Here is what is new for V1.8.1

added — Joystick Initialized / Terminated debug messages
added — Joystick.GetProductName
added — Function graphics.getmem
added — keys.GetCaps ; returns true if Cap Lock is on
added — Music.Ogg commands to autocomplete in IDE

July 17th, 2007
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Here is the latest verison of Brutus2D.
Everyone is encouraged to upgrade to this latest version as it fixes some bugs.

Get your copy here from the downloads page :

Click here to go to downloads page

Here is the change log for V1.8

fixed — mouse.dx, dy, dz returned values
fixed — mouse.setposxy
fixed — path error in Graphics.LoadImage when used with GUI.ShowOpen command

June 4th, 2007
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This update fixes the following issues:

V1.7.1  (March 29, 2007)

fixed — mouse dx, dy, dz
fixed — particles showing at -100, -100
fixed — console.inkey()
fixed — includes now properly handle ‘REM’
fixed — createimage now reports correct width and height from a graphics.getwidth/height
fixed — mouse.hide and mouse.show
fixed — other windows / icons showing through in full screen mode
fixed — joystick.button

Visit the download page for the full package or the forum for just an update download.

March 29th, 2007
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The latest release can be obtained from the download section.
Many new features and fixes have been implemented.

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March 8th, 2007
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The latest version of Brutus2d, V1.6, has been released January 2, 2007.
This release introduces a console object that allows the creation of DOS style console programs.
A math object has been started that contains functions specific in the help of creating games.  This object is sure to continue to grow with future releases.
A variety of new commands and additions to the IDE are also part of the release.
For a complete list of changes, additions, and fixes read the changelog file included with the download.
To download Brutus2D V1.6, visit our download page:

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January 3rd, 2007
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V1.5.3 fixes several bugs found in earlier V1.5.x releases. 

There was a small bug in V1.5.0 when using the absolute value of the mouse x an y co-ordinates in Full Screen Mode. 
V1.5.1 fixed this bug, but introduced another.  “Path not found error”
V1.5.2 fixes this.
V1.5.3 fixes tilemaps not being displayed.

If you already have installed V1.5.x, you just need to update a couple of files.
See: Forum Post here.

(The Full install has been update on the download page as well. )

December 11th, 2006
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This latest release introduces some new features (like the ability to generate musical notes and sound effects) as well as squashes a few bugs.

Visit the downloads area to get the latest installation file.

See below for more info on this update.

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November 27th, 2006
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V1.4.1small fix

V1.4.0 (October 2006) fixed — when the user clicks on the “X” button of the running program’s window, the key.press(0) would sometimes erroneously return false.  A different method of detecting the closing of this window has been implemented and seems to be reliable.

added — a call back for when the GUI window closes

added — the ability to trap the GUI window closing and cancel it if desired.

added — saving the make exe file information to an ini file. fixed — bug when making and exe file when there was a single quote inside of a double quote string.

changed — made window non-sizable, removed maximize button.

added– commands min() and max().

added — command graphics.ClearFont numFont.

added — ability to use ctrl-c to copy text from IDE’s output box.

added — some error handling to the save and save-as IDE menu commands

October 28th, 2006
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V1.3.0 (August 2006)
added — ability create exe with include files in include files
added — command graphics.ClearImage(index)
added — command graphics.SetScaleXY image, x, y
added — function ARGB(Alpha, Red, Green, Blue); returns the value for the individual color components.
added – ‘Close – ctrl+w’ to the code editor window
added — command graphics.setcolor(index, color); allows setting ARGB values all at once for an image.
added — command FX.setcolor index, color; allows setting ARGB values all at once for a custom particle FX.
changed — format of the following commands: graphics.settext, setline, setrect, and setcircle to use
one alpha/color value, making all commands consistant.
Fixed — bug with mouse.dx, dy, and dz (scroll wheel).
added — drag and drop of files
Fixed — bug in graphics.setline alpha
Changed — behavior of open file in IDE.  Now allows opening of more than one file of the same name.
Fixed — bug in system.gotfocus
Corrected — algorithm used to compute sound.setpan and getpan value.
Fixed — in BrutusMap the ‘Save’ bug.
Fixed — really fixed this time bug in drawing a horizontal or vertical line with graphics.setline
added — saving IDE properties: Language/Tabs -> Fixup text case while typing language keywords
         Mics -> Line numbers starting at 1 instead of 0 to fit error description
added — an automatic layer of protection against including an include file more than once.
added — command GUI.SetWindowBorder value (1 = fixed, 2 = sizable)
added — open and save dialog boxes save previously selected directory
added — to FX object, command FX.SetLoop index, value (default = True).

August 28th, 2006
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