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Relevant links:
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Please note that lengthy URLs may wrap onto two or more lines.
Reassemble as necessary, save yourself the frustration :P


"Timely" source bundles and precompiled binaries:
ftp://ftp.dungeoncrawl.org/LATEST/devteam/


Source bundle [4.00b19]:
ftp://ftp.dungeoncrawl.org/devteam/source/series-4.0.0/cr400beta1
9-src.zip


Win32 (9X/NT/2000/ME) binary [4.00b19]:
ftp://ftp.dungeoncrawl.org/devteam/compiled/series-4.0.0/cr400bet
a19-w32.zip


DOS binary [4.00b19]:
ftp://ftp.dungeoncrawl.org/devteam/compiled/series-4.0.0/cr400bet
a19-dos.zip


Debian-i386 Packages (when available - currently at 4.00b18):
ftp://sliepen.warande.net/pub/crawl/


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--- BEGIN RELEASE NOTES ---

Complete list of changes:

* Gordon's destroy_item() fix included. That's why it took so
long,
  but it looks really good. :)

* Complete clean-up of dungeon.cc::give_item() + few changes,
  for example:
    - Until now a lot of items were colored twice [by give_item()
      and also item_colour()] -- sometimes differently.
    - every item goes to correct MSLOT -- no more MISCELLANY in
      MSLOT_POTION.
    - magical item (e.g., wands, scrolls, potions) distribution.

* Repel undead works again [turn_undead() was missing a call to
  behavior_event()].

* Added messages for rotting chunks/corpses in player inventory.

* Message when Corona wears out + few other new messages.

* Fixed some (I hope all) problems with "polymorph other" --
  as side effect of some solutions:
    - MONS_HUMAN and MONS_ELF are now valid and fully functional
      polymorph targets.
    - useless MONS_ANOTHER_LAVA_THING changed to MONS_SALAMANDER
      [if problematic, switch it off in dungeon.cc, not in
      mons_pickup(), because water and lava monsters are
generated
      differently].

* Renamed MSLOT_UNASIGNED_I to MSLOT_MISCELLANY; added
NUM_MISCELLANY.

* Rewrote miscellaneous object generation to use NUM_MISCELLANY.

* Intelligent monsters now pick up gold.

* Added some new unrand artifacts -- ring of Shadows was getting
  a bit tired. :)

* Added underground rivers and lakes; improved water generation.

* Three new compile-time options:
    - #define USE_NEW_UNRANDS - switches new unrands on.
    - #define USE_RIVERS - switches new underground rivers/lakes
on.
    - #define MISSILE_TRAILS_OFF - turns missile trails off.
      [not optimal, but works well on many computers; currently
      defaults to off].

* Other minor fixes and updates.

* Changes.400 document updated.

That's all folks.

--- END RELEASE NOTES ---