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AWBW Changelog
Revision Description Date
600 Added the ability to set a predeployed units health when creating a new map. 2024-11-18
599 Fixed a bug where mini mountains did not display properly below buildings of the new armies. Thanks to AA01blue for the report. 2024-11-14
598 Silver Claw has been officially added to the site as the 19th nation on AWBW! Congratulations to Peter Griffin on winning the third custom army contest, and thanks to him, Red-Halo, bukie, and KingRex for designing and creating all of the artwork! 2024-11-07
597 Fixed some bugs with 'Un/Set Draw'. Thanks to Gl1tchycat, Practical, Raedel, tethys, and TacticsCommand for the reports. 2024-11-05
596 Global League's Maps page now displays the tier information. 2024-11-04
595 Fixed the damage calculator on the moveplanner page to correctly import the amount of properties a player owns for games started after 2024-08-13. Thanks to AA0iblue and Mauwus for the reports. 2024-10-11
594 Updates have been made to the site FAQ. Thanks to many users for their recommendations, and to SonjaTheSuperior for compiling a list of changes. 2024-10-11
593 Damage calculator has been improved
- Empty Missile Silo, Pipe, Pipe Seam, and Broken Pipe Seam are in the terrain menu now. Thanks to hadokade, sarastro, hjmrt for the suggestions.
- Terrain Menu will now appear on maps that are only buildings. Thanks to KingRex & schil227 for the report.
2024-10-09
592 Improved generation of link involving user accounts containing special characters such as '+' (i.e. Profile pages). Thanks to Xirema for the report. 2024-10-07
591 Damage Calculator will now default non-numeric inputs to 0 for towers and cities. 2024-09-16
590 A new map category has been added for HFOG (high funds + fog of war). This is intended to help differentiate Fog and HFOG maps when searching. 2024-09-14
589 The base damage for several units has been updated to match the cartridge games. Thanks to BillyBones and sarastro for verifying the correct values.
- Recon vs. copter: 12 --> 10
- Infantry vs. missile: 26 --> 25
- Neotank vs. lander: 50 --> 40
- Piperunner vs. cruiser: 85 --> 60
- Tank secondary weapon vs. anti-air: 6 --> 5
2024-09-07
588 The sprites for Azure Asteroid have been updated slightly to make them brighter and less similar to Blue Moon. Thanks to bukie for providing the updated sprites! 2024-09-06
587 Noir Eclipse has been officially added to the site as the 18th nation on AWBW! Congratulations to senorbulldoza on winning the second custom army contest, and thanks to him and Red-Halo for designing and creating all of the artwork! 2024-09-06
586 AWBW now has a Patreon. AWBW will always be free to use, but donations are highly appreciated to help with server costs. The Donate page has been updated accordingly. 2024-09-03
585 Fixed a bug from changelog entry 572 where 1HP units were ignored by SCOP missiles. Thanks to shoeLv3 for the testing to help confirm the bug. 2024-08-30
584 Only games completed in the last 7 days are shown now when viewing all completed Global League, Live League, or Live Queue games. Games finished previous to that are still viewable for individual users and maps. Thanks to Herbivorious for reporting the crashed pages. 2024-08-24
583 Minor backend updates were made to several pages showing lists of games to help improve page loading times. 2024-08-24
582 Added improved validation for game IDs on uploaded replay files. 2024-08-23
581 Improved the back-end user input validation on search boxes on a couple of pages. 2024-08-20
580 Added sequencing to the server for in-game actions, to help prevent rare cases where actions are not executed in the order they were inputted. Thanks to fluhfie for the report and Truniht for the suggestion. 2024-08-20
579 Improved the default path chosen for a unit in a fog game. If there are more than 2 possible paths that take the same movement points then the path that goes through the fewest hidden tiles will be chosen. 2024-08-18
578 Fixed a bug where Kindle's SCOP wasn't displaying the correct number of properties in the damage calculator. Thanks to KingRex for the report 2024-08-18
577 Minor back-end updates were made to the Your Turn page to help improve loading times. 2024-08-18
576 Site maintenance was performed to attempt to decrease lag and improve performance, especially on the game page. 2024-08-17
575 Updated the damage calculator in the Tools menu for the below-mentioned CO updates. 2024-08-14
574 Fixed a bug where sometimes additional time was given to the wrong player during site maintenance. Thanks to BigJoe for the report. 2024-08-13
573 Fixed a bug where granting vision in team games could sometimes result in the replay not loading properly. Thanks to RetroZID for the report. 2024-08-13
572 Several COs have been updated to be accurate to the cartridge games:
- Kindle's SCOP has been updated to boost firepower based on all urban properties owned, instead of just cities.
- Drake's air units' attack has been lowered to 70% and his naval units' defense has been lowered to 110%.
- Von Bolt's SCOP can now hit (and stun) his own units. Targeting has been updated accordingly.
- Rachel's SCOP infantry missile has been modified to take into account the HP of all units with a modifier for footsoldiers, instead of only counting footsoldiers.

NOTE: These changes go into effect for any game STARTING after 12AM EST on August 13th. Already in-process games are unaffected.
2024-08-12
571 Players will now receive time increment if a turn ends while the game is paused (previously no time was added). 2024-08-04
570 Improved spectating of fog matches (see change log #566) is now available for League and Tournament games, as well. 2024-08-04
569 Increased the character limit for the game ID and map ID inputs on the move planner from 6 to 10. Thanks to rip for the report. 2024-08-02
568 The descriptions on the CO chart have been updated for consistency and clarity. Thanks to Tmi489 for the updates. 2024-07-18
567 Fixed a bug where win by capture limit could be unintentionally triggered when capturing 1000 properties on a game with no capture limit. 2024-07-18
566 Improved spectating of fog games when granted vision for Custom (Not League or Tournament) Games
- Able to view turn-by-turn replay of in progress games.
- Able to view player's kills/deaths.
- Able to view player's income/unit value.
- Able to select 'Current Player' so that fog of war auto-adjusts on a turn's end.
2024-06-30
565 The interface on the register page has been slightly updated. 2024-06-22
564 A new video on 'How to Join A Match' by Humita has been added to the Tutorials page. Thanks to Humita for the helpful video! 2024-06-13
563 Fixed a bug where information about buildings could be unintentionally leaked in fog of war games. Thanks to VIH for the report. 2024-05-22
562 Implemented a preliminary fix for a bug where predeployed units could be added twice at the start of the game. 2024-05-16
561 Fixed a visual bug where Jake and Jess piperunners appeared unaffected by S/COP movement and range boosts. 2024-05-16
560 Fixed a bug where the map image overflowed its container for large maps or high zoom levels. 2024-05-15
559 Azure Asteroid has been officially added to the site as the 17th nation on AWBW! Congratulations to bukie on winning the first custom army contest, and thanks to him and Red-Halo for designing and creating all of the artwork! 2024-04-28
558 Fixed a bug where a Live League game ended via administrative draw could appear as a loss for the player who resigned. Thanks to Truniht for the report. 2024-04-16
557 Fixed a bug where the 'Capture' option didn't appear properly when moving onto an eliminated teammate's properties. Thanks to Deejus for the report. 2024-04-16
556 When editing a design map, users can select a default theme for the map. When players have their view setting set to 'Default', it will automatically display the map using the map creator's selected theme. The map editor has also had improvements made for mobile devices, and several minor bug fixes applied. 2024-04-15
555 Map images are now rendered entirely on the client instead of using a cached image from the server. Mini mountains have been added (aesthetic only), and several countries have had their building colors slightly modified. 2024-04-15
554 Two new terrain themes have been added: Desert and Days of Ruin! Note that buildings will still use the selected 'AWBW Theme' (AW1 / AW2 / Animated). You can change the theme on your Settings page, on the map preview page, or from the View menu on the game page. You may need to hard-refresh (ctrl-F5) to see all images correctly.

Huge thanks to bukie for providing all of the sprite work for both terrain themes!
2024-04-15
553 Fixed a bug where joined infantry were mistakenly flagged as capturing for Rachel's SCOP missile calculation, and another where carried units weren't excluded properly in the move planner for Rachel SCOP missile calculation. Thanks to Po1and for the report. 2024-04-07
552 The second AWBW Custom Army Contest is open for submissions! For more information, please click here or visit the #custom-army-contest channel in the AWBW Discord server. 2024-04-02
551 Updated the Z-Games algorithm to generate more High Funds + Fog games. 2024-03-28
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