0.4.1 Time Patch

Version 0.4.1 Time Patch
30 Mar 2018

Description: Patch that revises the main flow of the
game. Instead of switching back and forth between
player and the non-player's turn, now uses a time system
that iterates through every (by default) 0.25 days, so
mobs/threats can have a properly defined attack frequency
and the time taken for each player's move can be adjusted

Data:

• Additions: Mobs and threats now have an attack frequency (in days)

Options:

• Additions: Time interval between each update can be changed in Options.dat
• Additions: First encounter reaction time (For mobs) can now be changed in Options.dat
• Additions: Time taken for each individual action (Move, use item, check surroundings, run) can now be changed in Options.dat

Gameplay:

• Changes: Swapping items now take the same amount of time as using an item (0.25days)
• Changes: Game is now executed by running through in-game time in pre-defined (defualt 0.25days) time intervals,
  then deciding if anything is to be executed in this time

0.4.0 Events Update

Version 0.4.0 Events Update
06 Feb 2018

Description: Fourth major version of the game.
This update adds customization of event messages,
when interacting with items/entities, and allows
defining custom descriptions upon inspection.
This update also features a better atk/def algorithm.

Data:

• Additions: Threats now have an atk stat
• Changes: Player can now have a variable number of inventory slots
• Changes: Starting Exp is now evaluated and the player levelled up accordingly
• Fixes: Typo in comment description of min/max dmg for mobs and threats

Options:

• Additions: Magic potion can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game
• Additions: Player can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game

NPCs:

• Additions: NPCs can now be defined to have a random starting position determined by the game

Events:

• Additions: Events file where specific event messages can be defined for each item/npc/mob/threat

Gameplay:

• Additions: Can now inspect entities, threats and NPCs
• Additions: Mobs and threats' min dmg and max dmg, def, level details now available to be seen in-game through inspection
• Additions: Can now inspect items in merchants' inventories in the buy menu
• Additions: New atk/def dmg bonus calculation algorithm
• Changes: Inventory is now listed from top down then left to right instead of left to right then top down
• Changes: Inventory is now printed in the buy menu
• Fixes: The atk/def mechanism did not include when mobs attack the player
• Fixes: Typo in message displaying additional damage done due to greater attack stat
• Fixes: No longer displays old menu in encounter with threat despite taking inputs for the new menu
• Fixes: No longer asks if player wants to use inventory slot 1, 2, 3 or 4 but which inventory slot to use when picking up item
• Fixes: Game does not reprint map after going use inventory/inspect menu
• Fixes: Small typo in game over message
• Fixes: Player could use the save option and "escape" an encounter, being on same tile but able to move and not receive damage

Bugs:

• If the end code is missed out in the data files, data loader will try to load same object as previous one loaded

Additional notes:

• Mobs each have a "level" but it currently doesn't do anything and thats as intended for now.
• This will be worked on in the future.

0.3.1 Code Patch

Version 0.3.1 Code Patch
02 Feb 2018

Description: Small patch with a few minor fixes,
mostly not intended to add or change features,
focuses on rebuilding some parts of the game with
revised source code

Data:

• Fixes: Will not infinite loop if number of entities to be generated equal to mapsize

NPCs:

• Fixes: Items generated in inventories were mistakenly added to the check if there were too many items to generate for mapsize
• Fixes: Conflicts in coordinates of NPCs will now be flagged up

Gameplay:

• Changes: Some messages such as printing what objects are on the same tile as the player are changed
• Changes: Game now prints if there is nothing on the tile
• Changes: Game now prints time passed before any other events
• Changes: Game now prints more specific event messages when picking up/swapping/dropping items
• Changes: Game used to display only how much a healing item would have healed, not actually heal (If player at/near max health)
• Fixes: Game message says that there is no item in that inventory slot if user inspects a tile with nothing on it
• Fixes: Game did not reprint map after using item despite not being in encounter

0.3.0 RPG Update

Version 0.3.0 RPG Update
01 Feb 2018

Description: Third major version of the game.
This update will introduce many features typical of
an RPG game, such as levels, defense values, a basic
economy and NPCs, as well as customizable options

Data:

• Additions: Items now have a new data member "value" to add (Default value of item in shop)
• Additions: Mobs now have a new data member "gold" to add (Amount it will drop on death)
• Changes: Item type should now be placed before the name

Options:

• Additions: New file for custom starting options like map size, position of magical potion/player, max time to complete game

NPCs:

• Additions: New file for creating NPCs in the game (Only the merchant for now)
  Notes: Merchants can have a maximum of 9 inventory slots

Gameplay:

• Additions: Items can now be inspected to yield a description (To be expanded on in future Events update)
• Additions: Players now have exp and levels that scale their stats
• Additions: Attack value of attacker is compared to defence value of defender to determine effective damage
  (^^ Atk and def must be defined to be at least 1)
• Additions: Items now have a functioning success rate (Can now fail to be used)
• Additions: Mobs now drop gold and exp
• Additions: There is now a merchant NPC that will buy and sell items (Basic trading)
• Additions: Unusable item types (Can only be sold)
• Additions: Game now tells the player what his/her roll on whether his/her use of item is successful is (Not for running)
• Changes: UI Overhaul, with more sub-menus for each type of action as opposed to a specific number for each specific action
• Changes: Game now prints map after defeating a mob
• Changes: Changed text describing number of uses left for an item
• Changes: Minor text alignment changes
• Fixes: Typo when printing that player will constantly take damage while on same tile as a threat
• Fixes: Undefined behaviour when choosing an item slot with an item that is not a healing item in encounter with threat
• Fixes: Player character did not appear on screen after defeating a mob, then checking surroundings
• Fixes: Player can try to move right or down out of the map, resulting in a crash
• Fixes: Picking up the magical potion resulted in the game displaying as having medicine in the inventory
• Fixes: Inputting invalid option in swap item menu, game returns to movement/inventory/etc menu without telling user
• Fixes: Game did not print player position if player chooses to go back from swap item menu
• Fixes: Threat can no longer spawn on the same tile as the magical potion

Additional notes:

• Initial values of player's atk and def can be changed in Data.dat but currently the levelled up values are fixed
• If the player starts with more than 5 exp, the level will not updated until the player gains some exp
• The current atk/def algorithm needs work, a simple one has currently been implemented as a trial
• Position of merchant is not checked if it has a conflict with other merchants/players
• There is a chance that if the number of entities to be generated is directly equal to that of the mapsize, and the last entity to be generated is a threat, and the last tile without an entity is the magical potion, game could infinite loop (unconfirmed)
• All these will be fixed in a future update

0.2.0 Data Update

Version 0.2.0 Data Update
26 Jan 2018

Description: Second major version of the game.
This update will introduce many much needed features
for the player to have a much better experience, most
providing the player with important information to
make better decisions to win the game.

Data:

• Additions: comments to be able to be added to Data.dat for better readability
• Additions: Message print when choosing an invalid option in main menu
• Changes: Number of maximum items/entities allowed to be generated on the map is now more accurate
  (^^ Previously, maximum items + entities was equal to the size of the map, but each tile can actually
  allow up to one item as well as one entity)
• Changes: Item type now not required for player, only ID is used

Gameplay:

• Additions: Mob health being displayed
• Additions: Printing damage done to mob
• Additions: Printing health healed by using item
• Additions: Printing number of uses left for an item in the inventory and ground
• Additions: Printing the current coordinates of the player
• Additions: Printing encounter on first turn of encounter
• Additions: Printing the previous action of the player
• Additions: Player can swap items with an empty tile if there is an item in an inventory slot (Drop item)
• Additions: Message telling player if run succeeded or failed
• Additions: More detailed messages when player chooses an action that can't be done in that turn

0.1.2 First Working Release

Version 0.1.0 Base Build
20 Jan 2018

Description: Base version of the game, first build.
Should load customizable data to play the game with.
Default settings with no player customization
Note: Broken and can't be played

Version 0.1.1 Major fix patch
21 Jan 2018

Note: Broken and can't be played

General:

• Changes: ErrorLog text appearance tweaked
• Changes: Corrected main menu incorrect spacing
• Additions: More accurate compilation date and time display

Data:

• Changes: Program will now log that Data.dat is empty if it is empty
• Fixes: Data loading not following specified syntax
• Fixes: Data not loading properly after loading player
• Fixes: Data not detecting imcomplete Data.dat
• Fixes: Data not detecting incorrect data being streamed properly
• Fixes: Game crashing when initializing new game when getting random empty tile coordinates
• Fixes: Game crashing when starting new game
• Fixes: Game crashing when displaying player details

Gameplay:

• Changes: Player details presentation
• Changes: Player option mistakenly displaying 'b' to exit
• Changes: Player possible options presentation
• Changes: Map presentation
• Fixes: Weapon items not having their uses decremented
• Fixes: Chance of failure when running printing fault
• Fixes: Game crashing sometimes when player moves

Version 0.1.2 Critical fix patch
24 Jan 2018

Note: First playable build

General:

• Additions: A message telling player to refer to ErrorLog.txt in event of a fatal error
• Fixes: Game crashes when starting a new game for the second time

Data:

• Changes: Player is now code 1, and items moved to code 0
• Changes: Data.dat now cannot be modified to allow player to start with magical potion
• Fixes: player data not checking inventory's validity

Gameplay:

• Changes: Map is now reprinted when player swaps items
• Changes: Player starting position is now at coordinates (0, 0), top right of map
• Changes: Map default size is now 10 x 10
• Fixes: Used up healing items not being cleaned up
• Fixes: Maptiles were not being updated
• Fixes: Details not reprinting after returning from swap item menu
• Fixes: Player moving down when chose to move up
• Fixes: Tiles not becoming invisible after leaving field of vision of player character
• Fixes: Swapping items to wrong inventory slot
• Fixes: Item still being displayed on map after being taken
• Fixes: Mob not attacking player
• Fixes: Weapons' uses not being decremented after each use
• Fixes: Not being able to use inventory slots 2, 3 and 4 when not in encounter
• Fixes: Game no longer crashes when the player encounters a threat
• Fixes: Player is now able to start with items properly (As defined in Data.dat)