Another small patch, with more bugfixes! And for fun, a new post-game unlockable option: Timed Hits mode! This essentially applies the benefit from the Gladiator passive 'Timed Hits' (press 'Use' just before dealing weapon damage to deal +25% more) to all of your characters. It also stacks with the Gladiator passive.

• Added unlockable 'Timed Hits mode' after beating the game (already unlocked if you have beaten the game)
  
• Added journal entry for Turrets
  
• Fixed AI sometimes choosing suboptimal targets (especially with area of effect spells)
  
• Fixed facing-based effects (Valiant, Backstabber, etc.) not calculating consistently at 45° angles
  
• Fixed Mobile Workshop furnace not working
  
• Fixed Bone Crossbow's Ruin bonus not properly unequipping if the weapon was fired (thanks rcfox!)
  
• Fixed delayed 'mid-air' abilities such as Blast Shot being cancelled if the caster becomes unable to act
  
• (Modding) Added support for songs in the Mods directory. (Song filenames must start with "Song-".)
  
• (Modding) Added cloneFrom support for ActorTypes and ActorClasses
  
• (Modding) Lists can now be cleared in definitions by preceding it with a '!' character (Ex: "!actions=Mec_setTurret" would clear the actions list before adding 'Mec_setTurret'.)
  
• (Modding) Overwriting a Zone now backs up the overwritten zone and puts it in a 'Backup' folder. Only 1 backup is kept.

The first big patch is ready! It brings a new class - the Mechanist - a new guild quest, and two new locations, one of which is a dungeon!

The Mechanist sets up complex battlefield contraptions by deploying turrets, walls, conveyor belts, traps, and medkits!

• Added new Mechanist class!
  
• Added new 'Salvage Shipwreck Cargo' Guild quest that asks you to find a hidden shipwreck using a treasure map!
  
• New location: Mirrin Farms
  
• New location: Mobile Workshop

• Changed enemy combat start time bonus range from +10 to +16 -> +9 to +15
  
• Swashbuckler's 'Bolt Balestra' main damage increased from 70% -> 80%
  
• Balancer's 'Force' base range increased from 4 -> 5
  
• Balancer's 'Force' rank ups now grant +1 target instead of +1 range
  
• Krakenslayer's 'Jump Strike' MP cost increased from 4 -> 6
  
• Krakenslayer's 'Jump Strike' range reduced by 1
  
• Krakenslayer's 'Static' MP cost reduced from 7 -> 5
  
• Ravager's 'Revel' duration increased from 40t -> 50t
  
• Gatekeeper's 'Gate: Magma', 'Gate: Storm', 'Gate: Flood', and 'Gate: Sky' MP costs reduced by 1
  
• Stormshot's 'Spiral Current' accuracy bonus increased from +1% -> +1.5%
  
• Lifeshard range reduced from 4 -> 3

• When investing in other factions' 'ever loyal' ports, you no longer lose favor with the port's owner
  
• Fixed Battle Anchor being considered a bladed weapon
  
• Fixed 'Organize' sorting incorrectly
  
• Fixed player ship not being loaded on main menu after beating the game
  
• Fixed enemy ships never moving after using Swivel Gun or Spine Launcher
  
• Fixed irregular Date/Time formats causing a crash on the Save/Load Menu
  
• Fixed Admiral getting a turn during a cutscene if KO'd by a damage over time effect
  
• Fixed Decay showing 100% chance to hit against enemies immune to it

• DialogNodes and TerrainTypes can now be overwritten and/or refreshed with Ctrl+R
  
• Fixed loadSpecialZone() not checking for zones in the Mods folder
  
• Added ActorClassReaction, SupportAbilityReaction, SupportAbilityEffect support
  
• Added example file for a SupportAbility mod
  
• Fixed mod classes not properly expanding the class window

More controller refinements, as well as general UI improvments & balance changes! Controller support is nearly 100% complete. Keep the feedback coming!

• Controllers can now select journal entries
  
• Controllers can now toggle landing party members
  
• Hovering an actor now automatically brings up their stats window
  
• Character tooltips now always show status effects (even if not holding the "Show Tooltips" button)
  
• Max royal rank now only increases Donation favor by x1.5
  
• Max royal rank now only increases favor gain with your faction
  
• Reduced favor penalty of cancelling a royal quest from -10 -> -5
  
• Added larger, but less $-efficient 'Essence Gems' as port wealth level unlockable (new games only)
  
• Reduced Life Skill scaling of Lifeshards from 1:1 -> 1:0.5
  
• Fixed cannons not properly taking Crew Morale into account for damage
  
• Fixed being able to go to previous dialog lines while turning in discoveries
  
• Fixed exiting Mold Blockage putting you on the wrong side of it
  
• (Modding) Added support for loading Zones from the Mods directory
  
• (Modding) Added support for loading Locations from the Mods directory
  
• (Modding) New locations are now automatically added into old saves
  
• (Modding) Added support for overriding existing Locations from the Mods directory (only applied when entering the overworld for the first time!)
  
• (Modding) Ctrl + R in Build mode now reloads content in the Mods folder

• Organizing the stash no longer rearranges identical containers
  
• Fixed crash on beating the game and returning to the main menu
  
• Fixed crash on entering Granserf after starting a new game

• Fixed Rasmen getting higher than front-facing evasion when attacked from certain angles
  
• Clicking a character now locks the target stats window on them until you click something else

Small balance changes, and UI improvements! Controllers work a bit better, and it's now much easier to hoard Bandages and the like.

• Reorganized fleet starting positions so that ship #4 isn't blocked by its allies
  
• Bat Handler's 'Batling' passive now also grants +5% Accuracy
  
• Bat Handler's 'Tamer' passive now affects adjacent creatures when you end your turn instead of creatures hit by weapon attacks
  
• Buying stackable infinite-stock items now brings up a quantity slider (max 99)
  
• Increase value of Bandages, Splints, Firebomb, Aldleaf, Hood, Minibomb, Lifeshard
  
• Fixed sell value of stacks of items not matching displayed value * quantity
  
• Changed Arc Greatsword elemental damage scaling from 1:1 -> 1:0.5
  
• Controllers can now scroll the Stash in Grid Mode
  
• Various small controller refinements
  
• Fixed misalignment issues with controller cursor on containers & during trading
  
• Fixed moored ships acquired by boons being overwritten by future boon ships of the same type
  
• Fixed Megabomb being able to explode certain doors out of existence
  
• Fixed ship speed display showing during combat
  
• (Modding) Fixed image overrides not working
  
• (Modding) Fixed subfolders in Mods folder causing a crash

EDIT: this patch has been delayed until some bugs are figured out! Sorry!
EDIT: The patch is out again, hopefully with all the big bugs fixed!

Big patch-- now Horizon's Gate supports controllers! There will be additional refinements incoming, so give it a try and let me know what should change!

IMPORTANT: to use the default controller bindings, you must reset your keybinds by pressing the 'Default' button in the keybinds section!

• BETA Controller Support! All important functions are implemented, though with a few rough edges. Please send feedback for future improvements!
  
• NOTE: Some things you still can't do with a controller:
  • Navigate the Keybinds menu or the journal entry list
    
  • Type names or notes
    
  • Edit character appearance
    
  • Delete saves
• Attacking your own nation's fleets now incurs twice the Favor penalty
  
• Organize now sorts items by category, value, and name. (Thanks rcfox!)
  
• Removed certain too-hard-to-find items from Royal quest item pool.
  
• Fixed NPC fleets being able to carry cargo loads far beyond their capabilities
  
• Fixed being able to use consumables with permanent benefits on multiple party members
  
• Fixed Deliver Letter quests being able to select non-guild locations as the goal
  
• Increase Dominio ships' minimum crew from 3 -> 4
  
• Crew now unequip items properly when dismissed at a cafe.
  
• Fixed modding crash with ActorType overrides
  
• Relocated Mods directory to save directory (BoatTactics/Mods)

Dual wield passives are now stronger, a few more crash fixes, and some fixes to trade good pricing.

• Increase Dual Strike and Thousand Fists damage from 30% -> 50%
  
• Fixed moored ships becoming immune to the effects of having low crew
  
• Fixed crash when boarding Towership with Boarding Corvus
  
• Fixed crash when the game tries to spawn a fleet with no available commodores
  
• Fixed rounding error making trade goods less profitable when sold in bulk
  
• Trade goods sold by fleets now incorporate location to determine price

• Fixed bug with 1.0.9 making trade goods unpurchasable if you can't afford the whole stack
  
• Fixed gusts, rubble, brambles, etc. occasionally being picked up and added to player inventory when moved through
  
• Added some sample mod data for defining new items
  
• Added support for mods to overwrite existing ItemType, ActorType, ActorClass, Action, and JournalEntry data
  
• Added SupportAbility mod support

• Fixed bug with 1.0.9.1

• Fixed bug with 1.0.9.2

• Fixed Ray Oil price bug
  
• Moved mod data to a single folder, "Content/Mods"

Balance changes and fixes! Heavy-hitting magic is now even stronger. Also, error logs are now more detailed, which will hopefully make certain bugs easier to figure out and fix.

• If your current quest is to hunt pirates, gossip is now more likely to be about pirate locations
  
• Reduced 'Prayer' Magic Attack scaling from 40% -> 25%
  
• Increased Magic Attack and Skill damage scaling of 'Inferno', 'Lightning', 'Gate: Magma', and 'Gate: Storm' from 100% -> 120%
  
• Reduced base duration of Warden's 'Guard' by 10t and Warden's 'Ward' by 20t
  
• Increased XP cost of higher ranks of Frost & Gust
  
• Fixed non-interactive loot stash in Abandoned Hovel
  
• Fixed royal quests asking for trade goods available at the Capital
  
• Fixed allied Zoar Bats' irrational hatred of the Salvage machine
  
• Fixed dragging a Crafting Kit onto a material causing the resulting item to crash when augmented
  
• Fixed XP Multiplier applying to base hires
  
• Added more detail to error logs

Bugfixes, small balance changes, and a new gossip type about class trainers! There's an approximately 10% chance to hear this type of gossip.

• Added possible gossip about the location of class trainers you haven't unlocked
  
• Reduced Wilderi attack bonus from +2 -> +1, but increased back defense from 30% -> 35%
  
• Party members now recover all lost Max HP before fighting the final boss
  
• Fixed gossips mentioning inaccessible cities when giving hints about quest goals
  
• Fixed being able to obliterate items using a Bin
  
• Fixed slightly glitchy buried iron around Fossils (fixed for new games only)
  
• Fixed crash when fighting Iomar Varley's fleet
  
• Fixed Water Trigger's damage being reduced by Stone Savant
  
• Fixed moored ships getting replaced by new ships of the same type that were acquired from the same source

Bigger patch for the first time! Fixes a variety of bugs. The largest change is that the fossils and plants found in Groves can now be collected.

• Fossils can now be picked up. (Still only useful for research though!)
  
• Plants can now be plucked and sold for a small amount (usually around $60). They may be useful for something else in the future.
  
• Increased Glacier Downwind & Upwind by +1
  
• Increased Volskarver (charged) power by +2
  
• Reverted Omnipode +Skill buffs due to bugs
  
• Crescent spears now only perform a sweep attack at max range
  
• Fixed XP not being distributed to boarder crew after a successful boarding combat
  
• Fixed delayed Stormshot abilities not working with crossbows
  
• Fixed occasional guild quest crash
  
• Dojos now autosave before and after the fight
  
• Fixed faction escorts lasting forever
  
• Fixed pulling allies while atop Amnitorsks potentially causing drowning
  
• Fixed crash when boarding an Ice Reaver
  
• Fixed Zoar Bats persisting after boarding ends if summoned during boarding
  
• Fixed being able to build up boost speed by repeatedly exiting and entering ports
  
• Added extra error handling at the end of boarding combats

Another small patch! I should have picked small version numbers... at this rate I'm going to run out of numbers before I'm ready to hit 1.1.

• Added crash prevention on main menu if save data loads incorrectly
  
• When wielding 2 of the same crossbow, firing the 2nd one no longer makes the 1st one disappear.