Comment 0 for bug 263051

Binary package hint: tmw

I understand this is a new release and the request comes just after the FreatureFreeze. That's why I hereby request a freeze exception. There is one main reason why I think this exception should be granted:

* The Mana World is a client part of a MMORPG. This new client version adds support for handling several new messages that a newer version of the server sends. We'd like to upgrade our server as soon as possible, but upgrading will break the game for anybody who is using an older version. It would be bad if we had to choose between breaking the game for all Ubuntu users, or supporting our old server version for another half a year.

There are several reasons why I think this exception is likely to be harmless:

* The Mana World is independent of the rest of the distribution, hence this upgrade is not expected to affect any other part of the distribution than itself.

* We're in close contact with the Debian maintainer of this package. Hence, in the event that some critical error in this new release might be found, we can be quick with rolling out a patch to fix it.

* It is only two days after the feature freeze. For The Mana World, this still leaves plenty of time to make sure the game is running smoothly for everyone.

Changes in this new The Mana World release:

- Added support for a newer version of eAthena server
- Added support for showing custom being effects
- Added new features to the particle engine
- Position names and chat such that there is no overlap, when possible
- Fixed a crash when loading a corrupt map that has too much layer data

A diffstat is attached.

Debian changelog:

 tmw (0.0.26-1) experimental; urgency=low

   * New upstream release.

 -- Patrick Matthäi <email address hidden> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:11:40 +0200