DarkRadiant 1.6.1 released

[greebo]

DarkRadiant 1.6.1 is ready for download. This is a maintenance or bugfix release which resolves a few issues that came up since 1.6.0.

 

Download DarkRadiant from our website: http://darkradiant.sourceforge.net/

 

Important: with this release Windows users will need to install a newer redistributable package in order to run this release:

 

• VC++ 2010 Redistributable Package 32 Bit: http://www.microsoft...&displaylang=en
• VC++ 2010 Redistributable Package 64 Bit: http://www.microsoft...bf-9350143d5867

The list of changes can be found on the website: Full list of changes and on our bugtracker changelog.

 

As usual, please report any bugs or feature requests here in these forums, following these guidelines:

 

• Bugs (including steps for reproduction) can go directly on the tracker. When unsure about a bug/issue, feel free to ask.
• Feature requests should be suggested (and possibly discussed) here in these forums before they may be added to the tracker.

As probably not everybody is reading the changelogs, here is the summary of changes:

 

New Features / Changes

 

• none

Bugfixes

 

• Auto-decal does not deselect failed surfaces
• After starting DR in Lighting Mode, switching back to Textured mode crashes the app (debug build)
• Exported .ase horizontal surface unlit by directional light.
• Crashes upon exit when floating layout is used
• Hidden models are visible but not selectible after the Reload models command
• "Make Visportal" crashes the editor when visportals are filtered.
• Brushes invisible in prefab viewer

Tweaks

 

• none

Coding / Internal Design

 

• no changes

[Fidcal]

Thanks greebo. That link goes to 1.60. Click http://darkradiant.sourceforge.net/download.php for 1.61

[grayman]

Thanks, greebo.

 

Got it.

 

Using it.

[Sotha]

Cool, the floating layout issue got fixed already. That was fast. Danke!

[Shadowhide]

today I moved to win7 64 bit.

 

I reinstalled doom3 and TDM 1.05 , then install 64 bit dark radiant 1.6.1 with VC++ 2010 Redistributable Package 64 Bit

 

But perfomance in DR is horrible ! I need to wait ~5-7 seconds until 1 brush creating (on empty map)

 

my specs :

 

Win 7 64 bit

 

processor : E7400 Dual Core 2.80mhz (I think is 32 bit processor)

 

4GB ram

 

GeForce GTS250 , 512 mb

 

 

 

 

 

[New Horizon]

today I moved to win7 64 bit.

 

I reinstalled doom3 and TDM 1.05 , then install 64 bit dark radiant 1.6.1 with VC++ 2010 Redistributable Package 64 Bit

 

But perfomance in DR is horrible ! I need to wait ~5-7 seconds until 1 brush creating (on empty map)

 

my specs :

 

Win 7 64 bit

 

processor : E7400 Dual Core 2.80mhz (I think is 32 bit processor)

 

4GB ram

 

GeForce GTS250 , 512 mb

 

 

That doesn't make sense. If you have a 32 bit processor, you have to run 32 bit windows...so your processor must be 64 bit...it really couldn't be anything else.

 

Having said that, your system specs appear similar to mine and I don't have to wait that long to create a brush.

 

Did you disable desktop composition in Dark Radiant? Click on 'Edit > preferences > compatability >' then put a checkmark next to disable desktop composition. That might be your issue, but it might not. Can't really say. DR is very fast on my system and it's pretty much the same as yours.

 

Another thing you might want to look into is whether or not your video driver vendor has updated drivers...I often find that the drivers that come with windows are not always the best.

[Shadowhide]

That doesn't make sense. If you have a 32 bit processor, you have to run 32 bit windows...so your processor must be 64 bit...it really couldn't be anything else.

 

but now system using all 4gb ram,not 2.7 anymore

 

Did you disable desktop composition in Dark Radiant? Click on 'Edit > preferences > compatability >' then put a checkmark next to disable desktop composition. That might be your issue, but it might not. Can't really say. DR is very fast on my system and it's pretty much the same as yours.

 

Another thing you might want to look into is whether or not your video driver vendor has updated drivers...I often find that the drivers that come with windows are not always the best.

 

ok,I'll try this

 

 

[New Horizon]

but now system using all 4gb ram,not 2.7 anymore

 

That's because a 64 bit processor can run 32 bit windows...but a 32 bit processor can't run 64 bit windows. A 64 bit processor is backwards compatible...it's not possible for a 32 bit processor to be forwards compatible.

 

Yep, if you disable desktop composition it should hopefully solve the issues you're having. DR doesn't support Windows 7 Desktop Composition. I disable desktop composition on windows 7 all the time anyway since it causes weird video outpout crashes when I have my laptop hooked up to an external monitor.

[Northeast]

Hi. I installed 1.6.1 (64-bit edition) and have some odd behaviour that's inhibiting my ability to work on maps.

 

Dark Radiant appears to not render zooming or panning changes correctly for me. For instance, if I zoom in the orthoview (using, say, the mouse wheel) I get no response till I click on another panel in the program, then the orthoview refreshes. Has this been known to happen on some systems? I can move and objects around (and resize them) in the window with Dark Radiant displaying the changes "real time", but not the zooming or panning. It's far too frustrating to map like this...

 

This is the system I'm on:

 

i7 740QM

Geforce GTX 285M (1 GB)

6 GB RAM

Win 7 64-bit (obviously)

 

Actually, the panels don't necessarily render properly when I minimize then restore the program. The toolbars, buttons, etc. do, but not the graphical map areas.

 

Edit: found something on desktop composition... I'll try that. After I look up what that option does...

 

Edit the second: That did it, alright.

Edited June 11, 2011 by Northeast

[New Horizon]

Have you tried going into 'edit>preferences>compatability' and putting a checkmark in disable desktop composition?