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.