Week #49 update 2016

All game dialogs you see in the game are created when they are needed (lazy loaded). Creating dialogs from scratch is quite a time consuming process and making simple changes get confusing when looking at paragraphs of code. I wrote a simple program to visually create dialogs and export them into a stripped down format the game can load. This makes creating and tweaking dialogs much easier and much faster.

A name in parenthesis and in bold is the finder of the bug/quirk. Thanks to all, I really do appreciate your time and support. Cheers!

Editor

fixed incorrect colour palette being used to draw preview images in the world dialog
fixed bug that prevented you from painting under the toolbox if it was hidden (F8)

Game

monks running now stop more accurately to the Original
monks start running from idle position the same as the Original
runners now stop more accurately to the Original when running
runners start running from idle position more closely to the Original
fixed goo no sliding off phase blocks correctly when a block is beneath
removed redundant helpers from base animation class
pick-axe rubble landing on monks in holes now matches the Original (Howie)
quirk Suspended monks updated to match the Original (Howie)

Monks being hit by rubble

LAN

fixed bug in host that crashed the game when pinging players that did not exist

General

the CD audio DLC can now be placed in your Lode Runner Online directory as an alternative to the game data directory (Adam)
game dialogs moved to external interface files

Bugs being worked on

some Windows machines not be able to detect LAN games (Steve)

What I'll probably do next week

lobby overhaul behind-the-scenes
monks merging when crossing ladders