What changed in EDuke32, build by build

Use this event to change the value of userdefs when initializing cfg settings with defaults. Patch from Fox.

Overrides the aspect ratio for IVF files. cutscene <path> { aspect <numerator> <denominator> } Note: For ANMs, you can use rotatesprite and setaspect to draw TILE_ANIM (currently defined as 30716) in EVENT_CUTSCENE with a custom aspect. Patch from Fox.

New event "EVENT_UPDATESCREENAREA" Use this event to change the size of the game view, similar to when you press + or -. New event "EVENT_DISPLAYBORDER" Set RETURN to change the background tile of the game view, set -1 to disable the background and border. New userdef structures "screenarea_x1", "screenarea_y1", "screenarea_x2", "screenarea_y2" Use these structures to change the boundaries of the view in EVENT_UPDATESCREENAREA. Patch from Fox.

Set RETURN to -1 to disable the sound played when an enemy awaken. You have to use a command to play a sound, because the bosses use globalsound. Patch from Fox.

Set RETURN to the sound played when the menu is opened. -1 to cancel. Patch from Fox.

EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSEND: Triggered right after the game world is rendered and before any sprite above the screen. EVENT_DISPLAYEND: Triggered after the game draws everything above the screen, including menus. A counterpart to EVENT_DISPLAYSTART. Patch from Fox.

screenpal <r> <g> <b> <a> Similar to palfrom, but works on screen events. Values range from 0 to 255. Patch from Fox.

Clobbering ud.volume_number is a hack no one should need to use any more. Only this command supports specifying -1 for volume to access the main menu, briefing, etc themes.

drawline256 <x0> <y0> <x1> <y1> <index> drawlinergb <x0> <y0> <x1> <y1> <index> <rgb> The coordinates are xdim<<12/ydim<<12 based, not 320<<16x200<<16. <index> is a palette index, and for drawlinergb is used as a fallback in the software renderer. <rgb> is encoded the same as PROJ_FLASH_COLOR.

getclosestcol <return> <color> <limit> <color> is encoded the same as PROJ_FLASH_COLOR. <limit> is the index of the last palette color that should be considered. Use 255 for the whole palette, 254 to exclude the transparent color, 239 to exclude Duke 3D's fullbrights, etc.

Set RETURN to any non-zero value to disable hardcoded display of text. If you wish to replace the hardcoded text, you must check that userdef[].overhead_on == 2 yourself.