v1.7.0

What's Changed since v1.6.1?

save system:

• save_set's JSDoc argument "save" changed to "slot" for more clarity and changed its name to save_set_slot
• started storing save entries' default values
• new function save_entry_get_default(_entry_name) that returns you the default value of a save entry set in the save_entry functions (not used in the engine)
• added an optional argument for the save_load function, to_default_values. used to set all save data to its default values

encounters:

• added a new function, enc_party_set_battle_sprite, that sets a party sprite in an encounter from the battle sprites struct. applied it to all places it belongs to
• changed the act end animation conditions to actually play for most party members
• changed the way the act animation is applied for other party members and fixed a bug where sometimes a party member's sprite wouldn't change to the act sprite and other general consistency stuff (bug report)
• new enable_chasing variable definition for o_actor_e that determines whether an enemy should have the red aura and chase the player. useful for boss actors (true by default)
• new battle_state_order variable for o_enc that determines the order of battle events. by default it’s menu, exec, dialogue, turn and post turn.
• battle states are now ENUMERATED instead of in strings
• new __battle_state_advance method for o_enc which advances the current battle state depending on the state order
• new win_condition variable for o_enc that must return a boolean. if it returns true, the battle will end if not waiting for anything
• new script enc_enemy_is_recruitable - self explanatory.
• added an ability to make enemies non-recruitable, by setting their recruit variable to noone
• encounter sets now also have events (ev_pre_dialogue, ev_dialogue, ev_turn, ev_turn_start, ev_post_turn, ev_win), just like the enemies. useful for encounter specific events. avoid stacking enemy events and encounter events on top of each other, though - that will likely result in errors.

misc:

• removed unnecessary show_debug_message instances
• turned VSync on to avoid screen tearing. it shouldn't mess with performance too much, but if you'd like to turn it on, navigate to IDE project settings
• moved cutscene_spare_enemy to the cutscenes script
• started saving the menu page throughout opening/closing menus in global.menu_page
• calling the choice command now automatically removes faces (request)
• added a new variable empty_callback for o_ow_chest, which will be called when the chest is already opened and interacted with (or if the chest is empty)
• added a new variable open_override for o_ow_chest, which, if not undefined, will be called INSTEAD of the usual code for overworld chests
• added proper localization to the game over screen

bugfixes:

• all the save changes above relate to this bug with not properly resetting the currently active save file when returning to title (bug report)
• fixed a bug where pressing confirm while closing the menu opened the selected page for a split second
• fixed a bug where i forgot to apply the new anime system (bug report)
• fixed a bug where the box reposition command wouldn't work properly (bug report)