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Hoplite Encounter. Developments

1. 05 Jul 2007. Menu option for game manual added. Manual started.

2. 05 Jul 2007. Basic game information (costs, ranges) added to Session and Empire panels.

3. 07 Jul 2007. Menu option for developments added. This list of new and altered features started.

4. 07 Jul 2007. Screen handling instructions extended.

5. 16 Jul 2007. Manual. Sections added on MONEY, ALLIANCES, ORDERS.

6. 24 Jul 2007. Summary of game instructions added.

7. 04 Aug 2007. Shift screen arrows relocated to stay clear of screen borders.

8. 06 Aug 2007. Menu placed vertically down left of screen instead of across top.

9. 07 Aug 2007. Manual. Sections added for ENCOUNTERS and BATTLES.

10. 25 Sep 2007. Session input. New player name established only if player id does not change.

11. 25 Sep 2007. Shrink/magnify in steps using - or + click.

12. 26 Sep 2007. "Accept" and "Save" menu options combined into one.

13. 28 Sep 2007. Click acknowledgement flash shows green, orange or red.

14. 22 Oct 2007. 1. Two- and five- line scrolled order input introduced.
        2. Order input are for individual forces dropped.
        3. Two- and five- line paged (transparent) order input introduced.

15. 17 Dec 2007. Website published. http://www.hopliteencounter.com

16. 18 Jan 2008. Java version 1.01 released :

    1. Image of printed order sheet added as display option.
    2. Order input area for single force re-introduced.
    3. Scrolling of game map introduced.
    4. ... and withdrawn.
    5. Map movement restricted within map limits.
    6. Coloured border drawn round each visible Empire.

17. 19 Jan 2008. Links page added to Website.

18. 19 Feb 2008. Player documentation .txt files given user-friendly names (eg Index instead of D12200).

19. 10 Jul 2008. Java version 02 released :

    1. Map scrolling re-introduced.
    2. Session input standardised.
    3. User control of scrolling speeds introduced.

20. 18 Sep 2008. Home Empire boundary closed alongside unknown countries.

21. 01 Oct 2008. Java version 03 released :

    1. Intra-game messaging introduced.
    2. Columns for Seq and SE (special encounters) interchanged on order line.

22. 20 Nov 2008. Java version 04 released :

    1. Menu displayed when screen first appears.
    2. Initial map display centred on appropraite Imperial power.
    3. Column and Row ids shifted away from edge of screen.
    4. Documentation shown in both scrolled and paged displays.
    5. Examples of inputs added.
    6. Processing of orders tightened up.

23. 23 Dec 2008. Games now set up with sample orders for turn 1.

24. 29 Dec 2008. Java version 05 released :

    1. Screen is fired up at full size.

25. 21 Feb 2009. Java version 06 released :

    1. Routes of all forces (including forces raised in current turn) shown in detail.

26. 01 May 2009. Java version 07 released :

    1. Spaces in folder names on player's PC handled correctly.
    2. Force information flags shown at start position when any route waymark clicked.
    3. Standardisation of alliance input layout on "Empire" screen.
    4. Selection of "current control" hex introduced.
    5. Screen positioning optionally based on current control hex.

27. 09 Jul 2009. Java version 08 released :

    1. Drag and drop force movement introduced.
    2. Force input for a selected hex implemented.
    3. Financial adjustment within a single financial bloc implemented.

28. 04 Nov 2009. Java version 09 released:

    Bug fix and tidy.

29. 04 Nov 2009. Download of basic game set-up and practise game added to website.

30. 18 Dec 2009.

    1. Player webpage implemented on website.
    2. Communication between player and Mount Olympus now through the website. Email communication dropped.

31. 02 Jan 2010.

    1. Player webpage revised.
    2. Email communictaion for game-play dropped.

32. 07 Jan 2010

    Add player maintenance to Player webpage.

33. 08 Jan 2010.

    Java version 10 released:

    1. Better distribution of forces within each hex.
    2. Info panels on enemy forces shifted correctly (bug fix).
    3. Playing screen displayed immediately when HopRun program executed.

34. 29 Jan 2010.

    1. Development version of 'Account' screen (not operational).
    2. Improvements to data transfer between Mount Olympus and website.

Develop13. Copyright (C) Hoplite Encounter 7 Jul 2007. 29 Jan 2010.