New Features/Changes:

• Added base implementation (v0.1) of the new free movement system, enabled per map from Map Properties (most gameplay will not work yet, use at your own risk!)
  
• Added "Character Collides" trigger event for object scripts to the Entity Properties tab in the Map Editor (for both grid-based and free movement)
  
• Added "Pitch Control" camera setting to the Game Configuration dialog for allowing the player to control the pitch, with min/max settings
  
• Added "Focal Offset" camera setting to the Game Configuration dialog for vertically offsetting the camera's focal point in third-person views
  
• Added "Locked Axes" camera settings to the Game Configuration dialog for locking the X, Y, and/or Z-axis (e.g. lock the Y-axis for a sidescroller effect)
  
• Added "Top-Down Camera" as an option for the Map Editor's default camera (available from the Editor Settings dialog)
  
• Added "jump" as an option to the list of predefined animation names when defining a character animation in the Voxel Editor
  
• Added debug console command for adjusting the player's jump height in free movement maps (e.g. "jump X", where X is from 0 to 10)
  
• Added "Spotlight" as a light source option to the Voxel Editor, with initial settings for range (in voxels) and angle of the spotlight
  
• Added "Hostility" behavior setting for NPCs to determine how they behave when attackable (always hostile, hostile if attacked, or never hostile)
  
• Added ability to apply noise to existing voxels in the Voxel Editor (all or selection), with option to save presets and set the seed value
  
• Added ability to select all voxels of a specific color in the Voxel Editor via Alt + Left Click while the selection tool is active
  
• Added ability to use the "Capture Image to File" feature while in "Mesh Preview" mode in the Voxel Editor (useful with Marching Cubes, etc.)
  
• Added ability to set a custom position for a character's HP bar by defining an attach point named "hp_bar" in the first frame (or others to override)
  
• Added ability to retrieve the tool items currently held in a character's inventory (e.g. "player.tools", returned as an array of codices)
  
• Added ability to get and set a character's active tool (e.g. player.active_tool = "ITEM_0001", when retrieving the active tool the item codex will be returned)
  
• Added ability to retrieve and modify the current view model for the camera using "camera.view_model" (e.g. camera.view_model = "cam_mech")
  
• Added ability to retrieve the current camera type via script using "camera.type" (value will be either STANDARD, ISOMETRIC, or FIRST_PERSON)
  
• Added ability to retrieve the configured gameplay settings as a codex via the "global.gameplay" syntax (values are read-only for now)
  
• Added gameplay setting to the Game Configuration dialog to allow loading/continuing from the game menus when saving is disabled (e.g. for checkpoint systems)
  
• Added "Typing Effect" setting to the Game Configuration dialog for disabling the dialogue typing effect (i.e. any spoken text will instantly display)
  
• Added "Codex" as an option to the expression builder in the Script Editor, with a wizard for adding key/value pairs to the codex
  
• Added icons for each option in the expression builder in the Script Editor to provide more visual distinction between each expression type
  
• Added description box to the bottom area of the expression builder in the Script Editor for displaying helpful information about the selected type
  
• Added support for directional animations when the attack animation override setting is used for a weapon item (e.g. "sword_swing_east")
  
• Added "Stop Sound" scripting function for stopping a sound using its ID returned from the "Play Sound" function, with optional fade out (e.g. stop_sound(0, 2))
  
• Added "Stop Music" scripting function for stopping any music that's currently playing, with optional fade out (e.g. stop_music(2))
  
• Added "Clear Log" scripting function for clearing all text from the message log (i.e. any text displayed via the "Log Message" function)
  
• Added ability to retrieve and modify an object's XYZ offset via script (e.g. self.offset = array[1, 2, 5], self.offset_x = 3, etc.)
  
• Added ability to retrieve and modify an object's XYZ rotation via script (e.g. self.rotation = array[10, 0, 45], self.rotation_z = 25, etc.)
  
• Added ability to manually set the current value and maximum value of a progress bar via script using "value" and "max_value" syntax (e.g. $my_element.value = 10)
  
• Added ability to retrieve or change an object's display name via script using the built-in "name" property (e.g. entity["book01"].name = "New Name")
  
• Added four new effect presets to the Effect Editor: fountain, portal, rain, and snow (available when creating a new effect)
  
• Added "Preprocessing Time" setting to the Effect Editor, which processes the particles in advance by the specified number of seconds
  
• Added "Explosiveness" setting to the Effect Editor, which determines how many of the particles emit at once (at max, all emit simultaneously)
  
• Added "Fixed FPS" setting to the Effect Editor, which can be used to limit the framerate of the effect's particles
  
• Added "Randomness" setting to the Effect Editor for applying randomness to the scale of the generated particles
  
• Added "Local Space" setting to the Effect Editor, which when enabled will lock particle movement to the parent object's local space
  
• Added ability to press the ESC key to cancel out of the capture when capturing an image or character portrait in the Voxel Editor
  
• Added options to the "Import Resources" dialog for selecting all, selecting none, and changing the model type for all selected models
  
• Added several assets from Stumpy the Squirrel's "How to Make a Game" tutorial series to the built-in Asset Library
  
• Updated in-game widget system to significantly improve performance when using placeholder expressions in text labels and text fields
  
• Updated "Play Sound" scripting function to include support for looping the sound and setting a play interval (e.g. play_sound("sound.wav", true, 1))
  
• Updated "Play Sound" scripting function to return a unique sound ID for later referencing the sound (e.g. to stop via "Stop Sound")
  
• Updated "Play Music" scripting function to include two new optional parameters, fade in (in seconds) and loop mode (true = loop, false = play once)
  
• Updated "Missing Dependencies" dialog in the Map Editor to auto-select resources whenever there's a single match on the name (e.g. in a subfolder)
  
• Updated Voxel Editor to only generate meshes for frames that have applicable changes instead of every frame when saving a model
  
• Updated attach points dropdown in the Voxel Editor so it will attempt to keep the same one selected when switching between animation frames
  
• Updated Effect Editor to properly support transparent colors for effects using cubes, spheres, or billboards without an image assigned
  
• Updated limit for the camera zoom's minimum value in the Game Configuration dialog to 10 instead of the previous limit of 30
  
• Updated "Offset" camera setting in the Game Configuration dialog so it's available for the perspective camera type even when rotation is disabled
  
• Updated Map Editor to support copying and pasting of entity properties between two different maps instead of only within the same map
  
• Updated light attenuation setting in the Voxel Editor to have a minimum value of 0.01 to prevent potential lighting issues in maps
  
• Updated game cursor to automatically refresh whenever the "Set Entity Script" function is called (in case the cursor is hovering over that entity)
  
• Updated Game Explorer to allow the creation of a new effect from the context menu when right-clicking the "Effects" folder
  
• Updated Script Editor to display a confirmation dialog when attempting to close the script when there are pending changes to the Bauxite source code
  
• Updated About dialog to include credit for the default game UI font (PixelMplus) on the "Resources" tab with a link to the creator's website
  
• Updated expression builder in the Script Editor to automatically select the corresponding expression type and values when an expression is manually entered
  
• Changed name of the variable expression builder in the Script Editor to "Expression Builder" to better represent what the dialog is used for
  
• Changed name of the "Variable" option in the variable expression builder to "Local Variable" to help clarify its scope and usage
  
• Removed "None" from the "Navigation Type" dropdown of the "Replace Navigation" visual scripting node since it's not applicable for that parameter

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue where "party.member["player"]" syntax would return null instead of the main player character after saving and loading a game
  
• Fixed issue where the player's quests would be missing after saving and loading a game (i.e. "player.quests" would return an empty array)
  
• Fixed issue where the player was no longer able to right-click consumable items to use them after saving and loading a game
  
• Fixed issue where objects and characters added and then removed prior to saving a game would still be present after loading (at center of map)
  
• Fixed issue where "nonexistent signal: storage_slot_item_changed" error message would sometimes display when loading a saved game
  
• Fixed issue with positioning of objects in the Map Editor when rotating one with an offset assigned or using Alt + Click to pick it in place mode
  
• Fixed issue where null was being returned instead of the skill ID when attempting to access a skill slot via script
  
• Fixed issue where mouse interaction on an entity would stop working after using the "frame" property to change its current frame
  
• Fixed issue where using the group scripting syntax on the left side of a contains expression would not evaluate as true even if the entity was in the group
  
• Fixed issue where the "substr" scripting function would not work properly if the third length parameter was omitted
  
• Fixed issue where custom functions were not yielding when called unless storing a return value into a variable via assignment
  
• Fixed issue where appending a value to an array using a binary "+" operation would incorrectly result in the original array's data being modified
  
• Fixed issue where global properties were being reset to null after a game was restarted (e.g. via player defeat or the "Restart Game" function)
  
• Fixed issue where calling the "Give Item" function from a widget button's script would fail if item icon popups were enabled
  
• Fixed issue where a character's level, MP, Max MP, and custom stats were not being carried over when using "Set Entity Model" to change their appearance
  
• Fixed issue where the "Character is Damaged" global event script wasn't being triggered when the player dealt melee damage to an enemy in real-time
  
• Fixed issue where "initiator" always referred to the player character instead of the attacking character when an enemy used a ranged weapon in real-time
  
• Fixed issue where calling "Give Item" or "Remove Item" function with the character specified and storing the return value was not being accepted as valid
  
• Fixed issue where attempting to call "Reset Entity Rotation" without having first called "Rotate Entity Towards" wasn't being properly caught and logged
  
• Fixed issue where the "Put Player" scripting function was not triggering a visibility update for any groups auto-hidden via the "-hide" suffix
  
• Fixed issue where the "Configure Attached Objects/Effects" dialog was not remembering any attached objects residing in subfolders when returning to the dialog
  
• Fixed issue where any effects that resided in subfolders were not being listed properly in dropdown boxes (e.g. "Attach Effect" visual script node, etc.)
  
• Fixed issue where the "Permanent" setting for Fog of War would not display until the Game Configuration dialog was closed and opened again
  
• Fixed issue where changing the Y and Z scale values for attach points in the Voxel Editor would sometimes fail to update the attached object's scale
  
• Fixed issue where the Y and Z scale values for attach points would be switched when using the "Copy Settings" and "Paste Settings" buttons
  
• Fixed issue where an undo action would trigger in the Voxel Editor when attempting to press the "Accept" button during an image/portrait capture
  
• Fixed issue where the "F4" and "4" Voxel Editor shortcut keys were not switching to the fill tool while in texturing mode
  
• Fixed issue on the Model Properties panel where enabling the "Light Source" setting would not properly scroll the light settings panel fully into view
  
• Fixed issue where the Effect Editor was sometimes being incorrectly marked as having changes when first opening an effect
  
• Fixed issue where a text label's alignment in the Widget Editor would reset to "Left" after changing the font size of the text
  
• Fixed issue where widget buttons could be inadvertently activated via space bar after being pressed once (as a result of capturing keyboard focus)
  
• Fixed issue where widgets would potentially not have updated values immediately after loading a map (e.g. a character's coordinate)
  
• Fixed issue where enemy spawn timers would be started again every time the player returned to a map with spawns (resulting in the enemy limit being exceeded)
  
• Fixed issue where a map could fail to load if an enemy spawn assigned to a group in that map had been removed from the Combat Editor
  
• Fixed issue with the shake effect applied to characters not bumping the damaged character in the correct direction when hit
  
• Fixed issue where setting an attack animation override for a weapon in the Item Editor would cause tactical turn-based battles to become stuck
  
• Fixed issue where the built-in player HP bar would stop working properly when using the "Player Override" map setting to change the character model
  
• Fixed issue where the player character model was not reverting back to the default player character when travelling to a map with no override assigned
  
• Fixed issue where dragging a nested player node onto its parent player choice node could result in a dialogue with broken connections
  
• Fixed several issues in the Dialogue Editor related to modifying and saving values for the "Go To" node while in compact mode
  
• Fixed issue where dialogues added as favorites were not being displayed on the "Favorites" tab (only highlighted in the Game Explorer)
  
• Fixed issue where the "Projectile Object Model" field in the Item Editor wouldn't initially display after switching a weapon's type to "Ranged"
  
• Fixed issue with the attack animation of the "goblin" character from the built-in Asset Library not being configured properly
  
• Fixed issue with the "sk_bush_02" object model failing to open in the Voxel Editor after being imported from the Asset Library
  
• Fixed issue where the incorrect editor would sometimes be displayed when clicking on the main editor tabs along the top of the application
  
• Fixed incorrect date for the v1.0.6.5 release in the "What's New in RPG in a Box!" dialog (year shown was 2022 instead of 2023)

Documentation:

• Added initial version of "2D Games" tutorial that walks through setting up a 2D project similar to the Kenney Tiny Dungeon template
  
• Added initial version of built-in docs for "Free Movement" with details about current functionality, issues, and planned features
  
• Updated "Vehicles" built-in docs to remove the known issue listed at the bottom now that the issue has been fixed
  
• Updated "Tile" built-in docs to include properties that return connected tiles (e.g. $my_tile.north_tile is tile to the north)
  
• Updated "Character" built-in docs to include info about the "skills" and "quests" properties for getting a character's skills and quests
  
• Updated "Map Properties" built-in docs to include info about the "Player Override" setting only changing the visual appearance
  
• Updated "Entity Properties" built-in docs to include info about $object variable that's available to the pushing-related tile scripts
  
• Updated "Data Files" built-in docs to include .json file extensions in Bauxite examples since an extension is now required
  
• Updated "Scripting Reference" built-in docs to include info about referencing main player character via "party.member["player"]"
  
• Updated "Scripting Reference" built-in docs to include "Stop Music" function and updated signatures for "Play Music" and "Play Sound"
  
• Updated "Scripting Reference" built-in docs to include info about retrieving gameplay settings as a codex via "global.gameplay"
  
• Updated "Script Syntax" built-in docs to include info about the "Duplicate" function along with some Bauxite code examples
  
• Updated "Stop Player" built-in docs to include a more clear description of how the function affects the player's movement
  
• Updated "Groups" built-in docs to include a note that auto-hiding does not trigger if the Fog of War setting is enabled
  
• Updated "Import Resources" and "Sound" built-in docs to include info about video file support (WEBM and OGV) and OGG support for sound effects
  
• Updated "Widget Editor" built-in docs to indicate that custom widgets are now added to the management screen from the UI Editor's "Screens" tab

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New Features/Changes:

• Added ability to offset objects within their tile by adjusting XYZ values from the Entity Properties panel in the Map Editor
  
• Added ability to add multiple objects per tile in the Map Editor (Z offset will be automatically set when hovering over an existing object, e.g. a table)
  
• Added ability to rotate objects around the X and Y axes (in addition to the Z axis) from the Entity Properties panel in the Map Editor
  
• Added "View Model" camera setting to gameplay configuration for assigning a model to attach to the camera while in first-person (model needs attach point with ID of "camera")
  
• Added special global property "view_model" as a temporary way of referencing the view model attached to the camera (e.g. play_animation(global.property["view_model"], "anim_name"))
  
• Added "Background Image" option to NPC, Player, and Message nodes for displaying a background image during dialogue (located on node toolbar next to style override)
  
• Added "speak" pre-defined animation for characters that will automatically play whenever they're the active speaker during dialogue
  
• Added "Behaviors" section to the Game Configuration dialog for managing NPC behavior presets without needing to use the Map Editor
  
• Added "Display Name" setting to the Voxel Editor and Map Editor for assigning an object's display name (used when interacting with multiple scripted objects via keyboard)
  
• Added "Custom Properties" section to the Item Editor for defining custom item properties (string, number, or boolean types)
  
• Added "Loading Image Override" setting to the Map Properties panel for overriding the default loading screen image per map
  
• Added popup dialog when enabling free movement from the Game Configuration dialog with information about the feature being in an alpha state
  
• Updated attach point tool in the Voxel Editor to allow attach points to be created by clicking directly on the grid without the need for an existing voxel
  
• Updated "Duplicate Frame" functionality in the Voxel Editor to copy any existing textures to the newly created frame
  
• Updated alpha slider in the Voxel Editor to allow values between 0 and 0.9 and changed the increment value from 0.05 to 0.01 for allow for finer tuning of transparency
  
• Updated alpha slider in the Voxel Editor to include icons on each end of the slider to make it more apparent which end is which (min vs. max alpha)
  
• Updated movement speed setting for tile platforms to allow speeds in increments of 0.1 instead of requiring an integer value
  
• Updated "On Equip" and "On Unequip" item script functionality to store the equipment slot ID in a local variable named $slot for use in the script
  
• Updated "Add Effect" scripting function to properly validate the effect name parameter to ensure the value is a string
  
• Updated "Detach Object" failure message from an error to a warning when attempting to detach an object from an attach point with nothing attached
  
• Updated dialogue functionality to not use typing effect when called from the "Display Choices" function without a speaker entity specified
  
• Updated stretch mode for background image in the Main Menu Editor to default to "Keep Aspect Covered" for best compatibility

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue that would sometimes cause a crash if the player saved the game after having dealt damage to an enemy or having received damage
  
• Fixed issue where directional attack animations for characters ("attack_north", etc.) were not being properly triggered in certain scenarios
  
• Fixed issue where disabling mouse movement controls in the gameplay configuration would prevent tool item scripts from working on tiles
  
• Fixed issue where the player's mouse sensitivity setting was losing the correct sensitivity value after restarting the game
  
• Fixed issue with "When Player Interacts" and "When Next to Player" resource dropdowns not being hidden when an NPC was set to be attackable from their behavior settings
  
• Fixed issue with the obstacle reaction script dropdown on the NPC behavior settings panel not being populated with values until clicked on
  
• Fixed issue with the obstacle reaction script dropdown not being hidden on the NPC behavior settings panel when switching to a move direction of "None" or "Random"
  
• Fixed issue where undo/redo actions were not being created when an entity's scale was changed from the Entity Properties panel
  
• Fixed issue that could occur in-game or in the Map Editor when editing or referencing a tile that previously had a character on it but the character had been removed
  
• Fixed issue in the Map Editor where a tile sometimes couldn't be deleted from the map ("remove_entity_id_lookup" error was displayed in console)
  
• Fixed issue where the Y and Z values of an entity's scale were switched on the Entity Properties panel when selecting an object or character in the Map Editor
  
• Fixed issue where models with transparency could be seen through the marker icons that are shown above entities in the Map Editor
  
• Fixed issue with "Add Object" scripting function where attempting to use an invalid tile coordinate was not being properly handled and displayed in the console
  
• Fixed issue with "Hide Group" and "Show Group" scripting functions not working properly when used to hide/show effects
  
• Fixed issue with "Display Image" scripting function not working properly unless both the duration and background color were explicitly specified
  
• Fixed issue where the "Character enters tile" event wasn't being triggered after the player character was moved with "Put Player" then walked to another tile
  
• Fixed issue where the "Character stops on tile" event wasn't being triggered after the player character was moved with "Put Player"
  
• Fixed issue in Combat Editor where the battle map dropdown was not being updated when switching to a menu-driven turn-based battle
  
• Fixed issue that could occur when attempting to attack with an unlimited use ranged weapon that didn't have an object model defined
  
• Fixed issue where characters configured as "Two-Dimensional" were being rotated when firing a ranged weapon instead of only triggering their directional attack animation
  
• Fixed issue in Dialogue Editor where a player node could be dragged back on itself, which would then result in a broken dialogue
  
• Fixed issue in Dialogue Editor where player nodes would be dragged when attempting to drag and select the dialogue text while in compact mode
  
• Fixed issue in Main Menu Editor where the background image's appearance was not being updated properly when switching images until the editor was resized
  
• Fixed issue with the stretch mode for main menu background images and loading screen images not working properly when the image was larger than the screen size
  
• Fixed issue where changing properties in the Effect Editor would affect another effect after using "Save As" to copy an effect then opening the original effect
  
• Fixed issue with Y and Z scale values on the Model Properties panel being reversed for attach points in the Voxel Editor
  
• Fixed issue with UI theme not being properly applied to equipment slots, shop item slots, and crafting input slots
  
• Fixed issue where the editor was not properly checking for changes to the Quest Editor or clearing out the quest list when closing the project

Documentation:

• Added initial version of built-in docs for "Pushing", which includes a basic walkthrough of how to set up a pushable object
  
• Added initial version of built-in docs for "Skill Slot", which includes basic info about the skill slot element and a scripting example
  
• Updated "Scripting Reference" built-in docs to include list of global, map, camera, party, and system variables
  
• Updated "Entity Properties" built-in docs to include descriptions for each tile trigger event (including new events for pushable objects)
  
• Updated "Tile", "Object", and "Character" built-in docs to include info about the "textures" property, which returns an array of textures for the entity
  
• Updated "Tile", "Object", and "Character" built-in docs to include info about "attachment["x"]" and "effect["x"]" properties for referencing attachments and effects
  
• Updated "Character" built-in docs to include info about the "behavior" property for retrieving and modifying a character's behavior
  
• Updated "Map Editor" built-in docs to include info about using Shift and Shift + Alt to add/remove entities from the current selection
  
• Updated "Global Event Scripts" built-in docs to include info about several global event scripts that were missing
  
• Updated "Conditional Expression" built-in docs to include info about the "!contains" syntax (i.e. "doesn't contain")
  
• Updated "Debug Console" built-in docs to include info about using "self" keyword to reference the entity at the mouse cursor's location
  
• Updated "Codex" built-in docs to include a code example of inserting a new key/value pair into a codex
  
• Updated "Array" built-in docs to include info about the "remove" function and a code example of using it with an array
  
• Updated "Give Item", "Remove Item", and "Add Item To Container" built-in docs to include info about return values (i.e. number of items added/removed)
  
• Updated "Add Tile", "Add Object", and "Add Character" built-in docs to include info about return values (i.e. reference to new entity)
  
• Updated "Assign Entity ID" built-in docs to include info about return value (i.e. true if the ID was successfully assigned, false otherwise)

New Features/Changes:

• Added initial background map implementation for menu-driven turn-based battles (assigned in Combat Editor, party members spawn starting at center of map going eastward)
  
• Added "Object enters tile", "Object stops on tile", and "Object exits tile" trigger events for tiles for use with pushable objects ($object variable contains object)
  
• Added "On Equip Script" and "On Unequip Script" settings to the Item Editor for equippable items, which get triggered when the item is equipped/unequipped (self is character, $item is item)
  
• Added "Random Speaking Pitch" character setting to the Voxel Editor which will randomize the pitch of a character's voice as they speak
  
• Added "Scroll Wheel Grid Controls" editor setting for the Map Editor to turn off Shift/Ctrl + Scroll Wheel grid level controls
  
• Added confirmation dialog to the Script Editor when pressing ESC or clicking the cancel button and the Bauxite source code field has been edited
  
• Updated "Duplicate Frame" functionality in the Voxel Editor to copy any voxel groups to the newly created frame
  
• Updated menu-driven turn-based battles to play death animations for enemies when applicable instead of immediately removing them from the map
  
• Updated "Replace Navigation" scripting function to force the player to release a pushable object if navigation was removed between them and the object
  
• Updated "Set Entity Model" scripting function to only replace the model when different than the current model in use
  
• Updated Bauxite syntax highlighting to include "map" as a built-name variable name (e.g. when used with "map.name" or "map.groups")

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed roguelike issue where mouse movement was inadvertently being allowed even when disabled by interacting with something from a distance
  
• Fixed issue in the Voxel Editor with the option to automatically attach an object in-game not working properly
  
• Fixed issue where voxel groups were not being updated when using the arrow buttons or the move tool to move grouped voxels
  
• Fixed issue in the Map Editor where the scale of the pending character/object couldn't be adjusted with Shift + Scroll Wheel if the grid level was locked
  
• Fixed issue where the new tile's collision override was not being applied when replacing a tile's model with "Set Entity Model"
  
• Fixed issue with navigation paths not being properly updated in some scenarios when the player would push an object to a new tile
  
• Fixed issue with "Duplicate" functionality not working properly when attempting to duplicate an effect from the Game Explorer
  
• Fixed issue with "Reset Entity Rotation" function not properly resetting the character's direction after being rotated with "Rotate Entity Towards"
  
• Fixed issue with "mp" and "max_mp" stats not working properly in-game when attempting to access or modify their values
  
• Fixed issue with "quests" and "skills" character properties not being accepted as valid syntax when used in a "for" expression (e.g. for $quest_id in player.quests)
  
• Fixed issue with the Asset Library where the OK and Cancel buttons were outside of the dialog box when using the Russian localization
  
• Fixed "nonexistent signal" error that would display in the console window when opening an item container

Documentation:

• Updated "Map Editor" built-in docs to include info about pressing Delete in Connect/Navigation mode to remove all navigation paths to a tile
  
• Updated "Map Editor" built-in docs to include info about Ctrl and Alt modifiers for picking a resource and/or grid level while in place mode
  
• Updated "Character" built-in docs to include info about "name" property and "portrait" property

• Added "Positional Sound" setting to the Voxel Editor for specifying that an animation's sound effect should be played positionally in 3D space
  
• Added "Apply Status Effect" scripting function for applying a status effect to a character for a duration of time (e.g. apply_status_effect("STATUS_0001", player, 5))
  
• Added "Remove Status Effect" scripting function for removing a status effect from a character (e.g. remove_status_effect("STATUS_0001", player))
  
• Added "Clear Status Effects" scripting function for clearing all status effects from a character (e.g. clear_status_effects(player))
  
• Fixed issue with particle effects configured to be automatically attached to models not displaying for entities that were already placed into a map (model resave needed)
  
• Fixed issue with the Bauxite code missing commas between parameters for the "Display Image" function when placed into a visual script
  
• Fixed issue with the color picker button not properly setting the alpha value when manually coding the "Display Image" function into a script
  
• Fixed issue with not being able to assign a widget to the "Toggle Widget" action when setting up a key binding in the Game Configuration dialog
  
• Fixed issue where the lock icon was showing for all widgets instead of only the built-in widgets when choosing one to assign to a key binding

New Features/Changes:

• Added initial implementation of the Effect Editor for creating particle effects (e.g. flames, fountains, weather, environmental effects, visual status indicators, etc.)
  
• Added "Attach Effect" scripting function for attaching a particle effect to an entity's attach point (e.g. attach_effect("flame", entity["xyz"], "attach_id"))
  
• Added "Detach Effect" scripting function for detaching a particle effect from an entity (e.g. detach_effect(entity["xyz"], "attach_id"))
  
• Added "Add Effect" scripting function for adding a particle effect at a coordinate, with optional entity ID (e.g. add_effect("rain", coord[0, 0, 100], "rain_id"))
  
• Added "Disable Effect" scripting function for disabling the emission of particles for an effect (e.g. disable_effect(entity["rain"]))
  
• Added "Enable Effect" scripting function for enabling the emission of particles for an effect (e.g. enable_effect(entity["rain"]))
  
• Added "Add Item To Tile" visual script node to the Script Editor for placing an item drop onto a tile that the player can pick up
  
• Added "Delete Data" visual script node to the Script Editor for deleting a custom data file that was previously saved to disk via the "Save Data" function
  
• Added "Delete Save" visual script node to the Script Editor for deleting a saved game ("savegame01" if no filename is specified)
  
• Added "Give Loot" visual script node to the Script Editor for generating items for a loot drop then giving them to a specified character
  
• Added "Give Skill" visual script node to the Script Editor for giving a skill to a character (defaults to the main player character)
  
• Added "Remove Skill" visual script node to the Script Editor for removing a skill from a character (defaults to the main player character)
  
• Added "Use Skill" visual script node to the Script Editor for triggering the usage of a skill for a character (defaults to the main player character)
  
• Added "Cooldown (Roguelike)" to the Stats Editor for configuring the cooldown of a skill when used in roguelike mode (measured in actions)
  
• Added two new status effect types to the Stats Editor, "Healing Over Time" and "Damage Over Time" for applying healing/damage at intervals
  
• Added ability to specify both real-time and roguelike interval for status effects in the Stats Editor (measured on seconds and actions, respectively)
  
• Added support for global functions that can be called from any script (configured from the "Global Functions" tab in the Game Configuration dialog)
  
• Added "Footstep Sound" and "Footstep Rate" settings to the Voxel Editor for characters (sounds are played positionally, rate is in footsteps per second)
  
• Added ability to freely rotate objects in the Map Editor from the Entity Properties panel (instead of being locked to 90-degree increments)
  
• Added "Display Image" scripting function for displaying an image to the player (usage: display_image(<image_name>, <duration>, <background_color>, <stretch_mode>))
  
• Added image stretch mode constants for scripting (STRETCH_X, where X is either SCALE, TILE, KEEP, KEEP_CENTERED, KEEP_ASPECT, KEEP_ASPECT_CENTERED, or KEEP_ASPECT_COVERED)
  
• Added "Play Video" scripting function for playing video files (supported formats are WEBM and OGV, can be imported by dragging and dropping onto application)
  
• Added "Open Container" scripting function for manually triggering the opening of an item container within the current map
  
• Added "quests" syntax to the Bauxite language for getting an array of quest IDs for a character (e.g. player.quests)
  
• Added "global.theme" scripting variable for changing the current UI theme (e.g. global.theme = "My Theme")
  
• Added "system.time" scripting variable for getting current time from the OS (returns a codex with "hour", "minute", and "second" values)
  
• Added Bauxite scripting syntax for getting an effect attached to an attach point (e.g. entity["xyz"].effect["attach_id"])
  
• Added "EFFECT" scripting constant for checking if an entity is an effect (similar to TILE, OBJECT, and CHARACTER, e.g. if entity["xyz"] == EFFECT)
  
• Added "substr" scripting function for getting part of a string (usage: substr(<string>, <start_position>, <length>) - length parameter is optional)
  
• Added "len" scripting function for getting the length of a string, size of an array, or number of keys in a codex (e.g. len($my_array))
  
• Added "quest[$quest_id]" syntax for getting quest properties based on ID (specifically name, description, or tags, e.g. quest["QUEST_0001"].name)
  
• Added "portrait" property for characters to Bauxite scripting syntax (e.g. player.portrait to get or change the portrait, null will clear the portrait)
  
• Added "Two-Dimensional" setting for objects in the Voxel Editor in order to prevent the rotation of vehicle objects when needed
  
• Added entity script setting to disable the automatic playing of the initiating character's "interact" animation
  
• Added "default" and "move" directional animation names for use by vehicles with the "Two-Dimensional" setting enabled (e.g. "default_west" or "move_north")
  
• Added Effect Editor as a "Default Tab" option on the Editor Settings dialog to have it active by default on application startup
  
• Added two new project templates to the Game Manager, "Mini Caves of ZZT" and "Kenney Tiny Dungeon (2D)", and added their associated assets to the Asset Library
  
• Added assets previously exclusive to the Patreon to the built-in Asset Library (147 tiles, 55 objects, and 8 characters)
  
• Added several music tracks by Aleix Ramon to the Asset Library, including "The Adventure Begins" (official RPG in a Box theme song)
  
• Added "shore_corners" (water with shore at two opposite corners) to the Asset Library for use in the default example game
  
• Added Italian translations for the editor interface and in-game text (selected from the "General" section of the Editor Settings dialog)
  
• Updated roguelike mode to also consider interacting with objects and characters as an action (e.g. opening a door, pulling a lever, etc.)
  
• Updated "Controls" section in the Game Configuration dialog to split out the movement and interaction options
  
• Updated description field in the Quest Editor to be a multi-line text field instead of being limited to one line
  
• Updated color data type to support optional alpha value (e.g. color[0, 255, 0, 128] is green with 50% transparency level)
  
• Updated error message for the "Equip Item" scripting function to be more descriptive (e.g. character needs item in inventory, slot doesn't exist, etc.)
  
• Update "Enable Container" and "Disable Container" functions to allow direct entity references instead of only an entity ID
  
• Updated coordinate values in visual scripts nodes (e.g. the "Move Camera" function) to allow decimals for more precise positioning
  
• Updated "str" scripting function to return "null" when the value is null instead of throwing an error to the debug console
  
• Updated "Request Coordinate" and "Request Entity" functionality to disable mouse input for widgets while requesting a value
  
• Updated Bauxite scripting syntax to support Korean characters when used inside of text strings
  
• Updated "Default Example Game" project template to include an auto-tile configuration for the grass and water tiles
  
• Updated filtering functionality in the Asset Library to no longer be case-sensitive when searching for tags
  
• Updated Patreon credits in the About dialog to only reflect the patrons who are currently active for each tier

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with transparent surfaces of models showing through billboard sprite characters and objects
  
• Fixed issue with death animations not properly triggering for billboard sprite characters when defeated
  
• Fixed issue with camera positioning that could occur when loading a map and the camera had been previously locked
  
• Fixed issue with setting a image element's image on a widget to null not properly clearing the image
  
• Fixed issue that could occur when adding quest-related visual script nodes to a script without having any quests defined
  
• Fixed issue with $item_id in item's script being null when using a consumable item from a quick slot via number hotkey
  
• Fixed issue with the "Pass Mouse Input" widget setting not properly passing mouse input through the widget in some cases
  
• Fixed issue with the positioning of objects when attached to other objects that were themselves also attached to an entity
  
• Fixed issue where "interact" animations would keep playing even if a character started walking after interaction
  
• Fixed issue with character's level not being saved when saving a game (only XP value was saved, not level itself)
  
• Fixed issue with the player's party members not being properly restored when saving then loading a game
  
• Fixed issue with scale not being applied to an object in the Map Editor if selecting another entity without focusing on another field first
  
• Fixed issue where cursor was not being automatically updated if over an item container while a script enabled or disabled it
  
• Fixed issue with duplicate play buttons showing next to music items in the Game Explorer after importing songs from the Asset Library
  
• Fixed issue where attach point cubes were displaying after capturing a thumbnail for a model even if they weren't previously enabled
  
• Fixed issue where the skill bar widget was incorrectly showing in the viewport of the Screen Editor
  
• Fixed issue with Themes tab in the UI Editor incorrectly showing as "Theme" instead of "Themes" in some scenarios
  
• Fixed issue with Item Editor and Quest Editor incorrectly showing the item/quest details area before a project was opened when set as the default tab
  
• Fixed issue with "Recent Files" box not displaying dialogues when "All Types" was checked
  
• Fixed issue where semi-transparent colors in PNGs were being ignored when importing them into the Voxel Editor
  
• Fixed error that could occur when using "Capture Portrait" tool in the Voxel Editor multiple times in a row
  
• Fixed issue with control variable in the "For Loop" visual script node not being validated correctly
  
• Fixed console errors when giving a quest to the player then subsequently moving the player character
  
• Fixed crash that can occur when using "return" without a return value in the Script Editor and Quick Script Builder
  
• Fixed issue with some of the default example tiles in the Asset Library causing clipping when walked over by a billboard sprite character
  
• Fixed some errors that that would display in the external console window when opening the Asset Library dialog
  
• Fixed issue with "Enter name to filter by" placeholder text on the asset tabs not being properly translated to the current language
  
• Fixed issue with missing localization for "LOOT_DROP_ALREADY_EXISTS" text when attempting to create a loot drop with a name that already existed

Documentation:

• Updated "Tutorials" built-in-docs to include YouTube links for Stumpy's "How to Make a Game" series and Sarah's tutorial series
  
• Updated "Character" built-in docs to include convenience variables which get tiles relative to a character ("front_tile", "north_tile", etc.)
  
• Updated "Codex" built-in docs to include an example of how to modify an existing value within a codex
  
• Updated "Climbing" built-in docs to fix an issue with the "Known Issue" text being cut off

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!