Fame 0.8.8 released!

Once again I ignored my plans and schedules to make a more spontaneous release. I had received a lot of feedback, most of which was really worth considering.

Quick overview:

• improved monster encounters
• improved skills
• more accurate world map
• corrected key binding system
• many critical bug fixes

Detailed change log:

• battle encounters
• duration of various effects (burning, bleeding etc.) is not stacked in special attacks
• coordinates on World Map are calculated more accurately
• Founding skill is more player-friendly now
• a message appears in the log when the hero stands on a special object (staircase, door, sign etc.)
• monsters encountered in the wilderness surround the hero (their initial positions depend on FoV)
• monsters encountered in the wilderness disappear when the location is revisited after some time
• it is now possible to learn Cooking and Alchemy from NPCs
• if video mode initialization fails on Windows, the other driver is tried instead of just crashing
• it is no longer possible to: kick, talk, butcher, use tools, give items to NPCs, search for traps, set traps, loot, suck blood, swap position with a companion, close or lock doors while being paralyzed or frozen
• it is no longer possible to suck blood from ents
• the Shift modifier is always displayed in the key bindings table
• corrected key bindings for the "give" command (G in the ADOM scheme, Ctrl+G in the default scheme)
• added failure messages for Butchery and using tools
• minor language corrections
• [bugfix] the game no longer crashes when moving to SE from the corner of location
• [bugfix] the game no longer crashes when attempting to report Egifito's death
• [bugfix] the game no longer crashes when using the Founding skill
• [bugfix] merchants will no longer rip off the hero when he tries to sell something
• [bugfix] auto-complete in the Bestiary no longer shows incorrect results
• [bugfix] Backspace key in the Bestiary allows to dismiss the auto-complete result, too

Saved games from 0.8.4 up to 0.8.7 are still compatible with 0.8.8.

Oh, one more thing: the Linux version will come tomorrow.

Have a good time!