<b>General</b>
<ul>
<li>Added wooden shield</li>
<li>Added stone sword, hand axe and hammer</li>
<li>Added tower shield</li>
<li>Butchering goblins and ogres now produces a skull</li>
<li>Wall torches no longer require a floor to build</li>
<li>Dig Hole, Dig Ramp Down and Dig Stairs Down can be queued over air with a wall below</li>
<li>Dig Hole can be used to remove ramps from above</li>
</ul>
<b>Fixed</b>
<ul>
<li>Rare crash when loading a game while an enemy is being spotted</li>
</ul>

General

• Added wooden shield
• Added stone sword, hand axe and hammer
• Added tower shield
• Butchering goblins and ogres now produces a skull
• Wall torches no longer require a floor to build
• Dig Hole, Dig Ramp Down and Dig Stairs Down can be queued over air with a wall below
• Dig Hole can be used to remove ramps from above

Fixed

• Rare crash when loading a game while an enemy is being spotted

<b>General</b>
<ul>
<li>Added Alarm Bell
<ul>
<li>Crafted at the Blacksmith and once constructed can be activated by a Mechanic.</li>
<li>Sounding the alarm wakes up sleeping gnomes</li>
<li>Gnomes in a squad will still perform any military tasks that are assigned</li>
<li>All other gnomes will retreat to the Great Hall</li>
<li>Giving the "All Clear" signal returns to business as usual</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Removed the Formation Perk: On The Move</li>
<li>Added Formation Perk: Fire At Will - Increased range attack speed for each melee squad member</li>
<li>Added Formation Perk: Suppressive Fire - Decreases enemy defense in melee combat for each ranged squad member</li>
<li>Added Position Perk: Survival Instinct - Increased move speed and dodge rate while bleeding</li>
<li>Added Position Perk: Conservationist - Chance to not consume ammo when firing</li>
<li>Added Position Perk: Sneaky - Decreases enemy sight range to this gnome and gives a damage bonus when your target is attacking someone else. Requires leather or no armor and melee weapons.</li>
<li>Added Position Perk: Swashbuckler - Increased parry chance and increased pistol damage while in melee range</li>
<li>Increased bonus damage from Highlander</li>
<li>When attacking with the Flintlock Pistol, gnomes will only do a melee attack when out of ammo</li>
</ul><b>Fixed</b>
<ul>
<li>Crash when loading a game with no audio device</li>
<li>Intermittent crash with Windmills</li>
<li>Swords not working properly after loading</li>
</ul>

General

• Added Alarm Bell
  
  • Crafted at the Blacksmith and once constructed can be activated by a Mechanic.
  • Sounding the alarm wakes up sleeping gnomes
  • Gnomes in a squad will still perform any military tasks that are assigned
  • All other gnomes will retreat to the Great Hall
  • Giving the "All Clear" signal returns to business as usual
• Removed the Formation Perk: On The Move
• Added Formation Perk: Fire At Will - Increased range attack speed for each melee squad member
• Added Formation Perk: Suppressive Fire - Decreases enemy defense in melee combat for each ranged squad member
• Added Position Perk: Survival Instinct - Increased move speed and dodge rate while bleeding
• Added Position Perk: Conservationist - Chance to not consume ammo when firing
• Added Position Perk: Sneaky - Decreases enemy sight range to this gnome and gives a damage bonus when your target is attacking someone else. Requires leather or no armor and melee weapons.
• Added Position Perk: Swashbuckler - Increased parry chance and increased pistol damage while in melee range
• Increased bonus damage from Highlander
• When attacking with the Flintlock Pistol, gnomes will only do a melee attack when out of ammo

Fixed

• Crash when loading a game with no audio device
• Intermittent crash with Windmills
• Swords not working properly after loading

<b>Fixed</b>
<ul>
<li>Crash when fighting golems</li>
</ul>

Fixed

• Crash when fighting golems

<b>Combat</b>
<ul>
<li>Changed material durability so that different attack types work towards breaking it</li>
<li>Adjusted all material resistances to account for durability changes</li>
<li>Weapons with multiple attacks pick the one that works best for the situation</li>
<li>Adjusted experience gains with weapons so that slow weapons and two handed weapons are on par with fast weapons and dual wielding</li>
<li>Defending with weapons has been further separated from attacking with the weapon. Ie blocks and parrys are much more common</li>
<li>Some status effects from combat can be applied through armor</li>
<li>Sword
<ul>
<li>Increased attack time for stab</li>
<li>Increased pierce damage and decreased slashing damage</li>
<li>Reduced attack delay when parrying</li>
<li>Removed blunt damage</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Axe
<ul>
<li>Increased slash damage</li>
<li>Removed blunt damage</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Claymore
<ul>
<li>Removed thrust attack</li>
<li>Decreased slash damage and increased blunt damage</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Battle Axe
<ul>
<li>Removed blunt damage</li>
<li>Increased slash damage</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Warhammer - Increased blunt damage</li>
<li>Torch - Decreased heat damage</li>
<li>Increased ranged and melee damage with ranged weapons</li>
<li>Removed blunt damage from musket rounds</li>
<li>Increased Blunderbuss ranged attack time</li>
<li>Decreased Crossbow ranged attack time</li>
<li>Trap
<ul>
<li>Increased damage for spike and blade traps</li>
<li>Removed blunt damage from blade trap</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Mant
<ul>
<li>Reduced damage for bite attack and increased attack time</li>
<li>Reduced damage for sting attack</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Beetle - Reduced damage for bite attack and increased attack time</li>
<li>Spider
<ul>
<li>Increased damage for bite attack and reduced attack time</li>
<li>Increased damage for sting attack and increased attack time</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Ogre/Two-Headed Ogre
<ul>
<li>Increased damage for all attacks</li>
<li>Reduced attack time for punch attack</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Zombie - Increased damage for all attacks</li>
<li>Goblin - Lowered Fighting and Dodge skills for early goblins</li>
<li>Frenzy - Increased Defense penalty and now it also applies to dodge</li>
<li>Highlander - Greatly increased chance to hit necks</li>
<li>Way of the Gnome
<ul>
<li>Attack speed, dodge chance and dodge rate now increase based on skill values instead of flat rate</li>
<li>Bonus Damage has been added based on Fighting skill</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Guard - Block chance increases with Shield skill</li>
<li>Scout - Added increased move speed in addition to vision range</li>
<li>Marksman - Fixed this perk not actually increasing accuracy</li>
<li>Taunt - New perk that has a chance to force nearby enemies to change targets to this gnome</li>
<li>Commander - New perk that increases damage of squad members when this gnome is not wearing a helmet</li>
</ul><b>Fixed</b>
<ul>
<li>Two crashes when loading saves older 0.8.22 and 0.8.26 straight into the current version</li>
<li>Mining walls deconstructing adjacent torches. (Still appropriately deconstructs wall torches)</li>
</ul>

Combat

• Changed material durability so that different attack types work towards breaking it
• Adjusted all material resistances to account for durability changes
• Weapons with multiple attacks pick the one that works best for the situation
• Adjusted experience gains with weapons so that slow weapons and two handed weapons are on par with fast weapons and dual wielding
• Defending with weapons has been further separated from attacking with the weapon. Ie blocks and parrys are much more common
• Some status effects from combat can be applied through armor
• Sword
  
  • Increased attack time for stab
  • Increased pierce damage and decreased slashing damage
  • Reduced attack delay when parrying
  • Removed blunt damage
• Axe
  
  • Increased slash damage
  • Removed blunt damage
• Claymore
  
  • Removed thrust attack
  • Decreased slash damage and increased blunt damage
• Battle Axe
  
  • Removed blunt damage
  • Increased slash damage
• Warhammer - Increased blunt damage
• Torch - Decreased heat damage
• Increased ranged and melee damage with ranged weapons
• Removed blunt damage from musket rounds
• Increased Blunderbuss ranged attack time
• Decreased Crossbow ranged attack time
• Trap
  
  • Increased damage for spike and blade traps
  • Removed blunt damage from blade trap
• Mant
  
  • Reduced damage for bite attack and increased attack time
  • Reduced damage for sting attack
• Beetle - Reduced damage for bite attack and increased attack time
• Spider
  
  • Increased damage for bite attack and reduced attack time
  • Increased damage for sting attack and increased attack time
• Ogre/Two-Headed Ogre
  
  • Increased damage for all attacks
  • Reduced attack time for punch attack
• Zombie - Increased damage for all attacks
• Goblin - Lowered Fighting and Dodge skills for early goblins
• Frenzy - Increased Defense penalty and now it also applies to dodge
• Highlander - Greatly increased chance to hit necks
• Way of the Gnome
  
  • Attack speed, dodge chance and dodge rate now increase based on skill values instead of flat rate
  • Bonus Damage has been added based on Fighting skill
• Guard - Block chance increases with Shield skill
• Scout - Added increased move speed in addition to vision range
• Marksman - Fixed this perk not actually increasing accuracy
• Taunt - New perk that has a chance to force nearby enemies to change targets to this gnome
• Commander - New perk that increases damage of squad members when this gnome is not wearing a helmet

Fixed

• Two crashes when loading saves older 0.8.22 and 0.8.26 straight into the current version
• Mining walls deconstructing adjacent torches. (Still appropriately deconstructs wall torches)

<b>General</b>
<ul>
<li>Added wall torch construction</li>
<li>Added skull on a pole construction</li>
</ul>
<b>Audio</b>
<ul>
<li>Combat audio events - miss, dodge, block, parry, knock back, fall down, drop weapon, sever limb and bleeding</li>
<li>Hit audio events - blunt, slash and pierce against wood, metal and flesh</li>
<li>Weapon fire audio events for blunderbuss, pistol and crossbow</li>
<li>Mechanism audio events - lever, pressure plate, self-powered traps, mechanical wall, hatch, pump, handcrank, windmill and steam engine</li>
<li>Added a second sound effect for chopping trees</li>
</ul>
<b>Fixed</b>
<ul>
<li>Some audio events playing at full volume briefly before changing to the correct volume setting</li>
<li>Every button in the notable kills ul bringing up UI for the last entry</li>
<li>Crafted By button when viewing constructions not working after the crafter died</li>
<li>Handcranks not providing power while the game is paused</li>
</ul>

General

• Added wall torch construction
• Added skull on a pole construction

Audio

• Combat audio events - miss, dodge, block, parry, knock back, fall down, drop weapon, sever limb and bleeding
• Hit audio events - blunt, slash and pierce against wood, metal and flesh
• Weapon fire audio events for blunderbuss, pistol and crossbow
• Mechanism audio events - lever, pressure plate, self-powered traps, mechanical wall, hatch, pump, handcrank, windmill and steam engine
• Added a second sound effect for chopping trees

Fixed

• Some audio events playing at full volume briefly before changing to the correct volume setting
• Every button in the notable kills ul bringing up UI for the last entry
• Crafted By button when viewing constructions not working after the crafter died
• Handcranks not providing power while the game is paused