EDIT/UPDATE: Beta installers are now available at:
http://ufoai.ninex.info/forum/index.php?topic=2830.msg18960#msg18960 (for anyone who searches and comes across this thread).
Original post:
I've recently found out that my web hosting service does not have limits on traffic or space for my website, with my current hosting package.
Seeing that the beta package is old, I'm currently uploading two files:
- The first file is an updated MinGW with current libraries and dll files all included. Last time I checked the wiki the prepackaged copy was out of date with an old MinGW/gcc compiler that doesn't work anymore. With the copy I'm uploading, all one has to do is download the binary installer for codeblocks from the codeblocks or sourceforge website and point everything to the copy I'm uploading (un-zipped somewhere) inside the codeblocks program after installing it. It
should work. This is so people can compile the SVN if they checkout a copy.
- The second file is an already-compiled snapshot of rev. 17777 from the 2.3 trunk, about the most recent copy or close to it from the time I'm writing this. It also has the maps compiled, although it doesn't have an installer - just un-zip it somewhere and then run ufo.exe, it's that easy. (For those who don't know, right clicking on ufo.exe in windows explorer will allow creating a desktop shortcut icon.) The zip file also has SVN stuff and a few RoQ videos I've been working on (including one with sound, for testing the cinematic command), I copied just about everything from the working folder on my hard drive. Also note that if you have Tortoise SVN installed, you should be able to update from wherever you un-zip the file.
It'll take about 12 hours for everything to finish uploading, and then I'll post links.
FYI: This snapshot has some features not in the older installer from the beta site that are rather cool, including radar installations outside of bases, some kind of additional weapon, and other changes the devs made since the old one that is several months old.
