Dear Stormworkers,

The Commercial Fishing Major Update is OUT NOW!

Check out this new update for fishing nets, fish finding sonar, population and value variance, and more!

Please see our recent announcement for details on what to expect.



Please see the patch notes below for technical info on this update.

Please jump into game and check it out!



We look forward to hearing what you think, as well as your ideas for what you would like to see next in Stormworks!

Much love <3,

The Stormworks Developers



Patch Notes

v1.11.0 - Commercial Fishing (#2588 #12567)

Feature - Fishing Net
- Link four fishing net hooks with rope logic links in a planar square to genearte a net
- The sides of nets can be extended and contracted similar to a winch
- Pulling nets through the water will cause them to billow out
- Fish stick to the net and can be released via a logic node input

Feature - Fish Biomes and Rarity
- Fish now spawn in appropriate biomes based on longitude and depth
- Fish prices are now scaled based on biome rarity
- Fish hotspots exist in the world where the maximum fish density is increased 4x
- Fish hotspot map data can be purchased from fishing data vendors
- Added server.getFishData addon lua command to fetch default prices, equipment type and resource type

Feature - Fish Finder
- Detects a random fish in the area and outputs the yaw angle and distance.

Calling all aliens (and earthlings) of chaos and destruction! The Big Chicken is here with great news – an update for Alien Hominid HD has arrived, full of audio and visual bug fixes, music restoration, and TURBO FIRE! Yes, you read that correctly. TURBO. FIRE!!!!!!

Sending a Big Chicken BAAAAAAAWK to the community members on Discord and social media who reported various bugs and pointed out the previously missing original music tracks. We appreciate you behemothly!

Read about all the changes below, enjoy some old tunes from your youth, and as always, let us know what you think! Bawk?

1. New - A Turbo Fire option has been added for aliens tired of button spamming
   
2. New - Added option to change player hats during gameplay (destroy things fashionably 💅!)
   
3. Input - Players can now play local 2 player with a gamepad and keyboard

To utilize both of these new features, open up the settings menu, navigate to player options, turn on Turbo Fire, and choose your hat of choice!

1. Art - Restored the original art for 1-4 boss's body
   
2. Audio - Restored original music for the All You Can Eat minigame
   
3. Audio - Restored the background music in 2-6 to the original "BassGun" music track
   
4. Cutscene - Restored the original ending cutscene, credits, and music

1. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual bug with the bear in 2-2
   
2. Art/Animation - Tweaked the agent running animation in the attract screen to make it smoother
   
3. Art/Animation - Fixed visual bugs with with the helicopter and first boss in 1-5
   
4. Art/Animation - Fixed visual bugs with the Pudding Boss
   
5. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual flicker with jet enemies in 1-5
   
6. Art/Animation - Fixed a visual bug with the 2-3 flamethrower smoke animation
   
7. Audio - Properly looped the agent truck SFX in 1-1 intro cinematic
   
8. Audio - Fixed a bug with SFX continuing to play after defeating the 2-2 bear boss
   
9. Input - Fixed issues with F3 keyboard joining
   
10. Input - Fixed a bug with one controller sometimes controlling both aliens when joining with a keyboard
    
11. Input - Fixed a bug where the launcher was not using the Steam layout
    
12. Input - Fixed a bug with the B button mistakenly bringing up the player profile in the leaderboards
    
13. Input - Fixed various issues with Steam Input and X1 controllers
    
14. Input - Fixed bug with PS5 controller icons not appearing properly when using with Steam Input
    
15. Level - Fixed a softlock that would occur after Bustletron in 1-1
    
16. Level - Fixed an incorrect camera position at the start of 1-1
    
17. Level - Fixed a bug causing the 3-3 boss head to disappear and softlock
    
18. Level - Fixed visual issues with the Tank's turret cannonball fire in the 1-4 intro cutscene
    
19. Level - Fixed bug with the Pudding Boss not going into the "dazed" state when shooting after spraying them with the fire hydrant
    
20. Localization - Various translation bug fixes and additions

It's been awhile since the last Steam update! The game is coming along nicely, and after many major updates, I felt like it earned a version bump to 0.3.0! This update has a major focus on overall presentation (graphics and visual improvements), level layouts, resource collection, and tutorials. Here's a full list of everything that's changed since last time:

• Complete world layout overhaul! The game is more linear to start off, providing much better tutorials for dodging and healing. The town and surrounding areas have all been redone. The cave is now located after the tutorials are finished, connecting the town to the ruins. The flower worm boss is now treated as a 'final boss' for the demo, requiring all other content to be completed before you can fight it. Overall, the overall progression of the game makes a lot more sense!
  
  
• No more boring coins… instead, you'll find resources all around the game! These are meant to be quick and easy to pick up - seeds fall from trees, exploding rocks reveal some ore, chests contain gold, and water sources have plenty of fish! Each of these resources have their own function, and each spawn point operates on a 10 minute timer, meaning it's always beneficial to go back through previously visited areas.
  
  
• The newly designed cave now features an updated entry into the fight with Eyeris, as well as some improvements to the fight itself. After the fight, you'll be introduced to a few new mechanics involving the seeds, as well as the first climbable wall.
  
  
• There are now a bunch of interactable props, including boxes, pots, shelves, logs, and barrels, which burst apart when you hit them with an attack!
  
  
• Ambience (environmental) sounds, like wind and rain, are now added to the overall mix and can be adjusted in the settings menu.
  
  
• More movement in the environment, especially the animated trees!
  
  
• The torch has been reworked to longer use ammo. Instead, it visually indicates when it's able to shoot fire, which reforms after a cooldown.
  
  
• Several new NPCs, and TONS of bugfixes!

Hey everyone, check out these potential solutions to tackle some of the known issues and helpful resources to enhance your GZW Early Access experience. We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work through this. Patch 1 is already in the works, and we'll be sure to keep you updated on any incoming updates along the way. Thanks for sticking with us and being part of the journey.

Credits: Virtual Yoda and our lovely community

• Check for graphics driver updates.
  
• Reinstall the Graphics driver.
  
• Check Windows updates - including the optional updates.
  
• Close all apps you are not using.

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• 64-bit processor and operating system
  
• OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update)
  
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (AVX2 support required)
  
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8GB / 2060 SUPER 8GB / RTX 3060 8GB / RTX 4060 8GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8GB / RX 6600 8GB / Intel® Arc™ A770 8GB
  
• DirectX: Version 12

Disable Fullscreen optimizations

1. Right-Click "GZWClientSteam-Win64-Shipping.exe" (located in Common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64\)
   
2. Properties -> Disable FSO (Fullscreen optimizations)

• Fullscreen (not windowed fullscreen)
  
• FOV: 55
  
• Frame Rate: 120
  
• Low preset
  
• Increase quality as desired to the system capability

• Control Panel -> System -> Security -> Windows Firewall
  
• Advanced settings -> Highlight Inbound Rules (the left panel)
  
• New Rule -> Program -> This Path - Browse
  
• Add the following: steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64\GZWClientSteam-Win64-Shipping
  
• Open -> Allow the connection -> Domain, Private & Public -> Name - GZW
  
• Repeat for steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZWClientEAC

Disable NVIDIA Instant Replay and Overlay

• Alt + Z -> Settings -> Turn off Instant Replay
  
• Right-click on the NVIDIA System Tray icon -> Select NVIDIA GeForce Experience -> Log in with your NVIDIA Account -> Settings (top right, gear icon) -> General -> Turn off In-Game Overlay.

Playing with color blind mode ON with the first setting can increase FPS.

• [In case you have enough Drive Space] NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Global Settings -> Settings tabs -> Restore -> Change Shader Cache to 10 GB
  
• [If you have spare RAM, 32 GB+] - Change Virtual Memory
  Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced -> Performance - Settings -> Advanced - Virtual Memory - Change -> Disable "Automatically manage paging file size for all drivers" -> Select the drive where GZW is located -> Select "No paging file" -> Set
  
  • If the steps above fix your crashes but result in the game closing, try setting a limit on the page file based on the free RAM you have when the game is running 1000
• Add GZW to Defender and anti-virus allow list [Tutorial Link]
  
• [Advanced] Reset bios and remove OC; this often has a negative effect on UE5 games. Undervolting the AMD & High-end Intel CPUS can also help.
  
• Add GZW to the "Graphics performance preference."
  Settings -> System -> Display -> Graphics settings
  
• Add Gray Zone Warfare to the list of applications located in Steam\steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64

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Symptoms:
No Head, Stash Errors, Secure Container Missing, Progress Resets, Profile save failed, Missing Editions Rewards.

This issue has been mitigated in Hotfix 3 (released May 7th).

If you are experiencing any of the issues mentioned above, please try the following steps:

• Exit Steam and wait for a minute before launching it again.
  
• Once Deployed to a server, please examine your in-game messenger and check out Handshake's messages.

Symptoms:
The UE5 Crash Pop-up for this Error will say Oodle crash

Affected CPUs

• i7-13700 Processors
  
• i9-13900 Processors
  
• i7-14700 Processors
  
• i9-14900 Processors

Fixes for specific motherboards
Video Tutorial and Explanation
This is an Intel UE5 issue; it's being fixed by Intel (Eventually).
Fixes for this issue require advanced knowledge and/or careful following of instructions.

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In-game Steam Authorisation Errors are usually caused by connection issues between GZW & Steam or Steam and the GZW Server.

To fix this issue, you can try the following:

Turn off IPv6

• Right-click Network Icon -> Open Network & Internet settings -> Change adapter options -> Double-click Ethernet Adapter that you are using for LAN -> Properties -> Scroll down and untick Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) -> Click OK -> Click Close -> Restart your PC
  
• This might vary on different Windows versions.

From Steam account settings

• Op out of beta.
  
• Delete the Steam Download cache.
  
• Verify your game files.

Manually change your DNS server [[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTUk5GgmQ8]Video Tutorial[/url]]

Change the DNS server in network settings to manually and use one of these
Google: 8.8.8.8 & - 8.8.4.4
Quad9: 9.9.9.9 & 149.112.112.112
OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220
Cloudflare: 1.1.1.1 & 1.0.0.1
AdGuard DNS: 94.140.14.14 & - 94.140.15.15
CleanBrowsing: 185.228.168.9 & - 185.228.169.9
Alternate DNS: 76.76.19.19 & - 76.223.122.150
Completely reboot your modem/router

Flush DNS [[url=https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/flushdns-how-to-flush-dns-with-the-windows-ipconfig-flushdns-command/]Tutorial Link[/url]]

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The error "Steam is not running" is the game, and Steam is not talking correctly.

From Steam account settings

• Op out of beta.
  
• Delete the Steam Download cache.
  
• Verify your game files.

If that doesn't work, it could be a permissions error on your system.

• Locate steam.exe on your computer.
  
• Right-click Properties.
  
• Compatibility tab.
  
• Check "Run as administrator."
  
• More information here.

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The most common cause for the Skalla.dll missing Error is the system does not support AVX2
Unfortunately, if your system does not have AVX2, you do not meet the minimum specifications required to run GZW.

This will be linked to Windows updates or missing files if you do.

• Complete all Windows updates.
  
• Downloaded the latest Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable version
  
• Install & Restart your system

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• Ensure that all of your drivers are up to date.
  
• There's a known crash issue due to the outdated AMD GPU Drivers. Install the latest AMD Graphics Drivers (May 4th)
  
• Check you have at least 8GB of VRAM.
  
• Check Windows updates for optional updates.
  
• Freshly reinstall graphics drivers.
  
• Change AA to performance and put A 30 Frame Rate Cap on.
  
• Increase over time till the error comes back.

If you crash with FSR turned on - Turn off hardware acceleration.

• Graphics: Right-click the desktop, go to "Display Settings" > "Graphics" > "Change default settings," then turn off "hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling."
  
• Audio: Go to "Settings" > "System" > "Sound" > "More sound settings" > your audio device > "Properties" > "Advanced," and uncheck "Allow hardware acceleration."
  
• If this doesn't work, turn off FSR and use DLSS.

Turn off all BIOS OC.

• Turn OFF any OC profiles for CPU and GPU (and possibly RAM profiles). There is a known issue with Overclocking causing instability in Unreal Engine 5 games (including Gray Zone Warfare).

Out of Video memory popup (Nvidia crashed and had performance issues.)

• Check your Drivers
  
• NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Global Settings -> Settings tabs -> Restore
  
• Turn off Instant Replay and Overlay

AMD GPU crash

• Install/Reinstall AMD Adrenalin

We sincerely hope this guide proved fruitful. We will keep everyone posted in regards to our first patch, server updates and more very soon.

Every Move Matters,

MADFINGER Games Team


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What To Expect:
✅Latest #GrayZoneWarfare updates
✅Monthly Exclusive Dev. Interview
✅Creator's Corner: Highlighting top GZW videos by talented content creators
✅Fans Spotlight: Showcasing fan reactions of the month

Follow us on our socials for more updates and content:
Discord
GZW Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
TikTok
Reddit

We hope this shows our energy in moving this game forward and towards a v1.0 release
(To access these new options utilize the Advance Options in the New Game setup.)
Thank you for all of the feedback, testing, and bug reports.

Updates

• More 16:9 Graphics UI fixes
  
• More guide-rails for warp
  
• More elements localized (mostly in Settings)
  
• More tooltips

Bugs

• Addressed an issue preventing the Activity Level of the location from being accurately being displayed
  
• Addressed a large group of issues with warp
  
• Addressed some graphics issues with Demrock
  
• Addressed a possible graphic issue after warping into a new star system

Future Work

• Testing a new system for handling location backgrounds
  
• Testing Time Controls for Captains to use
  
• Location Mini HUD is being reviewed and tested (showing location services before docking)
  
• Revisiting the Location Graphics (this includes the docked and undocked images)

Greetings travelers,

Welcome to our second fireside chat. In this one, we'll be giving you a look at the Spellblade and the Temple of Light.






The Spellblade hails from a clan of mages that work with runes and the elements. This group is mostly detested by the Cult of Light for, unlike those who use divine power, the mages gain their power solely through the runes and their own will. Curiously, these mages live among the dwarves in the northern snowy mountains. These dwarves value strength and, seeing that in the mages, welcome them into their wintry community.

The Spellblade gains the upper hand on his foes by using weapons derived from the elements.

Skill: Splitting Glaciers - A skill that draws forth the power of ice and frost. It is a powerful axe made of Ice that creates a frost wave in front of the Spellblade.



Legendary Equipment : Glacial Crusher

A Frost Axe summoned by the Spellblade for Splitting Glaciers.



Skill: Lightning Strike - An elemental skill harnessing the power of lightning. The Spellblade strikes the ground to create a wave of lightning that zaps enemies nearby.



Legendary Equipment : Lightning Separator

A unique weapon that calls forth additional lightning spears when casting Lightning Strike.






Built by the Cult of Light, the temple is a place for many wandering spirits who decided to make it their home. The Cult chose men of great piety to guard their temple: the honorable and renowned Baron Vandevius and his knight Monaxen. Baron Vandevius, corrupted and grief stricken by the loss of his son, darkens the once shining temple.




Join our discord to get early sneak peeks at some of the content you see in these updates!


Until next time wanderers!

Hey all. It's time for a small content update!

We've added a new optional miniboss, Fly Twins, somewhere in the world for you to find and fight. We've also added a big batch of new achievements, both easy ones as well as some very challenging ones.

Full change log:

• Added the new Fly Twins miniboss.
  
• Changed the location of Trash Key.
  
• Added 29 new achievements.
  
• Harmful liquid effects (poison, acid etc.) now don't get applied to you while dashing.
  
• Fixed a Soul Shrine softlock when an enemy would for any reason appear outside the arena.
  
• Fixed being able to kill some bosses twice which would usually cause either a softlock or a crash.
  
• Fixed stuttering caused by the game being auto-saved during gameplay.
  
• Fixed Doctor Antstrong sometimes getting stuck laying down and not attacking you.
  
• Fixed Ladybug Shrines, Coffee Makers etc. sometimes spawning on top of each other.
  
• Fixed Slow-Mo Potion not replenishing between levels.
  
• Fixed Soul Shrine sometimes not getting generated into Ant City.
  
• Fixed "controller disconnected" text not appearing when playing singleplayer.
  
• Fixed many performance issues.
  
• Miscellaneous other bug, crash and visual fixes.

We're always looking for feedback and bug reports, so feel free to join our chat on Discord or the Steam community forums!

Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/cebQadnREq

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/antstookmyeye

Hello! The FREE Pandamonium Update is coming to Ultimate Chicken Horse on May 13, 2024 on all supported platforms! Play as the new character, Panda, with your PC and console friends via crossplay!

The Pandamonium Update adds:
- 1 new character: Panda
- 4 new skins: Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Black Bear, and Blue Bear
- 2 new levels: Islands and Toxic Tower
- 2 new outfits: Mail carrier and Viking
- 3 music tracks: Island Buddies, The Kraken, Toxic Tower
- Improvements and bug fixes

When the update releases, unlock the new content for free by playing levels with a “?” symbol and collecting mystery boxes during the game.


Roll out the bamboo carpet - Panda is here! This fuzzy, monochrome teddy is paw-sitively set on victory!

Voiced by Tia, our community and marketing manager, Panda is the 13th addition to the Ultimate Chicken Horse roster!


The four bears are here to play! Please welcome Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Black Bear and Blue Bear. (They give great hugs.)

On the Islands, enjoy a tropical island paradise by day… and summon the legendary Kraken by night! Stir up some chaos for your friends by ringing the Kraken’s bell, and dodge its deadly tentacles under the moonlight!


In Toxic Tower, explore the remains of a polluted factory! Platform across vats of purple sludge, and time your jumps to avoid the bubbling overflow of toxic waste! (Fun fact: The level was inspired by one of the original game jam levels of water tower from 2014!)


Check out Panda and the four Bears’ outfits as they suit up for adventure!

• Viking Hat and Viking Suit: Ready to take on the world, and look cute doing it.
  
• Mail Hat and Mail Bag: Special delivery! We come bear-ing gifts.

We’re releasing new Ultimate Chicken Horse merchandise to celebrate the Bears’ arrival and 8 years of the game!

The new merch releases on May 13 at the same time as the Pandamonium Update!


We’re hosting another custom building event for the Pandamonium Update! Send us your bear-themed custom levels and we’ll feature them in Ultimate Chicken Horse!

Submit your levels to us by publishing your level and sharing the level code in the Steam comments by 11 PM Pacific Time on May 16. It can be a Party or Challenge level.

To make a custom level, go to the Treehouse lobby. Open the pause menu and click the arrows to change your game mode from "Party Mode" to "Free Play Mode". Then go to the underground area of the Treehouse and move to the left to the "Blank Level" section. Now you can make a level!

Need some inspiration? (These are only suggestions!)
- Any of the new Bear characters (Panda, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Black Bear, Blue Bear)
- Honey and honeycombs, bees, fish, berries, bamboo, pastries
- Picnics in the park, forests, camp sites, mountain caves, cozy dens
- Colors: Monochrome (black and white), brown, blue
- Anything else you can come up with!

We're super proud to have such a dedicated community 8 years into development! Thank you for playing Ultimate Chicken Horse and sharing our silly animals with your friends. Have a bear-illiant time with this new update!

Join us on Discord to find people to play with, and follow us on X and Instagram to stay up to date!

- Your friends at Clever Endeavour

- Added new character: Panda
- Added alternative skins: Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Black Bear and Blue Bear
- Added new outfits: Mail bag, mail hat, viking helmet, viking suit
- Added new levels: Islands and Toxic Tower
- Added new music
- Added word filtering to the PC version
- Fixed controllers on Mac OSX
- Fixed issue where saving a level with the same name as Challenge and Versus level would make one of them disappear
- Fixed online issue for geographically far clients from our server regions
- Fixed Twitch Chat UI when streamer mode is active
- Fixed water splashes not being shown for remote players

Fixed a bug with bomb tag
Fixed bots running fewer laps on race
Tweaked bot speed
Update some textures / icons
Recenter on menu long press

This update introduces new ways for Mages to get around the school faster. Broom Racks provide point to point flight and Hallway Runners let Mages move faster in hallways. Mages can also now batch resource deliveries, making Haul tasks more efficient.

• New Broom Rack lets Mages fly between any two Broom Racks as long as there is a Broom available.
  
• Brooms are created by delivering Wood to Broom Racks.

• New Hallway Runner rugs with updated visuals provide a speed boost to Mages walking on them.
  
• They are placed on the front edge of Floor/Foundation by dragging out a row.
  
• They can now be placed in doorways.
  
• Pre-existing Hallway Runners have not been removed, but can no longer be created in the old way.

• When delivering Resources for Tasks, Mages doing the Haul Tasks will pick up multiple stacks of the same Resource if possible to consolidate multiple trips into one.
  
• When a Resource is picked up for Storage, the entire stack will be taken. If the whole stack cannot fit in the destination Storage, the amount that will fit is added and another destination chosen for the rest. If no other Storage is available, the remaining amount is left on the ground.
  
• Haulers will try to put Resources in Storage furnishings that already have some of that Resource, if the Storage is in the same room as the otherwise ideal Storage destination and both Storage destinations have the same Priority.
  
• Move Tasks choose the closest Mage that is ready for the Task so that a far-away Mage doesn’t take the Task when there's an idle or interruptible Mage nearby.
  
• When new Resources are dropped, allow them to stack with other Resources already claimed for a Store task.
  
• Multiple small changes making Resource drops more likely to add to existing stacks. Bubble text now appears when this happens.

• All Hallowlily Bloom costs are replaced with Smokepearl costs.
  
• Graves still grow Hallowlilies for decorative purposes but they can no longer be Harvested or Tended.
  
• Graves no longer create Ghosts.
  
• The research hierarchy has been modified slightly. If this directly affects your save game, you should get a notification when you first visit the Research screen.
  
• When a Mage repels Fog covering the school foundation to become Font Steward, that status is removed from all other Mages.
  
• Needs for Cursebound Mages and Mages Trapped in Crystals are frozen rather than being reset to full.
  
• Needs for Mages that are At Death’s Door update as if the Mage was sleeping normally instead of always being frozen.
  
• Repel Fog rituals always drop Murky Crystals that can be mined for Smokepearls.

• Auto-pause for Reprieve events defaults to off in Gameplay Settings.
  
• Added VFX to eat and sleep animations.
  
• You can now right-click to make a direct order for construction on a construction block that is being replaced.
  
• Changed Ghost movement so Ghosts are less likely to travel long distances while halfway in the ground.
  
• Fixed an issue where using a potion between battles in a locked wing of the Underschool can result in not being able to use potions of that type in the next battle.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Provided Tasks tab on a selected Mage could overflow.
  
• Doors, hallways, and stairs that are deconstructed will check areas that will be automatically filled in for items that are in the way and move or remove them (refunding Resources) as appropriate.
  
• Fix for Store alerts icons sometimes blinking in at the wrong location briefly.
  
• Fix incorrect 'bury' text when giving direct order to store a quilted helper corpse.
  
• Sort available Tasks to the top of right-click orders UI.
  
• Fix cases where Mages were stuck when trying to deliver ingredients when there weren't enough available.
  
• Fix for not being able to place objects where you should, related to doors being marked for deletion. Also back-compat fix for games broken in this way.
  
• Fix clicks and hovers not working for truncated names in the resources panel. Primarily affects various Quilted types, particularly corpses.
  
• Fix group skill range to be 0-8 instead of 0-7.

These plans will evolve during development, but we are currently working on:

• Major Release: Mage advancement changes.
  
• Major Release: Dragons!!! Now with 3 exclamations.