Beta 0.0.8 Released

[Chris]

Windows binaries for version 0.0.7 of Chengband may be downloaded
here:
http://code.google.com/p/chengband/downloads/list

Source code is available here for other operating systems:
http://code.google.com/p/chengband/source/checkout

Disclaimer:
This is beta software and hasn't been thoroughly tested.

Changes
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[1] Quest Changes
[1.1] 'The Tower' completely removed. Replaced with 'The Barrow
Downs'
[1.2] The Cloning Pits reward has been randomized. A chance at
Shiva's Boots. Otherwise something much weaker.
[1.3] The Old Castle rewards have been thematically randomized. All
classes get a chance at something good. Staple rewards are good, but
much weaker and generally not end game worthy. No more Aglarang,
Shiva's Jacket, Zarcuthra as guaranteed rewards. On the flip side,
some classes might get *really* good stuff that just wasn't possible
before. Tourists still always get the PYEC :)
[1.4] Royal Crypt now has a reward.

[2] New artifacts. Added early but weak 'Hobbit Artifacts.' Many
other new artifacts added.

[3] Minor fixes
[3.1] Keyboard layouts that require Alt to be pressed should now
work correctly. Japanese layouts probably won't work unless compiled
for JP, which unfortunately probably breaks at the moment. Certainly,
I haven't been able to translate new stuff, and I've probably let some
of the tables get out of sync (e.g. mindtips.h) :(
[3.2] Title now reads Chengband.
[3.3] Info screen now shows Blood Knights have regeneration. Dragon
Warlocks no longer show as Cursed.

[4] New Item: Harp.

[5] Warlock class should be finished ... check out the complete
spoilers at http://code.google.com/p/chengband/wiki/WarlockSpoilers
and let me know if I missed anything.

Up Next
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Continued work on quests, new artifacts, new items. Ego Harps (and I
already noticed a bug with harps).

Stay tuned, and submit issues and ideas at:
http://code.google.com/p/chengband/issues/list

Cheers,
--Chris

[Dave Zhang]

Hi Chris,

The player creation screen for the Warlock still doesn't have the descriptions for the various pacts.  (Right now, it says, "Its time to make your pact").  Let's put a description there, like for spell school selection?

Dave

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                   David Yu Zhang, Ph.D.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation
Wyss Institute, Harvard University