Spades 1968 (Ace of Spades Remake)

Changes this devlog:

• + Adjusted the syntax in many classes, more to go
•  + Hold to attack with melee 
• + User made structures now have the proper health 
• + Map storage has been adjusted, versioning added along with more data, the format has been adjusted to support large maps and is more efficient 
• + Network transfer for maps is more efficient and can handle larger maps 
• + Map loading / interaction in general is heavily optimized and now has O1 lookup for X/Y/Z block lookup 
• + Ace of spades map loading added 
• + Health of the map is regenerated each time the save is loaded, I.E. half-damage blocks will become full health 
• + The login credits has been changed to a server sided message of the day 
• + Calls to text labels are properly cached
•  + The welcome / MOTD interface now acts as the download interface during map transmission + Increased the network buffer from 4k to 65k 
• + Added queued / chunked map file transmission on initial server connect 
• + Grenades properly damage built terrain
• + Maps with large amounts of user changes / custom maps now properly transfer

• + Removed the structure concept and all code as it's no longer used 
• + Removed vox loading 
• + Maps generation is now self-contained in their own respective classes per map May 31, 2024
• + General code cleanup + 512x512 maps have been added (Ace of Spades Classic map size)
•  + Added a 'respawn' option to the main menu + TDM / QC game modes have had their spawn point adjusted to compensate for the new map sizes. 
• + Rewrote the map transfer code and heavily optimized it for both randomly generated maps and user supplied edited maps. 
• + Maps are now column based in a 3d array. 
• + Officially renamed the project to Spades-1986. 
• + Resolved a lot of issues related to the map transfer. 
• + Standardized the assets into a scale and position to be used between all weaponry. June 1, 2024
• + Standardized the assets into a scale and position to be used between all weaponry. 
• + Crash patched the client. 
• + Standardized all of the assets to be the same scale and in the same coordinate position for their 3d models. 
• + All of the weapons have had their in-game model and scale slightly adjusted.
•  + Fixed a small issue with TDM. June 2, 2024
• + Ace of Spades classic maps will no longer allow damage on the last floor.
•  + Designed a new launcher with a new update server. + Removed launch params and moved them to the config. 
• + Added AoS map loading from the config. 
• + Added mid-round class swapping.
•  + Tab to press stats now shows the game score instead of it always being visible. 
• + Adjusted the live-draw GUI APIs for interfaces such as the player stats menu. 
• + Removed the old system for weapons and models, they are now tied together in a single enum. 
• + Explosions will no longer damage the last floor.
• + Ace of Spades Battle Builder maps will now load on the server. 
• + Created the following assets, all in the style of Vietnam era weaponry, designed by @Nebula
• + Bolt Action M1 Garand
•  + Pistol M1911 
•  + Shotgun Remington 870 
•  + Entrenching Shovel 
•  + Grenade MK-II 
•  + Combat Medic First-aid Kid
•  + Vietcong SMG Skorpion vz. 61 (edited) June 3, 2024
• + Created the following new assets, all designed by @DaeOn
• + 7 new footstep sounds + 15 new AK shot sounds (With effects for specific terrain / distance from the shot)
•  + Adjusted the gunshot system to support multiple sounds. 
• + Adjusted the audio system to support individual audio volumes per file.
•  + Replaced the existing static sound system with a sound bank with dynamic sound objects. 
• + Fixed an issue with the "hit grounding" concept, sounds will now correctly play when you land on the ground. 
• + Updated all of the libraries to their 2024 version (bindings for OpenGL, AL, etc).
• + Built a launcher: 
•  + Integrated with our build system, we can publish our repo directly to production. 
•  + Each time you start the game for the first time using the launcher, it will poll your files against the current files, and patch your data to the latest revision. 
•  + If you have slow internet, or your computer interrupts, the download can resume without issue at any time. 
•  + As a bonus, the launcher will force itself into "offline mode" if it cannot connect to our servers, allowing you to still boot into an offline version of the game.