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[jamesmax]

One: i just found out im palying on 0.31.03 so whats bin added form 0.31.03 till now?
Two: how do you update the game?
Three: will i lose my save and if not will the update just chage the parts of the map i have not seen yet?

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Entity sprawl. Aimed attacks. A bunch of other stuff that'll be in the changelog.
Download the latest version.
You can use your save I think. But the new stuff won't be added 'til you generate a new world.

[Urist Imiknorris]

From file changes.txt:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.18:

   data/index

   creature_standard.txt
      added elite ranged unit names for dwarves
   entity_default.txt
      gave humans METAL/GEM/STONE_PREF
      gave gobs METAL_PREF and got rid of gem professions
      gave kobs METAL_PREF/STONE_PREF/FURNACE_OPERATOR for the time being at least, though this will probably change
   item_weapon.txt
      changed a few two-handed sizes

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.17:

   data/index

   announcements.txt
      [NIGHT_ATTACK_STARTS:A_D:D_D:BOX]
      [NIGHT_ATTACK_ENDS:A_D:D_D:BOX]
      [NIGHT_ATTACK_TRAVEL:A_D:D_D]
      [GHOST_ATTACK:A_D:D_D]
      [LAIR_HUNTER:A_D:D_D]
      [TRAVEL_SITE_DISCOVERY:A_D:D_D:BOX]
      [TRAVEL_SITE_BUMP:A_D:D_D]
      [ADVENTURE_INTRO:BOX]
      removed
         COMBAT_WRESTLE_PINCH
         COMBAT_WRESTLE_GOUGE
         COMBAT_WRESTLE_STRANGLE
         COMBAT_SHAKE
   world_gen.txt
      [NIGHT_CREATURE_NUMBER:<number of definitions>]
   body_default/rcp.txt
      neck changed over to upper spine (left NECK token), category SPINE
      neck and lower spine get CONNECTOR
      upper spine in lower body changed to middle spine
   creature_large_mountain.txt
      voice mannerisms neck -> throat
   creature_standard.txt
      humans, elves and dwarves get [SPOUSE_CONVERSION_TARGET]
      added ogress caste name to ogre
      minotaur gets lair, habit and [NATURAL_SKILL] tags
      other semis/megas get basic lair stuff
      dragon/hydra get NOEXERT
      dragon got willpower boost, skill tags
      hydra gets skill tags
      gremlin gets skill tag
      removed cluster numbers from all semimegabeasts, (unused) pop number from bronze colossus
      voice mannerisms neck -> throat
   creature_subterranean.txt
      voice mannerisms neck -> throat
   creature_next_underground.txt
      tweaked DIFFICULTY numbers, which are used for fame rewards now
      gave blind cave ogre extra vision
   entity_default.txt
      BUILDS_OUTDOOR_FORTIFICATIONS added to PLAINS entity
      banditry tags on humans, goblins and kobolds
         BANDITRY:<perc>
         LOCAL_BANDITRY
   inorganic_stone_soil.txt
      went over to new SOIL_TEMPLATE
   xml
      new historical events: change creature type, hist figure revived
      added "put to rest", "vanish" and "scared to death" kill causes
      new site names "hamlet" "town" "fortress" "labyrinth" "lair" "shrine"
   item_tool.txt
      new file, used only by adv mode peasants and lair creatures at this point
   new keys
      [HOTKEY_BUILDING_SLAB:ALT+S]
      [HOTKEY_MASON_SLAB:ALT+S]
      [HOTKEY_CRAFTS_SLAB:ALT+S]
      [A_TRAVEL_SLEEP:SHIFT+Z]
      [A_TRAVEL_MAP:M]
      [A_TRAVEL_HIDE_INSTRUCTIONS:H]
      [A_SLEEP_SLEEP:S]
      [A_SLEEP_WAIT:W]
      [A_SLEEP_DAWN:D]
      [ORDERS_REFUSE_OUTSIDE_VERMIN:V]
      [A_COMPANIONS:C]
      [A_ATTACK_CONFIRM:ALT+Y]
      renamed
         A_MOVE_WAIT -> A_MOVE_SAME_SQUARE
      changed
         [A_CENTER:V]
         [A_COMBAT:SHIFT+C]
   graphics example
      added GHOST to the list of texture options
   new bp tag
      CONNECTOR -- child part with CONNECTOR keeps parent unsevered until receiving severing damage itself
   new creature tags
      NIGHT_CREATURE_HUNTER
      NIGHT_CREATURE_BOGEYMAN
      SPOUSE_CONVERTER
      CONVERTED_SPOUSE
      SPOUSE_CONVERSION_TARGET
      LAIR_HUNTER
      LAIR_HUNTER_SPEECH:<speech file>
      HABIT:<habit token>:<percentage>
      HABIT_NUM:<TEST_ALL or a number>
      NATURAL_SKILL:<skill token>:<amount>
         skill starts here and cannot rust below here
      CREATURE_SOLDIER_TILE:<tile>
      SOLDIER_ALTTILE:<tile>
      CASTE_SOLDIER_TILE:<tile>
      CASTE_SOLDIER_ALTTILE:<tile>
      SKILL_LEARN_RATES:<percentage>
      SKILL_RUST_RATES:<3 rust tags from SKILL_RATES>
      SKILL_RATE:<skill token>:<4 tags from SKILL_RATES>
      SKILL_LEARN_RATE:<skill token>:<percentage>
      SKILL_RUST_RATE:<skill token>:<3 rust tags from SKILL_RATES>

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.16:

   data/index

   d_init.txt
      [WALKING_SPREADS_SPATTER_DWF:NO]
      [WALKING_SPREADS_SPATTER_ADV:YES]

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.15:

   data/index

   building_custom.txt
      added blocked tiles to soap maker
   body_default.txt
      3EYES added
   body_rcp.txt
      RCP_3_EYES has

removed from center eye
   creature_large_temperate.txt
      gave rhesus tail
   creature_large_tropical.txt
      made elephant tusk attack co-MAIN with kicks
   creature_next_underground.txt
      added EXTRAVISION to voracious cave crawler
      added 2HEAD_HORN to crundle BODY and made them grow up faster
      added LARGE_ROAMING and NOBREATHE to magma crab
      added LARGE_ROAMING and LARGE_PREDATOR to helmet snake
      added LARGE_ROAMING to cave dragon
      added LARGE_ROAMING to giant earthworm
      made amethyst men die as ROUGH instead of BOULDER
      fixed blind cave bear rear toes (they were front instead of rear)
   creature_savage_tropical.txt
      moved giant desert scorpion over to chitin templates
      gave tigermen ears and ribcages
   creature_standard.txt
      strangler gets 3EYES instead of 2EYES:1EYE and gave them MALE/FEMALE castes
      added nouns for eye modifiers for cyclops to fix description typos and got rid of their large iris modifier
         because of some announces with noun/verb agreement there
      removed humanoid head/ribcage positioning from grimelings
   creature_subterranean.txt
      fixed melting point on fire imp blood
      gave cave swallow man wings in addition to arms
      stuck tail on olm
      removed MUNDANE from fire snake
      made all the ant man castes grow up faster and made them live a little longer
      made amphibian men grow up faster
   inorganic_metal.txt
      put bending values back in sterling silver
   item_weapon.txt
      fixed short sword and battle axe pommel attack contact area (1000 -> 100 like other weapons)
   material_template_default.txt
      added [ROTS] to STRUCTURAL_PLANT_TEMPLATE and LEAF_TEMPLATE
   plant_standard.txt
      fixed quarry bush LEAVES tile/color mix up
   world_gen.txt
      stopped doubling up CAVE_MIN_SIZE in the exporter and initial file

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.14:
   data/index

   raws
      new mineral tag for slade -- [UNDIGGABLE] until digging accounts for things properly
      changed material properties for raw adamantine

   New world gen parameters
      [SITE_CAP:<number>]
         Limits overall number of sites to this.
         Caves and ruins are included in this number, so world gen civ spread stops cold once it is attained the way things currently go.

      [MEGABEAST_CAP:<number>]
         Attempts to place this many megabeast groups (also effectively capped by total cave number).
         In vanilla DF, there are no megabeasts that actually occur in groups, but it is possible in mods.
         Placing more beasts than caves will cause all caves to be filled by megabeasts.  This will leave nothing for races like kobolds.
         Can be zero if you don't want any megabeasts.

      [SEMIMEGABEAST_CAP:<number>]
         Attempts to place this many semimegabeast groups (they get the last cave remnants).
         Because they get the last available caves, setting this to maximum causes all remaining caves to be filled with civs unaffected.
         Can be zero if you don't want any semimegabeasts.

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.13:
   data/index
   raws
      entity_default.txt -- START_GROUP NUMBER is gone
      made horn silver use the stone template
      moved all native metals off of metal template

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.12:
   data/index
   raws
      creature_standard.txt -- added an extra NONE to kobold rates

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.11:
   data/index
   data/help -- a few typos in files here
   raws
      creature_large_ocean.txt -- removed duplicate cluster number on tuna
      creature_large_temperate.txt -- buzzard given MUNDANE flag, corrected typo in deer description
      creature_large_tropical.txt -- vulture given MUNDANE flag
      creature_large_tundra.txt -- corrected hair name for musk ox (was skin)
      creature_next_underground.txt -- gave giant earthworm larger size
      creature_other.txt -- removed duplicate natural tag from a few entries
      creature_small_mammals.txt -- removed duplicate natural tag from all entries
      creature_subterranean.txt -- removed duplicate natural tag from a few entries

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.10:
   data/index
   data/help/a_keys -- added the 'x' instructions

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.09:
   data/index
   data/speech
      several files shortened
   interface.txt
      new keys
         [A_ACTION:X]
         [A_ACTION_CREATE:C]
         [A_ACTION_BUTCHER:B]
   raws
      various numbers changed for weapons, ammo, materials (esp. metals)
      rock sharpening reaction in reaction_other
   new announcement
      ANNOUNCEMENT_ADV_REACTION_PRODUCTS

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.07:
   data/index
   data/init/init.txt, SDL version
      mode examples added
   data/init/d_init.txt
      [PILLAR_TILE:'O']
   interface.txt, SDL version
      new keys
         [BIND:FPS_UP:REPEAT_SLOW]
         [SYM:4:Equals]
         [BIND:FPS_DOWN:REPEAT_SLOW]
         [SYM:4:Minus]         

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.06:
   data/index
   Non-legacy init.txt is set to 2D mode by default now
   raw/objects/creature_annelids.txt
      removed duplicate natural tag from worm
   raw/objects/creature_domestic.txt
      removed duplicate child tag from donkey
      added trade capacity to horse
   raw/objects/creature_insects.txt
      removed duplicate color/tile tag from monarch butterfly
   raw/objects/creature_large_tropical.txt
      removed common domestic and pack animal from warthog
   raw/objects/creature_small_ocean.txt
      removed duplicate no sleep tags from oyster and mussel
   raw/objects/creature_standard.txt
      removed duplicate pet value tags from ice wolf, nightwing and werewolf
      removed extra NECK from hydra body
   raw/objects/inorganic_stone_layer.txt
      removed duplicate obsidian melting point
   raw/objects/language_words.txt
      firey -> fiery
   raw/objects/material_template_default.txt
      updated many of the values so that for instance teeth aren't like skin in many ways

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.05:
   data/index
   Non-legacy init.txt has new options:
      [KEY_REPEAT_ACCEL_LIMIT:8]
      [KEY_REPEAT_ACCEL_START:10]

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Auxiliary file changes for 0.31.04:
   data/index
   init.txt has been broken up into init.txt, d_init.txt and colors.txt
   For non-legacy versions, interface.txt has a different format and a few extra keys related to zoom and macros.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Too big for previous post, more relevant, from release notes.txt:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Release notes for 0.31.18 (November 16, 2010):

This one fixes up several crashes and other problems.  Maybe most notably, the problem where you'd become a criminal in adventure mode just by going back to a store, the handedness issue with uniform assignments (it might take it a while to clear out problems in old saves, and I can only state this as confidently as the tests I performed), and SDL movie recording.

Major bug fixes
   (*)fixed crash from shop signs being placed off map
   (*)fixed crash during character generation of human outsiders if you back out of the name menu
   (*)fixed crash from trap announcements/reports
   (*)fixed world gen crash that arose from creature in secondary entity population taking over leadership role when caste mods are present
   (*)fixed crash from walking off the left or upper edge of the world
   (*)corrected misaligned bodypart appearance modifiers on load and resulting crash in pref screen, origin of misalignment unclear
   (*)fixed problem where you are considered a thief after shopping at a store that had previous had its inventory offloaded
   (*)made uniform assignments respect handedness
   (*)reenabled SDL movie recording
   (*)stopped unfinished quests performed by previous characters from stopping nobles from giving new characters quests

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)made skill rates copy over to castes correctly
   (*)fixed problem that added bogeyman kills to the wrong parts of the kill lists
   (*)stopped retirement in town when bogeymen are active
   (*)stopped unequipable soldier unit types from occasionally appearing in ambushes/sites/migrants
   (*)corrected placement of cauldrons
   (*)got rid of size bonus mistakenly applied to opportunity skill rolls and put in the rage penalty it was supposed to be
   (*)made master pikemen get proper skill
   (*)stopped lair hatch covers from rotting away
   (*)added announcement for falling damage
   (*)adding retching after initial vomiting
   (*)changed metal use for humans/gobs/kobs via existing raw tags
   (*)changed a few two-handed weapon sizes
   (*)updated dwarf party organization conditions
   (*)fixed problem with movie playback showing an extra garbage frame for each chunk of the movie
   (*)changed conversation colors
   (*)fixed double adjective in dark fortress
   (*)made Elite Bowman name appear correctly (was showing up as blowgunner), and a few related typos
   (*)fixed some other typos

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Release notes for 0.31.17 (November 11, 2010):

If you want to try out the improvements to adventure mode, I'd recommend generating a new world with at least 100 years of history.  I tried out adventuring in a world from 0.31.03, and it technically worked, but there wasn't much to do.  The reason I recommend some history is just to let the beasts get settled a bit, though it's not strictly required.  We haven't gotten threats moving around and arising during actual play yet, so your worlds will inevitably run out of adventure opportunities as you exhaust them, and games tend to be fast-paced and brief overall once you get the hang of it.  This will change during the next few major releases.  There's an update to the "Your First Adventurer" manual section that might be worth glancing at even if you have played an adventurer before.  Don't be surprised if you die learning a few facts about the world.

Major bug fixes
   (*)fixed problem with baron not arriving due to stale merchant reports
   (*)stopped old jobs/projectiles from tying up items on reclaim

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)changed ring/bracelet symbol to make way for adv mode tools
   (*)cut kill-bragging to 5 kills
   (*)fixed bug through which demon could take over two or more civs in one year
   (*)name change: graveyard -> corpses (since it isn't appropriate for final burial)
   (*)stopped occupancy from being erased upon entering adv mode in arena
   (*)allowed labors to be toggled by category
   (*)added standing order for outdoor vermin refuse
   (*)fixed erroneous material bonuses in world gen fights
   (*)updated wrestling interface
   (*)implemented text for wrestling attacks
   (*)changed combat announcement colors and stun/paralyze color to light blue from light cyan
   (*)toes/fingers protected by armor
   (*)elves are now small e's to match their size
   (*)different soldier/civilian symbols for human/elf (as with the two dwarf symbols)
   (*)stopped triggerable vermin groups from becoming visible occasionally
   (*)fixed some old problems where input wasn't registering properly on movement, etc.
   (*)disabled need to eat/drink in adv mode until we get some more general work in
   (*)various minor adv mode tweaks and fixes

New stuff
   (*)added night creatures
   (*)added lairs for some creatures
   (*)added new travel screen (old worlds might have misplaced moons in the sky bar)
   (*)updated how adv mode sleep works, permission to sleep in buildings
   (*)updated character generation
   (*)added memorial slabs to dwarf mode
   (*)added shops with signs to towns
   (*)changed how lower body/head severs work (spinal sever required)
   (*)changed how guts popping out works
   (*)see file_changes.txt for some new modding tags
   (*)can get tasks from most people and report success to anybody friendly
   (*)added human castles
   (*)made peasants refer you to better quests
   (*)added banditry
   (*)added aimed attacks, random combat opportunities and the ability to use secondary attacks/weapons (both adv mode and dwf mode combat reports)
   (*)added (harder) rolling away for dodgers on the ground

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Release notes for 0.31.16 (October 4, 2010):

Hopefully this one doesn't have any weird new issues.  That bumpy lag should be gone now, and there are expanded refuse pile options.  You can also turn off having your dwarves track around blood (it starts off in the init).  I left it on in adventure mode, but you can turn it off there too if you want.

Major bug fixes
   (*)got rid of intermittent lag that popped up in 0.31.15

New stuff
   (*)added spatter init options (dwarf mode defaults to no walking spread of spatter)
   (*)allowed skull/bone/shell/tooth/horn settings from refuse pile

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Release notes for 0.31.15 (October 3, 2010):

The purpose of this release is to restore the missing invasions, and I threw in some easy fixes on top of it, mostly to the raws.

Major bug fixes
   (*)made invasions come again

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)lots of raw fixes (see "file changes.txt")
   (*)made reactions show the proper building
   (*)made LEAVES load the 'character' style tile properly
   (*)corrected labor name "soap maker" -> "soap making"
   (*)fixed typo in world gen rejection dialog for missing civ definitions
   (*)fixed spelling of chinchilla for forgotten beasts (new ones only)

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Release notes for 0.31.14 (September 23, 2010):

The main issues here were to handle the new bugs from 0.31.13 which were gumming things up (broken migration, undiggable adamantine) and to address site sprawl concerns a bit.  To the latter end, there's a new world gen option to limit the total number of sites and I've added a few options to "Create World Now!" to make use of that.  It's not going to be truly satisfying until dwarven sprawl is better defined and there are more things to do with the sprawl in adventure mode and in dwarf mode wars, but overall I don't plan to decrease the amount of sprawl drastically on default settings once that is handled -- sprawl will likely increase again once memory problems are addressed, there are more things to do with it, and it shifts more dynamically over long periods of time (improved war, disease, famine, migrations, etc).  For now you can control sprawl with the site cap, with the civilization number, with the savagery, and with the history end year from the "Create World Now!" menu without much fuss (and the default setting is much lighter on sprawl than the default in 0.31.13).

Major bug fixes
   (*)fixed problems with immigrants having strange unit types and erroneous announcements about terrifying forts
   (*)allowed raw adamantine to be diggable now by adding a new tag to slade for the time being.  There is a side effect -- slade in old saves will be diggable.  Add [UNDIGGABLE] to slade in the save's raws in inorganic_stone_mineral.txt in your save to fix that.  If you choose to dig through the slade, please don't report any associated bugs.  The game likely won't be able to deal with it properly.

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)fixed plant text in food preferences and stopped generated forgotten beasts etc. from being chosen

New stuff
   (*)added site cap option to world gen parameters
   (*)added beast cap options to world gen parameters
   (*)added a few options to "create world now"

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Release notes for 0.31.13 (September 15, 2010):

The framework for villages and sprawl is in place, and there are now "entity populations" which are made up of thousands of critters for which less information is tracked.  As it stands, this amounts to, say, ten times the number of historical figures after world generation has been running for a while, though it can vary a lot.  These changes have left adventure mode gutted, so don't expect old adventure mode saves to retain much information or work all that well.  Old dwarf mode saves should be fine for continued dwarf fortresses.  In new worlds, you can wander around the new villages, but don't expect anything to be going on.  This is the launching pad for what should be the Funification of adventure mode in the next (non-fix) release, but like many launching pads, it is kind of dull and gray.

As for the merits of this release, there are the bug fixes in the lists below.  The game should also be a bit faster.  I'm on a new compiler in Windows, which led to a general speed increase, and I also optimized some code for improvements on all OSs.  It's not the end of the story there by a long shot, but it is progress, anyway.  World generation itself might be a bit slower overall, since there's a lot more going on site-wise.  This is going to change as we set up relationships between the leaders, one way or another, but I can make a medium island world in around 10 minutes without the memory going totally nuts, and I thought that state was fit for release.

There are some side effects to not having any stable relationships between world gen sites while cutting down on site destructions, like having a site get pillaged for the thousandth time and so on, which will iron themselves out later.  For now, it's a bit weird.  I also saw a battle with negative numbers of soldiers but couldn't reproduce the situation, so there are probably additional issues as well.

The SDL version has the first pass at the experimental TrueType font support that Baughn is working on.  It is off by default in init.txt and it only works in the 2D print mode.  There are lots of justification etc. problems -- you don't need to report those.  Getting those fixed up is part of the process.  It's difficult to read in the standard window size, so you might want to limit yourself to full-screen or a large window with large grid cells when you are trying it out.

Crash fixes
   (*)fixed some potential problems with aborting zone placement, though it's not guaranteed to solve the crash there

Major bug fixes
   (*)fixed problem causing dwarves to not sleep in any bed
   (*)fixed problem causing dwarves not to respect ownership in sleeping priorities
   (*)made cursor center on buildings properly when linking them up to a lever etc.
   (*)stopped other civilizations from bringing liaisons
   (*)stopped building destroyer diplomats/traders from destroying things
   (*)made units check the validity of targets more often (counters certain interrupt spam)

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)fixed broken vial making jobs
   (*)make rock short swords use the proper material for the final product
   (*)made horn silver use the stone template
   (*)moved all native metals off of metal template
   (*)stopped season counter from resetting to spring after travel in adventure mode

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Release notes for 0.31.12 (July 25, 2010):

Aside from the major bug fixes listed below, I made skill increases a little faster during training.  Part of the problem is with how classes work -- the teacher and student skills are important, and they can heavily amplify the effects, so the gains for people without those skills were small.  Now it'll be even more extreme that the base rate has increased, so we'll have to see how that plays out in forts that get good teachers.

If your old fort has a dead liaison, your replacement liaison will be named after one of the standard professions most likely, but they should still perform their job.  New worlds should have dead liaisons kicked out completely and get new liaisons.

Crash fixes
   (*)fixed military training crash
   (*)fixed a crash during dwarf creation in arena mode after dwarf mode game had been played
   (*)fullscreen/windowed mode switch crash fixed (Baughn)

Major bug fixes
   (*)fixed new liaison coming when previous liaison is unavailable for any reason
   (*)fixed problem which stopped the liaison from talking about making a barony

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)adjusted skill rates up a bit on indiv training and demonstrations
   (*)made att/skill rate loader treat 0s like NONE instead of the fastest rate

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Release notes for 0.31.11 (July 23, 2010):

Combat was the focus last time, and this time I moved over to equipment and training.  There are a number of bugs left to fix, but a lot of the largest problems should be cleaned up and training should be somewhat usable now.  I wanted to shift ammunition over to a default system where it doesn't get tied to particular squads/hunters (with the old way left as a default for people that want to control it more), since that remains one of the more annoying things, but I didn't have time to finish it up.  Just make sure you have some extra bolts sitting around, and 'm'-'f' should show you how your squads are doing ammo-wise.  Barracks should also probably default to a non-reserved/non-purposed system, though that's not as bad as ammunition reservation is.  In any case, I'll be moving on to the month-end project and entity populations, though I'll release again sooner if something comes up.

Crash fixes
   (*)stopped crash when individual squad members were selected in 's' and you go back to 's' after leaving
   (*)fixed crash moving from ammo assignment creation to material assignment
   (*)fixed reclaim crash
   (*)fixed text mode crash in SDL version (Baughn)

Major bug fixes
   (*)freed up assigned items properly when uniforms are overwritten
   (*)freed up equipment properly from empty positions when squad is disbanded
   (*)made civilian jobs respect attributes properly
   (*)fixed turtle (vermin) shell crafts/helms/gauntlets/etc.
   (*)stopped squad/off-time training activities from persisting when guy goes off to eat, do squad orders, die, etc.
   (*)made inactive/ordered squads free up their old training activities more quickly
   (*)stopped off-time training from gumming up squad training barracks assignment
   (*)removed dead/crazy/etc. dwarves from squads
   (*)dropped injured dwarves out of their activities properly
   (*)stopped bleeding dwarves from thinking they need to jump on the ground and be dragged to the hospital
   (*)stopped miners/woodcutters coming out of the military from thinking they had a claim to old tools
   (*)made people doing off-time training stop if it becomes inappropriate (kicked out of squad, etc.)
   (*)made quota countdown respect reactions again

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)stopped body-component-based artifacts from defaulting out to iron figurines
   (*)made skill rust display properly on 'v' and made temporary skill loss conditions not display on military screen
   (*)changed rust display for skills
   (*)restricted shell moods to dwarves with shell prefs
   (*)stopped metal goblet/flask construction jobs from shuffling metal of product
   (*)fixed up idle strings for non-soldiers vs. lingering squad activities
   (*)decreased effect of low self-discipline on individual training
   (*)sped up training organization
   (*)WINDOWEDX/Y values respected when moving to windowed mode from full screen (Baughn)
   (*)fixed problem with skill demonstration session timer
   (*)added timers for sparring and individual combat drills
   (*)adjusted sparring pulled shots for recent combat balancing
   (*)adjusted skill rates for all practice activities
   (*)put forest start biome on humans (for proactive forest clearing)
   (*)changed hauling encumbrance speed formula and made hauling build atts slowly
   (*)stopped picks from being available to indiv choice soldiers
   (*)required subtype match for armor even under "partial match"
   (*)made off-duty archery training occur for indiv choice ranged weapons (not just crossbow)
   (*)cleaned up various raw typos (see file_changes.txt)
   (*)fixed a bunch of the "you" announcements in dwarf mode
   (*)made counter to stop excessive party attendence work properly
   (*)made it set up default ammo profiles for ranged squads

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Release notes for 0.31.10 (July 11, 2010):

(*)fixed problem where your units would not recognize the nice people arriving on business as their friends
(*)stopped problem where removing a worn object in adv mode could leave you with two copies
(*)stopped seg-fault at quit in linux if sound wasn't initialized (oliver)

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Release notes for 0.31.09 (July 10, 2010):

Lots of combat changes this time.  Keep in mind that old saves use the old raws, so you'll want to copy over at least item_weapon.txt, item_ammo.txt and inorganic_metal.txt to get more of the positive effects.  The adventure mode stone-making ability won't be available in old saves but butchery will be.

Crash fixes
   (*)fixed potential crash with container reactions
   (*)stopped arena mode from caving in/locking up when you leave control mode

Major bug fixes
   (*)made material-based random headless beasts killable
   (*)stuckin bleeding updated properly
   (*)fixed major artery tag when added from creature raw with TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES (also TL_CONNECTS)
   (*)made major artery strike for 25%+ fractures on major artery parts mandatory
   (*)amplified effects for announced major artery strikes
   (*)fixed swing velocity calculation for weapons
   (*)fixed clothing size calculation (messed up shields, gloves, boots)
   (*)changed contact area and size for bolts
   (*)fixed blowouts in giant creature wrestling
   (*)fixed weird skill/profession mixup that stopped marksdwarves from firing on enemies
   (*)freed up some ammo that became lost in limbo after squad deletion/ammo reassignments/etc.
   (*)made hunters grab ammo more reliably when they run out or when labor is changed
   (*)fixed reordering of reaction/ore mats and a few other indexing problems between operating systems

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)reworded some combat announcements
   (*)fixed reaction screen product display error
   (*)fixed contact area issue with misc object fighting
   (*)changed dodging rules for people mounting a charge defense
   (*)fixed problem with edge being disregarded too soon after impact breaks
   (*)changed skill effects on firing rate
   (*)changed contact area calculations for body parts
   (*)various changes to weapon raws
   (*)changed edge/impact calculations
   (*)metal values changed in raws
   (*)fixed problems preventing some gut pop-outs from happening
   (*)fixed issue with extra dodge rolls causing shots to become less square
   (*)other combat tweaks
   (*)obliterated arsenal dwarf (position will still exist in old saves, but won't be used/needed)
   (*)extended distance at which hunters are willing to shoot
   (*)made hunters return kills under more circumstances
   (*)allowed miners/woodcutters to switch immediately to hunt labor without getting confused about crossbow
   (*)stopped targeting of benign, far away wilderness creatures after they see you, unless they are close
   (*)force-allowed targeting of kill targets in some cases where it wasn't permitting it
   (*)stopped indiv choice melee/ranged from picking out weapons of the opposite type instead of just preferring them
   (*)fixed problem with custom workshops blanking out at times (save compat iffy here, might have to rebuild shops)
   (*)made reaction job interface/automation check inside barrels/etc. (stuff manager jobs did right)
   (*)changed stuckin chances

New stuff
   (*)added cumulative wounds
   (*)added adv mode knapping
   (*)added adv mode butchery
   (*)allowed use of (buildingless) reactions in adv mode
   (*)changed adv mode hunger/thirst/drowsiness durations and penalties
   (*)start with spear/dagger in adv play now
   (*)default dwf start with a few quivers
   (*)gave hunters default ammo assignment

SDL Version: Baughn fixed up the macro delay timer, a PPC Mac bug where the screen would be yellow and a seg-fault.

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Release notes for 0.31.08 (June 19, 2010):

Fixed up the crash with the look command and made backing out of embark warnings and reclaim selection work.

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Release notes for 0.31.07 (June 19, 2010):

Crash fixes
   (*)fixed crash when over 200x200 in some screens
   (*)fixed crash associated to assigning daggers to dwarven soldiers
   (*)fixed a crash on the military screen

Major bug fixes
   (*)stopped doctors from picking up and dropping their patients repeatedly when it was time to carry them
   (*)restricted doctors to using tables and traction benches in hospital zones (stalled doctors from old saves will ignore this)
   (*)made workers stop taking new jobs if they can and want to eat/drink/sleep instead
   (*)made certain jobs like updating records and partying quittable at any time due to hunger/thirst/drowsiness
   (*)fixed pathfinding problem in special features that were placed within surrounding liquid layers
   (*)allowed options screen from dwarf/adv mode setup
   (*)fixed some job overwrite issues
   (*)made stockpiles able to take from other stockpiles again
   (*)made ownable items like cloaks that are part of uniforms not put soldiers into pickup/drop loops
   (*)made cooking require a non-liquid object to start (prevents liquid food errors, powders okay)
   (*)stopped item namers from repeatedly naming their items
   (*)changed conditions for feeding/watering of injured dwarves so beds aren't required
   (*)made militia commander assignment from noble screen respect current squad settings properly
   (*)stopped removal of squad commanders from noble screen if they have subordinates
   (*)stopped dwarves from holding multiple positions that lead squads
   (*)got rid of some flashing and debris in SDL version

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*)reduced hunger/thirst/drowsiness skill/speed penalties
   (*)made hunger/thirst/drowsiness thoughts occur a bit later in the process
   (*)made alcohol turn into separate liquid objects less often
   (*)made non-brewing events that create liquids handle alcohol correctly
   (*)stopped clothier from messing up craft shop task listing (and some related issues)
   (*)stopped non-locals from announcing their item attachments
   (*)fixed traction bench situation on manager screen
   (*)added pillar tile to d_init

SDL Version: Baughn improved the curses and 2D output, fixed a text mode display bug, added keys to change the FPS up/down (default alt-- and alt-=), and likely some other things.

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Release notes for 0.31.06 (June 9, 2010):

Crash fixes
   (*) fixed crash on abandon related to having a box/cabinet building assigned to somebody
   (*) fixed crash from using nearly spent soap bars to clean people
   (*) fixed up crash from scrolling over globs in stock screen if certain fats were present
   (*) SDL mode image export crash fixed (Baughn)
   (*) fixed cursor position on farm season selection (possible crash)

Major bug fixes
   (*) made dwarves that initiate individual training recognize when they are no longer doing so properly
   (*) stopped dwarves from swapping out their equipment for newly made items of equal value
   (*) stopped dwarves from assigning equipment from caravans or unforbidden possessions held by outsiders
      also incoming woodcutters/miners/etc.
   (*) stopped dwarves from being assigned large equipment
   (*) added default trade capacity to creatures to stop near-infinite caravan goods from being added to certain creatures
   (*) fixed material template values causing many natural creatures to be very squishy and underpowered

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*) 2D mode colors fixed (Baughn)
   (*) curses mode color initialization fixed (Baughn)
   (*) sound header fix (Baughn)
   (*) fixed temporary pathing problems that came from digging out brook tiles (negative construction distance etc.)
   (*) fixed deletion for zones that have all their tiles removed
   (*) fixed problem stopping hospital zones that have some tiles deleted from updating their furniture assignments
   (*) removed forest temperature dampening for artificially hot worlds
   (*) fixed some duplicate tags and other issues in the raws (see file_changes.txt)
   (*) graphical map export should be back in the SDL versions

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Release notes for 0.31.05 (June 4, 2010):

There are probably some Baughn SDL version tweaks not listed below.

Crash fixes
   (*) SDL graphics mode should work now (Baughn)
   (*) creating squads in Linux shouldn't crash the game now
   (*) stopped melting items from eventually crashing the game

Major bug fixes
   (*) animals/babies no longer try to clean themselves at water sources
   (*) stopped losers from keeping their positions at elections (could not easily repair old saves with this problem though)
   (*) fixed problem where ID numbers would be invalid on load after generating a world
   (*) adjusted seasonal temperatures (should actually fix the rain bug)
   (*) SDL grid sizes no longer stuck on 80x25 if you let intro movies play (Baughn)

Other bug fixes/tweaks
   (*) site finder will advanec without keypresses now
   (*) SDL version 2D mode colors are corrected (Baughn)
   (*) stopped cursor from skipping over large entries in stocks screen in SDL versions (Baughn)
   (*) ESC no longer quits SDL keybinding screens instead of going up a level (Baughn)
   (*) slow SDL unit offloading and other similar problems sped up (Baughn)

New stuff
   (*) immediately runs elections for unappointed, unelected positions like expedition leader if leader dies
   (*) can set held key repetition behavior in SDL versions from init.txt (Baughn)
   (*) SDL version 2D mode now allows zooming (Baughn)


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Release notes for 0.31.04 (May 16, 2010):

The main thing here is the new OpenGL code by Svein Ove Aas (Baughn).  Especially if you weren't running at maximum framerates even on the title screen, you should notice a great improvement.  There are some modes worth messing around with in data/init/init.txt -- try "2D" if the game does not work as well as it used to (or stick with the legacy version if truly necessary).

You can get at macros with:
   Ctrl+r = record
   Ctrl+p = play
   Ctrl+s = save
   Ctrl+l = load
There is a directory data/init/macros for them.

You can use PNGs for (translucent) tilesets, you can resize the window using the border, you can zoom using the mouse wheel (reset with F10, you can rebind this to keys if you like) and multiple keys can be bound to one command.

A lot of changes were necessary to get this running, so there are likely to be a variety of bugs.  The legacy version has also been reorganized to make releases easier, so there could be new bugs even there.

Aside from that, we have some general fixes:

Crash fixes
   (*) stopped site finder from eating up a ton of memory (crashing the game on large maps)

Major bug fixes
   (*) changed day/night temperature calculations (fixes fish availability and melting in the rain)
   (*) stopped suture and dressing jobs from being repeated over and over on healed wounds

Minor changes
   (*) made all vermin and smallish outdoor corpse items disappear over time (can be hit after a month for vermin, season for corpse chunks)
   (*) changed ranges for adv mode temperature text
   (*) made temperature of squares adjacent to lava slightly lower

EDIT: Spoilered both posts. Holy fuck that's a lot of text.

[Untelligent]

You get the newest version by downloading it and making a new folder from the zip file. You can move your save by finding your region folder in the data/save folder of the old version and moving it to the data/save version of the new version. If you can't find a "save" folder in the new version just make a new folder and call it "save".

It won't change any parts of your map. However, your game may lack several features that were added between then and now, especially the new adventurer mode stuff. Aimed attacks, better combat AI, and restless spirits should be in, along with most of the bugfixes and stuff I can't think of at the moment. If you plan to do anything aside from whatever fortress you're currently working on, you might want to generate a new world in the current version.

[jamesmax]

You get the newest version by downloading it and making a new folder from the zip file. You can move your save by finding your region folder in the data/save folder of the old version and moving it to the data/save version of the new version. If you can't find a "save" folder in the new version just make a new folder and call it "save".

It won't change any parts of your map. However, your game may lack several features that were added between then and now, especially the new adventurer mode stuff. Aimed attacks, better combat AI, and restless spirits should be in, along with most of the bugfixes and stuff I can't think of at the moment. If you plan to do anything aside from whatever fortress you're currently working on, you might want to generate a new world in the current version.

kind of sucks that you dont get the new suff in your save is ther any way to move you save over and get the new suff? or can you reclaim your fort? (i have spent the last 2 days (real time) moveing all my suff form out side to inside at reclaim (last nite i found all suff and claim it one by one god dose it take a long time) and remakeing a fort dose not make me happy

one more thing all i have been palying is fort so are ther any big update for it or isit all adventurer mode?

[Sunday]

Apart from bugfixes, the only thing added thus far to fort mode (IIRC) is ghosts rising from unburied/unmemorialized dead dwarfs.

And they should work without having to gen a new world.

[Untelligent]

kind of sucks that you dont get the new suff in your save is ther any way to move you save over and get the new suff? or can you reclaim your fort? (i have spent the last 2 days (real time) moveing all my suff form out side to inside at reclaim (last nite i found all suff and claim it one by one god dose it take a long time) and remakeing a fort dose not make me happy

Almost everything I can think of that you need a new world for doesn't happen in fortress mode anyway, so you should be fine. Ghosts of existing dead dwarfs probably won't appear, though, so if you want to see ghosts you'll need to kill off some fresh ones.