weekly-2026-05-22

Changelog

• Fix Main Menu Control Bar Glitch: Symmetrical zero-guard sibling window destruction and propagation
• Fix Main Menu Control Bar resolution change/resize glitch via robust state restoration without using early-exit guards
• fix(gui): prevent recreating gameplay control bar in main menu after window resize
• fix(window): enable easy border grabbing and show standard cursors outside client area
• always build multi-instance version
• flash 3.5 is insane
• fix(gameengine): Remove music tracks as prerequisite to initialize the game engine (TheSuperHackers#2737)
• bugfix: Restore retail compatibility after retail behavior flags change (TheSuperHackers#2727)
• refactor(netpacket): Simplify NetPacket functions for packet buffer reads (TheSuperHackers#2463)
• fix(object): Prevent crash if Object::m_drawable is a nullptr on save load (TheSuperHackers#2712)
• unify(ww3d2): Move dx8fvf, dx8indexbuffer, dx8vertexbuffer to Core (TheSuperHackers#2706)
• bugfix(contain): Abort containee's AIExitState if its container object dies (TheSuperHackers#2513)
• chore(gamemessage): Clean up GameMessage::getCommandTypeAsString (TheSuperHackers#2695)
• unify(gamelogic): Move most GameLogic System files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2698)
• unify(gamelogic): Merge GameLogicDispatch and related code (TheSuperHackers#2698)
• bugfix(input): Revert changes to local group creation (TheSuperHackers#2694)

weekly-2026-05-15

Changelog

• refactor: Remove the W3DMPO class to remove clutter and unnecessary vtables (TheSuperHackers#2607)
• refactor: Split preserve retail behavior flags (TheSuperHackers#2691)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8fvf, dx8indexbuffer, dx8vertexbuffer (TheSuperHackers#2690)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Core code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2603)
• fix(heightmap): Properly draw larger terrain area on low camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Implement HeightMapRenderObjClass::setTerrainDrawSize() to set custom draw sizes (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• perf(heightmap): Update terrain tiles only if the terrain draw origin has really changed (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• bugfix(heightmap): Do full terrain update after new origin position was set (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Remove useless logic in HeightMapRenderObjClass::updateCenter() (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• tweak(view): Align the camera far clip plane with the actual terrain draw size (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Zero Hour code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2605)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Generals code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2604)
• bugfix(gamelogic): Modules now cease updating when disabled by non-whitelisted disabled types (TheSuperHackers#2458)
• fix(lookat): Fix mouse anchor and direction issue for camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2681)
• bugfix(controlbar): Show shortcut special powers in Generals again (TheSuperHackers#2680)
• bugfix(veterancy): Disable audiovisual cues for ejected veteran pilots (TheSuperHackers#2643)
• bugfix(player): Fix transferred in-progress upgrades (TheSuperHackers#2396)
• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused MSG_AREA_SELECTION message from game logic (TheSuperHackers#2667)
• build(docker): Set correct targets in docker-build.sh (TheSuperHackers#2678)
• unify(gadget): Move Gadget files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• unify(gadget): Merge Gadget and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• bugfix(watertracks): Correct the path handling for .wak files in the WaterTracksRenderSystem (TheSuperHackers#2634)
• fix(aiupdate): Fix XFER and CRC of AIUpdateInterface::m_guardTargetType (TheSuperHackers#2662)
• chore(player): Remove unused GameMessage argument from Player member functions (TheSuperHackers#2669)
• bugfix(aiplayer): Preserve scaffold health when AI building completes (TheSuperHackers#1768)
• chore(filesystem): Implement getExtension() and TheFileSystem::removeExtension() functions (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Implement find() and reverseFind() functions in UnicodeString (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Remove unused removeExtension() function from GameState.cpp (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused argument of MSG_DESTROY_SELECTED_GROUP (TheSuperHackers#2664)

weekly-2026-05-08

Changelog

• some random stuff my computer made me
• fix(heightmap): Properly draw larger terrain area on low camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Implement HeightMapRenderObjClass::setTerrainDrawSize() to set custom draw sizes (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• perf(heightmap): Update terrain tiles only if the terrain draw origin has really changed (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• bugfix(heightmap): Do full terrain update after new origin position was set (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• chore(heightmap): Remove useless logic in HeightMapRenderObjClass::updateCenter() (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• tweak(view): Align the camera far clip plane with the actual terrain draw size (TheSuperHackers#2677)
• remove muliinstance branch wip
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Zero Hour code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2605)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Generals code (2) (TheSuperHackers#2604)
• bugfix(gamelogic): Modules now cease updating when disabled by non-whitelisted disabled types (TheSuperHackers#2458)
• fix(lookat): Fix mouse anchor and direction issue for camera pitch (TheSuperHackers#2681)
• bugfix(controlbar): Show shortcut special powers in Generals again (TheSuperHackers#2680)
• bugfix(veterancy): Disable audiovisual cues for ejected veteran pilots (TheSuperHackers#2643)
• bugfix(player): Fix transferred in-progress upgrades (TheSuperHackers#2396)
• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused MSG_AREA_SELECTION message from game logic (TheSuperHackers#2667)
• build(docker): Set correct targets in docker-build.sh (TheSuperHackers#2678)
• unify(gadget): Move Gadget files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• unify(gadget): Merge Gadget and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2672)
• bugfix(watertracks): Correct the path handling for .wak files in the WaterTracksRenderSystem (TheSuperHackers#2634)
• fix(aiupdate): Fix XFER and CRC of AIUpdateInterface::m_guardTargetType (TheSuperHackers#2662)
• chore(player): Remove unused GameMessage argument from Player member functions (TheSuperHackers#2669)
• bugfix(aiplayer): Preserve scaffold health when AI building completes (TheSuperHackers#1768)
• chore(filesystem): Implement getExtension() and TheFileSystem::removeExtension() functions (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Implement find() and reverseFind() functions in UnicodeString (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• chore(string): Remove unused removeExtension() function from GameState.cpp (TheSuperHackers#2635)
• tweak(gamemessage): Remove unused argument of MSG_DESTROY_SELECTED_GROUP (TheSuperHackers#2664)

weekly-2026-05-01

Changelog

• perf: Remove superfluous null tests in iterateObjects callbacks (TheSuperHackers#2658)
• chore(controlbar): Add asserts to verify special power templates and buttons (TheSuperHackers#2657)
• unify(controlbar): Merge ControlBar and related code from Zero Hour (TheSuperHackers#2655)
• feat: Implement game exit with ALT+F4 and game window close button (TheSuperHackers#2336)
• fix(view): Prevent the camera from clipping under terrain (TheSuperHackers#2652)
• docs(readme): Add section about profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add trace zones and frame marks to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add messages on game start and game end to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add plots for logical frame number and pathfinding cells/paths to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Add frame image capturing to Tracy profiling (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• feat(profiling): Include Tracy profiler library in the solution (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Move rts/profile.h include into WWCommon.h (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Rename RTS_PROFILE to RTS_PROFILE_LEGACY (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• refactor(profiling): Rename legacy profile library target (TheSuperHackers#2202)
• bugfix(view): Set camera far z to acceptable distance (TheSuperHackers#2653)
• tweak(view): Implement smooth terrain sampling for camera positioning (TheSuperHackers#2651)

weekly-2026-04-24

Changelog

• refactor: Eliminate macro-split assignments (TheSuperHackers#2641)
• feat(view): Save position and view direction of player camera in MSG_SET_REPLAY_CAMERA (TheSuperHackers#2631)
• feat(options): Implement game options for texture filter mode and anisotropy level (TheSuperHackers#2482)
• feat(options): Implement game option to set MSAA level (TheSuperHackers#2482)
• bugfix(gui): Remove slider bounds checks to prevent unexpected reset of custom settings (TheSuperHackers#2624)
• unify(client): Move GameClient display and system files to Core (TheSuperHackers#2616)
• docs: Amend code generation guidelines to CONTRIBUTING.md (TheSuperHackers#2628)
• perf(gui): Significantly reduce cost of 2d render elements (TheSuperHackers#2514)
• fix: Fix unused variables in WW3D (TheSuperHackers#2629)
• chore(dx8fvf): Remove unused vertex_size parameter from FVFInfoClass (TheSuperHackers#2615)
• bugfix(view): Fix ground level of bookmarks, replay camera and game world microphone (TheSuperHackers#2595)
• style(guiedit): Adjust indentation for combo box data output in save function (TheSuperHackers#2625)
• refactor: Remove superfluous returns at the end of functions (TheSuperHackers#2594)
• bugfix: Delay creation of object bound particle emitters until ParticleSystemManager is xfer-loaded (TheSuperHackers#2333)
• bugfix(input): Block all button presses except ESC during scripted camera scenes (TheSuperHackers#2621)
• bugfix(connection): Remove incorrect magic byte check for map transfers (TheSuperHackers#2614)
• refactor(metaevent): Move meta event type asserts from key event update to engine initialization (TheSuperHackers#2590)
• bugfix(water): Fix river borders appearing darkened under shroud (TheSuperHackers#2592)
• refactor: Remove redundant void argument from functions (2) (TheSuperHackers#2609)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8renderer, dx8rendererdebugger (TheSuperHackers#2600)
• fix: Fix assertion format argument for non-trivial types (TheSuperHackers#2606)
• refactor(ini): Simplify token related INI code (TheSuperHackers#2596)
• refactor(recorder): Remove code duplications related to file write and logging in RecorderClass (TheSuperHackers#2543)
• bugfix(dumbprojectile): Fix in-flight DumbProjectile detonating instantly on save load (TheSuperHackers#2591)
• bugfix(input): Fix touchpad upward scrolling in UI list boxes (TheSuperHackers#2586)

weekly-2026-04-17

Changelog

• unify(ww3d2): Move dx8wrapper, dx8caps to Core (TheSuperHackers#2599)
• fix(view): Improve setup of default camera pitch and angle (TheSuperHackers#2546)
• fix(ini): Support plus sign prefix in INI integer parse (TheSuperHackers#2576)
• fix(ini): Replace unsafe uses of INI::getNextTokenOrNull (TheSuperHackers#2593)
• bugfix(audiomanager): Fix dummy audio manager implementation for failing audio length script conditions in headless mode (TheSuperHackers#2313)
• bugfix(money): Fix undefined behavior for starting cash combo box (TheSuperHackers#2582)
• bugfix(view): Prevent overshooting camera zooming or pivoting on low frame rates (TheSuperHackers#2588)
• bugfix(view): Fix malformed camera area constraints during cutscenes (TheSuperHackers#2587)
• fix(pathfinder): Fix CRC computation of PathFinder::m_wallPieces (TheSuperHackers#2575)
• bugfix(energy): Don't apply power production bonus for disabled power plants on save game load (TheSuperHackers#2509)
• bugfix(energy): Don't increase power production for disabled power plants on save game load (TheSuperHackers#2508)
• bugfix(input): Use time-based double tap for unit group centering (TheSuperHackers#2545)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Tools and set compile option -Wsuggest-override (TheSuperHackers#2394)
• unify(ww3d2): Merge dx8wrapper, dx8caps, shdlib (TheSuperHackers#2499)

weekly-2026-04-10

Changelog

• fix(view): Introduce PRESERVE_RETAIL_SCRIPTED_CAMERA and fix or improve camera offset and zoom calculations (TheSuperHackers#2524)
• bugfix(dx8): Improve display mode transition reliability (TheSuperHackers#2539)
• ci: Disable vcpkg build (TheSuperHackers#2544)
• fix: Resolve macro redefinition warnings (TheSuperHackers#2525)
• refactor(ini): Simplify some INI code (TheSuperHackers#2541)
• tweak(radar): Suppress under attack radar notification spam (TheSuperHackers#2540)
• bugfix(treebuffer): Fix crash in W3DTreeBuffer::updateVertexBuffer() (TheSuperHackers#2526)
• fix(actionmanager): Improve validation of Sneak Attack placement legality (TheSuperHackers#2533)
• fix(skirmish): Improve determinism for restarted games by resetting slot values (TheSuperHackers#2373)
• perf(ini): Improve INI parsing performance by using std::from_chars (TheSuperHackers#2532)
• fix(targa): Fix TGA2 footer signature truncation by using strncpy (TheSuperHackers#2527)
• refactor(ini): Clean up INI type table and its search logic (TheSuperHackers#2511)
• fix(connection): Implement file content validation for map transfers (TheSuperHackers#1819)
• fix(refcount): Fix compile warning in constructors of RefCountClass (TheSuperHackers#2521)
• refactor: Remove string conversion code for MessageBox (TheSuperHackers#2523)

weekly-2026-04-03

Changelog

• refactor: Remove superfluous extern keyword from variable declarations (TheSuperHackers#2522)
• refactor(view): Remove friends from ViewLocation class (TheSuperHackers#2516)
• bugfix(object): Guard GameLogic xfer version bump with RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_XFER_SAVE (TheSuperHackers#2418)
• refactor(ww3d2): Simplify dx8wrapper's frame statistics with struct (TheSuperHackers#2507)
• refactor(object): Replace explicit local player checks with Object::isLocallyControlled (TheSuperHackers#2512)
• chore: Remove unused code in dx8wrapper (TheSuperHackers#2504)
• chore: Remove all code related to _XBOX (TheSuperHackers#2505)
• bugfix(view): Fix and improve camera pivoting (TheSuperHackers#2506)
• bugfix(view): Fix and improve camera area constraints behavior (TheSuperHackers#2506)
• bugfix(smudge): Decouple smudge time step from render update (TheSuperHackers#2484)
• bugfix(contain): Restore retail compatibility after crash fix in OpenContain::killAllContained (TheSuperHackers#2439)
• bugfix(contain): Restore retail compatibility after crash fix in OpenContain::processDamageToContained (TheSuperHackers#2427)
• fix(smudge): Align smudges Y offset range with X offset range (TheSuperHackers#2498)
• bugfix(globaldata): Fix the handling of documents folder redirection by using SHGetKnownFolderPath() (TheSuperHackers#2479)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in GameEngineDevice (TheSuperHackers#2393)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in Libraries (TheSuperHackers#2390)

weekly-2026-03-27

Changelog

• fix(headless): Set DX8Wrapper_IsWindowed to false to suppress assertion dialogs during shutdown (TheSuperHackers#2298)
• bugfix(logic): Fix broken camera edge scroll after loading a savegame from the ingame menu (TheSuperHackers#2000)
• bugfix(pathfinder): Improve initialization of uninitialized variable in Pathfinder::classifyFence (TheSuperHackers#2460)
• fix(logic): Add nullptr check to msgPlayer in GameLogic::logicMessageDispatcher (TheSuperHackers#2383)
• refactor(logic): Rename thisPlayer to msgPlayer in GameLogic::logicMessageDispatcher (TheSuperHackers#2383)
• fix(smudge): Fix minor errors in W3DSmudge (TheSuperHackers#2483)
• tweak(gui): Enable minimize button for game app window (TheSuperHackers#2473)
• bugfix(battleplan): Battle plans are now transferred to the new owner on capture (TheSuperHackers#2257)
• bugfix(battleplan): Multiple battle plans are now always applied correctly (TheSuperHackers#2256)
• chore: Remove debug code for KRIS_BRUTAL_HACK_FOR_AIRCRAFT_CARRIER_DEBUGGING (TheSuperHackers#2478)
• perf(pathfinder): Implement conditional reverse insertion sorting algorithm to reduce cost of long pathfinding by 50-66% (TheSuperHackers#2450)
• fix(pathfinder): Remove invalid retail compatible compilation conditional (TheSuperHackers#2477)
• refactor(bitflags): Simplify functions in BitFlags class (TheSuperHackers#2472)
• refactor(bitflags): Simplify conditions with testForAny, testForAll and remove unexpected assert in BitFlags::testForAll (TheSuperHackers#2476)
• feat(headless): Implement ParticleSystemManagerDummy (TheSuperHackers#2247)
• feat(headless): Implement ViewDummy (TheSuperHackers#2246)
• feat(headless): Implement GhostObjectManagerDummy (TheSuperHackers#2244)

weekly-2026-03-20

Changelog

• feat(rendering): Add support for multi sample anti-aliasing (MSAA) (TheSuperHackers#2454)
• ci(actions): Update GitHub Actions to latest versions and fixed hashes (TheSuperHackers#2377)
• feat(texturefilter): Extend texture filter with new filtering modes; none, point, bilinear, trilinear, anisotropic (TheSuperHackers#2423)
• chore(texturefilter): Cleanup code formatting and remove commented blocks (TheSuperHackers#2423)
• refactor: Add override keyword to virtual function overrides in GameEngine (2) (TheSuperHackers#2392)
• fix(docker): Fix docker WORKDIR ownership (TheSuperHackers#2459)
• bugfix(contain): Occupants killed by their containers now kill their occupants (TheSuperHackers#2239)
• fix(logic): Improve validation of MSG_SET_RALLY_POINT in GameLogicDispatch (TheSuperHackers#2441)
• fix(logic): Improve validation of MSG_NEW_GAME in GameLogicDispatch (TheSuperHackers#2440)
• fix(logic): Improve handling of ENABLE_RETALIATION_MODE in GameLogicDispatch (TheSuperHackers#2408)
• fix(logic): Improve validation of MSG_DO_SPECIAL_POWER and variants in GameLogicDispatch (TheSuperHackers#2380)