Release Notes


v0.5.5.90 - September 1, 2014 - Newest Version



UPDATE


It's been 4 years today since Synekism was first released. From a coder's perspective, it's come a long way. As a game, however, it's basically the same it was 4 years ago, just a lot more polished.


I still think there will be a time when Synekism will be a fun game with regular updates and player engagement. That time, however, is not now. As such, I've decided to stop releasing any more versions until Synekism is ready to transition from a collection of code to a game.


The next version, released when ready, will be 0.6. I've created a wiki page for it which I will update as I progress: http://wiki.synekism.com/wiki/Release_0.6


The monthly updates will continue.


And thank you for all the support! I'm continually surprised people still download Synekism and read my rather dry updates. I promise I will keep poking at this project until it turns into something fun to play or my finger breaks. :)


NEW FEATURES


Core:

  • Switched compiler to Visual Studio 2013. Windows XP support should be mantained but Wine for Linux is no longer supported.


BUGS



Known:

  • Roads can still be built overlapping each other and become un-deletable - try pressing F2-R to fix.
  • Windows XP installer does not add a Start Menu folder for Synekism, despite claiming to do so.
  • Windows might claim that Synekism froze during loading of large cities but please, disregard, and let the game load.

INSTALLATION


System Requirements:

  • Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1
  • 1.8 GHz multi-core processor
  • 2 GB of system memory
  • 10 MB of hard disk space*
  • Support for DirectX 9.0c, Shader Model 2 and 512 MB of graphics memory

* This is just Synekism's installation footprint. It does not include space for any user generated content such as the city save files.


LICENSE


IDIMORIS SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS


SYNEKISM


ALL FURTHER REFRENCES OF THE "SOFTWARE" WILL REFER TO SYNEKISM.


Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (Synekism) the right to use the Software. The Software is furnished to do so and is subject to the following conditions:

1. User may not distribute the Software.

2. User may not modify, translate, or make derivative works of the Software.

3. User may not sub-license, rent, lease or provide service bureau services such as Freeware leases or rentals with any portion of the Software.


THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


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