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Build 0.1029.0 - Beta branch

Hi all!

We've got a new set of changes for you waiting on the beta branch! Here's a changelist:

- Tasks screen - villagers are now sorted by relevant skill level;
- Tasks screen - Show All button now allows to filter out villagers assigned to tasks;
- New map navigation:
- click LMB to select a group;
- hold LMB to scroll the map;
- click RMB to open minimenu;
- hold RMB to give movement orders;
- double click to enter Village Overview or Expedition Equip screen;
- Updates to popup help to reflect the changes (more improvements to come);
- Hotkeys to allow quick access to certain screens (consult in-game Help: Map & HUD - Controls);
- Navigation Bar at the top to quickly access different panels;
- Display improvements, input boxes and arrows on Move Stack panel (for moving items between windows);
- Toggle button to filter out equipped items (on Inventory, Equipment and New Expedition panels);
- Toggle buttons to allow or prohibit new food or fuel items that are added to a group's inventory (Manage Supplies panel);
- Tooltip - 2 step animation is now 1 step animation;
- Added tooltips to difficulty options;
- Added tooltips to food bonuses;
- Research points from crafting lowered;
- Victory points from items are now based on the amount & rarity of resources used to craft/build them;
- Deity info screen (click on your god portrait on the HUD) which contains info about:
- advancement victory (new victory type!);
- story progress;
- selected difficulty settings;
- 1h axes - reduced damage;
- 2h swords - increased damage;
- Reworked some and added new creatures, groups and lairs;
- Fixed a bug which caused a lot if Events not appear in game (you should notice new Events popping up!);
- Building attraction dependent on starting village count;
- Enemy spawning rate from lairs decreased;
- Number of possible lair spawns increased from 3 to 5;
- Re-design of the Theodore Tutorial Event;
- Re-design of the Hangedman quest;
- Added several new events, with emphasis on early game;
- rebalanced some resources that were considered not very useful (ie. Dryad Wood is now very light, Granite got a Gathering boost etc.);

The above changes have not been yet pushed to the main branch, as we want to test them better. To access the beta branch, right click on Thea in your Steam Library and select Properties. Then go to the last tab (Betas), enter "KuChwaleGorda" as password and from the drop-down menu select the beta branch.