Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this tutorial, we'll create a sign that the player can interact with. As part of this, you'll get some more practice with voxel modelling and scripting!

New Features/Changes:

• Added top-down orthogonal camera mode to the Map Editor for easier 2D/overhead map creation (located next to the isometric camera button)
  
• Added "Panorama Sky" background option to the Map Properties panel of the Map Editor (image needs to be an equirectangular sky map)
  
• Added new option to the "Reaction to Obstacle" NPC behavior setting for running a custom script upon encountering an obstacle
  
• Added ability to control pushable objects using the mouse by clicking on a valid tile in front of the object or behind the player character
  
• Added ability to release a pushable object currently held by the player character by clicking on it (in addition to the G key)
  
• Added "Object is Grabbed" and "Object is Released" global event scripts ("self" contains object, "initiator" contains character)
  
• Added "Object is Pushed" global event script ("self" contains object, "initiator" contains character, tiles are stored in $previous_tile and $target_tile variables)
  
• Added ability to scale objects and characters being placed into a map (Shift + Scroll Wheel scales by 0.05, Ctrl + Scroll Wheel scales by 0.1)
  
• Added "Copy Settings" and "Paste Settings" buttons to the Model Properties panel for copying the offset/scale/rotation values between attach points
  
• Added ability to separately scale the X, Y, and Z values of attach points in the Voxel Editor from the Model Properties panel
  
• Added setting to the Widget Properties panel which, when enabled, will pass mouse input through areas of the widget not occupied by elements
  
• Added "on close" script setting to the Widget Properties panel that gets triggered when the widget's "X" close button is pressed ("self" contains widget)
  
• Added "UI Scale" option to the Editor Settings dialog so that the interface can be scaled for high DPI displays
  
• Added "Free Movement" experimental setting to the Game Configuration dialog (only basic movement/interaction supported, full gameplay not yet possible)
  
• Increased maximum in-game zoom distance to 300 (adjustable from the Gameplay section of the Game Configuration dialog)
  
• Updated eyedropper tool in the Map Editor (Alt + Left-Click) to also get the scale of the selected object or character
  
• Updated "Predefined Animation Names" dialog in the Voxel Editor to include directional animation names ("idle_north", "walk_north", etc.)
  
• Updated character animation functionality to auto-trigger corresponding walk/idle/attack animations on any attached objects when played
  
• Updated About dialog to include credit to andysphinx for the "Box of Colors" default Voxel Editor palette

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed several in-game issues with the pushable object functionality when used with the first-person camera
  
• Fixed issue with the player being able to release a pushable object in the middle of two tiles while pushing it
  
• Fixed issue with default scale not being properly applied when the player character was configured as a billboard sprite
  
• Fixed issue with characters configured as "Two-Dimensional" being incorrectly rotated upon reacting to an obstacle (via behavior setting)
  
• Fixed issue with holding Ctrl + Middle Mouse Button and dragging up/down to zoom not working properly in the Map Editor when isometric camera was enabled
  
• Fixed issue with Voxel Editor being marked as having changes when pressing ESC to deselect all selected voxels
  
• Fixed issue where "Request Coordinate" and "Request Entity" scripting functions could be triggered even when one was already being requested
  
• Fixed issue where the "type" built-in property was not being accepted as valid syntax when used with a variable (e.g. $my_entity.type)
  
• Fixed issue with using compound operators (+=, -=, etc.) to modify stat values via scripts not working correctly (literal value would be assigned to the stat)
  
• Fixed error that could occur when using "Capture to Image" in the Voxel Editor then later switching to the "Mesh Preview" mode

Documentation:

• Updated "Map Editor" built-in docs to include info about additional camera controls (holding C and moving mouse to edge of view)

Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this tutorial, we'll create a startup script, and then test our game with Quick Play. A great opportunity to get your feet wet with scripting!

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Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this tutorial, we'll create a grass tile, and then make a map with it in the Map Editor. Let's get started! 🛠️🐿️🕹️

Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this tutorial, we'll create a walk animation for me in the Voxel Editor. It's simple to create a walk animation using only 3 frames. And believe it or not, we only need to design one new frame, which will have my arms and legs in a walking stance. The other 2 frames will consist of a copy of the first idle frame and a mirrored version of the newly drawn frame. Let's get started! 🛠️🐿️🕹️

Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this tutorial, we'll create an idle animation for me in the Voxel Editor. Let's get started! 🛠️🐿️🕹️

Hello! I'm Stumpy the Squirrel. Let's make a game with RPG in a Box! In this first tutorial, we'll set up our project and learn how to create me in the Voxel Editor. Let's get started! 🛠️🐿️🕹️

New Features/Changes:

• Added "Box of Colors" palette to the Voxel Editor (the new default/official palette of RPG in a Box, created by community member andysphinx)
  
• Added cooldown setting for specifying a skill's real-time cooldown in seconds (zero if none), updated skill slot to darken and show timer when cooldown is active
  
• Added mouse sensitivity setting to the in-game options menu for adjusting the mouse sensitivity when looking around in first-person mode
  
• Added ability to directly reference a character's behavior via script (e.g. entity["some_npc"].behavior returns a codex of their behavior properties)
  
• Added ability to modify individual behavior settings for a character via script (e.g. entity["some_npc"].behavior["move_direction"] = NORTH)
  
• Added ability to modify or remove a storage/quick slot's item via script (e.g. widget["my_widget"].element["0001"].item = "ITEM_0001")
  
• Added ability to modify the stack size of a storage slot's item via script (e.g. widget["my_widget"].element["0001"].count += 1)
  
• Added ability to modify the scale of billboard sprites in the Map Editor (X/Y/Z values will be locked together)
  
• Added ability to stop the currently playing animation in the Voxel Editor by pressing the ESC key
  
• Increased maximum widget size in the Widget Editor to 64 columns by 36 rows (will allow a widget to cover the entire screen at 1920x1080)
  
• Updated Bauxite syntax to allow direct references to a character's inventory, which returns an array of codexes or null if a slot is empty (e.g. player.inventory)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue in the default example game where console errors would display after taking the coins then returning to the chest to open/close it again
  
• Fixed issue with "Go To" dialogue node not jumping to the correct node in some cases when using the "Go To Node" option
  
• Fixed issue where null was being returned when getting the entity ID of an entity when stored in a variable (e.g. $my_entity.id)
  
• Fixed issue with accessing properties of "front_tile" and other related references not being accepted as valid syntax (e.g. player.front_tile.id)
  
• Fixed issue with the height of the default inventory widget being one row too large when displayed in the Widget Editor

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