BigJig Versions History

! bug fixed
+ added feature
* improvement/modification

Version 8.34 (30.12.2024)

• ! Pieces had "void" horizontal lines on Windows 11 with 24H2 update.

Version 8.33 (04.03.2024)

• * If a set on the Lena Games site was updated, tries to re-download it
• ! First jigsaw in every set was not downloaded

Version 8.32 (20.01.2024)

• ! Saved games were erased by a security program on Windows 11

Version 8.31 (18.08.2022)

• * Activating the game is simplified

Version 8.30 (25.03.2022)

• ! A few minor problems fixed

Version 8.29 (16.03.2022)

• + Extra puzzles can be downloaded from the mirror site lenagames.net

Version 8.28 (20.05.2020)

• * Register Online link updated

Version 8.27 (14.01.2016)

• ! Curl shape pieces cutting bug
• ! Access violation after opening jigsaw with Embossing turned off

Version 8.26 (26.08.2015)

• + Greek interface added (credits: Dimitris Kanatas)

Version 8.25 (11.08.2015)

• * Choosing pieces size improved
• ! Pieces rotated 180 degrees under Windows 10

Version 8.24 (10.08.2014)

• + Brazilian Portuguese interface added (credits: Ricardo Vieira Hudson)
• * Preview thumbnails caching added

Version 8.23 (12.04.2013)

• + German language added (credits: Markus Thüer)
• + Hungarian language added (credits: Balázs Zoltán)

Version 8.22 (27.01.2013)

• ! Black diagonal lines appeared on small pieces after joining

Version 8.21 (8.12.2012)

• * "Unsolved Pieces Number" line returned in the Info window
• ! "Access Violation" error while scrolling mouse wheel on an empty area
• ! Autosave did not work

Version 8.2 (15.10.2012)

• + Weight added
• + Shadows added
• + Background textures added
• + Pieces Joining Sensitivity adjustment added
• + Unicode support in interface added
• * Graphics engine updated
• * Dialog windows changed

Version 8.15 (30.12.2009)

• * Dutch interface added (credits: Ed Vaarting)

Version 8.14 (23.11.2009)

• * Hungarian interface added

Version 8.12 (8.03.2009)

• * All installed Astra Jigsaw games are visible in the Games Home list
• * Keyboard shortcuts for major operations
• ! Game seed is random again
• ! Paint errors appeared under some rare circumstances
• ! Visual effects indication in the Options was absent

Version 8.11 (25.01.2008)

• * Astra Tropical added to Home list
• ! Open Jigsaw dialog showed uncorrectly under Windows with large font
• ! Downloaded jigsaws could not be saved under some Windows Vista
• ! Pieces did not rotate correctly in a scrolled window or a pocket

Version 8.10 (11.06.2007)

• + Can open Astra Jigsaw puzzles
• * Vista compatible now
• * Help files updated

Version 8.07 (02.05.2005)

• * Spanish help and interface updated

Version 8.06 (03.02.2005)

• ! Solved pieces groups were arranged incorrectly
• * Report creating added for support and debug purposes

Version 8.05 (02.02.2005)

• ! Pieces were shown incorrectly in puzzles saved under version 7

Version 8.04 (01.02.2005)

• ! Pieces sometimes bunched together in squares under Windows 98 and ME
• ! A few minor problems fixed

Version 8.03 (31.01.2005)

• + Puzzles saved in version 7 (.sv7 files) are now accepted
• * Pieces outlines improved for very small pieces
• * Magnifying glass has become faster
• * Danish help updated
• * Polish help updated
• + Hungarian interface added
• ! A few minor problems fixed

Version 8.02 (10.12.2004)

• * Full Screen mode can now be switched on or off (off by default)
• * Minor changes in the English Help file
• ! A few of minor problems fixed

Version 8.01 (29.11.2004)

• ! Pieces looked hazily and behaved incorrectly under Win2000

Version 8.0 (25.11.2004)

• + Four additional styles of pieces: Bony, Scrappy, Distorted, and Spriggy.
• + Four styles of shadows between pieces: None, Cardboard, Tough Board, and Wood.
• + Four styles of the picture frame: No frame, Edgeless pieces, Plain frame, and Shaped frame.
• + Two preset modes of playing: Standard and Simple. Ability to create custom mode of playing.
• + Visual indication of pieces joining.
• + Showing pictures thumbnails in the Open window.
• + To maximize the playing area, the menu is now hidden.

Version 7.05 (14.03.2003)

• ! Under certain circumstances rotation made pieces black

Version 7.04 (22.11.2002)

• ! Matched pieces did not stuck together under certain angles
• * Installation under Windows NT/2000/XP now requires administrator's rights

Version 7.03 (15.11.2002)

• ! Sometimes pieces got lost in Artistic mode under Windows NT/2000/XP
• * Minor changes in file association and loading puzzles from outsize BigJig

Version 7.02 (5.11.2002)

• ! Artistic pieces rendering was incorrect under Windows NT and 2000
• ! Pieces rotation didn't work under Windows NT and 2000
• ! Credits list was truncated

Version 7.01 (15.10.2002)

• * Rotation switched off by default

Version 7.0 (3.10.2002)

• + Two additional styles of pieces: curl and artistic
• + Switching shadows between pieces on and off
• + Single Main Window mode. This mode has been designed specially for kids
• * Downloading and installing language help files from within BigJig
• * The About window automatically disappeares after program starts
• ! Download problem from within BigJig under Windows XP
• * Spanish interface and help updated

Version 6.09 (30.08.2001)

• ! Pieces did not move or moved with smearing if the window was scrolled.

Version 6.08 (23.08.2001)

• Internal test version

Version 6.07 (15.07.2001)

• + Option "Fit to screen" to adapt big puzzles to a smaller screen
• * Pieces move faster, especially on some new NVidia video adapters
• * Added the command "Select All" for pieces
• * Minor changes in interface
• ! Dialog boxes such as "Open Jigsaw" didn't fit the 800x600 screen if the system font setting was "Large"

Version 6.06 (03.04.2001)

• + BigMosaic 3.0 address in the popup list in the Open Jigsaw dialog box
• * German language support files rewritten for version 6
• * virtualave.net removed from the list of available downloading servers
• ! readme.txt had an incorrect price information

Version 6.05 (22.10.2000)

• * Version 6 beta period is over at last!
• ! Hanging up on systems without TCP/IP installed
• + Help ("?") button on the Open Jigsaw dialog box
• + 4 new free jigsaws
• + Version 6 aware Danish support
• + Version 6 aware Dutch support

Version 6.02 Beta (26.05.2000)

• + Combobox for moving to BigJig 6, BigJig 5 and BigMosaic home directories
• * Main window size and position are saved between program runs
• ! Dialog boxes such as "Open Jigsaw" were too big for 640x480 screen
• ! Piece preview failed on video cards based on NVidia Riva 128 chipset

Version 6.01 Beta (21.05.2000)

• + "V5 Home" button in "Open Jigsaw" box

Version 6.0 Beta (10.05.2000)

• + Downloading jigsaws from within BigJig
• + Magnifying Glass to scrutinize small details
• + BigMosaic puzzles can now be opened in BigJig
• + "Delete file" button in "Open Jigsaw" box
• + Solved puzzle can be saved to BMP file with comments
• + List of puzzles you recently played with
• * Each window and pocket can be assigned its own background color
• * Larger images are supported - up to 1024 x 768 pixels
• * Maximum size of pieces has been increased

Version 5.05 (26.09.1999)

• ! Problem with video cards based on NVidia Riva 128 chipset (pieces looked like small squares filled with squiggly lines)
• * Address for registration via Postal Mail has changed
• * Minor internal improvements in Registry handling

Version 5.03 (30.08.1999)

• + The game can be launched by double-clicking a .jg4 or .sv5 file
• * A non-free puzzle can bring up "Register BigJig" window
• ! Requirements to enter the registration code more than once
• + Language support: Spanish
• + Language support: French
• + Language support: Swedish

Version 5.02 (21.06.1999)

• + Language support: German
• + Language support: Portuguese
• ! Mess on the screen when rotating a group of pieces as a whole
• ! Some dialogs had captions not translated to the supported languages

Version 5.01 (11.06.1999)

• * Minor internal improvements

Version 5.0 (4.06.1999)

• + Pockets to store pieces
• + Toolbar
• + Sound effects
• + Changing game language
• + Mouse wheel suppot
• * Resizing the thumbnail
• * Arranging selected pieces in a grid

Version 4.05 (02.05.1999)

• ! Corruption of pieces shapes ("triangles and holes") on video cards based on the ATI Rage Pro chip

Version 4.04 (22.03.1999)

• ! Mysterious Access Violations on some "unhappy" systems
• * JPEG files handling

Version 4.03 (15.03.1999)

• ! Some memory leakages
• * JPEG files handling

Version 4.02 (09.12.98)

• ! Background cannot be saved
• ! Auto-saving settings
• ! Blinking windows

Version 4.01 (25.11.98)

• + Classic shapes for pieces
• ! Help file not readable under some versions of Windows

Version 4.0 (10.11.98)

• + Eleven levels of difficulty
• + Edgeless mode to solve a puzzle without edge pieces
• + Spreading out pieces to arrange them in a grid-like fashion
• + Selecting group of pieces to move or transfer them to the second window
• + Large size of the playing area - up to the screen size
• + Auto-saving the game

Version 3.0 (28.06.1998)

• + Six difficulty levels
• + Rotation of pieces
• + Utility for making custom jigsaws
• + Two windows for playing