# DDNet DDNet 17.2 released

- Product: DDNet (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ddnet)
- Vendor: DDNet Team
- Date: 2023-08-12
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/412220/view/6784162510070448170
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ddnet/releases/2023-08-12-ddnet-17.2-released

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- **added** — Multiview spectating
- **added** — Add goto_switch and goto_tele commands
- **added** — Add Galician language
- **added** — Select storage locations in demo browser
- **added** — Support bezier envelope curves in maps
- **added** — Zoomable envelope editor
- **added** — Multiple selection in envelope editor with grid and box selection
- **added** — Support ./DDNet "connect tw-0.6+udp://ger2.ddnet.org:8303"
- **added** — Implement elasticity tuning values (ground_elasticity_x/y)
- **added** — Support selecting text in both consoles
- **added** — Selectable quadpoints
- **added** — Support deleting and renaming folders
- **added** — Allow server to redirect clients
- **added** — Separate log levels for each output (console/stdout_output_level)
- **changed** — Improved font selection using fonts/index.json and updated fonts
- **changed** — 100 times faster text rendering with better space use
- **changed** — Execute CFGFLAG_GAME configs from map load on client
- **changed** — No delay for direction arrows and aim line toggle
- **changed** — Improve demo and video renderer UI
- **changed** — Connect to server faster
- **fixed** — Fix HUD weapons rendering
- **fixed** — Fix prediction of pickups
- **fixed** — Fix text wrapping with long strings
- **fixed** — Fix enter in server browser
- **fixed** — Fix invalid texture crash in Vulkan
- **fixed** — Fix emotes being shown for other tee
- **fixed** — Keep selection when moving layers
- **fixed** — Fix hookthrough not being fully removed when filling selection
- **fixed** — Fix crashes with popup menus
- **fixed** — Improve font scaling and ellipsis
- **fixed** — Fix hotkeys while editboxes are active
- **fixed** — Fix quadpoint selection and easier point selection
- **fixed** — Fix inaccurate envelope calculation
- **fixed** — Fix killfeed for teams
- **fixed** — Fix crash with DNSBL
- **removed** — Don't load RGB images

DDNet 17.2 has been released with the following changes:

-   **Multiview spectating**

-   **Improved font selection using fonts/index.json, updated fonts**

-   **100 times faster text rendering, better space use**

-   **Add goto_switch and goto_tele commands**

-   **Add Galician language** [TormentaDeFacha, Mercadona & gu]

-   **Select storage locations in demo browser**

-   **Support bezier envelope curves in maps**

-   **Zoomable envelope editor**

-   **Multiple selection in envelope editor, add grid, box selection**

-   Render message when qutting/restarting client

-   Support ./DDNet "connect tw-0.6+udp://ger2.ddnet.org:8303"

-   Implement elasticity tuning values (ground_elasticity_x/y)

-   Execute CFGFLAG_GAME configs from map load on client

-   No delay for direction arrows and aim line toggle

-   Improve demo/video renderer UI [Kaffeine & Robyt3]

-   Connect to server faster

-   Fix HUD weapons rendering

-   Make online clan friends removable

-   Fix prediction of pickups

-   Fix text wrapping with long strings

-   Fix enter in server browser

-   Fix invalid texture crash in Vulkan

-   Don't load RGB images

-   Support selecting text in both consoles

-   Fix emotes being shown for other tee

-   Allow saving map which is running in server

-   Show message when player is moved ingame

-   Selectable quadpoints

-   Keep selection when moving layers

-   Use temporary file when saving map to prevent corruption

-   Support deleting/renaming folders

-   Perform sanity check and show errors when loading map

-   Fix hookthrough not being fully removed when filling selection

-   Fix crashes with popup menus

-   Improve font scaling and ellipsis

-   Fix hotkeys while editboxes are active

-   Fix quadpoint selection, easier point selection

-   Fix inaccurate envelope calculation

-   Set default name when saving map under new name or as copy

-  [Server & Client] Allow server to redirect clients

-   Separate log levels for each output (console/stdout_output_level)

-   Fix killfeed for teams

-   Prevent /swap with paused players

-   Fix crash with DNSBL

-   Stack protector for MinGW Windows builds too