• We added a new input manager that supports gamepads out of the box. It's still prerelease content; we'll be expanding support and tweaking the default bindings in the coming weeks.
  
  • Added a new options menu: Controls. You can access key bindings and enable the new input manager from this menu.
    
  • The default movement mapping is: left stick to point in a direction + right trigger to move. You can also hold down right trigger and point the left stick around to move quickly.
    
  • You can also rebind to direct movement. If you do, the Move North/South/East/West commands tilt 45 degrees right when you hold the Alt button (left trigger by default). So, to move NE, you hold left trigger and move north.
    
  • These are the current default mappings on an Xbox controller.
    
    • left stick + right trigger: move
      
    • A: interact
      
    • B: get
      
    • X: ability menu
      
    • Y: walk (move in a direction until you hit a wall)
      
    • left bumper: wait a turn
      
    • right bumper: fire missile weapon
      
    • dpad up: go up stairs or to the worldmap
      
    • dpad down: go down stairs or to the local map
      
    • right stick: look
      
    • click right stick: reload missile weapon
      
    • select: menu
      
    • start: inventory
      
    • left trigger + B: get nearby
      
    • left trigger + Y: autoexplore
      
    • left trigger + left bumper: rest until healed
      
    • left trigger + right bumper: throw
• Added, changed, or tweak tiles for the following objects.
  
  • pocketed vest
    
  • black, ash-stained, and cloth robes
    
  • furs
    
  • woven and vine-weave tunics
    
  • wool kilt
    
  • crude and filthy toga
    
  • bark armor
    
  • ring mail
    
  • basic toolkit
    
  • stun rod
    
  • box of crayons
    
  • Joppa and Grit Gate recoilers
    
  • iron mace
    
  • grenades
    
  • albino monkey braid
• Glass bottles now visually respect the liquids they hold. They appear empty when they're empty; otherwise they show the color of the liquid they contain.
  
• Updated the slimy shaft tile.
  
• Added options for fullscreen mode and target framerate (Options > General).
  
• Improved the navigability of the overlay options.
  
• Fixed books and artifact stories not working when accessed from the new inventory screen.
  
• Fixed monsters being able to melee attack you through floors if they were directly above or below.
  
• Fixed very excessive memory use when browsing the contents of a container that contains many items, particularly liquid volumes.
  
• Fixed an exception on the Quests screen.
  
• Fixed several cases of excessive garbage generation.
  
• Removed some baseobjects (basefloat, tool) from dynamic encounters.

• We added a new input manager that supports gamepads out of the box. It's still prerelease content; we'll be expanding support and tweaking the default bindings in the coming weeks.
  
  • Added a new options menu: Controls. You can access key bindings and enable the new input manager from this menu.
    
  • The default movement mapping is: left stick to point in a direction + right trigger to move. You can also hold down right trigger and point the left stick around to move quickly.
    
  • You can also rebind to direct movement. If you do, the Move North/South/East/West commands tilt 45 degrees right when you hold the Alt button (left trigger by default). So, to move NE, you hold left trigger and move north.
    
  • These are the current default mappings on an Xbox controller.
    
    • left stick + right trigger: move
      
    • A: interact
      
    • B: get
      
    • X: ability menu
      
    • Y: walk (move in a direction until you hit a wall)
      
    • left bumper: wait a turn
      
    • right bumper: fire missile weapon
      
    • dpad up: go up stairs or to the worldmap
      
    • dpad down: go down stairs or to the local map
      
    • right stick: look
      
    • click right stick: reload missile weapon
      
    • select: menu
      
    • start: inventory
      
    • left trigger + B: get nearby
      
    • left trigger + Y: autoexplore
      
    • left trigger + left bumper: rest until healed
      
    • left trigger + right bumper: throw
• Added, changed, or tweak tiles for the following objects.
  
  • pocketed vest
    
  • black, ash-stained, and cloth robes
    
  • furs
    
  • woven and vine-weave tunics
    
  • wool kilt
    
  • crude and filthy toga
    
  • bark armor
    
  • ring mail
    
  • basic toolkit
    
  • stun rod
    
  • box of crayons
    
  • Joppa and Grit Gate recoilers
    
  • iron mace
    
  • grenades
    
  • albino monkey braid
• Glass bottles now visually respect the liquids they hold. They appear empty when they're empty; otherwise they show the color of the liquid they contain.
  
• Updated the slimy shaft tile.
  
• Added options for fullscreen mode and target framerate (Options > General).
  
• Improved the navigability of the overlay options.
  
• Fixed books and artifact stories not working when accessed from the new inventory screen.
  
• Fixed monsters being able to melee attack you through floors if they were directly above or below.
  
• Fixed very excessive memory use when browsing the contents of a container that contains many items, particularly liquid volumes.
  
• Fixed an exception on the Quests screen.
  
• Fixed several cases of excessive garbage generation.
  
• Removed some baseobjects (basefloat, tool) from dynamic encounters.

• We made a bunch of enhancements to the paper doll equipment screen. It's still flagged as prerelease content, but you can enable it here: Options > Overlay UI > Prerelease: Use over inventory screen.
  
  • The new overlay inventory is now also used for item pickup and container manipulation.
    
  • Item filters now entirely hide the filtered categories.
    
  • Item filter buttons now properly respond to the 'use' key.
    
  • You can page up and down now.
    
  • You can use + and - to open and close item categories.
    
  • Items are now properly sorted alphabetically.
    
  • Fixed several filter icons in the inventory list.
    
  • Fixed some issues with scrolling through the inventory list or the paper doll.
    
  • Updated the look and behavior of many graphical elements.
    
  • Item selection is now properly restored when the screen refreshes.
    
  • If the overlay UI and inventory are enabled, the original equipment screen doesn't appear when you tab through your character screens.
• Added tiles for several pieces of natural equipment.
  
  • wings
    
  • carapace
    
  • horns
    
  • stinger
    
  • quills
    
  • burrowing claws
    
  • flaming and freezing hands
• Added a tile for mechanical wings.
  
• Updated torch tiles.
  
• Sultans now occasionally fake their own deaths or have their deaths wrongly reported.
  
• Added some sultan events involving chariot accidents.
  
• Improved the grammar of sultan history snippets.
  
• Fixed some cases where looking at a painted or engraved item didn't reveal the proper historic site or give the right quest.
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing the secrets about the location of the Ruin of House Isner not to appear in procedurally-generated books. The secrets are back in!
  
• Added a new textbook to the corpus of text that the procedurally-generated books draw from.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to occasionally become a member of the Beasts faction, resulting in neutral NPCs acting hostile toward you.
  
• Added new options to the main Options screen.
  
  • Display vignette
    
  • Display scanlines
    
  • Brightness level
    
  • Contrast level
• [debug] Added a wish to clear the player's faction membership: "clearfactionmembership". You can use this wish to fix the hostile NPC bug in older saves.
  
• [modding] The look cursor is now more compatible with full-color tiles.
  
• [modding] Display.txt is now moddable. You only need to include the text you want to override in Display.txt. For example, here's the full text of a mod that disables the vignette:
  { "shaders":{
  "vignette":{
  "enable":"false" }}}
  
• [modding] Display.txt now supports a "tiles" category with "width" and "height" variables. You can use it to reskin the game with an alternate tile aspect ratio.

• We made a bunch of enhancements to the paper doll equipment screen. It's still flagged as prerelease content, but you can enable it here: Options > Overlay UI > Prerelease: Use over inventory screen.
  
  • The new overlay inventory is now also used for item pickup and container manipulation.
    
  • Item filters now entirely hide the filtered categories.
    
  • Item filter buttons now properly respond to the 'use' key.
    
  • You can page up and down now.
    
  • You can use + and - to open and close item categories.
    
  • Items are now properly sorted alphabetically.
    
  • Fixed several filter icons in the inventory list.
    
  • Fixed some issues with scrolling through the inventory list or the paper doll.
    
  • Updated the look and behavior of many graphical elements.
    
  • Item selection is now properly restored when the screen refreshes.
    
  • If the overlay UI and inventory are enabled, the original equipment screen doesn't appear when you tab through your character screens.
• Added tiles for several pieces of natural equipment.
  
  • wings
    
  • carapace
    
  • horns
    
  • stinger
    
  • quills
    
  • burrowing claws
    
  • flaming and freezing hands
• Added a tile for mechanical wings.
  
• Updated torch tiles.
  
• Sultans now occasionally fake their own deaths or have their deaths wrongly reported.
  
• Added some sultan events involving chariot accidents.
  
• Improved the grammar of sultan history snippets.
  
• Fixed some cases where looking at a painted or engraved item didn't reveal the proper historic site or give the right quest.
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing the secrets about the location of the Ruin of House Isner not to appear in procedurally-generated books. The secrets are back in!
  
• Added a new textbook to the corpus of text that the procedurally-generated books draw from.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to occasionally become a member of the Beasts faction, resulting in neutral NPCs acting hostile toward you.
  
• Added new options to the main Options screen.
  
  • Display vignette
    
  • Display scanlines
    
  • Brightness level
    
  • Contrast level
• [debug] Added a wish to clear the player's faction membership: "clearfactionmembership". You can use this wish to fix the hostile NPC bug in older saves.
  
• [modding] The look cursor is now more compatible with full-color tiles.
  
• [modding] Display.txt is now moddable. You only need to include the text you want to override in Display.txt. For example, here's the full text of a mod that disables the vignette:
  { "shaders":{
  "vignette":{
  "enable":"false" }}}
  
• [modding] Display.txt now supports a "tiles" category with "width" and "height" variables. You can use it to reskin the game with an alternate tile aspect ratio.

• We added a new drag-and-drop prerelease inventory screen for the new UI. It's available via the "Prerelease: Use overlay inventory screen." option under overlay UI options. It's work in progress and has some bugs. Feedback is welcome!
  
  • Equipment is manageable via a drag-and-drop procedurally generated paper doll based on your character's body
    
  • Left click to bring up the item's interaction window
    
  • Right click to view an item's tooltip
    
  • Filter buttons along the top allow you to quickly filter to specific categories
• Updated the stilt well picker dialog
  
• Updated the pour choices dialog
  
• Fixed several issues with screens under the current popup acquiring input or navigation selection
  
• Fixed the AI trying to force prison a target and then shoot it with light manipulation
  
• Fixed Enuch's character creation skill list
  
• Fixed some stair placement issues in bethesda susa
  
• Fixed an issue where phase webs would sometimes leave you permanently phased if you saved while you were stuck in them
  
• Fixed some historic-style areas not having proper tile surface paint
  
• Fixed an issue with move-speed adjusting equipment not properly applying bonuses
  
• Fixed an issue with call to arms that wasn't properly respawning Q Girl in the correct circumstances.
  
• Fixed dynmically mixed liquid volumes not having the proper vapor temperatures
  
• Fixed a stack overflow error when containers disintegrated on the ground from contained fluids
  
• [modding] Merged blueprint changes will now propagate changes to children

• We added a new drag-and-drop prerelease inventory screen for the new UI. It's available via the "Prerelease: Use overlay inventory screen." option under overlay UI options. It's work in progress and has some bugs. Feedback is welcome!
  
  • Equipment is manageable via a drag-and-drop procedurally generated paper doll based on your character's body
    
  • Left click to bring up the item's interaction window
    
  • Right click to view an item's tooltip
    
  • Filter buttons along the top allow you to quickly filter to specific categories
• Updated the stilt well picker dialog
  
• Updated the pour choices dialog
  
• Fixed several issues with screens under the current popup acquiring input or navigation selection
  
• Fixed the AI trying to force prison a target and then shoot it with light manipulation
  
• Fixed Enuch's character creation skill list
  
• Fixed some stair placement issues in bethesda susa
  
• Fixed an issue where phase webs would sometimes leave you permanently phased if you saved while you were stuck in them
  
• Fixed some historic-style areas not having proper tile surface paint
  
• Fixed an issue with move-speed adjusting equipment not properly applying bonuses
  
• Fixed an issue with call to arms that wasn't properly respawning Q Girl in the correct circumstances.
  
• Fixed dynmically mixed liquid volumes not having the proper vapor temperatures
  
• Fixed a stack overflow error when containers disintegrated on the ground from contained fluids
  
• [modding] Merged blueprint changes will now propagate changes to children

Jason is attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week, so the Feature Friday patch will be a bit smaller than usual.

Also, if you're a roguelike fan and you're in between Qud runs, check out our friend Ibology's brand new roguelike, The Curse of Yendor.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/576420/

Jason is attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week, so the Feature Friday patch will be a bit smaller than usual.

Also, if you're a roguelike fan and you're in between Qud runs, check out our friend Ibology's brand new roguelike, The Curse of Yendor.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/576420/

• We added hatters, glovers, armorers, and haberdashers.
  
  • Added hatter, glover, armorer, and haberdasher tents to the Stiltgrounds.
    
  • Added legendary hatter, glover, armorer, and haberdashers. You'll find their workshops as new overland encounters.
• Descending into a pit or open air while flying no longer grounds you.
  
• Added more variety to the geometry of historic sites.
  
• The Quest screen now has a scrollbar, scrolls smoothly, and properly wraps text.
  
• Added an option to scale the minimap (under Overlay UI).
  
• Added an option to scale the nearby items list (under Overlay UI).
  
• Monster AI now uses the Cudgel powers Conk, Slam, and Demolish.
  
• Monster AI now considers broken and rusted item statuses when equipping gear.
  
• Oboroqoru and rhinoxes now have a few more cudgel powers.
  
• Slam now properly requires a cudgel to use.
  
• Liquid volumes no longer interfere with other smart-useable objects.
  
• 'Spread Klanq' quest steps now properly complete when you spread Klanq to the proper targets.
  
• Made the Pax Klanq quest sequence a bit more robust.
  
• You can no longer choose a square without a target when you charge.
  
• Creatures that live on walls no longer spawn in the middle of a solid group of walls.
  
• Fixed some cases where objects spawned on stairs.
  
• Consuming an Eater's fleshcap no longer permanently decreases quickness.
  
• For clarity, we renamed 'Eater's flesh' to 'elcatl' and 'Eater's fleshcap' to 'Eater's flesh'.
  
• If you have burrowing claws and you use a skulk injector, you no longer lose your claws when the effect wears off.
  
• Made it clear that invoking the Chaos Spiel infuriates Asphodel.
  
• Added more messaging for shaking off dazings and stuns.
  
• Fixed some rare cases where commands were being issued twice in the overlay UI.
  
• Fixed some cases where overlay UI elements incorrectly displayed on top of each other.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the selected conversation option not to be highlighted when a conversation started.
  
• Fixed some rare cases where dismembered limbs didn't drop the items they had equipped.
  
• Fixed some rare occurrences of objects cloning themselves when slipping on slime.
  
• Fixed a rare hang during map generation.
  
• Cleaned up the text for becoming afraid.
  
• Fixed a typo in the hulk honey damage message.
  
• Removed <redacted> and <redacted> from dynamic encounters.

• We added hatters, glovers, armorers, and haberdashers.
  
  • Added hatter, glover, armorer, and haberdasher tents to the Stiltgrounds.
    
  • Added legendary hatter, glover, armorer, and haberdashers. You'll find their workshops as new overland encounters.
• Descending into a pit or open air while flying no longer grounds you.
  
• Added more variety to the geometry of historic sites.
  
• The Quest screen now has a scrollbar, scrolls smoothly, and properly wraps text.
  
• Added an option to scale the minimap (under Overlay UI).
  
• Added an option to scale the nearby items list (under Overlay UI).
  
• Monster AI now uses the Cudgel powers Conk, Slam, and Demolish.
  
• Monster AI now considers broken and rusted item statuses when equipping gear.
  
• Oboroqoru and rhinoxes now have a few more cudgel powers.
  
• Slam now properly requires a cudgel to use.
  
• Liquid volumes no longer interfere with other smart-useable objects.
  
• 'Spread Klanq' quest steps now properly complete when you spread Klanq to the proper targets.
  
• Made the Pax Klanq quest sequence a bit more robust.
  
• You can no longer choose a square without a target when you charge.
  
• Creatures that live on walls no longer spawn in the middle of a solid group of walls.
  
• Fixed some cases where objects spawned on stairs.
  
• Consuming an Eater's fleshcap no longer permanently decreases quickness.
  
• For clarity, we renamed 'Eater's flesh' to 'elcatl' and 'Eater's fleshcap' to 'Eater's flesh'.
  
• If you have burrowing claws and you use a skulk injector, you no longer lose your claws when the effect wears off.
  
• Made it clear that invoking the Chaos Spiel infuriates Asphodel.
  
• Added more messaging for shaking off dazings and stuns.
  
• Fixed some rare cases where commands were being issued twice in the overlay UI.
  
• Fixed some cases where overlay UI elements incorrectly displayed on top of each other.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the selected conversation option not to be highlighted when a conversation started.
  
• Fixed some rare cases where dismembered limbs didn't drop the items they had equipped.
  
• Fixed some rare occurrences of objects cloning themselves when slipping on slime.
  
• Fixed a rare hang during map generation.
  
• Cleaned up the text for becoming afraid.
  
• Fixed a typo in the hulk honey damage message.
  
• Removed <redacted> and <redacted> from dynamic encounters.