# Patch Notes; Novemenber 2024 (Q4)
## Performance
* puff() inflate uses streaming; reducing start-up time and memory requirements
* sprite initialization uses SDL for index1 to texture conversion
## Gameplay
*Ring of Koeneke replaces Ring of Sustain Charisma
** Character XP to level penalties are reduced by half. This greatly improves the viability of race/class combinations that yielded very high penalties (Elf Ranger for example).
** Potion of ugliness is the only item that drains charisma. Sustain charisma makes a good candidate for replacement.
*Regeneration (crown or DF weapons) adds a bonus of +40 Max HP.
** Characters with bad luck HP rolls may be as low as 3/8 of their maximum hit dice. It may be mid to late game before you discover low HP, and thus itemization can provide an alternative to deleting and starting over.
## PC-only
* fix -more- text when using examine/look
* update to cosmocc 3.9.6 (build determinism fix for uninitialized memory)