DropUserWhenReconnectingFromSameIP has been added to Nebulae.cfg. This lets the server operator determine the behavior of Nebulae when a connection is initiated with the same username and IP address, avoiding a potential denial of service attack if multiple machines are behind the same public IP. Please examine the comments in the configuration file for more information.

A malicious user running on the same public IP (same machine or network with NAT) could trigger the disconnection of an authenticated user without a valid password. This is no longer possible.

James Newton submitted a few modifications to the Administrator Tool included in the NebulaeTools.zip archive. The login details for the last server are now saved for future sessions.

Corrected an issue with the authoring properties window: some buttons would not advance settings when the mouse button was clicked and held over them. This fix is for authoring on Windows only, does not impact playback of files and projectors, and also does not apply to the Mac versions of the Xtras. The version number of the Xtra download package is still the same (1.5.2), only the Windows Xtra file (.x32) was updated to 1.5.2.1 to reflect the new version. Update is optional for users authoring on the Mac, as the code affected never runs in cross platform projectors.

Properties window can now be dragged to facilitate operation in dual monitor environments. Added a workaround for Windows XP - SP2 issue described at technote MA010. Added a workaround to allow safe operation with editable text sprites that had the Accessibility behaviors attached. Previously this could cause instabilities due to a known Director issue with editable text members generating multiple span end events to other sprites when they are terminated.

Major release. Engine upgraded to a custom version of SQLite 3.2.x. Support for strong encryption, support for databases in Unicode (UTF8) format, setEncoding() function for user-defined control of Unicode<->Lingo translation. Major new version of Arca Database Browser, with support for all the features in version 2 databases.