v0.5.5 - Keyboard Controls

17 Apr 2024Developer post

Keyboard controls for all interactions with the game world including ability targeting, looting, and talking to NPCs.

Also included are bug fixes and improvements to how the game manages memory.

Save files from v0.5.4 are compatible.

Visual Effects

Enhanced targeting visuals: Animations now clearly indicate which targets will be affected by an ability.

Player path animations updated:

All abilities can now target using keyboard controls.

Added 3 new keyboard controls: [G]et, [T]alk, and [E] interact.

Use [T] to talk to any adjacent NPCs.
Use [G] to access any adjacent lootable containers.
Use [E] to interact with any object, such as workbenches or beds. Also can be used to loot.
If multiple options are available, target selection is activated. Use [Tab] to cycle through targets and [E] to select.

Introducing three new commands: [Q]uaff, [F]eed, and [M]edicine.

Press the corresponding key to open a quick-item menu, allowing you to quickly use an item without navigating the inventory.

These can also be accessed from the action menu.

The loot window can now be navigated with keyboard controls, enabling you to take individual items without the use of the mouse.

Press [Up] and [Down] or numpad keys to navigate the list, and [Space] to take an item.

Use any of these keys to activate list navigation. Alternatively, select "List Navigation via Keyboard" in options to enable it automatically.

Currently, only the loot and quick-item windows support keyboard navigation. Future updates will extend support to other UI windows.

Memory management improvements: the game now only loads the current dungeon floor into memory, significantly reducing overall memory usage and improving performance on systems with limited memory.
If an error occurs while saving a zone, it will now be logged and reported to the user. Previously save file failures would go unnoticed until an attempt to load a corrupted file was made.
Nerfed Gremlin Experimenter: reduced maximum health from 105 to 65 and burn chance from 15% to 12%.

Fixed a bug causing ring duplication.
Fixed an issue where rings could get stuck and become unequippable.
Fixed player summons disappearing when entering a new zone.
Addressed several issues related to time simulation when entering a zone, which caused some entities to skip turns. This issue made them vulnerable to attacks without the ability to move or retaliate.