Dark Days Ahead Discussion

Changelog for 2023-06-19 to 2023-06-26

These are the new changes over the past week, collated by yours truly with this hacky script :P

(Split the changelog because it's over the 10k character limit)

Bugfixes

• #66468 - Fix for #66466
  by TheRafters
  Summary: "Fixes #66466"
• #66445 - Megafauna quickfix
  by randomtyper
  Summary: "Decreases titanis spawn rates, fixes its attack"
• #66386 - Motel TWD parameterisation and roofs
  by Procyonae
  Summary: "Adds roofs and corrects variant spawning of TWD Motel"
• #66362 - Add wall light recipe
  by waxcatape
  Summary: "Add a wall light recipe missing from #66316"
• #66352 - Burning down forests for fun and profit (and wood ash)
  by RenechCDDA
  Summary: "Trees and other FLAMMABLE_ASH terrain leaves behind ash when burned down"
• #66346 - Add a recipe for disconnected standing directed floodlight
  by waxcatape
  Summary: "Adds a missing recipe for a directed floodlight appliance"
• #66337 - Fix NPC putting items in open air when fetching items during an activity when 3D FOV is on
  by Qrox
  Summary: "Fix NPC putting items in open air when fetching items during an activity when 3D FOV is on"
• #66332 - Fix large sprites not displaying correctly
  by Rewryte
  Summary: "Fix large sprites not displaying correctly"
• #64830 - setup catalytic cracking reactor as appliance
  by hfox
  Summary: "Adds catalytic cracking reactor as appliance, as told in its description"

Balance

• #66465 - Add firebricks to electric forge
  by Paprika-H
  Summary: "Requires firebricks to construct electric forge"
• #66436 - Easy deconstruct floor mattress
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "it's easy to deconstruct a floor mattress"
• #66412 - add hk_usc45 to rare display guns group
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "hk_usc45 is more common"
• #66389 - Rebalance leather jackets and some other leather gear
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "balance leather jackets and similar items"
• #66374 - Functionality for armor draining energy when taking damage
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "RM13 armor has a lower power draw but spends power when dealt damage"
• #66347 - Guns need more skill, performing much worse at low skills
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "The player is substantially less effective with guns at low skill values"
• #66341 - Adjust blackpowder fouling mechanics and other fault_fix QoL
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "Redo blackpowder fouling mechanics and firearm cleaning"
• #66339 - Hound afterimages also copy their host nicknames
  by John-Candlebury
  Summary: "Hound afterimages also copy their host nicknames"
• #66338 - Remove BLADED_FARMING weapon category. Replace with SHORT_SWORDS where applicable. Fix scythe to-hit.
  by Aerin-of-the-Toast
  Summary: "Remove BLADED_FARMING weapon category and fix scythe to-hit."
• #66323 - re-reduce zombie survivor drops
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "partially undo buffs to survivor z loot"
• #66322 - alter/dilute everyday carry drops
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "zombies everyday carry less lethal items too"
• #66303 - adjust/fix cunning feral drops
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "cunning ferals wear more armor and survivor z drops don't bleed into them"

Content

• #66402 - New location: speedway
  by LovamKicsiGazsii
  Summary: "New location: speedway"
• #66377 - Add a doctor/autodoc to the Ancilla bar
  by John-Candlebury
  Summary: "Add a doctor/autodoc to the Ancilla bar"
• #66373 - Add the Hi-Point 3895, a .380 ACP PCC
  by anoobindisguise
  Summary: "add .380 ACP carbine"
• #66343 - Additional Factions to Lore.md
  by Drew4484
  Summary: "Adds additional factions to Lore.md"
• #66262 - Drybags
  by randomtyper
  Summary: "Adds drybags"

Features

• #66383 - 3D vision for isometric tilesets
  by Rewryte
  Summary: "3D vision for isometric tilesets"
• #66316 - implement wall-mounted appliances, abstract wiring
  by waxcatape
  Summary: "Implement wall mounted appliances, some related vehicle code abstraction; Add a wall light appliance"
• #66270 - Elevate Beta Talker
  by bombasticSlacks
  Summary: "EOC to elevate creature at location to beta talker"
• #65774 - Grab fixes and drag overhaul
  by Venera3
  Summary: "Unhardcode dragging, grab fixes"

Mods

• #66351 - Disable the Bionic Professions mod by default
  by Karol1223
  Summary: "Disable the Bionic Professions mod by default"

Infrastructure

• #66282 - More distribution options and bounds for mutable maps max field
  by Procyonae
  Summary: "Adds binomial and uniform distributions as well as bounds to max field of mutable phases"