v1.13 Release Candidate 1

[dorkster]

Engine features

• Added additional requirement properties (requires_status, requires_item, etc) to enemy and NPC map objects. The properties now match what is available for map events.
• When 'mouse aim' is disabled, the Shift key can now be used with the direction keys to change the player's orientation without moving.
• Added optional 'fog-of-war' feature (r-a-cristian-93)
• Added support for multiple sets/loadouts of equipped items (r-a-cristian-93)
• Added random_status attribute to Events for setting/unsetting a random status from a list.
• Reworked gamepad handling using the SDL_GameController API.
• Several new key bindings, many of which will benefit gamepad users.
• Added an "action picker" for interacting with items/powers when using a gamepad or a touchscreen.

Engine fixes

• Fix enemies not being able to target NPC followers
• Fix loot and sound effects being cleared in StatBlock files with multiple sections
• Fix potential crash when removing summons that would be out-of-bounds on the next map.
• Fix bug where a damage type with no name could be removed if another damage type was defined after it.
• Don't show hidden stats under 'Related Stats' section of tooltips of Character menu.
• Fix bug where negative regen wouldn't work if the resource was 100% full.
• Fix bug where negative regen would overflow after reaching zero.
• Fix bug that caused built-in effect types to be ignored by Power post_effect.
• Fix disappearing sprites due to render priority overflow.
• Fading of corpses is now correctly disabled when corpse_timeout=0 is used in engine/misc.txt.
• Fix cast animation not playing when using an inventory item that is not instant.
• Fixed a bug on Android where loading the default settings would exit fullscreen mode.
• Fixed crash in NPC dialog when using gamepad.
• Fixed several small bugs with navigating UI elements with a gamepad.
• Fixed incorrect handling of gamepad stick/trigger deadzone.
• Fixed fullscreen setting being turned off when loading configuration defaults on Android.
• Fixed input hint for item tooltips when using a touchscreen.
• Improved file access handling on Android versions 10 and up. This fixes the infinite cutscene loop when starting a new game.
• Added misc.selection_rect_corner_size to engine/widget_settings.txt. This allows for a nicer "targeting reticle" appearance when selecting widgets without a mouse.

Game updates

• New formula for the 'Shield' power. Instead of Mental Damage, it is now based off a combination of player level, Mental stat, and Defense stat. This should increase its usefulness on mixed builds.
• Added 'Super' and 'Ultra' variants of Health and Mana potions. They can be obtained through the Alchemy system.
• New icons for Health and Mana potions variants.
• Fixed Alchemist's Skirt so that it works with all potions.
• Prevent the player from damaging Mez before being trapped.
• Made Lezaith immune to slow/stun effects.
• Goblin Thief can now steal all available kinds of potions. Its drop table has also been expanded to make it easier to replenish lost potions.
• Improved contrast for "highlight" state of red square buttons ("close" and "plus").

Translation updates

• Scottish Gaelic (gd) update (GunChleoc)
• Polish (pl) update (Pawonashi)

[Danimal696]

A question, can you expand on the use of these?:

• Added additional requirement properties to enemy and NPC map objects. Like what properties? is there a list somewhere?
• Added support for multiple equipment sets. Wasn´t there already?
• Added 'fog-of-war'. Not a fan of this, can it be disabled?
• Added random_status attribute to Events. Uh? totally lost on this one, needs explanation.

Sorry, but as the developer you know what everything is, for someone like me it´s a total loss. Anyways, congrats on the new release ;)

[dorkster]

(Moving my comment because I forgot to make it a reply to yours.)

• "Requirement properties" are all the ones that start with requires_, including: requires_status, requires_level, requires_currency, requires_item and requires_class. This also includes all of the "not" variants of those properties. These all existed for events, so this addition is just bringing map enemies and NPCs up to parity.
• Equipment sets is not to be confused with item sets. An equipment sets provide a way to quickly swap between different loadouts of equipped items. For example, a player could have a secondary loadout focused on loot/XP grinding separate from their main loadout. The feature isn't currently used in the Empyrean campaign, but I might enable it since it's a nice quality-of-life feature. The original PR has some screenshots: Equipment swap flare-engine#1789
• Fog of war is entirely optional for mods to use. The Empyrean campaign won't use it. However, there's the option to use the fog data to gradually reveal only the minimap as it's explored without rendering any fog tiles. I might consider using that, since it's not as obtrusive. Original PR: Fog of war flare-engine#1780
• The random_status attribute is a way to create a list of statuses and then pick one randomly from the list. For an example, have a look at the updated Goblin Thief script: https://github.com/flareteam/flare-game/blob/master/mods/empyrean_campaign/scripts/powers/goblin_steal.txt

I've updated the release notes to make these things more clear.