Raceview2

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[edit] Overview

Ship Screen v1.25
Ship Screen v1.25

Raceview2 is a replacement for the normal Raceview application included in the Planets 4 package.
It it is a .NET program, so you must have the .NET framework (v2 or v3.5) installed.

[edit] Features

[edit] Download

  • Download the latest version of Raceview2 [1] (Zip-file)

[edit] Installation

  • Make sure that you have installed .NET Framework Version 2.0 [2] or alternatively Version 3.5 (when using Windows Vista)
  • Unzip the Raceview2 Zip-file anywhere on your computer.

[edit] Running the Program

When starting the first time, the program will ask you to enter the path to your Planets4 directory. This will be saved in a file called "rv2-config.xml" in the program directory. The usage of the program itself is pretty forward:

  • Choose a race in the left Listbox
  • Choose the tab you want to look at (Racedata, Ships, Fighters, Mechs)
  • In case of ships, choose the ship you want to look at
  • All pages contain a link to the corresponding wiki page

[edit] Under the hood

Raceview2 uses the libraries "PlanetsLib.dll" and "V4FaceInterop.dll" of Roger Norris (author of VidiVici) to access the information from the planets4 races/ship files. These two files are included in the download.

  • You can download the sources of Raceview2 (v.1.27) [3] (Zip-file)

[edit] History

Fighters 1.25
Fighters 1.25
Mechs 1.25
Mechs 1.25
Racedata 1.25
Racedata 1.25
Ships 1.25
Ships 1.25

[edit] V1.29 (June, 14th, 2009)

  • Changed some routines that handle the planets4 path. So that it should be more user friendly.

[edit] V1.28 (June, 13th, 2009)

  • Added additional error message-popups when an exception occurs (to help finding possible bugs)
  • Added distinction of "hull speed" and "Max. Warp Speed" to help avoid confusion on hulls having > 400 hull speed.
    • Ships have have a max. warp speed of min(hullspeed,190)
    • Ships with Gravitonic Accelerator have a max warp speed of min(hullspeed,380)
  • Added support for Scavenger Upgrade ship devices.

[edit] V1.27 (April 19th, 2009)

[edit] V1.26 (December 26th, 2008)

[edit] V1.25 (October 29th, 2008)

  • Added explicit wing fuel/speed label.
  • Changed some colors.

[edit] V1.24 (May 07th, 2008)

  • Fixed new bug with ship wiki link introduced in V1.23 (due to a missing "not" in a check, it wasn't working at all).

[edit] V1.23 (May 06th, 2008)

  • Fixed bug with ship wiki link (When no ship was selected an exception was thrown).
  • Changed ship display when selecting another race (before the ship you had selected was still shown - now the ship page is resetted)

[edit] V1.22 (May 04th, 2008)

  • Fixed bug with tow display introduced in V1.21

[edit] V1.21 (May 03rd, 2008)

  • Fixed initialization bug that caused ship images to be written in "C:\" instead of the planets temp directory. On systems with restricted write access to "C:\" this caused the program to crash.
    Details: Previous versions placed the files "hull_1.bmp", "hull_2.bmp", "hull_3.bmp", "hull_4.bmp" and "hull.ico" in your "C:\" directory
  • Fixed IMT Great Pyramid Tractor Beam display. Now displays "infinte" instead of the (very) big number.
  • Changed alignment on fighter and mech pages slightly.
  • Changed the "Anthem" button on the race page, as before it may have shown only "Anthe".

[edit] V1.20 (March 20th 2008)

  • Fixed Aurora Class Flagship showing a Gravity Sensors while it should not.
  • Fixed display error for mechs (fighter defense hadn't been shown).
  • Fixed typo "Live Support" -> "Life Support"
  • Added display of IMT special building Metals Exchange.
  • Changed the color of all wiki links (buttons, special buildings, devices) to a green color, so that you know that they are links and not some normal text.

[edit] V1.19 (February 17th 2008)

  • Added support for the additional devices on some RCS ships in Host 212e

[edit] V1.18 (February 10th 2008)

  • Fixed "Attack Fighter" settings for assault crafts.

[edit] V1.17 (January 13th 2008)

  • Added display of Gravity Sensors on A. Interstellar Class Frigate, A. Odin Class Carrier, and Lotus Class Pursuit Ship
  • Fixed Large Weapon mounts/sizes and Warp Drag display

[edit] V1.16

  • Spelling fixes for Nanovirus Bomb and Solar Ragnarock Device
  • Added an "About" screen to show the current version. (In the menu Help | About)

[edit] V1.15

  • Changed location of "hull mass" (moved to metal requirements) (Ship Tab)
  • Fixed bug in ship devices. "Ore Processing" and "Alchemy Forge" where mixed up. (Ship Tab)

[edit] V1.14

  • Added Max. Warp Speed for hulls (was missing)

[edit] V1.13

  • Config file will be deleted if something went wrong with setting the planets dir.
  • Added "Wiki Page" buttons to all tabs, that open the corresponding wiki page.
  • Does not use "XP Styles" anymore, as that caused some trouble on systems not using those styles (Buttons).
  • "Y" / "N" denoting if a race has a certain building are now colored.
  • Style of headers changed (nicer to the eyes ;)

[edit] V1.12

  • Changed the pictures showing if a building is available to ordinary labels. This makes switching between the races much smoother.

[edit] V1.11

  • Changed Application Icon to something similar to original Raceview (may be a bit buggy).
  • Allow to sort the Races according to id or name (General)

[edit] V1.1

  • Added support for leader & symbol replacements (LXXX.bmp / SXXX.bmp) (General)
  • Added special race buildings (Race Tab)
  • Added a link to the wiki entry when you click on a specific special base building (Race Tab)
  • Added support to play races anthems (Race Tab)
  • Added Race Description text (Race Tab)
  • Added governement type (Race Tab)
  • Added leader name (Race Tab)
  • Added Ship hull number (Ship Tab)
  • Added a link to the wiki entry when you click on a specific ship device (Ship Tab)
  • Fixed a major bug, as the program was writing temp files to "c:\" instead of "%Planets4Dir\Temp\"!

[edit] V1.0 Initial Release

[edit] Bugs / Feature Requests

Take care that this program is considered beta, so please report any bugs or feature requests to [4] or just put them on the Discussion Page.

[edit] Screen Shots

Side by Side
Side by Side

[edit] See also

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