Build 0.2.9.3_rc_z3198 available

Oct 7, 2026

Built from release_0.2.9

This is a Release Candidate for ironing out the last breaking changes before an actual release.

Release Notes

This is from the 0.2.9 branch of development. Our current releases are derived from here.

It’s all libxml’s fault

The main reason for this release is that the default installation of libxml removed http fetch functions we were using, and that starts appearing in mainstream Linux distributions now, such as Ubuntu 26.10. On such systems, we now use libcurl as a replacement. Binary builds are unchanged, they still use the old libxml.

But hey, you also get a better framerate indicator. And it seems the bugs Alex Bagnall fixed made the bots a little more competent.

There is a new framerate limiter option in System Setup/Display Settings/Screen Mode. We decided to default it to 360 FPS, which should be inoffensive. This article describes how you can set it up to benefit you even more. And of course, you can completely disable it.

0.2.9.3.1 has a security fix, users were able to delete objects owned by other clients. Thank arcsinx (Thomas Karpiniec) for that fix!

Patch Notes

Changes since 0.2.9.2.5:

Fixed Bugs

FPS display inaccurate (#143)
Ping Charity: If the lowest ping player sets it to PING_CHARITY to 0, PING_CHARITY_SERVER should be 0. (#153)
Private messages sent by a user should not go to the receiver as a console out. (#155)

New Features

MAX_FPS: Setting to limit framerate (#154)
Add MAX_FPS menu entry (#164)

Contributors

Alex Bagnall, Armanelgtron, AsciiWolf, Bernhard M. Wiedemann, Manuel Moos

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