Big Bang Beta 2.0.9-11 (Super Weapons)

Red Eclipse Minor Release – Changelog (May–July 2025)

• Engine & Codebase:
  • Switched to C++17 standard.
  • Major code cleanups, refactoring, and improved instructions.
  • Improved error handling, input validation, and performance optimizations.
  • Enhanced engine containers and entity systems.

• Rendering & Visuals:
  • Tesseract renderer improvements: better DOF, visor, and glass buffer effects.
  • Improved fire/smoke shader performance and new composite effects.
  • Reduced visual artifacts and improved focus controls.
  • New and updated models, including the janitor.

• Gameplay & AI:
  • Added new weapons: minigun, jetsaw, eclipse.
  • Enhanced AI: new janitor-like drone AI, improved floating/ducking logic, and hacking features.
  • Generalized actor velocity and camera controls.
  • Improved weapon and item drop logic.

• UI & UX:
  • Improved composite scheduler and world UI fading.
  • Better weapon UI colors and HUD indicators.
  • Restored and enhanced player prize display.

• Networking & Server:
  • Improved server-side control over AI and hacking.
  • Better synchronization of game state and prize variables.
  • Refined logging and message handling.

• Maps & Content:
  • Updated and synced maps, textures, and submodules.
  • Added error handling to map rotation.

• Miscellaneous:
  • Documentation updates, new refactor plan, and improved CubeScript references.
  • Various bug fixes, performance tweaks, and quality-of-life improvements.