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jc4-0.94
+Added a fully functioning scoreboard to keep track of scores
against various opponents.
+Fixed rendering issues present from the previous release.
+Sound support fixed.
+Tested in Linux and Win2k now. Fixed issues in their differences.
+Various other small bug fixes.

jc4-0.93
+Added fullscreen support.
+Switched from passive to an active rendering loop for better
performance and greater control over the screen.
+Double buffering is now handled with BufferStrategy. Performance gain.
+All sprites now load with ImageIO. Another performance gain.
+Seperated game portion from the JFrame. Most of the game logic
is now classified as a JComponent.
+Rewrote everything to Swing from the old AWT code.
+Menubar now disappears or reappears when Escape is pressed.
+The game now has an icon in the border decoration.
+Prototyped scoreboard and the in-game console.(not working)
-Scoreboard will work in jc4-0.94.
-In-game console will work in jc4-0.95.
-The new rendering engine produces artifacts sometimes.
Will be addressed in jc4-0.94.
-Sound support is partially broken. Will be addressed in jc4-0.94 ... read more

Release Notes:

jc4-0.92
Completed advanced ai.
Fixed difficulty setting bug.
Applet version now working and on par with application version.
Major code cleanups and cruft removal.

Completed basic ai.
Difficulty settings now implemented.

Initial alpha release version 0.9.