MISFORTUNATE Update - Steam Build 25335943 - v0.5.4 Alpha

This update continues the push toward a cleaner, more consistent Context Panel experience while fixing several Item, Portal, crafting and Unit interaction issues.

⏭️ TURN SKIP Context Panel Overhaul

TURN SKIP targeting has been moved fully into the Context Panel.

• TURN SKIP now opens through the normal USE ITEM flow instead of relying on a separate target-selection popup.
• Choose the target team first, then select the individual player.
• Only teams currently represented in the match are displayed.
• Forfeited players are automatically excluded from targeting.
• Disconnected players remain visible where appropriate but cannot be selected.
• The same Context Panel workflow is now used for both retained TURN SKIP Event cards and the Field Shop version.
• BACK navigation now behaves consistently throughout the nested menu:
  • Player selection → Team selection
  • Team selection → USE ITEM
  • USE ITEM → Previous turn menu

🌀 Portal Interaction Improvements

Portal landings have been integrated more cleanly into the Context Panel.

• Portal travel is now accessed through a dedicated PORTALS submenu.
• Players can use otherwise valid Items while resolving an active Portal landing.
• USE ITEM is shown alongside Portal options when applicable.
• A BACK option allows you to return from Portal destinations without committing to travel.
• Portal routes are revalidated when selected to ensure costs and availability are still valid.
• Paid and Free Portal Card travel continue to use their existing authoritative travel rules.

🔄 Straight Swap Fixes

Several issues affecting STRAIGHT SWAP have been corrected.

• Using STRAIGHT SWAP from a stacked crafted Item now consumes exactly one copy instead of mishandling the stack.
• Your inventory now updates immediately after a successful swap.
• Cancelled or failed swaps do not consume the Item.
• Upgrade levels now transfer correctly when swapping between standard Units and Town/Libya Units.
• The Town/Libya Basic tier is correctly treated as the equivalent of Copper when moving between the different upgrade tracks.
• Silver, Gold and same-track swaps continue to retain their expected upgrade level.

📦 ITEM CRATE Shop Fix

• Fixed ITEM CRATE failing to activate correctly while already interacting with a Shop.
• ITEM CRATE can now resolve correctly on normal Shop landings, including the Black Market.
• Its random Shop stock reward no longer interferes with an Event chain waiting behind the current Shop interaction.
• Inventory consumption, statistics and Shop stock refresh now remain synchronized after activation.
• Existing Exhibition ITEM CRATE behaviour remains supported.

⭐ Upgrade Wish Fixes

• UPGRADE WISH targeting now correctly allows selection of any owned Unit that can currently be upgraded.
• Fixed Context Panel target selection not always resolving the chosen Unit correctly.
• Normal upgrade costs and regional Gold Element restrictions continue to apply.

🛠️ Improved Fort & Master Lock Crafting

Crafting now handles equivalent resources across multiple inventory sources more reliably.

• FORT can now use qualifying Shields from both standard held Items and retained Event Items.
• MASTER LOCK can similarly use Locks across both inventory sources.
• Recipes can combine resources from the two sources when required.
• Crafting verifies the full recipe before committing consumption, preventing partial resource loss when a craft cannot complete.
• Consumed retained Event cards and normal inventory Items now synchronize correctly after crafting.

🐎 Horse Kick Fix

• Fixed Horse Kick Context Panel targeting so the selected player is now reliably passed into the effect.
• Successful selections once again resolve and execute the intended Horse Kick action.

🔧 Additional Improvements

• Further Context Panel consistency improvements across nested Item interactions.
• Additional inventory synchronization and validation improvements.
• Retired internal compatibility/cleanup tooling removed.
• Project version updated to 0.5.4 Alpha.

Thank you for continuing to test MISFORTUNATE during Alpha!

These updates continue to consolidate gameplay actions into the Context Panel while improving the reliability of Items, crafting and board interactions across multiplayer matches.

Steam Build: 25335943

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