Fame 0.9.19 released!

Quick summary:

• alternative (non-violent) methods of fighting monsters
• wandering tradesmen
• new starting item sets and hero portraits
• lot of ASCII mode improvements

Full change log:

• calming, scaring and hypnotizing monsters, available as skills and spells
• wandering tradesmen in the Dungeon Mode
• different monster species have different diet
• added new starting item sets
• added 6 new hero portraits
• random settlements now look slightly different for certain races
• monsters have much less chances to hit the hero standing on a tile with a portal
• added speed information to the 'Character' window
• added mode information to the 'Load Game' window
• ASCII mode:
• neighbor locations may be also displayed on the main screen if the current location is small enough
• added ASCII version of 'Load Game', 'Options', 'Hall of Fame', 'Credits'
• it is now possible to choose hero's gender during character creation
• 'Statistics' window allows to export character details to a file
• it is now possible to uncurse the current equipment
• it is now possible to switch drop destination (ground / chest) when the Inventory is accessed in the usual way, not just when looting a chest
• picking up divided stack of items from chests
• reviewed colors and characters of most items
• gas trap explosion has a specific color
• added messages indicating success or failure of cooking services from NPCs
• a progress bar is displayed on the loading screen
• added lines indicating that the hero can go to the neighbor location (and a tip for the middle mouse button, which is associated with that action)
• currently equipped tool may get damaged in combat
• no diary in the Dungeon mode
• [bugfix] no more random crashes when launching the game with '-new'
• [bugfix] the Shift key now works correctly in the Inventory (and possibly some other windows) on Linux
• [bugfix] random settlements can no longer be generated on the sea
• [bugfix] treasures generated in random settlements now have proper material set
• [bugfix] when starting a new game in the Dungeon mode and selecting an item set with an additional torch, the hero no longer has both torches lit at the start
• [bugfix] corrected experience points display
• [bugfix] corrected limb damage display
• [bugfix] if the Hero dies after loading game in the Dungeon mode, the mode no longer appears as 'Normal' in Hall of Fame
• [bugfix] the Inventory window closes after reading a spell scroll
• [bugfix] divided item stack now picks up correctly, used to pick up always the maximum number
• [bugfix] graphics driver in 'Options' has correct initial setting
• [bugfix] check buttons in the 'Character Creation' window remember their last setting after returning to the main menu
• [bugfix] editor: undo works properly when inserting a new door

Saved games from versions 0.9.9 to 0.9.18 are still compatible with 0.9.19.