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File: DRODRPGPatch1_2_9_build561.exe (3.8 MB)
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With RPG 1.3 still undergoing development, there are some bug fixes and UI improvements that are not available to players, but do not rely on 1.3 features.

This means the possibility of a 1.2.9 release is being floated. As part of that process, I'm making a 1.2.9 Windows beta build available for testing. This is a "drop-in" build, meaning you copy the executable into an existing DROD RPG installation directory. You may wish to rename your existing RPG executable beforehand, in case you want to go back.

1.2.9 is a minor update. Holds exported in 1.2.9 can be imported to any 1.2.x version, and scorepoints uploaded to CaravelNet from 1.2.9 can be validated.

What's new in 1.2.9?

In addition to all changes from 1.2.8, 1.2.9 has the following changes:

Legend:
+ Addition
* Bug fix
! Change in behavior

Game logic
* Quick travel now accounts for player ability to move over water and pit tiles PR

Graphics
* Fixed display problem with transparency in custom styles Topic
* Fix assert caused by bad sword draw when using tunnels by room edges Thread PR

Scripting
* Fixed NPC copying cross-hold not working correctly Topic
* Fix expansion of command setting vars Topic PR
* Fixed crash related to interaction between speech subtitles and undo

Game Elements
* Teleport/accessory slot issues Topic

UX
+ Add click highlighting of orb/plate connected to door
* Remove orthosquare highlights Topic
* Battle results pop-up info was displayed incorrectly Topic
* Enabled High DPI Topic PR
! Plain floor types (floor, alternate, grass, road, mosaic and dirt) are now shown in right-click tooltip PR

Other

! Updated to SDL_ttf version 2.20.1

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[Last edited by mrimer at 07-15-2024 03:46 PM]

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A quick update with one more fix. The update is also now provided as an installer, which is slightly more convenient, and will also update the help files to mention the player command input variables.

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Another new version available in the first post. Couple of minor things + SDL_ttf update.

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mrimer
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Thanks so much for these updates, hyperme!

I've made an official 1.2.9 Windows build and patch available on the forum Downloads page.

Following validation of the fixes in these builds, I'll publish this version on other sites.

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Got a new computer so downloaded the full 1.2.9 installer.

Game logic
* Quick travel now accounts for player ability to move over water and pit tiles

Can confirm having the flippers now lets fast travel path over water. Wraithwing player role can fast travel over water and pit, and water skipper player role can path travel through water. ✅

Graphics
* Fixed display problem with transparency in custom styles

I manually installed Basalt and Sandstone and downloaded 2016 Year of RPG, which uses both of these and used to consistently give me transparency issues, and now no longer does. ✅

* Fix assert caused by bad sword draw when using tunnels by room edges

Used to be able to consistently reproduce this so appears to be fully fixed. ✅

Scripting
* Fixed NPC copying cross-hold not working correctly

Copied a room containing custom character with a default script, custom tiles and custom avatar to a different hold and they all copied across correctly. ✅

* Fix expansion of command setting vars

Can confirm these variables work, but are missing from the F1 documentation. ❓

* Fixed crash related to interaction between speech subtitles and undo

I couldn't get the game to crash when undoing a newly spawned NPC out of existence while they are talking, which I think was the original cause of this? Tried a bunch of other things too and couldn't get any errors. ✅

Game Elements
* Teleport/accessory slot issues

Re-tested all the scenarios in the thread, looks good. ✅

UX
+ Add click highlighting of orb/plate connected to door

Can confirm right-clicking a door shows you what pressure plates and orbs affect it. ✅

* Remove orthosquare highlights

Yay, it's gone! ✅

* Battle results pop-up info was displayed incorrectly

Trolled the dialog in a number of ways and it no longer spills out over the screen boundaries. ✅

* Enabled High DPI

Not sure how to test this one, but the game looks fine ❓

! Plain floor types (floor, alternate, grass, road, mosaic and dirt) are now shown in right-click tooltip

Floor types all show up on a right click ✅

Other
! Updated to SDL_ttf version 2.20.1

This isn't showing the font height issues we had last time we tried this, so all appears to be working. ✅


Looks good to me!

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Thank you, Kieran!

I'll upload official 1.2.9 builds everywhere we're maintaining them.

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Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.