Changelog

Table of Contents


2012-07-31: Version 2.2

Version 2.2 introduces ColorKu mode and some changes to the GUI.

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2012-01-19: Version 2.1.3

Version 2.1.3 fixes a critical bug, that prevents HoDoKu from starting when no default config file is present on the system.

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2012-01-16: Version 2.1.2

Version 2.1.2 is a maintenance release that fixes the backdoor search and some bugs that only affect batch mode. A few GUI tweaks are included as well.

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2011-10-23: Version 2.1.1

Version 2.1.1 fixes a bug in the internal caching mechanism that could lead to incorrect steps for Template Set, Template Delete, Brute Force (batch mode only) and Kraken Fish.

The display of the selected cells can now be configured to disappear a predefined time after the last selection change.

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2011-10-20: Version 2.1

Version 2.1 includes a rewrite of all internal data structures and solver classes, which makes the solver two to three times faster than version 2.0.1.

Since the data structures were changed, the file format of the hsol files changed as well. Old hsol files should load correctly in the new version (sudoku plus solution paths) but savepoints stored in the files are lost.

The new features include:

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2010-04-14: Version 2.0.1

Version 2.0.1 fixes a bug that was the reason that X-Chains, XY-Chains and Remote Pairs were often overlooked.

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2010-03-11: Version 2.0

Version 2.0 is a major user interface update. The new features include a completely new mouse interface, a training and practising mode, a history of created sudokus, savepoints, new sorting options in the all steps panel, progress measurement for every step, a backdoor searcher and much more.

The look of the user interface has been overhauled and the program was tested against the new Windows 7.

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2009-05-08: Version 1.2.4

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2009-04-04: Version 1.2

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2009-03-03: Version 1.1

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2009-01-29: Version 1.0

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2009-01-15: Version 0.9.0

This is the first release of HoDoKu. No new features will be added before the release of version 1.0. This release is extensively tested and should be stable.


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