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Title: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: lucianoip on August 06, 2008, 07:05:29 pm: Sorry the noob question (i'm new to FSO World) but i'd like to know whats the difference? When I finished the install it was set to 3.6.10....but in the forums it says to use 3.6.9

So whats the diference? Can I play with both?
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Mars on August 06, 2008, 07:38:51 pm: They will both work, 3.6.10 is more recent and has features 3.6.9 lacks, such as normal mapping and shader support.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Dark Hunter on August 06, 2008, 08:14:24 pm: I use 3.6.10, with no problems (well, except it broke a mission I created for Dreamcatcher, but I was mis-using the sexp anyway, so...).

Personally, I find 3.6.10 much easier to work with, and it lacks the infamous Red Alert Bug that 3.6.9 was prone to.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 07, 2008, 12:15:00 am: Hang on, Dark Hunter, 3.6.9 has a Red Alert bug? Can you describe it?
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Excalibur on August 07, 2008, 12:37:03 am: And, :welcome:
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: karajorma on August 07, 2008, 01:13:28 am: The main difference between the two is that 3.6.9 is released while work on 3.6.10 is ongoing.

We know what the problems with 3.6.9 are. We've been using it a year and a half now and although there are bugs for the most part you can play everything with it with relatively few problems (The Red Alert bug being one of the few bigger issues).

3.6.10 however is in a state of constant change. Things that worked in one build may not work next week. For that reason a lot of people recommend using 3.6.9. Or at least picking a fairly stable 3.6.10 build and sticking with that.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 07, 2008, 02:00:40 am: I'm looking at your signature's last line, karajorma. ;)

However, I'm getting problems on 3.6.9 now. I'll post a thread in the Help & Support section once I'm done looking through all my unread replies.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Jeff Vader on August 07, 2008, 03:06:44 am: Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on August 07, 2008, 12:15:00 am
Hang on, Dark Hunter, 3.6.9 has a Red Alert bug? Can you describe it?
Most likely the same thing you are having with PI right now.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: karajorma on August 07, 2008, 05:20:17 am: Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on August 07, 2008, 02:00:40 am
I'm looking at your signature's last line, karajorma. ;)

I suppose I should change that now that we don't have separate HEAD and stable branches in CVS/SVN like we used to.....but I don't much want to. :p
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Retsof on August 07, 2008, 10:22:23 pm: So did they fix that annoyingness where bomber turrets only shoot at your target?
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 10, 2008, 07:48:53 pm: That feature isn't committed, IIRC.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 10, 2008, 10:37:47 pm: Quote from: Retsof on August 07, 2008, 10:22:23 pm
So did they fix that annoyingness where bomber turrets only shoot at your target?

I thought that's what the turret has been doing all the time.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 11, 2008, 09:07:00 am: In retail and SCP, a bomber turret will only target your target, which is in most cases in your cross hairs anyways, and thus negates the effectiveness. Wanderer (or someone) made some code that made it target independently, thus making it actually cover your back.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 11, 2008, 09:33:16 am: Wouldn't that decrease your survival rate? Whenever you hit something, it comes after you.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 11, 2008, 09:56:37 am: Not necessarily. When I shoot a fighter, most time it continues to paste my wingman.
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 11, 2008, 10:18:16 am: Well, the AI does seem to suffer from target fixation. It must've been cloned off Manfred von Richthofen's brain after he suffered an injury. :drevil:
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Droid803 on August 11, 2008, 11:29:25 am: I was disappointed when I found out turrets were so worthless. Mutli-tracking would have made them at least slightly useful for shooting at fighters behind you when bombing something...
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 12, 2008, 05:06:30 am: In my opinion, only the Ursa's turret is useful. :doubt:
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: [DW]-Hunter on August 12, 2008, 05:14:08 am: Doesnt the seraphim have two turrets?
Title: Re: Whats the difference between 3.6.9 and 3.6.10??
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 12, 2008, 05:20:00 am: The Seraphim has 11 gunpoints, so I don't really care about how many turrets it has. :)