# Release Notes

## Major changes with Metamod 1.17

- New cvar "`metamod_version`" that can be queried from client game browsers.

- New console commands available to clients (much like the existing server console commands):

  - `"meta version"` prints out version information (date, compile type, etc).
  - `"meta list"` shows a list of the plugins running on the server (name, author, version, etc).

- New file `config.ini` to provide a more reliable and flexible method of specifying configuration options. At the moment, the recognized options mirror those from +localinfo, ie:

  - `debuglevel <number>`
  - `gamedll <path>`
  - `plugins_file <path>`
  - `exec_cfg <path>`

  Default path is "`addons/metamod/config.ini`" but can be overridden with "`+localinfo mm_configfile`".

  Also, new console command `"meta config"` to display this information.

- New console command `"meta require"` to force the server to exit if the specified plugin isn't loaded/running. Intended for use in server.cfg or metaexec.cfg, to keep the server from starting up if desired plugins don't load. For example:

  - `meta require adminmod`
  - `meta require 1`

  The former requires that a plugin with the substring "adminmod" is found loaded and running. The latter requires that the plugin in slot 1 is loaded and running.

- If an override gamedll is specified and found to be invalid or missing, Metamod will now exit with an appropriate error message, rather than just falling back to the auto-detected gamedll. This should provide more immediate and useful feedback, and help prevent some confusion.

## Incompatible changes with Metamod 1.13

- Config file `metagame.ini` is no longer supported. This file was deprecated in Metamod 1.08 (2001/06/16). Use instead the "+localinfo mm_gamedll" option.

## Major changes with Metamod 1.13

- New config file names and locations, per the Addon Development Standard rev 1.00, developed on the hlds_apps list.

  Default config file locations are now:

  - $gamedir/addons/metamod/plugins.ini
  - $gamedir/addons/metamod/exec.cfg

  Previous config file locations are also supported for backwards compability:

  - $gamedir/metamod.ini
  - $gamedir/metaexec.cfg

  Note that the pathnames in plugins.ini are unchanged, and are still relative to the gamedir.