heading towards 0.8.4

changelog.txt

@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 ZEngine Version Log for Version 0.8.3
-$Id: changelog.txt,v 1.36 2003/07/05 00:40:44 cozman Exp $
+$Id: changelog.txt,v 1.37 2003/07/11 00:07:49 cozman Exp $
 
-As of 0.8.3 changes with a !!! may break backwards compatibility.
+As of 0.8.3 changes which may break backwards compatibility are marked with a `!!!`.
 
 0.8.4
+    -Added particle system example program.
+    -Added simple particle system implemented on top of base.
+    -Added entire base particle system, templated, and designed for expandability.
     -Changed implementation of parts of ZImage for tiny optimization.
     !!! Removed Rand* functions from ZEngine and replaced with overloaded Rand.
-    -Removed mt19937ar.h/cpp replaced with ZE_ZRandGen.h/cpp
-    -Fixed tiny problem ZImage use of alpha.
+    -Added random generation classes, for if an object needs it's own random stream.
+    -Removed mt19937ar.h/cpp (replaced with ZE_ZRandGen.h/cpp)
+    -Fixed tiny problem in ZImage use of alpha.
     -Changed default font rendering to blended, much better results.  Also added alpha parameter.
     -ZEngine no longer forces use namespace std, library references prefixed with std::.
     -Revised all source, cleaned up various areas.
     -Moved versioning information.
-    -Changed way event hook is implemented, more control, should be threadsafe.
+    -Changed way event hook is implemented, more control, should be threadsafe. (needed for Gewi 0.2)
 
 0.8.3 
     -Changed Macros in ZE_Utility to functions.

licensing.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ of ZEngine, but may be used by ZEngine to interface with external libraries.
 Such files are only modified to be compatible with ZEngine and marked where
 such modifcations occur.
 
+Note2: The Test files are now public domain, you can use them as a starting
+point without concern.
+
 ----------------------------------(begin license)
 
 Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 James Turk

readme.txt

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ other than that, nothing stuck until 0.7 for example the ZEngine class itself
 has gone 2 complete rewrites since 0.1.  I used to work in DirectX a lot, and
 ZEngine addresses a lot of grieviances I had with DirectX, ZEngine code is a 
 lot shorter, and is a good deal easier to read, everything is integrated, 
-unlike DirectX where Input and Graphics were entirely separate things, ZEngine
+unlike DirectX where Input and Graphics were entirely separate things. ZEngine
 runs a lot faster on most systems now, due to the OpenGL rendering, and as a
 little treat I threw in just in time for the 0.8.0 release, ZEngine attempts 
 to detect surface loss, and even provides methods to restore it.

todo.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 ZEngine Todo List
-    -Integrate Particle Engine (Particle Engine shell complete, working on integration)
     -Net Example (waiting on finalized net classes)
     -Add Support for PhysFS in ZMusic.  (Waiting on SDL_mixer.)
-    -ZSprite class (XML?)
-    -Entirely New ZFont class, using display lists
+    -ZSprite class (using XML layout?)
+    -Entirely New ZFont class, using display lists (possible)
     -OSX support
     -Lua Scripting Integration