Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.

The main feature of this release is a completely new multithreading framework, an entity type manager, improvements to the shaders and lots of new media.

Changes:

• pervasive multi threading throughout the application, allowing for smoother gameplay
• new entity type manager, allowing dynamic editing of server entity types
• provide glsl shaders for all foliage, removing the need for Cg in that component
• build fixes for win32
• improved mesh management in the assets manager widget

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.8.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.8.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.8.x86.package
• Ember-0.5.8.exe

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux and Windows.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.8.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media or use the “make releasemediarsync” make target.

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

While student applications won’t open until March 29th (see the GSoC timeline), the sooner you contact us, the better.

We’re looking forward to your project proposals.

Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.

This release contains a new entity movement functionality, with snap-to behavior. Many issues specific to ATI cards have been resolved. Various optimizations in terrain handling have been added.

Changes:

• improved movement of entities with snap-to behavior
• greatly improved support for ATI graphics card
• optimizations of many terrain functions, resulting in a various speed improvements
• revamped camera system, allowing for more natural camera movement

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.7.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.7.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.7.x86.package

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux, but hopefully will provide Windows and OSX packages in the near future.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.7.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media or use the “make releasemediarsync” make target.

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.
This release introduces a completely revamped lightning and shader model with real time shadows. It also includes major additions to the authoring interface, along with ingame area editing.
The lightning model is completely new, and we would therefore appreciate any reports on artifacts and problems using different graphics cards.

Changes:

• revamped shader model with shadows
• automatic detection and setting of graphics level
• real time graphical area editing
• improved support for multi threading

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.6.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.6.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.6.x86.package

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux, but hopefully will provide Windows and OSX packages in the near future.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.6.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media or use the “make releasemediarsync” make target.

If you compile Ogre yourself make sure to disable FreeImage (–disable-freeimage).

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

If you are a student interested in participating, see our project ideas list, visit us in the #lounge channel on irc.worldforge.org, say hello on the general mailing list or post on the WorldForge forum. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.

This release incorporates the results from the three Google Summer of Code projects. The entity creator is greatly expanded, with scripting functionality, there’s now proper support for terrain modifiers and there’s a working sound system in place.

Changes:

• improved entity creator with advanced scripting support
• support for terrain modifiers
• a new complete sound system
• updated sky and lightning subsystem (Caelum 0.3)
• improved lua scripting support, with proper handling of return values

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.4.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.4.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.4.x86.package

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux, but will provide Windows and OSX packages in the near future.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.4.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media or use the “make releasemediarsync” make target.

If you compile Ogre yourself make sure to disable FreeImage (–disable-freeimage).

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

In addition to that, we now provide a development package for win32, to be found here.

The main reason for providing the development package is in the hope to find someone to maintain the win32 port, which currently has to be done by me. All main development however occurs on Linux. The development package can be used to more easily setup a compilation environment on windows. In order to do this you will need both the MinGW environment and Code::Blocks. The development package contains further documentation on further needed packages.

Note that we only provide this package for win32, since Linux systems normally provides all required tools needed for easy compilation through their packaging systems. More information on how to compile Ember can be found on the wiki.

All main development of Ember occurs on Linux, so the Win32 port is not guaranteed to be as stable. If you experience any problems, please report them, preferrebly to the bug tracker.

Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.
This release fixes a couple of memory leaks and improves memory handling overall, as well as some problems with Ogre 1.4.8+ and CEGUI 0.6.1+. The admin interface has been expanded and the terrain editor has been enhanced, as well as entity movement functionality.
Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the media too, either by using the “make releasemediarsync” make target or by installing the content of ember-media-0.5.3.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media
Changes:

• a lot of memory handling enhancements
• improved terrain editor
• simplified admin interface
• new method for moving entities in the world
• lots and lots of new media, meshes and textures

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.3.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.3.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.3.x86.package

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux system, but will provide Windows packages in the near future.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.3.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media or use the “make releasemediarsync” make target.

If you compile Ogre yourself make sure to disable FreeImage (–disable-freeimage).

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

Ember is a 3d client for the WorldForge project. It uses the Ogre 3d graphics library for presentation and CEGUI for its GUI system.
This release adds a totally rewritten foliage system which allows for addition of efficient and natural looking foliage such as bushes and plants. In addition to that a new imposter system has been added, allowing for scenes with large forests. A lot of smaller bugs and glitches have been fixed, and the gui has been tweaked to behave more intuitively. Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the media too, either by using the “make releasemediarsync” make target or by installing the content of ember-media-0.5.2.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media Also note that this version requires CEGUI 0.6.0 and libwfut 0.2.0.
Changes:

• new foliage system allowing for expansive forests and vegetation
• support for imposters
• ability to save login information
• large number of updated meshes and textures
• lots of bug fixes

This version can be downloaded from the sourceforge download site, at the following locations:

• ember-0.5.2.tar.bz2
• ember-media-0.5.2.tar.bz2
• ember-0.5.2.x86.package

We currently only provide precompiled packages for Linux system, but will provide Windows packages in the near future.

Note that if you compile from source, you will need to install the content of ember-media-0.5.2.tar.bz2 to PREFIX/share/ember/media

If you compile Ogre yourself make sure to disable FreeImage (–disable-freeimage).

More information can be found at the Ember site.

All bug reports should be posted at the Launchpad.

If you are a student interested in participating, see our project ideas list, visit us in the #lounge channel on irc.worldforge.org or say hello on the general mailing list. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

We would like to thank Google, Leslie Hawthorn in particular, for this great opportunity.