Edit 3: 1.96-7 has been published to the main branch!
Edit 2: I fixed some issues and made a build for 1.96-7, and uploaded it to the beta branch. If anyone is interested, you can switch to the beta build from Steam, right click on the game and select Properties, then under Game Versions & Betas enter the private version key "1967betatest" and then click "Check Code", and then click "Opt into: beta" to load the new build. Thank you!
Edit: Due to some game breaking bugs, I had to revert the build back to 1.96-5 and fix the issues. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience!
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Over the years, there has been many requests from players to allow manual insertion of ammo into the gun in the inventory. Basically, if you equip a gun, open inventory, and drop ammo unto it, it only assigns the ammo type and won't actually put any ammo in it. The reason it's designed this way is that the game pauses when inventory is open, so if you are allowed to insert ammo into the gun while the game is paused, you essentially get to insta-reload whenever the gun runs out of ammo.
But it just doesn't feel intuitive when you can't drop ammo item onto the gun, so I must find a solution. The best answer I can come up with is that whenever you insert ammo into the equipped gun, and then close the inventory:
If the gun is on your back, you get a insta-reload.
If you gun is in your hand, you just automatically play the reload animation.
Either way, the game remains fair and square, you won't get continuous firepower and yet still have the option to insert ammo manually. And there's a net upside - you can refill your secondary weapon without having to hit Reload button when you pull it out, which had been pretty tedious during combat.
The tricky part is that I had to make a ton of changes to the logic to make this happen. And you know what happens when there are a lot of code changes - bugs! I tested reloading for two days and I'm confident that I didn't introduce any new issues, but please let me know if you notice any problems!
Other improvements added in 1.96-6:
Fixed a bug with the 150 ohm and 200 ohm resistors, which disappear immediately when you drop them on the ground.
Fixed a bug with batteries extracted from devices overlapping with other items in the backpack
Haruko will start providing guide service after you complete any quests for her. Previously, you have to first talk to Alexei about her before she offers guides.
Fixed a font issue with French where certain accented letters don't show up