It has been a while since we've done a release, but made those months count! We've made some fairly dramatic internal changes, including swapping out the entire UI and input systems (replacing GLUT with SDL). This means, among other things, you can use the mouse wheel in the editor now. Huge chunks of the editor have also been rewritten to make it easier to modify and add new objects in the future.

For the first time ever in the history of Bitfighter, we've added a brand new game type - Core. The object of Core is to seek out and destroy the enemy's Cores; we picture it as a kind of attack-the-castle type game, but we think you'll have your own ideas. Several modules have been updated, most dramatically Sensor, which expands the abilities you get for free. And soccer has been redone once again. No more carrying the ball, now it's all about a heavy ball. Give us your feedback on whether that was a good change or not.

We fixed a lot of bugs, made a lot of changes, big and small, but mostly this release sets the stage for a series of more rapid releases in the future. As always, we value your feedback and ideas, and look forward to seeing you in-game.

Grab a copy, and read the (exhaustive) change log on the Downloads Page.

- The Bitfighter Dev Team

PS As a special bonus, the download package includes a whole new set of levels, one for each game type.

It is no longer possible to reserve a name for the 015a client that most players currently use. Existing names will be preserved. Registering a new name (by creating a forums account) will only reserve your name from 016 forward. Existing names have been migrated to the new system.

If you're reading this, you've found us at our new home. We're moving to a new server as part of the upgrade process to 016. Please bear with us as we get things organized.

One consequence of this move is that 015a players will no longer show up in the Who's Playing widget on this site. But don't worry! The 016 client will be available very soon!