A beta test just for a font?
Yep.
There's a lot of text in the game, and I'd like to make sure it's all working properly. But more than that, I want it to be *readable*. The thing we have the most trouble with is daily codes (is that an eye or an ell or an exclamation?). I'd like to standardize the text.
So the game will look a bit different, but mostly the same. Please let me know what you think.
Mostly the same, unless you play with permadeath *off*. Then you'll probably realize that David remade ALL the interface elements in a nice bright blue (not just the big panel on the right). This is part of the work that I hinted at last week, and it paves the way for future UI expansions and differentiations.
Here are some other changes:
- Pressing Control+M will change how messages are displayed in the log (whether new messages appear at the top or the bottom)!
- Fixed *another* bug with multi-fire weapons!
- Fixed EMP skill not affecting the right monsters. It's more useful now ;)
- You will now not pick up supplies on away missions if the ship is already full (save 'em for later!)
- Added some new cave floor-tile art.
- Added DPT (damage per turn) to ship weapons! It's listed in parentheses after the normal damage number.
If any of those things up there were your idea, well hey, thanks!
OK, so how can you get into the Beta branch? It's no secret, and it's not password-protected. Just go to
Steam Library > Manage > Properties > Betas > betafromnowon
This won't ruin your saves or anything, and it's just as easy to opt back out of if you want.
Enjoy, and after you've spent some time with the new font, tell me what you think, ok?