. Did I miss something?

I am working on new features yes, they have not been released yet.
(The build server is building everything I do, not only the official releases.)

If you want the same version (8.0.0) as win64, you can download it here: https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/releases/tag/8.0.0-2024-12-30 or even older here: https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/releases/tag/8.0.0-2024-12-27

2. The Russian translation has differences with the win64 version.

There were some updates to translations on 29.12.2024
New updates from Transifex, both for OXC and OXCE.
Here: https://github.com/MeridianOXC/OpenXcom/commit/0b4f11890f74897ce4f6df1644ec7133a4ecd2cf

Are these the changes you found?

[Ethereal]

Are these the changes you found?

No, not in OXCE+. In the folders "\standard\xcom1-2". A strange translation with arbitrary abbreviations in the most unexpected places. On the one hand, you can not pay attention, on the other, it’s unusual.

[Meridian]

The link I provided above contains also changes in the "\standard\xcom1-2" folders.
There are indeed quite a lot of changed translations for Russian language.

If those are wrong, they need to be changed/reviewed directly on Transifex.
I just copy them from there, for all languages, without reviewing.

[pedroterzero]

I am working on new features yes, they have not been released yet.
(The build server is building everything I do, not only the official releases.)

This might indeed be unclear. I made a suggestion here. https://github.com/pedroterzero/oxce-xp/issues/2

I'm also fine to leave it as is.