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Are there better options in the 163??

11 replies · 2,648 views · Started 07 July 2002

:confuse2: 😕 😞 😮dd: Like are there new options and everything because I am creating a quest and some of my beta testers are saying that there are better options than what you I we have in some other version than the 1.90??????

There are is vast amount of new stuff in 163. I don't have enough time to list them right now, but if somebody else wants to, go ahead.

I'll list some of it, but it is only the basics...

Dmap titles
More palattes
More tile pages
Layers
Transparency in layers
Item specific flags
Combopagelessness
Windows Version!
Optional LTTP SFX
More enemies to mess with
Pit combos
Conveyors
Door sets
Gold Ring
More items
Choose what Link starts with
...and tons more I didn't think of.

And if you computer is crappy like mine is, it's slow as heck! Otherwise, it's a good move since most people usually play with the new beta anyway.

Okay, let me make this simple. The last official release was version 1.90. 104 is a Build, each beta that the testers test has what's called a "build". 104 is a build, 163 is a build. 1.92 is a version number, which means that when 1.92 is finalized, it will be an official release. Dark Nation released betas because some people are getting antsy and to keep the ZC forums alive.

The newest version is version 1.92, build 163, which means that in the current version being made, there has been 163 betas that the testers have tested. This build, or beta, is a public one.

Anyway, just download it anyway as it is much better than version 1.90.

If the number has a decimal, its a version number, no decimal means a build.

And after a full release or once the version reaches build 255, the version number increases by 0.01. Or some such.

Maybe it was because it changed hands a number of times, and therefore each time they just upped it a version. :shrug: