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Flambe 3.1.0: Jul 21, 2013

• New and highly improved build tool. The flambe command will replace wafl/Python in a later version. See Migrating to the Flambe command for more info.
• Live asset reloading in debug builds. Change an image, sound, or file in the assets/ directory and see the change reflected in the running game, no restart required. Thanks Dion Whitehead Amago.
• Web browsers running debug builds will automatically refresh when the game is rebuilt.
• Enable remote debugging for AIR debug builds.
• AssetPack.getFile now returns a File instead of a String. Call toString() to get at the string data.
• Added Sprite.pixelSnapping and default it to true. This avoids image rendering fuzziness in WebGL and Stage3D.
• AssetPack, Texture, Image, and File now implement Disposable.
• Added support for radial particle emitters, thanks Ali Jaya Meilio Lie.
• Added EmitterSprite.numParticles.
• Added overdraw visualization for performance testing, toggle it in debug builds by pressing ctrl-O.

Flambe 3.0.0: Jun 17, 2013

• This release requires Haxe 3. See Migrating to Flambe 3 for more info.
• Enabled the WebGL renderer by default, with fallback to canvas.
• Fixed a Storage corner-case on Chrome Flash, thanks Vrian Candelaria.
• Enable retina resolution on iPhone 5 HTML, thanks Keith McCullough.
• Added Arrays.indexOf/lastIndexOf.

Flambe 2.3: May 31, 2013

• Added System.motion, thanks Bradley Baysinger.
• Sounds automatically pause when the app is hidden, thanks Kipp Ashford.
• Added TextSprite.wrapWidth and align. TextSprite.text now supports newline characters (\n).
• Revamped HTML asset loading. Implemented progress event support for all asset types. Stalled downloads are automatically retried.
• Added support for WebP and JPEG-XR images, that are conditionally loaded on platforms that support them, similar to audio. In practice, Chrome supports WebP, IE9 and Flash support JPEG-XR.
• System.web.openBrowser no longer gets popup blocked in Flash on some browsers.
• MoviePlayer.movie is now an observable Value.

Flambe 2.2: Feb 5, 2013

• Important Flump fixes. If you use Flump, you should upgrade and re-export your assets with the latest Flump version.
• Added System.volume for easy global volume control, thanks Kipp Ashford.
• Added experimental WebGL renderer, see issue #8 for more info.
• Flambe 2.2b: Installer and AIR bug fixes.

Flambe 2.1: Jan 13, 2013

• Added Sprite.scissor for rectangle masking.
• Added Manifest.relativeBasePath/externalBasePath for loading assets from another location (such as a CDN).
• Added System.external for interacting with external Javascript.
• Added EmitterSprite/EmitterMold for displaying particle systems exported from Particle Designer.
• Added optional default value to Storage.get().
• Enabled Adobe Scout profiling in debug builds.
• IE10 fixes.

Flambe 2.0: Dec 2, 2012

• This release contains important breaking changes! See Migrating to Flambe 2.0 for details.
• Added Texture.graphics for drawing to a texture. Use System.createTexture() to create an empty texture.
• Added Texture.readPixels and writePixels for direct pixel access.
• Added flambe.script.FirstOf, thanks Santiago V.
• Added Keyboard.backButton.
• Added MovieSprite.looped.
• Added optional append parameter to Entity.addChild.
• Added Sprite.render.
• Increased minimum Flash version to 11, removed BitmapData renderer.
• Tons of polish and optimization to the Stage3D renderer.
• Optimizations to core classes (entities and signals).

Flambe 1.5: Nov 10, 2012

• Switched to more robust pointer event handling. Adding a listener to a parent sprite will now detect clicks on its children.
• Added PointerEvent.hit.
• Added Sprite.pointerEnabled, getLocalMatrix(), hitTest(), and getBounds().
• Added System.time.
• Added a rendering inspector to help developers find bugs and performance issues. Press CTRL-I in an HTML debug build to inspect a frame. See this example output from the Flump monster demo, showing all canvas calls and a screenshot after each draw call.
• Support for skewing in Flump animations.
• Memory and renderer optimizations.
• API change: System.logger is now System.createLogger.

Flambe 1.4: Oct 23, 2012

• Added transitions support to flambe.scene.Director.
• Added flambe.SpeedAdjuster for slow motion effects.
• Added flambe.util.PackageLog for more convenient logging.
• Flump additions: MoviePlayer, PlayMovie, MovieSprite.paused.
• Various stability and performance improvements.
• API change: Sprite.visible and FillSprite.color are primitives instead of reactive Values.

Flambe 1.3: Aug 27, 2012

• Added System.touch, for handling multi-touch events.
• Added fullscreen API to System.stage.
• Added PointerEvent.stopPropagation().
• Added lots more easing functions.
• Support for bitmap font kerning.
• API change: moved flambe.animation.Easing to flambe.animation.Ease.
• Flambe 1.3b: Build fix for systems with spaces in their Haxe path.

Flambe 1.2: Jul 29, 2012

• Haxe 2.10 or higher is now required.
• Installing Flambe is even easier: The Android SDK is no longer required to develop for Android.
• Added System.mouse, for access to mouse-specific features.
• Added System.web, for displaying WebViews over the stage and opening browser tabs.
• Support for Web Audio API, in at least Chrome, Safari and iOS 6.
• Script.run() returns a Disposable that can be used to stop an action.

Flambe 1.1: Jul 2, 2012

• Replaced key codes with a key enum.
• Mouse events in HTML behave more like Flash when dragging outside of the stage.
• Enabled iOS compilation.
• Android compilation fixes in Windows.
• Python 3 support in wafl.

Flambe 1.0: Jun 18, 2012

• Hello world!