FTJava V0.12 released & next release plans

Version V0.12 of FTJava has been released and is available from the download
section of the FTJava website. It also includes new stuff from the feedback we
received at the ECC convention.

URL:  http://home.nycap.rr.com/davisje/ftjava/index.html

New enhancements include:

Strike the colors.

A player can strike the colors on their ship by ordering 'strike' in the plot
movement orders. The ship can no longer manuever, activate FTL, or activate
weapons. Striking the colors has also been added as an optional fourth Core
system.

Missile lockon light.

If a ship is being targeted by lockon of a salvo missile, a red icon will
light up on the weapons targeting display. (Added due to an ESU Warsaw
destroyer that didn't see the last salvo fired by Indy.)

UI Enhancements.

Drag and scroll the Starmap.
Click zoom-in and zoom-out.
Information dialogs for orders submission and file retrieval.

New variant weapons.

Long and short range pulse torpedos and heavy beams from Noam's weapons
archives.

Next release: Targeted release for April 16th, 2004
Objectives:    Automated game startup from the FTJava signup page,
UNSC Beta ships, AntiMatter Torpedos, Initial release of fighter groups, New
Israeli steath hull technology, plus other features