Version 9

• bug fix to Python build script (specifically, fix NoGo library version)
• update build script to work with Python 3000

Version 8

This update speeds up Lakes by 9-30x.

MetaLibrary v7

The biggest change is the inclusion of Lakes as a replacement from Waterbody Check. It serves the same purpose of checking if two points are within the same waterbody. However, Lakes maintains a memory, and so rechecks are very fast (the order of 4 ticks). It is also much more definitive about figuring out if there is NO connection between the two points.

Other improvements include:

• Ship Pathfinder now uses Lakes rather than WaterBodyCheck
• Ship Pathfinder now makes sure every point is in the same waterbody before adding it to the path
• WaterBodyCheck is now deprecated in favour of Lakes
• Documentation for MetaLibrary is now online at Minchin.ca
• Fix array creation bugs in Array.Create2D(), Array.Create3D()
• Added Array.RemoveDuplicates(Array)
• Added Array.ToAIList(Array)
• Added Extras.MinDistance(TileID, TargetArray); can be used as a valuator
• Split Constants from Extras (file only, function access remains the same)
• Split Industry from Extras (file only, function access remains the same)
• Split Station from Extras (file only, function access remains the same)
• Bumped maximum Log Debug_Level to 8
• Added separate Changelog file
• Rename Readme.txt to Readme.md
• Update requirement to Fibonacci Heap, v.3 (AI version only)
• Automated creation of tar files for upload to BaNaNaS
• Automated translation for the Game Script verision

It is recommended that you download the update through the in-game downloader. If you download them here, you will also need the dependencies (for the AI version):

• Binary Heap, v.1 (Queue.BinaryHeap-1.tar)
• Fibonacci Heap, v.3 (Queue.FibonacciHeap-3.tar)
• Graph.AyStar, v.6 (Graph.AyStar-6.tar)

or find the GS version of these libraries on BaNaNaS.