Shortly after the release, a regression bug was discovered in version 4.0.1.2, caused by the performance tuning for the “autotest” and warp mode tape replay, affecting the Emerald Mine game engine.
This bugfix release patches this bug.
This release fixes the following bugs:
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This release is a bugfix release, which mainly fixes the following bugs:
Now available for download!
This new release mainly adds improved support for game controllers and joysticks. While old-style joysticks and game pads were supported since a long time ago in Rocks’n’Diamonds, modern game controllers like the Xbox game controller were not supported very well until now.
Game controller support
Rocks’n’Diamonds now supports all joysticks and game controllers by mapping their buttons and axes to a generic Xbox style game controller. Most modern controllers, like the original Xbox 360 controller or any similar game controllers, are now supported directly and without any further configuration. New controllers that are not automatically detected can easily be configured in a new setup dialog.
Amazon Fire TV support
Extra effort was made to fully support the Amazon Fire TV remote control and therefore make Rocks’n’Diamonds perfectly playable from your sofa, even without using an additional game controller (which is also possible, of course). See images for menu and game controls!
In addition, the new release also contains the following changes and fixes:
Important update for Android users (2018-01-26): Some image files for the game controller configuration page were missing from the original 4.0.1.0 APK package file, so navigating to that page resulted in an error. The Android package has been fixed and can be downloaded again.
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This release is mainly a bugfix release, but also contains the following changes and additions:
The most relevant new feature in this release is probably the cleanup of the handling of level templates in the level editor. Using templates for custom elements is more robust now – accidentally overwriting hours of work in the level editor should now be much less likely than it was before.
A small, but very useful new feature is the extension of using level templates not only for custom elements, but for the whole level when creating new levels in a level set, without having to manually copy around level files. Just create and save a level as template, and it will be used as the default level for all new (not yet created) levels in the set, making it very easy to re-use basic level settings like level size or element properties (be it classic or custom elements).
Last but not least, the new “headless” mode for automatic tape testing makes testing all levels of a set against existing solution tapes not only a bit faster by not using window and graphics, but also allows for scripting or pure command line execution. The resulting missing progress information in the game window was added as extended progress and summary information to the console output when using automatic replay or testing of level solution tapes.
Important update for Windows users (2017-03-21): The original 4.0.0.2 game packages were missing an image file (RocksCE.png), so attempting to start the game resulted in an error. The Windows version has been fixed and re-packaged, and is ready for re-download.
Now available for download!