v0.9.0-alpha2

What's Changed

• Update version to 0.9.x by @BenjamenMeyer in #444
• cmake: Fix pie compile flag by @susnux in #446
• cmake: Fix DATA_DIR quoting by @susnux in #447
• posh.h add Aarch64 support by @susnux in #448
• More on Windows builds 2021-05 by @stephengtuggy in #456
• Create Windows-CI.yml by @stephengtuggy in #457
• More on Windows CI etc. by @stephengtuggy in #460
• Don't build vegasettings on Windows (for now)? by @stephengtuggy in #461
• script/build.ps1: Add /y argument to xcopy commands by @stephengtuggy in #467
• Utf-8 check, C++ initial version by @P-D-E in #463
• Unit_generic refactor by @royfalk in #469
• general.cpp: Implement ptr_copy as specified in issue 430 by @stephengtuggy in #465
• Don't utf8-check New_Game by @P-D-E in #470
• Windows CI: Add dependency caching by @stephengtuggy in #477
• MacOS CI Workflow File by @s0600204 in #476
• Refactor weapon_xml into weapon_factory and other classes (2) by @royfalk in #475
• More refactoring of (primaily) unit_generic by @royfalk in #478
• No More Python 2 by @stephengtuggy in #468
• Draft - Initial work on a configuration library by @royfalk in #484
• Fix/opcode issue 342 by @stephengtuggy in #480
• Collision revamp and necessary bug fixes to enable playtesting of collision revamp by @ministerofinformation in #501
• Fix/crashes on load game and on player death by @stephengtuggy in #500
• Feat/Aug 2021 New Distros on master by @stephengtuggy in #508
• engine/src/cmd/movable.cpp: Apply ermo's suggested patch for arithmetic exception during PWCU game load by @stephengtuggy in #511
• README.md: Windows support; binary name changes; vsettings script; etc. by @stephengtuggy in #523
• Fix/issue 513 by @stephengtuggy in #521
• Introduce Mac OS X support! by @stephengtuggy in #524
• Add macports include path to FindGTK3.cmake by @daviewales in #534
• On master, drop Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" LTS and Debian 9 "stretch" by @stephengtuggy in #536
• CMake Minimum Required Version 3.11 by @stephengtuggy in #537
• Update README.md by @stamasd in #541
• Add unit tests by @stephengtuggy in #539
• Create script to add GPL license notice in given files, update source files with GPL license notice by @daviewales in #544
• Refactor logging to use new VS_LOG_AND_FLUSH and VS_LOG macros by @stephengtuggy in #545
• README.md: Fix (mostly minor) markdown linting issues, etc. by @stephengtuggy in #542
• Change the Fortify on Demand Scan to run only when manually triggered by @stephengtuggy in #549
• Fix/CodeQL Warnings 2021-09 (Part 1) by @stephengtuggy in #551
• Bug Fix: properly detect DEB package tooling by @BenjamenMeyer in #553
• Minor refactoring of GameUnit by @royfalk in #556
• GLVND option on Linux, etc. by @stephengtuggy in #557
• Minor refactoring of weapons (beam/bolt) by @royfalk in #561
• Fix Windows CI (python3 build) by @stephengtuggy in #576
• GH Actions: Remove Linux distributions no longer supported as of 2021-10 by @stephengtuggy in #579
• Enhancement engine py version api by @BenjamenMeyer in #578
• GH Actions - PR: Separate options for preferring legacy OpenGL or not by @stephengtuggy in #585
• Drawable::DrawSubunits: Fix crash/segfault on pressing a in PWCU by @stephengtuggy in #588
• Refactor damage code and introduce lib_damage by @royfalk in #505
• CMakeLists.txt: Add INSTALL_GTEST and USE_GTEST options by @stephengtuggy in #593
• Task component by @royfalk in #596
• Under CMake v3.14 and up, use built-in PIE setting support by @stephengtuggy in #602
• Dockerfile, scripts: Correct issue with passing multiple FLAGS to Docker by @stephengtuggy in #604
• script/build.sh: Improve handling of paths and parameters with spaces by @stephengtuggy in #607
• Refactor CSV code for unit creation by @royfalk in #605
• Various refactoring - primaily removing GameUnit by @royfalk in #611
• Fix issue preventing player from dying by @stephengtuggy in #619
• Change location of .vegastrike folder on Windows - master by @stephengtuggy in #618
• Further refactoring of bolt.cpp by @royfalk in #627
• Zero out pointers after free - master by @stephengtuggy in #633
• find python3 directly by @maddanio in #643
• Fix build issues with Boost 1.78 on windows by reverting to Boost 1.77 (alternate approach) by @stephengtuggy in #650
• CMakeLists.txt: Remove -funsafe-math-optimizations; set CMAKE_MINIMUM… by @stephengtuggy in #651
• Cap # of CPU cores used to build the code by @stephengtuggy in #652
• GH Actions, scripts, CMakeLists.txt: Port #625 and other 0.8 changes to master by @stephengtuggy in #654
• Bulk reformatting and updating copyleft notices using CLion by @stephengtuggy in #648
• Fix "no jump drive present" issue by @stephengtuggy in #661
• Move cockpit draw code to cockpit_gfx by @royfalk in #659
• Clarify first run README instructions by @CloudyProton in #665
• Fix crash loading Sol:Sol by @stephengtuggy in #676
• script/bootstrap: Add Manjaro; minor cleanup by @stephengtuggy in #675
• Refactor static game config by @stephengtuggy in #670
• Make game load units from JSON instead of CSV. by @royfalk in #686
• Create scorecards-analysis.yml by @stephengtuggy in #644
• Convert weapon_list.xml to weapons.json by @royfalk in #691
• Config refactor - Speed limit troubleshooting by @stephengtuggy in #687
• Add Ubuntu Jammy, Fedora 36, openSUSE Leap 15.4, Manjaro Linux by @stephengtuggy in #701
• Add Windows Server 2022 to CI/CD by @stephengtuggy in #704
• Get Debug building on Windows; refactor scandir; misc. CLion suggestions by @stephengtuggy in #709
• Convert master_part_list read code from csv to json by @royfalk in #711
• Particle Refactor by @stephengtuggy in #725
• Add code for store and customer by @royfalk in #732
• Remove old unit csv code and fully replace with modern json/csv support by @royfalk in #736
• CMakeLists.txt: Increment VEGASTRIKE_ASSETS_API_VERSION to 2 by @stephengtuggy in #738
• VegaPyRunString by @stephengtuggy in #740
• Add ability to parse from ships.json, a hierarchical unit structure by @royfalk in #739
• Refactor gnuhash.h by @stephengtuggy in #749
• Make cargo a subclass of product by @royfalk in #748
• Refactoring of upgrade code by @royfalk in #752
• Fix save game bug by @royfalk in #756
• Fix bug - Store::Subtract adds quantity instead of subtracting it by @royfalk in #753
• Big refactor to fix crash in mesh destructor by @stephengtuggy in #754
• Update Linux distros: Rocky Linux 9, etc. by @stephengtuggy in #771
• Revert "Big refactor to fix crash in mesh destructor" by @BenjamenMeyer in #779
• Get the game working on macOS again (without PR 754 changes) by @stephengtuggy in #780
• Further refactoring of unit code by @royfalk in #765
• Enhancement: Uniform Header Guards by @BenjamenMeyer in #784
• Bug Fix: Remove the gitsubmodule by @BenjamenMeyer in #795
• Upgrade SDL to version 2 by @royfalk in #792
• Bug Fix: Check for /etc/debian_version by @BenjamenMeyer in #806
• Fix Build/Update Boost on Windows (non-PR-754 version) by @stephengtuggy in #789
• Troubleshooting Windows Builds 2023-11-24 by @stephengtuggy in #815
• Enhancement: Update the GH Actions by @BenjamenMeyer in #817
• Task mpl 2 by @royfalk in #819
• Task aug unit by @royfalk in #796

New Contributors

• @susnux made their first contribution in #446
• @P-D-E made their first contribution in #463
• @daviewales made their first contribution in #534
• @stamasd made their first contribution in #541
• @maddanio made their first contribution in #643
• @CloudyProton made their first contribution in #665

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0-alpha2