What Version and Why?

beelee

I care about his work. Didn't say I never use the prerelease. I don't play games with it. just test.

I interact on git with him when I think it's appropriate and upvote his PRs even if there closed so he knows someone at least read his stuff

wc_sumpton

@beelee said in What Version and Why?:

I care about his work. Didn't say I never use the prerelease. I don't play games with it. just test.

My mistake then, hope you'll accept my apology.
Between @TheDog and you, both seem to have most interaction on this form and GitHub.

Cheers...

beelee

@wc_sumpton

No apology necessary.

To clarify most, actually all the people I game with, have a later engine version than 14962. So it also gets tested with whatever one they're using.

Yes. I agree the latest pre needs to be tested and I have tested some but I'm not gonna test it while playing a game I invest 50-100 hours in.

So that's the version I use and why

TheDog

I will sort of answer the title question for the silent majority.

The minimum version required to play
1941 Global Command Decision is 2.7.14848
1888A 1888A Steam & Steel is 2.7.14848

On both of the above 1st posts - Official Threads I have linked to
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/releases/tag/2.7.15032

So this might be a popular version only because there are links to it.

1941 GCD still has a few thousand views per day, I know because I track it so this a popular map.

It would be good for TripleA if we could have a pre-release link on say this page.
https://triplea-game.org/download/

The question I guess is in the title, what version and why?

Panther

@thedog said in What Version and Why?:

It would be good for TripleA if we could have a pre-release link on say this page.
https://triplea-game.org/download/

It's already there ...:

... leading to the latest pre-release.

Don't your maps work with the latest?

Panther

@thedog said in What Version and Why?:

So this might be a popular version only because there are links to it.

On axisandallies. org players seem to use everything from 2.5.stable - 2.6.whatever - 2.7.whatever - 2.7.latest.

The interest in the development of this software is less pronounced, there. Players just search a working version to play by forum.

TheDog

@panther
I should of said a stable version, as the current latest is not a stable version.

wc_sumpton

@thedog said in What Version and Why?:

I should of said a stable version, as the current latest is not a stable version.

IMHO that would be 2.7.15025, which was released on May 6. This is the last version that centers on the active player's capital. All versions from 2.7.15027, including @TheDog's linked 2.7.15032, should be considered 'not stable'.
How 'stable' is 2.7.15025? I don't know, I haven't test it, it's a 6 month old release. @beelee stated that 2.7.14962 has been working 'just fine' for him and his group, so maybe that version should be considered 'most stable' 2.7+ pre-release.
This is why I started this topic.
2.5.22264 current stable release.
2.7.14962 tested stable 2.7+ pre-release.
2.7.15025 last 2.7+ pre-release that 'centered' but has not been heavily tested.
2.7.15278 last 2.7+ pre-release has many issues.
2.7.15279+ only allow for the downloading of the source code, which would need to be compiled prior to testing.
The above is my opinion about the condition of the TripleA engine. Since I've been here TripleA has always centered on the active players' capital at the start of that player's turn. If this feature is to be removed, then okay, it should be plainly stated that centering has been removed. Otherwise, everything after 2.7.15025 should be considered buggy and not stable.
I can be wrong, and more than likely I am, in my opinion. Which, again, is why I asked which version and why.
My thanks to @TheDog, @Panther and @beelee for all their thoughts and opinions.

Cheers...

Panther

@wc_sumpton said in What Version and Why?:

2.7.15279+ only allow for the downloading of the source code, which would need to be compiled prior to testing

I am sure that something unwanted has broken the creation of the binaries.

@frigoref , @LaFayette , @RoiEX : Can you take a look, please?

Panther

Issue filed:
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/issues/13899

Panther

The binaries are back, as @LaFayette took care of the issue.

wc_sumpton

@panther
Thank you and @LaFayette for looking into and talking care of this.

Happy Thanksgiving to both and your families.

Cheers...

TheDog

2.7.15256
Technology tab split from players tab on to its own tab. (Really good for 1888a as it has a lot of Tech)
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/releases/tag/2.7.15256

beelee

@thedog

Is there a tradeoff ? Last time the edit hot key quit working

TheDog

@beelee
For Windows Ctrl+E (Edit mode) works, in both 2.7.15025 & 2.7.15256
Is that the question?

beelee

@thedog

yes

the last Technology tab split saw ctrl e not work.

TheDog

@beelee
But only for Linux?

beelee

@thedog

I think it was for all OS but it got fixed