Hi all,
Version 1.07 of The Bard's Tale Trilogy is now ready to release with lots more QoL improvements and bug fixes. Thanks for everyone's input!
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CRASHES / SOFT LOCKS
Fix catacombs bugs - exiting catacombs without a saved location would end up INSIDE the temple. That can lead to a situation where the saved location becomes 0,0 and the next exit will go to that location.Audio
Updated sounds for undead and Mangar.Fix for mis-linked Traveller's tune on some instruments playing Waylands.Added per-trap sound effects.Trimmed start of several attack, enemy and spell sounds so that they are a little more snappyAchievements
Fixed the A Song of Fire achievmeent.Fixed Pile of Gold achievement (was set to 1,000,000 instead of 100,000).Fixed A Mage's Tale achievement (was accidentally checking archmage spell levels as well; which obviously don't come in to play until BT2).Gameplay
Fix party monsters now cast ally buffs on the party instead of the enemies.Fix balance issue in spell saves (intelligence and luck are applied a little less).Stop Ybarra mystical armour and shield from stacking together because it makes the entire team nearly untouchable in combat.Fix bug where you could use arrows without a bow.Fix hit ratio for arrows - now relies heavily on dexterity to hit or dodge ranged attacks.Add combat option to equip/unequip an item to make ranged combat more accessible.Fix Dragon Wand not working correctly (now does a 20-80 damage group attack).Fix ConjurStaff not halving spell cost.Bows can now be equipped alongside melee weapons.Fixed entering guild was refreshing the UI stats.Quick Fix healing can now target specials.Sped up healing in the temples. Allow aborting both parts of the heal. Cut off the chant if you start a new chant.Fixed some journal screen spells always using the 1st magic caster's spell points.Spinners work more like the original. Guarantee to spin you (random can't == 0), spin on turn as well as MoveImplement the thief dagger and Luck Shield hide in shadows bonusesAdded Heal Entire Party option to the Temple.Added Recharge Entire Party option to Roscoes.Summoned monsters/NPCs no longer soak up combat XPStop onyx keys from dropping in mangars towerReworked the calculation for starting distances of random monstersFixed monster spells that didn't have a range setFixed problem with script reward items - were getting set to 255 instead of the -1 (which causes random 1..default). Fixes "unlimited" charge items being rather limited.Archery now uses the hunter crit.Heal Harp now lets you specify who gets healedDragonshield now usable in combatAdded aggro to target dummy so it always gets attacked firstRemove map rotation disorientation at night in the city. Maps only get disoriented in dungeons.Increase identify trap chance of roguesRogue identify skill now works of intellect rather than dexterityWeapon toHit bonus now correctly adds bonus to damage alsoMonster spells should never show up, no matter what level you are at...Enabled mithril arrows.Ring of Power no longer attacks own time (was broken post 1.0 release)Mage staff now regens magic each combat roundWizWand, Death Dagger and Stoneblade now drop in game.Trapzap chests now half-cost with conjurstaffEnemy party-stuns are ignored if you advanceSOSI no longer reports Darkness as something specialChests now drop from fixed encounters (ones marked on the journal) at 100% rate.Random encounters do not drop chests (just unprotected treasure)Monster portrait tints (like dragons) now work in your party status screenFix the skara brae tower gates so you can exit without a keyMadgod event allows you to get to kylearans after you've killed himReworked monster AI so it selects attacks based on rangeReworked random starting ranges for monsters - won't get so many small groups at range nowFix autorepeat on spacebar during combat (was broken post 1.0 release)Blur fire tooltip now tells you it detects doorsPaladins now get their extra attacks several levels later than Warriors (as the manuals elude to - and because he overpowers warriors with his saving rolls)Fix Falkentyne's Fury bonus damage was getting applied even if you missed because of out of rangeJournal
Now records teleports onto the journal and the minimap.Walls are only discovered in darkness if you run into themFix apport arcane bug where the wrong mage spellpoints was being usedControls
add combat delay to stop accidentally spamming through the combat fight/run/advance. Also gives a moment to see what you have left to fight.Added invert mouse option (inverts both axis) in the settings (Gameplay tab).Added option in the settings to disable pause on backgrounding the game (Gameplay tab).Disabled the controller joystick assignment, that shouldn't have been there at all.Added mouse friendly combat mode - the combat options don't move but just disable/enable instead. There is an option for this in the Gameplay tab of settings.Added ESDF movement support, with an option to enable this in the Gameplay tab of settings.Added autorepeat support on pressing forward - holding forward (W or E) down won't enter doors. Tapping forward or using the cursors for movement will still enter doors.Add automove latch system so we don't start moving instantly on exitting houses.Invert mouse now only inverts up/downRemove keypress delay between from mid-combat rounds.Fix automove on cursors (arrows) to work like AWSD automoveKeyboard autorepeat now only kicks in when in a scrolling list or entering a nameKeyboard autorepeat is now a shorter initial delay, since its not used for movement.Add New Party Order (N) keyAllow KeypadEnter to work like Return key.Graphics
Added "large view mode" for 16:10 and wider aspect ratios. It was already available for 21:9 mode. This can be found in the Gameplay tab of the settings.Fix pixel artifact in 3d view frame.Added gamma brightness setting to the Graphics tab of settings, for those people who need to make things brighter.Fix night and day issue with shadows appearing on buildings from sun below ground.Fix spell icon positioning in large-view modesChange to 2 letter classes in large-view modesFix some day/night shadow artifacts during day->night transitionUI
Revelation light now appears as blue flame (instead of via the Eye icon)Spell ranges now appear in tooltipsAdd support for proper-noun enemies, like Mangar, so it won't say "A mangar, or The Manger, or 1 Mangar." it will just say "Mangar".Add support for "An / A" determination for monsters that start with vowels.Fix alpha fading on minimap mesh.Fix some text errors in spells for Word of Healing and Levitation.Fixed the Bard's Tale (ES) issue on Spanish language PCs.Fixed the scroll back button, in spell casting.Fixed the "can't cast" message to be more informative.Audio volumes now save on using ESC to exit the dialog.Added disorentation icon, to let you know that you don't know your direction (for when the minimap starts to not be North = up; in dungeons)Right click on message scroll now acts as a BACK BUTTON.Item comparison tooltip now includes unarmed combat - useful for MonksShow message when characters jump out of the way of traps.Item tooltip now shows arrow damage alsoAdded some tool tips for races, in character creationAdded some tool tips for class, in chracter creationMisc
Fix typo (Throught) in Longinus textFixed some typos in spell descriptions for ARFI, AIAR, and SHSPFixed missing period at the end of roscoe's energization messageFixed target dummy spell description (removed mention of Special Slot since it doesn't exist in remaster)Fix gender issues in "missed" message.Made some spell descriptions gender neutral since we don't know if the caster is a male or female.Ver. 1.08 Hotfix Items
Critical fix to infinite loop when trying to Heal All a reanimated party member at the templPreset combats now drop chests againSmall chance for random combat to drop chestsBuffed rogues hide in shadowsNmbr of attacks now better matches originals (first at level 4 for monks/warriors, level 5 for paladins)