20 August 2013

This update is brought to you by protein muffins and digital frenzies.

New screens

• new help screens
• main menu rework with save game slots and story selection

New widgets

• GraphDisplay widget for showing health and power over the last few turns.
• UxMovingButton widget for smooth sliding buttons.

New rendering

• considers viewport offsets on various drawing calls
• buttery smooth sprite movements
• smooth viewport shifting
• better support for drawing text paragraphs and blank lines
• use DejaVuSansMono fonts
• redraw the terminal and dialogue backgrounds

New interaction commands

• @addcounter: add 1 to the object’s internal counter.
• @clearcounter: resets the object’s internal counter to 0.
• @setattr: alter the attributes of any objects within the containing rectangle.

New other things

• lots of trace outputs - free bytes!
• plot and level designs
• our protagonist is now #00022 - what does it mean? it is a secret!
• FAQ and map building doc updates

Screens

A redesigned main menu, those buttons slide in and out as menus change:

One of the update help screens:

The storage server room, lots of blinkenlichts:

The sick bay, for sick bots:

A terminal screen:

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