# Patch Notes; Novemenber 2024 (Q4) ## Performance * puff() inflate uses streaming; reducing start-up time and memory requirements * sprite initialization uses SDL for index1 to texture conversion ## Gameplay *Ring of Koeneke replaces Ring of Sustain Charisma ** Character XP to level penalties are reduced by half. This greatly improves the viability of race/class combinations that yielded very high penalties (Elf Ranger for example). ** Potion of ugliness is the only item that drains charisma. Sustain charisma makes a good candidate for replacement. *Regeneration (crown or DF weapons) adds a bonus of +40 Max HP. ** Characters with bad luck HP rolls may be as low as 3/8 of their maximum hit dice. It may be mid to late game before you discover low HP, and thus itemization can provide an alternative to deleting and starting over. ## PC-only * fix -more- text when using examine/look * update to cosmocc 3.9.6 (build determinism fix for uninitialized memory)

* Fix loot drops in special rooms * Global game option for landscape font size

* windows minspec change: version 10 or beyond * smaller game binary ~100KB x2: aarch64 & x86_64 * determinism for release builds * xnu (macOS) crash handler enabled * xnu (macOS) game logging enabled * floating point trapping disabled * set window icon, title * a crash during initialization switches to software rendering for subsequent runs email moria@rufe.org if you are impacted by this release. It may be helpful to include your operating system, cpu, and gpu.

* JOYSTICK subsystem is initialized after pre-game setup.

-Gameplay zoom is adjusted if a controller change is detected -Inventory selection screen rewrite (drop mode access, input hints) -bugfix -more- text getting stuck after failure to dig

- Button mapping for Steam Input virtual gamepad - Support for analog triggers when using Steam Input virtual gamepad - Fix Steam Deck's built-in controller

Fix display issues on 1280x800 display (downscale layout using linear filtering). Please contact us if you have any SteamDeck requests or issues!

Gameplay changes: Create food may place food on any dungeon tile of distance 1 or less. Other changes: Zoom adjustment: minus key only; plus key is unbound Study screen is read-only (no more drop/actuate) Quit option added to the game menu # Game Controller Reference Devices * Sony Interactive Entertainment DualSense Wireless Controller * Steam Deck (XBox style) # Controller Menu Navigation Right button to confirm. Left or Bottom button to cancel. Main menu: Left button delete character prompt. Reroll Popup: Left button reroll. Right to accept. Inventory menu: Bottom button study. Right button to actuate. Top button to sort. DPAD step 1, step many, step to first/last, toggle inventory/equipment. Death menu: Left button back back to death. Right button for menu. Gameplay character, message history, and undo (see below). # Controller Gameplay Right button: dpad move, dpad center is acknowledgement-only Bottom button: dpad run, dpad center is actuate item Left button: game reset menu Top button: search, pick-up item, take stairs, open chest, reenter shop Left trigger: drop menu Right trigger: repeat actuate Left bumper: character Right bumper: minimap Tiny left: undo Tiny right: message history system button: zoom adjustment Controller info source: https://rufe.org/moria/game_controller.html

# Patch Notes; Q3 2024 # Gameplay * Fix the proliferation of multiplying monsters by checking player distance against creature awareness * Add -more- prompt to a few text displays that wait for input # Interface * Display version text on all screens (non-interactive) # Spells: Detect evil, detect monster, detect invisible (scroll) * increase duration from 1, add player level divided by 5 * remove distance limitations * optimize visibility test of creatures subject to detection * optimize visibility override by deleting the code # PC changes (Keyboard) * Warn when numlock is enabled, due to windows handling of shift+numpad * Remove low mana warning on spells with no target * Reduce latency of keyboard input (Holding off on key rebinding / controller changes; still in progress)

Users getting a black screen on start-up may copy "software.cache" to "moria.cache". This disables GPU acceleration and uses the software renderer as a safe mode. We are working to improve GPU accelerator compatibility.