Hey everyone,

0.7.1 is now in the experimental pre-release phase, meaning it is available to everyone for testing! It brings with it a huge quest overhaul, several bug fixes, multiple save files, the removal of hunger, and much much more! I would have loved to release a proper 0.7.1, but with the large amount of code changed, unpredictable things can happen. If you want to see what's new, I urge you to test out the experimental branch. If you'd rather wait, I'm planning on a proper full release over the weekend, granted no huge bugs pop up. I've included the full changelog below.

Cheers,

Matt (Cynapse)

CHANGES/ADDITIONS:

• You can now have multiple save files (one per character).
• Removed hunger and most food-related items from the game. It was not adding anything particularly interesting.
• Levers can be used to open doors or interact with objects. Sends a pulse through wires.
• Functionality for entering/exiting cells for objects. For example: pressure plates for spike or poison dart traps.
• Removed smaller islands when generating the world map.
• Checking for webs is now done in Lua. Does not destroy the web yet.
• Underground rivers have slightly more interesting shapes.
• Added item icons to the mixing screen.
• Increased proficiency XP gain slightly.
• New area, quests, tiles, maps, and item icons.
• Characters throwing items now shows up in the log.
• Higher quality damage text using TextMeshPro.
• NPC turn order is now decided by Speed.
• Status effect markers display duration for relevant effects.
• Merchant and Doctor buildings have different walls.
• New culling system for screens, objects and NPCs. After 6000 turns of being away from a screen, non-important data is not saved.
• Quest Overhaul:
  • Rewrote the quest system.
  • Quest objectives are clearer in the Journal menu, and display their completeness.
  • Changed some quests around to better facilitate the new system.
  • Removed daily hunts and arena challenges for now.
• Map Editor:
  • Added functionality to place NPCs.
  • The Undo key (Z) can now be used to remove objects and NPCs as well as tiles.
  • Box seelct works with objects and NPCs.

FIXES:

• Severing and re-attaching a limb multiple times no longer duplicates existing stat modifiers.
• NPCs and objects should no longer duplicate upon entering an area, saving, loading, leaving, and saving then loading again.
• Fixed a Lua bug with Leprosy causing major slowdown until the disease was cured.
• Leprosy can no longer remove your heads.
• Using the mouse while replacing a body part at a doctor should no longer use the wrong limb/item.
• Severing prosthetic body parts now makes the stump tagged as "organic" properly.
• Being overburdened now gives a speed penalty instead of stopping you dead in your tracks and dropping any extra items. Should fix an item duplication glitch.
• Fixed Living weapons having their progress reset upon saving/loading.
• Explosions should no longer deal hundreds of damage.
• Items carried by NPCs are saved in full. Increases save file size, but solves a few issues between save/load cycles.
• The shooting effect is similar to the throwing effect due to sprite sorting issues.