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Rollball game had been updated to version 1.3

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A 32-bit multithreaded Presentation Manager ball-rolling game for OS/2 and ArcaOS. Open source under the GPLv3 license.

1.3 (2026-09-11)
- Renamed "Start Game" to "New Game"; added Ctrl+N shortcut
- Added Ctrl+Q shortcut for Quit Game
- Increased default window size to approximately 1024x768
- Increased all game graphics to 24x24 pixels (scaled from native bitmaps)
- Extended playing field to 42x30 inner cells to fill larger window
- Game-over message box now displays in the selected language
- Accelerators (Ctrl+N, Ctrl+Q) are guarded: ignored when game state
does not permit the action

1.01 (2026-09-10)
- Ported build system to Open Watcom wcc386 / wmake
- Standardized folder layout: src/, bin/, doc/, legacy/
- Restructured menu: Game / Options / Help (Plan.txt standard)
- Added keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+X (exit), Ctrl+P (pause),
Ctrl+B (background run), Ctrl+F (frame controls)
- Added 6-language support: English, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Italian
- Added Background Run toggle (Ctrl+B)
- Added Frame Controls toggle (Ctrl+F) - borderless mode
- Added Save Settings on Exit (rollball.cfg)
- Fixed window sizing using system metrics (SV_CYTITLEBAR, SV_CYMENU)
- Removed old GEN_ERR on dialog box failure (graceful handling)
- Standardized About dialog