sfall 4.3.2

Changelog:

• Changed the fix for grave type containers in 4.3.1 to an option, to fix compatibility with existing grave scripts
• Changed OverrideArtCacheSize to set the art cache size to 261 instead of 256
• Changed Enable option in the [Speed] section to no longer affect SpeedMultiInitial
• Tweaked the window title bar for DX9 windowed mode
• Optimized the calculation process in Glovz's damage formula and Haenlomal's YAAM for burst attacks

sfall 3.8.32

Changelog:

• Changed the fix for grave type containers in 3.8.31 to an option, to fix compatibility with existing grave scripts
• Changed OverrideArtCacheSize to set the art cache size to 261 instead of 256
• Changed Enable option in the [Speed] section to no longer affect SpeedMultiInitial
• Tweaked the window title bar for DX9 windowed mode
• Optimized the calculation process in Glovz's damage formula and Haenlomal's YAAM for burst attacks

sfall 4.3.1

Changelog:

• Fixed the Jet addiction not being removed when using the antidote in some cases
• Fixed the key repeat delay and rate when enabling the game speed tweak
• Fixed a possible crash at the end of the playback of alternative sound files
• Fixed a rounding error in Glovz's damage formula
• Fixed and improved NPC combat control mod and the behavior of SpeedInterfaceCounterAnims=3
• Improved the rendering performance of DX9 graphics modes
• Improved and tweaked the page control in ExtraSaveSlots
• Changed the way AutoQuickSave works. Now it sets the number of pages used for quick saving
• Changed SingleCore to set processor affinity to the second processor core if available
• Changed HOOK_CANUSEWEAPON hook script to run for both the player and NPCs
• Excluded the walking animation from the debug message about a missing critter art file for stationary critters
• Excluded the animated colors from TravelMarkerColor (same as in 3.8.x)
• Removed unnecessary check on action points when AI reloads a weapon (added in 4.3)
• Removed AffectPlayback option because it's not practical
• Added a fix for a crash when opening a file with name containing a % character
• Added a fix to prevent the main menu music from stopping when entering the load game screen
• Added a fix to display the palette color with index 255 correctly in DX9 mode when using the hi-res patch
• Added a fix for grave type containers in the open state not executing the use_p_proc procedure
• Added a tweak to update unarmed attacks after leveling up
• Added a tweak to keep the selected attack mode for unarmed attacks when closing the inventory or when the combat ends
• Added a tweak to display the actual damage values of unarmed attacks in the inventory
• Added an option to enable fade effects for background music when stopping and starting the playback
• Added an option to automatically search for new SFX sound files at game startup
• Added a config file to change the requirements and effects of unarmed attacks
• Added a config file to change some engine parameters for the game mechanics
• Added the ability to continuously play the music when moving to another map that uses the same music
• Added the ability to set custom names for unarmed attacks in the inventory to TranslationsINI
• Added support for using the newline control character \n in the object description in pro_*.msg files
• Added support for the new 'Healing Item' flag to item protos. Now AI will also use items with this flag for healing in combat
• Added support for the new 'Cannot Use' flag to the misc flags of item objects. This flag makes a weapon object unusable in combat
• Added missing sounds to the buttons on the world map interface (similar to Fallout 1 behavior)
• Added 5 metarule3 macros for controlling the save slot with scripts to sfall.h in the modders pack
• New script functions: set_scr_name, obj_is_openable
• Updated NPC armor appearance mod in the modders pack to prevent NPCs from equipping unusable weapons
• Included Brazilian Portuguese and Polish translation (from Felipefpl and Jaiden)

sfall 3.8.31

Changelog:

• Fixed the Jet addiction not being removed when using the antidote in some cases
• Fixed the key repeat delay and rate when enabling the game speed tweak
• Fixed a possible crash at the end of the playback of alternative sound files
• Fixed a rounding error in Glovz's damage formula
• Improved the behavior of SpeedInterfaceCounterAnims=3
• Improved the rendering performance of DX9 graphics modes
• Improved and tweaked the page control in ExtraSaveSlots
• Changed the way AutoQuickSave works. Now it sets the number of pages used for quick saving
• Changed SingleCore to set processor affinity to the second processor core if available
• Excluded the walking animation from the debug message about a missing critter art file for stationary critters
• Removed unnecessary check on action points when AI reloads a weapon (added in 3.8.30)
• Removed AffectPlayback option because it's not practical
• Added a fix for a crash when opening a file with name containing a % character
• Added a fix to prevent the main menu music from stopping when entering the load game screen
• Added a fix to display the palette color with index 255 correctly in DX9 mode when using the hi-res patch
• Added a fix for grave type containers in the open state not executing the use_p_proc procedure
• Added a tweak to update unarmed attacks after leveling up
• Added a tweak to keep the selected attack mode for unarmed attacks when closing the inventory or when the combat ends
• Added a tweak to display the actual damage values of unarmed attacks in the inventory
• Added an option to enable fade effects for background music when stopping and starting the playback
• Added an option to automatically search for new SFX sound files at game startup
• Added a config file to change the requirements and effects of unarmed attacks
• Added a config file to change some engine parameters for the game mechanics
• Added the ability to continuously play the music when moving to another map that uses the same music
• Added the ability to set custom names for unarmed attacks in the inventory to TranslationsINI
• Added support for using the newline control character \n in the object description in pro_*.msg files
• Added support for the new 'Healing Item' flag to item protos. Now AI will also use items with this flag for healing in combat
• Added support for the new 'Cannot Use' flag to the misc flags of item objects. This flag makes a weapon object unusable in combat
• Added missing sounds to the buttons on the world map interface (similar to Fallout 1 behavior)
• Added 5 metarule3 macros for controlling the save slot with scripts to sfall.h in the modders pack
• Added a sfall.dat resource file, which contains the required files for various features. The localized sfall_xx.dat is also supported
• New script functions: set_scr_name, obj_is_openable
• Included Brazilian Portuguese and Polish translation (from Felipefpl and Jaiden)

sfall 4.3.0.2

Maintenance release for sfall 4.3.

Changelog:

• Fixed a bug introduced in 4.3 that caused a hang when opening the pipboy if the value of a quest location in quests.txt is less than 1500
• Fixed a bug introduced in 4.3 that caused a black screen after starting a new game without the hi-res patch
• Fixed a bug in INVENTORYMOVE hook that caused duplicate items when canceling moving an item into bag/backpack
• Updated French translation (from HawK-EyE)

sfall 3.8.30.2

Maintenance release for sfall 3.8.30.

Changelog:

• Fixed a bug introduced in 3.8.30 that caused a hang when opening the pipboy if the value of a quest location in quests.txt is less than 1500
• Fixed a bug introduced in 3.8.30 that caused a black screen after starting a new game without the hi-res patch
• Fixed a bug in INVENTORYMOVE hook that caused duplicate items when canceling moving an item into bag/backpack
• Updated French translation (from HawK-EyE)

sfall 4.3.0.1

Hotfix release for sfall 4.3.

Changelog:

• Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.3 with the fix for animation registration
• Fixed a bug in AIDrugUsePerfFix that could cause a hang in combat
• Fixed the extra check for friendly fire not working if the area_attack_mode parameter in the AI packet is not set or set to no_pref
• Added a fix for chem_primary_desire values in party member AI packets not being saved and reset correctly

sfall 3.8.30.1

Hotfix release for sfall 3.8.30.

Changelog:

• Merged Windows 2000 support into the standard version of sfall. Using DX9 graphics modes now requires d3dx9_42.dll and d3dcompiler_42.dll
• Fixed a crash bug introduced in 3.8.30 with the fix for animation registration
• Fixed a bug in AIDrugUsePerfFix that could cause a hang in combat
• Fixed the extra check for friendly fire not working if the area_attack_mode parameter in the AI packet is not set or set to no_pref
• Added a fix for chem_primary_desire values in party member AI packets not being saved and reset correctly

sfall 4.3

Changelog:

• Fixed the original engine issues with being unable to register animations in certain situations in the game
• Fixed a crash bug introduced in 4.2.9 with the fix for the 'Leave' event procedure in AddRegionProc function
• Fixed a bug in ObjCanSeeObj_ShootThru_Fix that could cause a hang in some cases
• Fixed the check of the ammo cost for a shot in CheckWeaponAmmoCost
• Fixed set_critter_burst_disable script function, which now applies only to weapons with the burst attack as the secondary mode
• Fixed the error handling in create_object_sid script function to prevent a crash when the proto is missing
• Fixed METARULE_CURRENT_TOWN metarule function not returning the correct index of the current town at the start of a new game
• Fixed the auto-close containers mod for gravesites and not closing containers in some cases (in the modders pack)
• Fixed and improved the functionality of AllowLargeTiles
• Restored the functionality of obj_under_cursor script function for the movement cursor (changed in 4.2.9)
• Improved the hero appearance mod to be able to load the interface text from text\<language>\game\AppIface.msg
• Improved the functionality of TranslationsINI to also search for the ini file relative to the text\<language>\ directory
• Improved the order to attack mode in NPC combat control mod. Now the target can only be assigned if the party member sees it
• Improved the fix for a duplicate obj_dude script being created when loading a saved game
• Rewrote the priority score calculation in AIBestWeaponFix, and changed the option to be enabled by default
• Changed FastShotFix to be disabled by default
• Removed DataLoadOrderPatch from ddraw.ini because there is little reason to turn it off
• Added a fix for the script attached to an object not being initialized properly upon object creation
• Added a fix to prevent the player name from being displayed at the bottom of the dialog review window when the text is longer than one screen
• Added a fix for the in-game quest list not being in the same order as in quests.txt
• Added a fix for multihex critters hitting themselves when they miss an attack with ranged weapons
• Added a fix for the placement of multihex critters in the player's party when entering a map or elevation
• Added a fix to the starting position of the player's marker on the world map when starting a new game
• Added a fix for AI not checking the safety of weapons based on the selected attack mode
• Added a fix for the incorrect check and AP cost when AI reloads a weapon
• Added a fix to AI behavior to prevent the use of healing drugs when not necessary
• Added a fix for the incorrect object type search when loading a game saved in combat mode
• Added a few fixes for issues with knocked out/down critters. Now the combat doesn't automatically end if the target is only knocked out
• Added a tweak to prevent NPC aggression when non-hostile NPCs accidentally hit the player or members of the player's team
• Added a tweak to play the 'magic hands' animation when using an item on an object. This also prevents a few issues with scripted animations not playing
• Added a tweak to remove the unspent skill points limit
• Added an option to disable the engine's special handling of city areas 45 and 46 when visiting Area 45
• Added a new value to AIDrugUsePerfFix to allow NPCs to use only the drugs listed in chem_primary_desire and healing drugs
• Added support for loading premade character GCD/BIO files from the premade\<language>\ directory for non-English languages
• Added support for loading fonts from the fonts\<language>\ directory for non-English languages
• Added a debug option to control messages relating to engine fixes in the debug log
• Added a debug message about a missing combat object
• Added a new argument to HOOK_CALCAPCOST hook script
• New script function: set_quest_failure_value
• New hook scripts: hs_bestweapon, hs_canuseweapon
• Updated NPC armor appearance mod to prevent NPCs from picking up and trying to equip disallowed weapons in combat
• sfall can now load a localized sfall_xx.dat resource file instead of the default sfall.dat

sfall 3.8.30

Changelog:

• Fixed the original engine issues with being unable to register animations in certain situations in the game
• Fixed a crash bug introduced in 3.8.29 with the fix for the 'Leave' event procedure in AddRegionProc function
• Fixed a bug in ObjCanSeeObj_ShootThru_Fix that could cause a hang in some cases
• Fixed the check of the ammo cost for a shot in CheckWeaponAmmoCost
• Fixed set_critter_burst_disable script function, which now applies only to weapons with the burst attack as the secondary mode
• Fixed the error handling in create_object_sid script function to prevent a crash when the proto is missing
• Fixed METARULE_CURRENT_TOWN metarule function not returning the correct index of the current town at the start of a new game
• Fixed the auto-close containers mod for gravesites and not closing containers in some cases (in the modders pack)
• Fixed and improved the functionality of AllowLargeTiles. Now it requires a gridmask.frm file (included in the modders pack) in the `art\tiles`` directory
• Restored the functionality of obj_under_cursor script function for the movement cursor (changed in 3.8.29)
• Improved the hero appearance mod to be able to load the interface text from text\<language>\game\AppIface.msg
• Improved the functionality of TranslationsINI to also search for the ini file relative to the text\<language>\ directory
• Improved the fix for a duplicate obj_dude script being created when loading a saved game
• Rewrote the priority score calculation in AIBestWeaponFix, and changed the option to be enabled by default
• Changed FastShotFix to be disabled by default
• Changed the filename of NPC armor appearance mod to gl_npcarmor_lite.int (in the modders pack)
• Removed DataLoadOrderPatch from ddraw.ini because there is little reason to turn it off
• Added a fix for the script attached to an object not being initialized properly upon object creation
• Added a fix to prevent the player name from being displayed at the bottom of the dialog review window when the text is longer than one screen
• Added a fix for the in-game quest list not being in the same order as in quests.txt
• Added a fix for multihex critters hitting themselves when they miss an attack with ranged weapons
• Added a fix for the placement of multihex critters in the player's party when entering a map or elevation
• Added a fix to the starting position of the player's marker on the world map when starting a new game
• Added a fix for AI not checking the safety of weapons based on the selected attack mode
• Added a fix for the incorrect check and AP cost when AI reloads a weapon
• Added a fix to AI behavior to prevent the use of healing drugs when not necessary
• Added a fix for the incorrect object type search when loading a game saved in combat mode
• Added a few fixes for issues with knocked out/down critters. Now the combat doesn't automatically end if the target is only knocked out
• Added a tweak to prevent NPC aggression when non-hostile NPCs accidentally hit the player or members of the player's team
• Added a tweak to play the 'magic hands' animation when using an item on an object. This also prevents a few issues with scripted animations not playing
• Added a tweak to remove the unspent skill points limit
• Added an option to disable the engine's special handling of city areas 45 and 46 when visiting Area 45
• Added an option to load alternative dialog msg and subtitle files for female PC (translation friendly)
• Added an option to allow using the caret character ^ in dialog msg files to specify alternative text in dialogue based on the player's gender
• Added a new value to AIDrugUsePerfFix to allow NPCs to use only the drugs listed in chem_primary_desire and healing drugs
• Added support for loading premade character GCD/BIO files from the premade\<language>\ directory for non-English languages
• Added support for loading fonts from the fonts\<language>\ directory for non-English languages
• Added a debug option to control messages relating to engine fixes in the debug log
• Added a debug message about a missing combat object
• Added a new argument to HOOK_CALCAPCOST hook script
• New script function: set_quest_failure_value