Release Notes

Huge infodump ahead ! In the future I'll post these as I make new versions.

0.0.5     added experience gain to encounter, exp worth to monsters and base exp value
             to .msr files.
0.0.6    -encounters now reset when player enters haven
            -sets cp and ap to max after fights now
            -prevents player from walking into the void
            -added neck, arms and feet body slots
            -encounter now checks the size of the room and makes the battlefield the
             appropriet size
0.0.7    -added merchants in .mrt files
            -made merchant stock persistant between visits
0.0.8    -monsters now drop loot
            -added support for non-rectagular battlefields
            -displays monster level when selecting single target now
0.0.9    -intelligence modifies the effectiveness of spells now
0.0.10  -added menu for inv, item use and char sheet while in dungeon
            -items in the shop cost money now
            -monsters drop a little money
0.0.11  -added item selling
            -checks line of sight for ranged abilities now
            -started ranged weapons, no damage calculation, ammo or ranged combat yet.
0.0.12  -implemented the rest of ranged weapons for PCs, no ranged for NPCs yet
            -player can drop items in dungeon now
0.0.13  -added weight and encumberance
            -eliminated duplicate logic in create_inflict_special and
             create_spell_inflict_special
0.0.14  -started special_attacks, apply functionality is missing for now
            -added weapon_bonus_damage special
            -finished special_attack_special
0.0.15  -added gender and character class for PCs
            -displays AP and CP cost for abilities and item specials during combat
            -added cheats for gold, experience and items
0.0.16  -unified multi-page support for dungeon menu
            -added multi-page support for and unified targeting during encounters
            -added multi-page support for special selection in encounters
0.0.17  -added skillwheels
            -added skills on level-up
0.0.18  -added flag for specials that should vanish at combat end
            -changed file names for content files, so they all have .txt file extention
            except .map and .eve
            -added configuration file for drop_rate, start_money and merchant_factor
            -added loot list
0.1.1    -started GUI, all features removed
            -created text_printer
            -added font: lucida sans 14pt
            -transfered string_factory
            -transfered special_factory and specials; all functionality that requires
            the actor class    is missing for all specials
            -transfered item_factory and items
            -transfered actor, player and skillwheel, reactivated specials functionality
            that requires the actor class
0.1.2    -added boxes to the GUI
            -added converter from SDL_keysyms to ASCII for german keyboard layout and
            upper ASCII values
            -added first version of graphical character generation
            -framerate cap 50FPS implemented
0.1.3    -transfered config and dungeon
0.1.4    -started graphical dungeon exploration, including revealing and screen
            switching to shops and fights
            -transfered merchant_factory
            -started graphical shopping, currently lacking feedback, prices and item
            descriptions
0.1.5    -transfered monster_factory, monster and AIs
            -transfered battlefield
            -transfered encounter_factory
            -started graphical encounters; player movement and AI acting without
            graphical feedback implemented
0.1.6    -combat and dungeon inventories, no gear switching in battle yet
            -added fixed character portrait for first PC
            -added colored text support to text_printer
0.1.7    -created scrolling textbox, no scrolling controls yet
            -added mouse moving and message box scrolling for encounters
            -started making circle menu
0.1.8    -added symbols to circle menus
            -can attack monsters via circle menus
            -simple splash effect on doing damage to monsters
0.1.9    -added item usage via circle menus during encounters
            -can use specials on monsters via circle menus
            -added feedback to monster attacks
            -added hp, cp and ap bars to encounter sidebar
            -put numbers on hp, cp and ap bars
            -names and symbols for circle menu options are now set by the encounter
            -added font: lucida sans 10pt
0.1.10  -implemented encounter ends
            -added death screen
            -added loot screen mock-up
            -player can lose and win fights now
            -monsters die
            -player can return to the dungeon after an encounter
0.1.11  -organized graphics in folders
            -added symbols for items
            -added symbols for specials
            -fixed attack special
            -added loot screen functionality
            -added character view mock-up during encounters via circle menu
0.1.12  -fleshed out character view for PCs
            -set string_factory for PC
            -new dungeon map test3
            -added scrolling to dungeon map
            -added scrolling to encounter battlefields
0.1.13  -fleshed out character view for monsters
            -fixed inflict special targeting
            -fixed item usage
            -made battlefield tiles 32px by 32px
            -added symbols for actors
            -fixed mouse movement during encounters
            -fixed mouse movement in dungeon
            -can switch from combat inventory to character screen now
            -added SDL_Surface copying with one color seen as transparent
            -added transparency to actors and damage effects during encounters
            -can control the character in encounters and the dungeon with numlock off or
            with the arrow keys; can end the round in encounters with either return
0.1.14  -finally fixed all the ranged targeting problems by fixing the
            check_line_of_sight function itself
            -added skillwheel screen, gets automaticly called after loot screen if PC
            makes a new level
            -skillwheel screen now draws skills, connections and symbols
            -can select and deselect skills on the wheel now, corresponding specials are
            given to the PC
            -skillwheel now shows a description of the skill on mouseover
            -added access to skillwheel and character screen outside combat
            -lists scroll now on merchant screen
0.1.15  -remaining skill points are now displayed on the skillwheel
            -added bitmap background to skillwheel
            -added simple bouncy thing
0.1.16  -improved interaction between mouse and bouncy thing
            -implemented scrolling for dungeon inventory
            -implemented scrolling for combat inventory
            -added tooltips for items while shopping at the merchant
            -added tooltips for items in dungeon inventory and combat inventory
            -added tooltips for items on loot screen
            -added reveal map event
0.1.17  -can equip and unequip items during combat now, AP cost depending on body
            slot
            -player can flee again through the tile he entered
            -implemented leveling strategies for monsters
            -deleted a ton of commented out code
0.1.18  -added rotation for bouncy thing and graphics loaded from file
            -encounters can randomly chose between different groups of monsters now
            -changed standard_encounters.txt file format
0.2.1    -all basic mechanics except multiple character parties and save games are
            in the game in some form, that makes this the first alpha
            -added resolutions 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x960 to config
            -started final graphics code for dungeon inventory (no functionality atm)
            -can equip items on dungeon inventory again
            -added tooltip for inventory items (not equipped) to dungeon inventory
0.2.2    -can unequip items in dungeon inventory again
            -added tooltip for equiped items in dungeon inventory
            -added screen buffer to dungeon inventory so the screen is only redrawn as
            needed
0.2.3    -bouncy thing caps time between ticks at 35ms
            -implemented all three resolutions for the dungeon inventory
            -added scrolling to dungeon inventory
            -moved bouncy thing to the middle of the screen width
            -added screen buffer to character view
            -added screen buffer to merchant
            -added screen buffer to encounter
            -can't hold a one hand weapon and a two hand weapon in your main hand at the
            same time any more
            -started final graphics code for merchant screen
            -functionality of merchant screen 1280x960 restored
0.2.4    -fixed memory leaks of graphics on dungeon inventory and merchant screens
            -fixed position changes for graphics as items are equiped/unequiped on the
            dungeon inventory
            -fixed missing screen refresh on using specials during a fight
            -added damage_special
0.2.5    -switched dungeon map to use lines instead of tiles for the graphics
            -added anti-aliasing for map_lines
            -merchant screen functionality for remaining resolutions restored
0.2.6    -skillwheel scales to different resolutions
            -dungeon map scales to different resolutions
            -character portraits are different size at different resolutions
            -started adding resolutions to encounters (maps and map scrolling missing)
0.2.7    -fixed mouse movement in dungeon
            -added stacking item class, ammo now derives from stacking item
            -stacking item usage via circle menu works now
            -corrected error message for unknown ammo_type when creating ammo in the item
            factory
0.2.8    -item symbols are now part of the item class, but can be unloaded
            -added ammount_selection class
            -can now select ammount when buying stacking items from a merchant
            -can now select ammount when selling stacking items to a merchant
            -shows AP and CP cost for attacks, items and specials again