Protocol Version History

Armagetron Advanced Version	Protocol Versions supported
0.2.0 - 0.2.4	0
0.2.5.x	0 - 2
0.2.6 - 0.2.7.0	3
0.2.7.1	4
0.2.8.0_beta1	6
0.2.8.0_beta2	7
0.2.8.0_beta3	8
0.2.8.0_beta4	9
0.2.8.0 -	10

Protocol Version	New Features
1	Protocol version control
2	Instant win zone and limited usability of brakes
3	Chat control( silencing and kick voting )
4	Fixed the rip bug, clients sent game time of cycle commands
5	new cycle sync code: server sends more data to identify which client command was last executed. Shaped arenas and non-rectangular turns added.
6	Client support for server formatted chat messages.
7	Doublebind countermeasures. Proper cycle speed and acceleration handling and syncing.
8	Server bugfix: turns that were accepted from the client, but not yet executed, are not claimed to be executed in sync messages.
10	New server controlled voting items to add voting items that only require code on the server.

Note: Some protocol versions were only available in CVS, so not every protocol version corresponds to a Armagetron Advanced version.

This document was created by Manuel Moos

Last modification: Dec 26 2006