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version 1.0.6 (15 July 2023)
- allow to lower the campaign difficulty during playthrough
- update Russian translation
- reduce CPU usage while rendering High Score dialog
- add some missing horizontal buttons to translations
- fix missing redraw in Battle Only dialog after cancelling hero selection
- fix last hotkey not showing up in the hotkey dialog
- add Dismiss hotkey to hero screen
- create basic Map Editor GUI
- update Polish translation
- add checks for object reachability when calculating their value for AI heroes
- fix AI logic for visiting Shrines and Arena
- correct spell value estimation for AI heroes
- fix a case when a dead AI hero was trying to reinforce army in a castle
- update priorities for AI heroes based on battle outcome and fog uncover events
- rework the spell generation in castles' Mage Guilds
- update Spanish translation
- speed up Armageddon spell rendering
- fix invalid pixels in multiple images from the original resources
- speed up resource loading
- update Slovak translation
- do Main Menu fade-in before showing first game run
- fix the fade effect on the "View World" screen
- properly restore environment sounds and terrain music after opening a castle dialog from the Kingdom Overview screen
- fix cases when false symbols appear after the blinking cursor in text input dialog
- rework game credits to keep aspect ratio
- add extra windows and greying out conditions for Summon Boat spell
- fix several button text placements and button press rendering
version 1.0.5 (14 June 2023)
- improve AI castle defensive strategy on Adventure Map
- fix rating in campaign congratulations text in win video
- update Danish translation
- adjust battlefield Idle and Flag animation speed and avoid setting 0 animation delay for battlefield actions
- show the currently selected bonus in the campaign scenario UI if the campaign scenario is already in progress
- update Polish translation
- add shadows for the Virtual Keyboard buttons
- fix okay button not being redrawn in battle options dialog
- improve army distribution in castles for AI players
- make the text input cursor blink and add the ability to set the cursor position anywhere in the edited string
- move jobless AI heroes into castles on a last day of a week
- fix monster upgrade logic when AI was wasting resources for nothing
- do not check whether a hero can cast a spell if spellcasting is prohibited in principle
- fix AI heroes behavior ignoring empty castles with commanders
- speed up AI decision making on Adventure Map
- fix Magellan's Maps visit by AI heroes when discovered objects were not being added for exploration
- fix missing logic for AI heroes to meet each other in the middle of a turn
- reduce unit growth bonus for AI
- do not play the same kill/wince sounds simultaneously
- allow AI heroes to retreat when the kingdom has full house of heroes and when there are enough resources on the next turn
- fix a crash when AI heroes capture a dwelling protected by monsters
- add Editor Main Menu (only for development builds)
- fix the Skeleton passability
- fix the logic for defeated heroes in campaign scenarios
- fix the logic of recognizing objects guarded by neighboring monsters
- update hero's path after inspecting a castle
- add Evil interface version of Monster recruitment dialog
- update Bulgarian translation
- add screen fade effect for transiting between game sections
- add a check to avoid a crash for corrupted game resources
- fix the rendering of the number of units during the castle siege
- update Russian translation
- speed up battlefield rendering
- fix incorrect spell efficiency display for resurrection spells
- set music type to MIDI if no MUSIC directory exist
- fix cases with dropping audio volume when MUSIC directory is not present
- fix crashes for Android devices due to using a buggy third-party package
- fix cases when AI ignores some objects during path evaluation
- use 22050 sound sample rate for PS Vita to fix high CPU load
- add diacritic signs to CP-1250 button font
- update Slovak translation
- update Ukrainian translation
- fix Android version for Android 7 or lower devices
- do not reset castle or heroes scrollbars when hero moves
version 1.0.4 (13 May 2023)
- add Polish and Russian languages support for Virtual Keyboard
- fix absence of delay after animating creature wince and before making next move
- make haunt, set elemental guardian, identify hero and visions spells gray out when cannot be used
- do not stop hero's movement after the first Dimension Door jump
- do not show that enemy town or castle has no garrison if kingdom has no Thieves' Guilds
- fix idle animation lag while casting any spell
- fix creature idle animation freeze during Blind / Paralyze spell casting
- fix an issue that caused an AI-controlled hero standing next to Stone Liths to block the path of another AI-controlled hero standing on these Stone Liths
- add checks to detect corrupted data resources
- improve the resource value estimation algorithm for AI
- fix logic and reward of Daemon Cave object for AI
- add an ability to cancel waiting for the end of the pre-battle sound
- update Polish translation
- create small and large obstacles on the battlefield at the same time
- do not make an empty text line at the end of phrase and fix text rendering in a wider area than given maximum width
- fix Battlefield animations freeze while waiting for Good Luck sound to end
- add popup windows for monster dialog buttons
- fill main menu with background when we do not stretch the main menu main image
- update Russian translation
- fix not returning to load menu while switching between campaign scenarios
- fix Shipwreck Survivor bonuses
- fix AI pathfinding when Spell Scroll was considered as an artifact which requires to defeat an army
- rework logic for all Adventure Map objects' metadata
- fix adventure map fog reveal on campaign scenario restart and when loading a Hot Seat save made in the first game day
- adjust spell info message when hero has zero (0) mana
- fix calculation of castle towers strength for AI
- improve dialog titles related to losing the game
- update Bulgarian translation
- strategic AI economy update
- AI should check for castles and funds before retreat
- fix software cursor freezes during certain fading animations
- rework the search algorithm for available scaled resolutions
- show map ratings in victory video, add subtitles and color fading animation
- add extra checks to prevent loading renamed MX2 maps on demo version
- add "End Turn" title to dialog when heroes can move and you are ending your turn
- catapult and castle towers should still act, even if there are no troops in the respective armies capable of taking any action
- update Vietnamese translation
- fix the behavior of Berserk and Hypnotize spells
- add language support for highscores
- expand wide screen support
- properly handle absolute and relative paths in the CDDrive registry key for Windows scripts
- update Danish translation
- update Swedish translation
- reset battlefield grid cursor position after using the spell book
- fix a crash on deleting last save file
- update Czech translation
- update Slovak translation
- update Ukrainian translation
- fix recurring global events
- redraw the status window after the amount of kingdom resources has changed at the beginning of the day
- do not render hero/boat over the bottom map border
- add "New week!" title to dialog showing start of a new week
version 1.0.3 (11 April 2023)
- update German translation
- update Norwegian translation
- preparations for Google Play Market release
- add missing frame for hero information dialog when it is opened from hero meeting dialog
- improve the destination indication for Teleport spell
- translate more UI buttons within the game
- fix endless jumping AI hero behavior while using Dimension Door spell
- add Virtual Keyboard open button to Save Game and Player Name dialogs
- add values to Morale and Luck stats within artifact description
- show approximate information about the mine guardians to a non-owner player
- adjust number of resources subtracted in event messages
- fix projectile render position when hitting the target creature
- reduce AI obsession with Wells
- optimize object priority logic for AI heroes to prioritize more important locations
- remove path icon after a hero/boat makes a turn, not before
- show mirrored monster image in army order
- make hotkey names translatable
- improve AI fog discovery logic
- fix a case when a hero has the same secondary skill but different levels of it set by an author of a map
- add gold missing in Statue and Dungeon building description
- add Vietnamese translation
- fix the number of regenerated spell points with the Mysticism skill
- focus on the AI hero before he disappears due to boarding a boat or using a Dimension Door or Town Portal spell
- add legacy game detection on Windows x64
- fix clicks in Android MIDI music
- speed up Adventure Map rendering
- fix AI hero animation being interrupted while moving inside a fog for the current player
- fix Alchemist Lab flag and Ghosts from Abandoned Mine rendering while rest of the object is not visible on the screen
- fix boat's shadow being rendered over a boat while sailing diagonally
- adjust recruitment window position on castle well and kingdom overview
- apply the commanding hero/captain bonuses to the castle towers
- fix the number of raised skeletons by Necromancy after battle
- update Polish translation
- fix incorrect number of Ghosts present in Abandoned and Haunted Mines
- add Slovak translation
- properly handle the situation when wandering monsters and an AI hero eliminate each other
- update battle log with special abilities of Vampire Lords and Ghosts
- update Belarusian translation
- add numeric speed of monsters in information window
- fix quick info for non-action objects when their action tile is under fog
- block Chain Lightning if first target unit resists the spell
- fix cases when Road sprite is drawn over a hero
- fix Hero shadow rendering on Adventure Map
- update Russian translation
- show Spell Points for spells in Magic Book popup dialogs
- fix necromancy and calculation of casualties with mirrors
- properly track the Mirror Image spell duration
- update documentation about Android
- update Czech translation
- update Swedish translation
version 1.0.2 (12 March 2023)
- fix display of Haunted Mines on mini-map and in View World
- update the Norwegian translation
- allow resurrected units to act on the current turn if they have not yet had their turn
- add missing part of Captain's Quarter in Sorceress Town
- allow to resurrect Elementals
- fix the battle casualty report when non-true Resurrect spell was used during battle
- redraw hero icons to display movement bar change before action dialog box is shown
- fight the guardians on dwellings on Adventure Map only once per game
- change the logic of reinforcement of the guest hero's army during the castle defence
- do not show Dragon City on mini-map
- summon boat spell will only summon friendly boats
- allow the player to refuse to level up in the Tree of Knowledge even if this level up is for free
- add virtual keyboard support for touch devices
- grey out Summon Boat, Town Gate and Town Portal spells if they cannot be used
- clean up AI priority tasks if attacker was killed
- update sounds used while visiting dwellings on Adventure Map
- add logic of AI heroes using town portal
- add missing symbols to button font
- update Polish translation
- fix high CPU usage during battle while using highest animation speeds
- fix battle AI tactics estimation
- fix pathfinding not being updated after revealing the fog on visiting Magellan's Map
- animate lighthouse in lighthouse dialog
- fix the experience calculation for AI-controlled heroes while visiting Tree of Knowledge
- add a frame for a hero portrait on the quick info dialog
- add missing experience being displayed in the Tree of Knowledge window
- fix music effects while visiting an empty object on Adventure Map
- display the world date for save files
- rework AI hero task priority logic
- fix invalid popup window being displayed while clicking on an empty hero list area within Adventure Map
- add Graphics option icon
- fix corner cases of fog rendering
- fix invalid calculation of AI path leading to a crash
- show sleeping hero icon for hero's portrait within castle dialog
- speed up rendering on Adventure Map
- properly restore the screen after closing the hero dialog during combat
- render background between HEROES and TOWNS/CASTLES buttons in Kingdom Overview window
- fix possible random crashes during the gameplay
- fix Iron and Steel Golems animation issues
- show kingdom income when gold per day income is clicked within Kingdom Overview window
- fix a crash while visiting a castle after an ally captured it
- speed up file searching on Windows
- fix the spell id calculation for a spell scroll while loading a map
- fix puzzle map window position
- fix View World default adventure map position
- memorize zoom level of the View World screen
- fix inability to move monsters after Good Morale event
- fix unintended ability to upgrade troops during battle
- fix huge CPU usage in hero window during battle
- redevelop standard window generation logic
- update Bulgarian translation
- fix volcano sounds
- update Russian translation (main menu and dialog buttons)
- fix issue with the puzzle rendering
- fix musical effects for various objects
- fix stereo audio playing in SMK files
- add letter "Ў" and "’" sign to Cyrillic (cp1251) button font
- add lighthouse information popup in kingdom overview
- fix an invalid option for scenario 1 of Roland Campaign
- optimize mini-map rendering
- update Czech translation
- add proper hotkeys option icon
- fix title in German translation
- optimize View World rendering
- add tooltip damage info for single target attack spells during battle
version 1.0.1 (08 February 2023)
- add the ambient sound for Abandoned Mine
- add support for scaled resolutions
- instantly update status bar in battle for hero's dialog options
- fix invalid Kingdom income calculation
- fix incorrect status bar update call
- update Czech translation
- add German and Russian translations of Android Toolset
- Android Save File Manager: implement filtering of save files by type
- fix scroll bar bottom position when dragging and fix high FPS rate when dragging scroll bar by mouse
- make a narrower button font for cp-1251 (Cyrillic) characters
- fix Druid projectile start position for shooting up
- add PS Vita fixes and gamepad mapping improvements
- add Danish translation
- fix shooters projectile position during battle
- fix high CPU load on Adventure map when Hero speed is set to Jump
- Android toolset: add the ability to browse & delete save files
- fix loss of the first frame in the after attack unit animation
- update spell points for campaign heroes at the start of a scenario
- uncover the fog during the hero's instantaneous movement only if the hero is actually moving
- do not allow to dig for Ultimate Artifact second time
- show spell effect animation so as not to cover the front troops
- fix screen restoration after closing monster info dialog
- fix the AI resurrect spell logic
- fix the Dimension Door shadow on resolutions 640+x480 & 640x480+, temporarily hide auxiliary panels in "no interface" mode
- rework pathfinding algorithm during battle to fix non-optimal paths for monsters
- add Mossy Rock object which appears only on Swamp terrain while in the original game this object has no name
- optimize Adventure Map rendering
- do not do redundant redraws when dragging Adventure Map with the mouse
- fix walking animations of certain monsters
- fix the bridge operation when a wide friendly unit steps on it from the moat
- fix creature wince animation for low morale and Lich cloud cases during battle
- optimize Holy Shout spell effect rendering during battle
- allow wide units to take a step back during battle
- fix certain Peasant Huts being displayed as Thatched Huts with no ambient sounds on Adventure Map
- update Polish translation
- avoid excessing CPU usage for multiple windows in the game
- set audio frequency to 44100 on Windows to avoid cracking sounds during playback
- add fh2 toolset application on Android to help with setting up the main application
- update French translation
- reduce CPU usage in Select Language dialog
- fix a case when external music was not being played on Ubuntu
- fix incorrect logic for monster placement on Adventure Map
- update German translation
- do not lowercase creature name (or other string) when it is put first in phrase
- fix forced Idle animation after switching to Static animation
- fix screen flickering in SDL2
- optimize Death Wave spell effect rendering during battle
- automatically assemble artifacts sets if their parts were captured in the battle
- fix controller support for PS Vita
- add a full stop, A and E characters with accents for CP1252 button font
version 1.0.0 (21 December 2022)
- add Ubuntu ARM support
- update Polish translation
- update the French translation
- fix incorrect resource placements on certain maps
- adjust "Battlefield Casualties" vertical position
- fix bridge logic after morale event
- enable the instant battle by default
- optimize rendering in multiple places
- update the Norwegian translation
- add global hotkey to toggle the text support mode
- make the regular small buttons translatable
- make Trade button in Marketplace window disabled by default
- add popup windows for monster recruit dialog
- fix animation of slowed flying creatures
- fix multiple hero related awards for campaigns
- fix Death Wave, Holy Shout and Holy Word spell animations
- do not mirror corpses of defeated troops during battle
- fix rendering an extra empty line for specific texts
- fix monster idling animation during battle
- use logarithmic scale of sound volume
- enable touch support for all devices
- make separate hotkeys to cast battle & adventure spells
- add the "Quit game" hotkey
- handle hotkeys in the Adventure Map's File dialog
- optimize defensive strategy for AI castles
- fix black area not being rendering during video playback
- reduce priority for bottles in sea for AI
- make File Dialog and Adventure Dialog buttons translatable
- do not stop object animation during AI turn
- update Russian translation
- fix text rendering for game option's names of certain translations
- fix incorrect battlefield image restoration in the place of the previous damage popup
- adjust several button font characters
- rework the hotkeys concerning the hero movement
- make the Main Menu's dialog buttons translatable for specific languages
- display the amount of gold in the diplomacy dialog
- show object animation during Hut of Magi visit
- fix Dwarves death animation
- fix very slow hero movement animation when moving a cursor with software cursor rendering
- fix translated Cancel button in monster recruit dialog being switched to English
- fix animation of bridge destruction during battle
- fix the smoke animation when demolishing a castle building during battle
- improve Adventure Map rendering performance
- fix multiline word splitting for short phrases with a long first word
- fix position of left barbarian's captain quarters part
- reset the cursor position at the start of 'human turn'
- add an option to toggle screen scaling type
- recreate the original rainbow animation during battle
- fix Scenario Info window elements
- improve hexagon shading during battle
- add Danish language option and font
- improve rendering speed with software cursor rendering
- fix French and Italian characters not being shown with their assets
- set the minimum supported version to Android 5.1
- introduce AI Scout role
- fix fullscreen mode with DPI higher than 100% on Windows
- fix multi-monitor fullscreen support on Windows
- update Bulgarian Translation
- add Android installation and usage documentation
- fix the scenario info dialog position
- generate resizable buttons for both interfaces
- fix inability to toggle V-Sync option dynamically
- do not show resolution dialog on handheld devices on the first startup
- add mouse right click simulation on touchscreen devices
- fix cursor being too small for certain resolutions
- disable Adventure Map scrolling for handheld devices by default
- change battlefield hexagon generation to match the original
- make fullscreen mode as a default state for Android devices
- implement all troops transfer between armies within castle dialog
- scroll Adventure Map with mouse left button pressed
- use parabolic catapult projectile flight trajectory
- update credits page
- always show the Ultimate Artifact behind one of the last four central pieces of the puzzle
- update captain's mana on map load and when building the Captain's Quarters
- remove and integrate the rest of experimental options
- always center text when a maximum width is provided
- fix UI elements for the unhired hero popup window
- update Ballista and Turrets damage information when they are destroyed
- correctly reflect the change of fullscreen mode in the graphics settings dialog when it was toggled using a hotkey
version 0.9.21 (12 November 2022)
- fix audio playback issues on Windows OSes
- do not show any hero status for AI heroes
- add hotkeys for moving armies between heroes
- update the Norwegian translation
- fix monster upgrade cost formula
- reset AI hero meeting flag every time if hero's strength has changed
- add missing alliance conditions for the Succession Wars campaign last scenarios
- add small optimizations for the pathfinding algorithm
- fix incorrect evaluation of army strength where hero's abilities should not be taken into account
- fix handicap income calculation
- add right click quick info in more dialogs for hero and castle captain
- fix possible assertion hit for campaign scenario info dialog
- Luck / Morale related objects are now reset after meeting / battle for AI heroes
- add a separate graphics options window
- make more contrast for player objects on the minimap
- do not override hero or castle selection focus on a game load
- change language selection window to support many languages
- improve the combat log's use of plural forms
- draw the correct arrows for the paths on the adventure map
- rework the troops arrangement mechanics for the castle defense
- fix catapult's boulder animation
- update position for text in difficulty selection dialog
- add CP1252 French quotation marks
- clear the kingdom's visited objects according to their lifetime, even if this kingdom has already been vanquished
- update AI logic for monster distribution and recruitment
- do not increase the number of upgraded creatures on Week Of/Month Of basic creatures
- generate new MAX/MIN buttons for other languages
- add Czech language option in game and add fonts
- fix the troop splitting logic
- include project's resource files into Android packages
- translate language names in native language
- add proper CP1250 font
- update French translation
- do not waste time to get useless monsters for an AI army
- add audio support for Android devices
- take Magic Book into account while visiting a castle by an AI hero
- avoid using armies with 1 monster for AI heroes
- lock the screen orientation to landscape for Android devices
- fix campaign score sorting issue
- fix an issue when kingdom overview scrollbar does not not remember last position
- fix terrain colors on the minimap
- memorize selected Scenario in Scenario Selection dialog
- do not overwrite default platform's soundfonts if none is included into the package
- update Hungarian translation
- add Hungarian language option and font replacements
- fix the shade used for mountains and trees
- fix UI elements position in Select Scenario dialog
- fix hero's fight cursor offset
- fix heroes position on battle screen
- add Android compilation
- update Russian translation
- redraw the castle's resource panel when a hero purchases the spellbook
- add Dutch font and language option
- update language dependent resources while changing language
- update Bulgarian Translation
- fix the Week Of / Month Of logic
- update Belarusian translation
- fix button font generation for original buttons
version 0.9.20 (10 October 2022)
- add Russian and French button translations
- update the Norwegian translation
- recalculate the hero's path when the hero was selected with the mouse
- fix stopped music in events of quickly closing dialogs with internal music
- add proper logic for artifact exchange between AI heroes
- add Dutch translation
- do not let the archers perform a double attack if they are out of ammo
- add Hotkey support for restarting Campaign's Scenario
- AI heroes now use spells from scrolls
- fix neutral town unit growth
- display detailed information about the composition of alliances in the scenario info window
- add date to logging for the future bug fixing
- add turkish translation
- make sure that there is a place for the Ultimate Artifact in the artifact bag before trying to dig it out
- do not ask player's name if the score is too low for High score board
- add Romanian translation
- hide console window for Windows OSes and add log file for this platform
- add Romanian font and language option
- update Polish translation
- add Turkish language option and CP1254 font
- add proper icons for Petrification spell
- speed up Adventure Map rendering
- take into consideration a case with full artifact bag while checking AI hero's path
- generate button fonts for different code pages
- apply usual rules for unit growth in neutral towns/castles with custom troops
- decrease monster growth bonus for AI
- fix incorrect usage of Dimension Door by AI heroes
- make logging for monster movement in battle more user-friendly
- add UI improvements of the Settings dialog
- fix logic of processing cells containing units available for possible AI unit attack
- fix incorrect object evaluation for AI heroes on boats
- add a feature to give human player control to AI (debug build only)
- make creature names lowercased for certain dialogs
- generate new Gift button
- generate full button English alphabet and new Battle Only button
- fix switching of terrain music in case of hero loss
- update Bulgarian translation
- add Handicap feature for single and multiplayer games
- fix a case when a hidden scrollbar during battle is visible for one frame
- fix sound volume for objects while using external music type
- include rating calculation for Campaign's high score
- fix incorrectly rendered monochrome cursor for campaign selection window
- update French translation
version 0.9.19 (11 September 2022)
- add popup dialogs for Well's buttons
- generate MIN button based on newly added font
- fix constantly moving AI heroes when they have nothing to do
- update Polish translation
- implement some improvements when exchanging an army between heroes
- show intro videos like in the original game
- fix messages displayed for captains during battle
- update Bulgarian translation
- correct start resources for AI players
- add a popup dialog for Days spent info within campaign dialog
- make Artifact evaluation for AI more granular
- add Difficulty selection for Campaigns
- add popup dialogs for mage guild and scenario info windows
- fix rendering of Mine Guardians
- do not show monsters and campfires on Puzzle screen
- fix moving AI hero rendering
- implement instant finishing of battles
- update Norwegian translation
- fix incorrect rendering of some icons in The Price of Loyalty campaign windows
- make "Show terrain penalty" option the default
- fix double income from captured objects
- fix the distribution of Mutant Zombies in the Graveyard
- fix the battle order after bad morale events
- always use the current color of a unit when toggling auto battle (take the Hypnotize spell into account)
- speed up file search on case-insensitive file systems
- optimize Mini-map rendering
- do not show boats on puzzle image
- fix a possible crash in UI window
- fix castle rendering on Mini-map
- fix Ultimate Artifact placement conditions
- fix rendering of towns for View Towns spell
- fix tall object rendering
version 0.9.18 (10 August 2022)
- speed up rendering of Mini Map area
- fix missing shadows from path arrows when they are on the edge of screen
- render correct digging holes for terrains
- add monster fading animation when both wandering monsters and hero are dying after a battle
- fix incorrect boat fading animation
- do not show digging holes on Puzzle Map
- fix out of view rendering of boats and heroes
- fix Ultimate Artifact digging conditions
- fix the logic of joining monsters for free and for money
- do not draw objects over the map edge if they are in fog
- fix cases of boats being shifted when a hero boards it
- fix wrong rendering priority of Hero and Jail
- do not render shadow of a tall monster over another monster nearby
- properly render trees and Sawmill
- fix Fountain being displayed over a moving hero, not under
- fix certain shadows of objects being too dark
- fix cases when hero's flag was not being displayed properly when a hero stands near a tall object
- fix cases when some parts of heroes being displayed over other objects
- fix monsters being displayed over mountains
- draw a flag over Magic Garden object
- draw Adventure Map decors in the same way as in the original game
- fix flag rendering priority from Windmill
- fix incorrect moving boat rendering in relation to other boats
- fix boat being cut near Magellan Maps object
- fix incorrect boat rendering priority
- fix wasteland terrain object displayed over hero's sprite
- fix Mine's flag being displayed over a hero
- fix cases when a moving hero being drawn over other heroes
- fix cases when some parts of a ship can be seen through terrain objects
- fix cases when hero overlaps ship while passing nearby
- hero does not step on route arrows anymore
- fix the pre-battle arrangement of neutral troops
- add separate sound font for SDL 2 builds
- fix paused music being played with old music volume while restarting it
- fix hero starting experience values
- fix amount of experience from Tree of Knowledge
- fix missing retaliation delay after last animation frame
- fix music being too quiet while fast switching between music types (Windows OS)
- fix crashes on Windows 8 using MIDI music
- fix external audio not always returning to on after turning volume to zero (Windows OS)
- fix horse's steps being faded while crossing terrain border using MIDI sound (Windows OS)
- fix sound volume being lower during combat (Windows OS)
- fix no sounds situation when music is off even when sounds are not (Windows OS)
- show correct hero's level and experience on level up
- fix incorrect castle's area leading to wrong castle's info
- add missing window frame for hero's dialog during level up
- fix number of ghosts and splitting for Shipwreck, Haunt and Abandoned Mine cases
- update Bulgarian Translation
- update treasure chest AI decision logic
- fix a case when a hero got 2 Magic Books
- update Russian and Hungarian translations
- add support for loading of MIDI sound fonts
- show upgraded monster images in Adventure Map objects upon a successful upgrade
- fix redrawing of the status window in cases when the hero's army or the castle garrison change without changing focus
- make best AI fighter as a champion
- update Polish translation
version 0.9.17 (11 July 2022)
- fix possible crashes during sound playback
- always ask about rewriting an existing save file
- allow to remap Hotkeys within the game
- fix distance evaluation during Scouting
- fix invalid logic when neutral monsters whose number was set in the Editor did not grow at all
- add The Price of Loyalty team to credits
- show a window stating about missing video files for campaigns
- fix the class of a hero named Joseph
- fix extra shadow being drawn for Hero Screen dialog on high resolutions
- align File Options dialog position
- fix Campaign Window button flickering
- fix missing column of pixels in Map Scenario Info window
- update French translation
- allow different translations of "Red Tower"
- implement AI courier hero role for better logistics
- fix situation when MIDI music still continues to play during fast switching between music types
- fix case when Adventure Map sounds are still being played while opening Main Menu
- AI should keep some creatures in reserve for castle defence
- update Ukrainian translation
- update Norwegian translation
- increase Genie special ability to 20% like it is done in the original game and correct log messages during battle
- remember the last open page in Spell Book during battle
- fix possible synchronization issues for audio playback
- enhance AI logic towards defending its castles
- improve usage of spell on Adventure Map by AI
- fix displaying of negative resources in dialog
- fix situations when AI was hiring too many heroes
- respect the Ultimate Artifact's radius specified by the map creator
- update Polish translation
- fix the castle's well build logic for AI
- align hero's button in level-up dialog
- fix scenarios when ambient sounds from Adventure Map objects are still played while opening a castle's window
- fix cases when Random Monsters appear from a different level due to invalid format of an object on the map
- update Mine's sprite properly after defeating Ghosts in Abandoned Mine
- fix multiple issues related to hero's info popup window and updating his position on a mini-map
- update sounds and music before a hero making an action
- add an environmental sound for Freeman's Foundry
- add initial implementation of true "Evil" interface in the game
- add missing Ultimate Artifact successful digging sound
- do not play pre-battle sound if sounds are off
- fix potential thread-access issues for Nintendo Switch
- fix possible inter-thread race for Adventure Map Status window
- fix a delay in game while crossing a terrain and playing MIDI music
version 0.9.16 (12 June 2022)
- add Flatpak support
- add Belarusian translation
- swap spell icons for Death Wave and Death Ripple
- make the "no interface" mode more usable
- add music resume ability for MP3, OGG and FLAC formats
- update translation guide
- replace "C with cedilla" with "latin C" in the French translation
- do not auto-save at the end of a turn if the player has been vanquished on that turn
- fix Puzzle window exit button rendering
- add sound for rocks in water with seagulls
- fix Sorceress captain purchase building rendering
- fix issues with Romanian translation
- properly deal with human-only colors in single player mode
- fix the invalid behavior of "no interface" mode
- introduce 3D audio option
- change adventure map environment sounds for every step hero moves
- fix boats being considered as free tiles
- if attacker is able to attack multiple targets at once and has a built-in spell, then this spell should be applied to any (but only one) of the targets
- fix some typos in translation texts
- take into account AI hero's role during meeting
- fix false highscore entry while cancelling to continue a campaign
- highlight latest highscore after completion scenario/campaign
- show evil resolution icon for Evil interface
- add truncated shadow to Scenario Information window
- generate missing parts of Red Tower sprite
- fix incorrect tiles being marked as road
- fix multiple cases while using Mirror Image and Summon Elemental spells
- fix the victory/defeat verification logic
- update error message if hero tries to open a spell book and does not have one
- improve status text if only one troop is selected
- fix inability to add new entries with similar high scores
- add Campaign high scores
- fix dwelling popup window on adventure map
- make AI to be aware about map conditions
- fix incorrect hero icon in adventure interface
- do not show languages with empty translations
- add Swedish language option and font support
- update Ukrainian translation
- well MAX buy: add condition for not enough room, make recruitment happen in guest hero's army too, more text flexibility
- add Portuguese language option and initial font generation
- speed up AI turn
- impose a limit of turns for an attacking AI-controlled hero
- cache AI hero's and neutral monsters' strength during AI turn
- add initial Spanish language support
- make castle's flags for Knight and Wizard factions appear in a correct color
- add window header for campaign awards and bonuses
- update German translation
- fix plural forms translation for some languages
- fix character filtering when generating the save file name
- update Polish translation
- fix Red Tower rendering with Rainbow
- expand Hotkey usage on adventure map
- fix German font support
version 0.9.15 (07 May 2022)
- add HotKey window and expand the list of system options
- do not allow higher-level Mage Guilds to be built if the previous-level Mage Guild has not been built yet
- Battle Only mode: always assign a random spell to the Spell Scroll
- add initial support for Romanian language
- add more conditions to define a blocking AI hero
- fix incorrect video playback on Descendants campaign, scenario 5
- change some descriptions of campaign awards and bonuses
- do not auto save after the completion of the last scenario in a campaign
- add images and full description of bonuses and awards by right mouse click
- fix some incorrect campaign bonuses
- display None if no awards available for the current scenario
- add hot keys to select bonuses
- fix rendering of campaign UI window as it was very slow on response on changing bonuses
- fix missing kingdom income value for scenarios with additional bonus resources
- game type interface for campaign window must be unique and should not depend on overall game interface
- allow already selected scenario to appear in ALL scenarios list
- improved Week of the creature window
- changed town portal's text and condition to be similar to town gate
- update Russian translation
- properly extract animations from the GOG distribution of HoMM2 for Windows
- update French translation
- improve search for video files
- add text truncation method to be used in campaign's choices and awards
- encourage AI to explore more
- redesign Hot Key event file handling
- add double-lined headers to adventure map options
- add Belarusian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages support
- populate resolution list based till the lowest resolution
- fix 1000 and 100000 short values display
- update hero quick info popup dialog
- disable Town Portal dialog OK button by default
- changed AI's turn to be repeated multiple times for heroes
- generate French 'MIN' button
- generate French 'GIFT' button
- add Translation Context for Secondary Skill Campaign Bonuses
- add Ogre Alliance and Dwarfbane full strings for translation
- fix the positioning of the damage info popup
- update Norwegian translation
- fix calculation of morale & luck modifiers for in-castle army without a commander
- properly calculate the number of travel days to the destination tile for a hero
- AI should replenish lost spell points more frequently
- do not allow a hero to have multiple spell books in the "Battle Only" mode
- fix rendering of the Arm of the Martyr's shadow
- AI uses View All spell to scout fog
- hero should have at least 69MP to cast Dimension Door, Town Gate and Town Portal spells
- fix spacing of player squares in Select Recipients window and properly center resource icons for "Your Funds" and "Planned Gift" horizontally
- fix French small font Cedilla c rendering
- update Polish translation
- reserve half of AI spell points for Dimension Door spell
- hero should be able to cast spells that consume movement points if he is able to move from his current tile
- fix MP3 support in Windows SDL1 packages
- reset the mixer volume before playing video soundtracks
- expand Test Support mode to cover all campaign related actions
- add Black-White cursor support
- add music control options to the configuration dialog
- fix failing music file search
- properly work with guardians on the objects that can be captured
- fix call to get secondary skill name leading to a crash
- fix multiple issues related to the interface settings
- allow to change the auto battle settings if player's army doesn't have a commander
- fix a crash when a hero tries to get a second magic book
- always grab the mouse in fullscreen mode to properly support devices with notch
version 0.9.14 (09 April 2022)
- generate Italian "Battle Only" button
- fix line breaking in welcome message for various languages
- update and improve Italian translation
- generate Polish "Battle Only" button
- fix switching fullscreen mode in Mac OS for certain resolutions
- generate French "Battle Only" button
- fix a crash due to an assertion failure when the shooter hits back at a unit under Berserk spell
- fix scrolling in full-screen mode in case of an aspect ratio mismatch
- fix rare cases for incorrect letters being generated while switching languages
- add Norwegian language option and font generation
- update French translation
- add initial implementation of Dimension Door spell usage for AI
- fix Gold Watch artifact invalid bonus
- rework artifact logic with proper separation and calculations of artifact's bonuses and curses
- play only one sound while getting ar artifact within an event
- speed up castle and hero icons on adventure map
- add "Battle Only" button generation for German version of the game
- fix Mage Guild bottom status bar rendering
- fix incorrect artifact discovery description
- add in-game Italian language option and diacritics
- fix army order option related crash
- fix High Score Music after winning scenario
- adjust AI spell estimates
- fix rendering of bottom bar in Well dialog
- update Polish translation
- remove unnecessary call to play VICTORY music during Campaign intro
- fix the calculation of the cost of surrender
- fix Town Gate spell logic
- prioritize AI castles further from enemy territory
- take the weekly growth into account when calculating monthly population growth bonuses and fines
- update minimap colors
- optimize AI fighter hero priorities
- add native macOS application generation
- build player influence map to inform AI kingdom development decisions
- speed up data reading from AGG files
- update Norwegian translation
- add a popup window for battle log
- add a mandatory requirement of h2d file being present
- fix incorrect logic for palette application function
- fix position of armies for quick info window for both castle and enemy hero
- set the direction for attacking and defending units in battle in a more OG-like way
- fix incorrect popup monster window in Well
- greatly speedup heavy video loading
- do not render extra frame while playing an audio only video file
- properly center the first sentence in the battle surrender dialog
- dynamically update Game Language dialog
- fix translation and UI in Tavern dialog
- add MP3 file support
- increase the number of sound channels to 32
- allow a hero to surrender to the captain during the siege
- fix rare case of Shipwreck having no battle
- display experience amount for Tree of Knowledge
- fix Witch's Hut message body
- for Anduran assembly window show artifact name as a title
- for hero level up window with one secondary skill make the skill right clickable
- for hero level up window with no secondary skill display the primary skill icon
- add search for FLAC files if OGG files aren't found
- add popup dialogs for Arena's skill choices
version 0.9.13 (07 March 2022)
- show captain quick info dialog in Kingdom Overview
- add popup windows for campaign awards and bonuses
- remove Map loading screen
- add popup windows for campaign scenario dialog buttons
- remember map size selection in New Game dialog
- allow selecting options while restarting a campaign scenario
- display the correct size of player-owned objects on mini-map
- add base support for text mode
- fix Sirens logic, AI interaction and UI
- show missing last frame of wince animation
- add dynamic generation of scrollbar slider
- fix Sirens action dialogs
- add missing artifact discovery event description
- fix some French translations
- fix directory and file detection on Windows
- Kingdom Income window was changed to have Kingdom Income title and Kingdom Income per day to be more obvious for a player
- events on land and sea now show artifact and resources in one window
- most of objects related dialogs contain right mouse clickable icons
- Pyramid visit outcome shows the correct horizontal position of icons and all icons are right mouse clickable
- fix Artifact frame drawings
- fix text if translation for a specific language was not found
- update AI hero recruitment logic
- allow a short name for all campaign bonus artifacts and spells
- AI should save current unit if retreating
- add Czech language support
- fix monster strength heuristic regression
- make AI more aggressive in losing situation
- fix the logic of protecting tiles by neutral monsters
- change music and surrounding sounds while jumping through Stone Liths
- fix possible AI pathfinding issues while loading another scenario
- fix battle grid and ballista info area
- add popup dialogs for right mouse click in resolution dialog
- fix hero name not being updated while switching languages
- fix possible errors for translation related code
- force to use only the original palette from the game
- fix lowercase conversion of translations
- AI archers should not ignore blinded units during battle
- add missing take-off and landing sounds for Vampire and Vampire Lord
- reset environment sounds and music theme at the beginning and at the end of the human turn only
- fix player's allies configuration for 'Defeat the other side' victory condition
- fix sounds of Lean-To and Skeleton objects
- rename "Lean To" -> "Lean-To"
- allow AI fog discovery only for teleport endpoints with reachability information
- fix missing sounds for some objects on map
- do not play castle's music if a terrain does not have its own music
- fix missing sound of player's turn in Hot Seat mode
- adjust monthly monster spawn
- fix neutral monster growth formula
- fix necromancer build order in castles for AI
- allow a boat to move near the coast above the center of a town
version 0.9.12 (07 February 2022)
- add a confirmation window for restarting a campaign scenario
- fix wrong scenario order in "Voyage Home" campaign
- add Betrayal missing for Roland and Archibald campaigns
- fix logic for switching on and off Auto battle option
- fix normal and retaliation attack of monsters with multi-cell attack abilities
- fix missing logging during certain spell casts in battle
- implement a heuristic for hiring heroes that does not allow to offer the same heroes for hire in several kingdoms at the same time, if there are enough free heroes
- use 'r' key instead of Escape to Retreat during battle
- fix Hydra behavior under Berserk or Hypnotize spell effect
- add highlighting of cells attacked by a unit capable of attacking all neighboring cells
- fix a penetrating attack made by a wide unit from the tail cell
- fix attack cursor display during battle
- fix cases when no monsters were spawned at the beginning of a month
- display ? symbol instead of empty space for unrecognized symbols
- fix crashes while rendering non-English text
- fix rare cases of a screen being black on a startup of the application
- make language area and campaign choice selection to cover text too
- fix campaign text translation
- modify army order setting
- add German font generation
- fix multiple issues related the hero recruitment process
- update Russian translation
- show monster info on right click in castle's well
- fix cases when the last AI hero was blocking an entrance to Stone Liths
- fix small font positioning for Polish GoG version
- fix most of existing cases with passabilities
- fix the display of properties for maps from the list in scenario selection dialog
- update German translation
- fix translation of saved default player names
- improve the AI fog discovery logic
- AI properly uses Whirlpools for path calculation
- fix cases when a hero was able to create a path over another hero
- display dead monster information during battle
- fix Mass Dispel usage during battle
- update Polish translation
- fix Russian small k per in both fonts
- AI heroes properly calculate paths through water
- add translation context for color and syntax flexibility to Traveller's Tent and Barrier
- fix Knowledge spite rendering for Arena
- fix sounds after battle cases
- fix missing Russian letters on Switch
- changed captain's name spelling
- adds missing "pourcent" in description of Golden Bow
- fix cases when a hero was able to walk on water
- update French translation
- show in-game only players for Gift marketplace option
- fix glowing red pixel in Warlock's Red Tower
- improve AI behavior during castle defence
- fix CPU player icon's extra color column
- show proper language name for mismatched by language save files
- add a spell title when no enough SP window appears
- fix a possible crash in French letters generation
- fix usage of plural/singular translations for map's objects
- update the logic of re-calculating the paths of heroes on the adventure map
- add support of Buka version of Anim2 directory for video playback
- always enable autosave
- generate proper Russian E with 2 dots on top
- allow translation of "Cost per troop:" text
- update UI elements in marketplace window
- fix a crash during AI turn when AI army has an invalid monster slot
version 0.9.11 (23 December 2021)
- add popup dialog for map information
- fix hero's path not being updated properly after new monster month event
- show available game languages in vertical order rather than horizontal
- fix handling of national symbols in the paths to music files on Windows
- improve AI behavior during castle defence
- fix pressed buttons' background
- fix incorrect output on console window for Windows users with non-English system language
- add support of Russian language by default
- update Polish translation
- generate correct letters for French language
- update Settings description to cover all actions
- fix heroes meeting swap arrows
- update PS Vita controls
- fix crash for some systems after changing game resolution
- add hotkey for settings in Main Menu
- do not reset the hero's path in Sleeper mode, reset the Sleeper mode only with the beginning of the hero's movement
- fix River being considered as a Road
- allow to select player class using mouse wheel
- add additional spell info for spells owned by a hero
- fix button rendering artifacts after changing resolution
- fix crash on Windows for some Archibald scenarios
- always mark the entrance to the castle/town as a road, do not automatically mark the tile south of the entrance as a road
version 0.9.10 (05 December 2021)
- update background music on the fly while changing it within settings
- fix horizontal position of town name and town icon in town construction dialog
- improve marketplace gift button placement
- fix vertical text position in skill icon
- fix Summon Boat logic
- add video playback in the Price of Loyalty campaign selection window
- play sound for visiting Observation Tower
- fix vertical position of building construction name
- add missing button shadows in dialogs
- add popup window to OK button in game settings
- play campaign music in campaign scenario selection screen
- fix Enter button pressed state being passed from gift dialog
- show credits at the end of campaign
- fix passability for Dimension Door spell
- add V-Sync option for SDL2
- update troops split logic change
- properly draw battle grid
- use the OK button instead of YES button for the Tavern window
- add Champion image for Stables object
- play sounds from closest surrounding objects first
- make consistent campaign info dialog
- add default castle's name if none is specified by editor
- show heroes on minimap
- update Norwegian translation
- show available creature count for the Price of Loyalty monster objects
- fix Witch's Hut name
- add Italian translation
- properly handle the day-week-month routine
- add titles for most of dialogs from map's objects
- always mark Artesian Spring as visited, even if the hero was not able to drink from it
- fix movement penalty calculation algorithm
- implement last move logic for hero movement on the map
- update hero movement points UI upon visiting multiple objects on the map
- fix rendering for difficulty text in scenario info dialog
- fix AI obsession with whirlpools and being always in sea
- load palette from AGG file
- fix monster recruit window position for multiple places
- fix logic for Slow and Haste spell AI usage during battle
- add random sign messages
- fix maximum music and sound volume
- use correct message in marketplace for first exchange when not enough resources
- speed up for multiple image readings and for unit rendering during battle
- allow to change Battle Speed using mouse wheel
- update UI elements in Well's dialog
- if a hero on the map has the custom empty army (OG editor bug/feature), give him a minimum army (one unit of level 1)
- add translations for Battle Only mode texts
- set correct starting army in Archibald 7 scenario
- fix cases when AI creature doesn't move during battle
- fix sound effects when receiving artifacts from world map
- add hotkey to Okay button in Campaign select window
- fix results on instant battle when Resurrect spell was being used
- fix cases when opposing heroes still exist on the map after defeat
- improve AI usage of Disrupting Ray spell during battle
- add runtime language generation
- fix terrain music being played during battle
- fix water object passabilities
- allow to use mouse wheel to change system options
- set correct building requirements for Upgraded Jousting Arena and Upgraded Cathedral
- update messages during battle