Patch Notes; November 2024 (Q4)

Performance

• puff() inflate uses streaming; reducing start-up time and memory requirements
• sprite initialization uses SDL for index1 to texture conversion

Gameplay

• Ring of Koeneke replaces Ring of Sustain Charisma
• Character XP to level penalties are reduced by half. This greatly improves the viability of race/class combinations that yielded very high penalties (Elf Ranger for example).
• Potion of ugliness is the only item that drains charisma. Sustain charisma makes a good candidate for replacement.
• Regeneration (crown or DF weapons) adds a bonus of +40 Max HP.
• Characters with bad luck HP rolls may be as low as 3/8 of their maximum hit dice. It may be mid to late game before you discover low HP, and thus itemization can provide an alternative to deleting and starting over.

Interface

• dpad is flat shaded
• greyscale ui option under extra features
• remove per-pixel format conversion (prefer fast bulk operations)

Mobile exclusive

• To toggle inventory drop mode, use dpad left from inventory or dpad right from equipment. You may drop inventory or equipment.
• input change: 2nd finger left button shows text history
• input change: menu button replaces text history button

PC exclusive

• fix -more- text when using examine/look
• numlock enabled displays a fullscreen warning until disabled
• numlock disabled ensures a consistent experience on all platforms
• (Windows overrides shift+numpad keys when numlock is on)
• update to cosmocc 3.9.6 (build determinism fix for uninitialized memory)

PC Game Controller Rewrite

• generalized support for SDL2 controllers as of Nov 2nd, 2023
• stable controller bindings to be across platforms
• controller fixes for character creation & main menu
• controller fixes for when steaminput is enabled on non-steamdeck
• game option for stable/label button ordering (experimental)
• quick view for character screen, minimap, and text history