CifFile/CifTree classes have been completely rewritten and
moved to their own header file. ResourceManager is now
exclusively responsible for loading IFF files, making sure
loose .iff/.cif files take precedence before ones embedded
in a ciftree.
Also, completed work on the cif/ciftree exporting functions.
Implemented the record type responsible for nancy6's
cube assembly minigame (not to be confused with the
pottery assembly one, which uses a different AR type)
Added a class that combines a certain behavior used by
several puzzles: that of an object that follows the mouse
cursor, but stays within the Viewport's bounds.
Implemented the ActionRecord type responsible for the
nancy6 sequence where the player holds a weak light
(which follows the cursor) in the dark and must use it
to illuminate the path ahead.
Added support for the TwoDialPuzzle action record, which
is an incredibly simple puzzle with two dials that need to
be rotated in the correct position.
Implemented the action record that, despite what its name
suggests, is actually responsible mostly for scrolling text
(e.g. Nancy's journal, the instructions to the Bul minigame).
Introduced in nancy6.
Implemented the Autotext record type, which is used for
text rendering (prior to its introduction in nancy6, all
in-game text was prerendered). Made relevant changes to
the Overlay and Hypertext classes to support it.
Added a separate class for handling hypertext (tagged
text used in conversations, etc) in preparation for the
addition of Autotext, which will also use it.
Added support for nancy4's sextant puzzle, which uses
a modified SafeDialPuzzle action record. Also renamed the
record, since it was erroneously named SafeLockPuzzle
instead of its actual name.
Moved all puzzle action records to a separate folder. Split
recordtypes.h into three different files, depending on record
function: navigation, sound, and miscellaneous.
Implemented the SoundEqualizerPuzzle, used for nancy2's
mixing console sequence. Also extended the SoundManager
to accommodate the need to change volume and playback
rate while a sound is playing.
Changed the way game-specific puzzle data is stored and
saved. Scene now holds a HashMap of lazily initialized
PuzzleData objects, each of which stores data for a specific
puzzle type. This helps avoid long switch statements in
the initialization and save/load code, and helps avoid
breaking savefiles every time a new puzzle type
is implemented.
Implemented the RippedLetterPuzzle action record,
which has the player rearrange torn pieces of a letter.
Added the kRotate cursor type. Added a custom function
for rotating a surface by a right angle.
Implemented the three Conversation action record types
introduced in nancy2. These replace primary video, with
ConversationVideo being just a renamed
PlayPrimaryVideoChan0.
Boot chunks BSUM, VIEW, INV, and TBOX are now read only at startup,
and their data is kept permanently inside NancyEngine. This removes the
need for the chunks to be read by multiple classes and always kept
in memory.
Decoupled lightning from the LightningOn action record and
implemented the logic for it to be activated during the endgame
section of The Vampire Diaries.
Moved all hardcoded engine data that changes between games (e.g. number
of items, number of event flags) to a dedicated file and added a function for
accessing it in NancyEngine.
Moved CheatDialog and EventFlagDialog to dialogs.h and removed cheat.h. Fixed a crash on closing the event flags dialog. Fixed the timer data in CheatDialog being incorrectly written to the player time. Removed a couple of incorrectly marked translation strings.
Implemented the original engine's main menu and added an option to enable it from the custom options dialog. Several buttons in the main menu don't work yet since they require implementing additional game states.
Hooked the engine into ScummVM's speech/subtitle settings, and added two extra options for player and character speech. Added a custom settings dialog which gets shown both inside the Edit Game window and the in-game Settings.
Did some cleanup of the engine, mostly focusing on the NancyEngine class. Reordered several classes' members, removed unused functions, edited comments, and renamed arfactory_v1.cpp to arfactory.cpp.
Implemented the WinGame action record, which allows the player to reach the credits after winning, as well as the Credits state itself. Also made some minor changes to Scene and Nancy to accommodate for the addition.
The menu and help buttons on the sides of the frame are now functional, and the help screen is now also accessible. Also replaced the Frame class with a more general FullScreenImage that will be used across different game states.
Kaloyan Chehlarski