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Version 2.0.2 "Tomb Shadow" (14.01.2024)
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Lost Labyrinth DX Version 2.1.0 "Dracolich" (27.01.2024)

NEW FEATURE: New trait Free Magic (5 CP: learn new spells from any spell school)
NEW FEATURE: Replaced the arcane Identify spell with new Clairvoyance spell (reveals unexplored area of the map)
NEW FEATURE: Added nine new magic items
NEW FEATURE: Added 4 new monsters: Dracolich, Slimy Doom, Necoqex and Jormungandr
NEW FEATURE: Added 3 new unlockable lore perks: Archeology, Revitalizing Charge and Tithe
NEW FEATURE: Added a new room: The Demonic Shrine
NEW FEATURE: Added a new trait template: The Bard
UPDATE: New sound effect when trying to open a locked chest
UPDATE: No Magic trait now gives -5 CP (formerly -4 CP)
UPDATE: The standard Warrior, Thief and Barbarian templates have been reworked
UPDATE: The trait Arcane Shot now only costs 1 CP (down from 2 CP)
UPDATE: The trait Heirloom costs 1 CP (down from 2 CP)
UPDATE: Nearsighted flaw now gives 3 CP instead of 2 CP
UPDATE: Defeating boss monsters now always drops treasure or a golden key
UPDATE: Added a couple of new sound effects
UPDATE: Added new icon warning if the player is unarmed
UPDATE: Reduced the cost of improving Health or Mana at a skill trainer
UPDATE: The effect of all potions is now always revealed (no longer need to identify)
UPDATE: There is now a 5% chance potions are actually cursed and have bad effects
UPDATE: The trait Alchemy now reveals cursed potions
UPDATE: Doubled the chance of finding unique items and slightly reduced Legendary find chance
UPDATE: Merchant prices of items now increase the deeper you descend into the labyrinth
UPDATE: The Merchant trait now also prevents price inflation on deeper dungeon levels
UPDATE: Show icon on monsters that are allied through the Charisma trait
UPDATE: Added keyboard shortcuts to various screens (buying and selling items for example)
BUGFIX: The Anvil room will now properly repair Helmets and Gloves
BUGFIX: Buffing or healing spells and abilities will target players before charmed monsters
BUGFIX: Fixed potential crash bug with the Chicken curse
BUGFIX: The Enchanted Morningstar is now actually enchanted
BUGFIX: Charisma now actually gives 15% better item prices instead of only 10%

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 2.0.2 "Tomb Shadow" (14.01.2024)

NEW FEATURE: Added a new level up button
UPDATE: The Weapon Grandmaster trait now costs 5 CP (instead of 4 CP)
UPDATE: Weapon Grandmaster now provides 3 random weapons at start (instead of only 1)
UPDATE: Weapon Grandmaster unlocks all combat stances including Offensive and Defensive
UPDATE: Calmness is now an Illusion spell instead of Druid Magic
UPDATE: Increased UI font scaling for easier reading on high resolution screens
UPDATE: Feather Fall and Climbing ropes now costs 25 Energy instead of ending the turn
UPDATE: The players turn will no longer automatically end upon entering a new level
UPDATE: It is now possible to sacrifice multiple items to the gods to gain boons
UPDATE: Improved some inventory icons
BUGFIX: Non-magic abilities (like Climbing) should no longer appear in the spell book
BUGFIX: Fixed Ancient or Elder mimics not spawning correctly
BUGFIX: Helmets and other headgear can now be repaired
BUGFIX: Fixed game freeze when selecting the Nearsighted flaw
BUGFIX: Possible crash bug using Feather Fall or a rope going down a shaft

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 2.0.1 "Wraith" (29.10.2023)

BUGFIX: Fixed crash bug on exploring a room

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 2.0.0 "Phoenix" (20.10.2023)

NEW FEATURE: Added new trait Shadowdancer (1 CP: unlocks special shadow powers)
NEW FEATURE: Added new animation to flying and levitating creatures
UPDATE: Added new animation when stuck in a pit trap
UPDATE: Detected traps are now 50% more likely to be avoided
UPDATE: Improved some tooltip descriptions affected by various Perks
UPDATE: Equipping items no longer costs energy and can no longer suddenly end your turn
UPDATE: Improved attack animation
UPDATE: The Swiftness trait now allows you to drink potions without ending the turn
UPDATE: Invisible characters can no longer be ambushed
UPDATE: Reworked Diehard trait (1 CP: 50% chance to survive another turn when you would normally die)
UPDATE: The Second Wind trait now automatically activates when you would normally die (also works alongside Diehard)
UPDATE: New staff piece indicator in Quest Log to see how close we are to winning the game
UPDATE: Reworked the Combat Expertise trait so that it is much more useful
UPDATE: The trait Combat Training now also provides +1% bonus damage for every point of attack
UPDATE: Combat styles are now unlocked by Weapon Mastery traits (the Fighting Styles trait has been removed)
UPDATE: Numerous spirit-like ghost creatures now have the Flying ability
UPDATE: Flame-filled tiles now deal less damage to the player
UPDATE: Tiles that are lit on fire now emit some light
UPDATE: The campfire no longer deals damage when moving over it
UPDATE: Rebalanced gold cost for some items
FIX: Fixed possible input lag and stuttering when moving around
FIX: Possible render artifacts in the loading screen with AMD GPUs
FIX: Players can no longer simply dismiss the Curse of the Chicken
FIX: Fixed graphics glitch on exiting the game on OSX
FIX: Possible crash bug when entering a new level while shapeshifted
FIX: Fixed small graphics glitch when being ambushed
FIX: Invisibility now only increases hit chance without increasing number of attacks per turn
FIX: Lore Master now unlocks 4 Perks as the description says instead of only 3
FIX: Removed delay stutter when activating items in the inventory
FIX: Possible crash/freeze bug when swapping between players
FIX: Graphics glitch when swapping between two players on different dungeon levels
FIX: Rare crash bug on unequipping an item
FIX: Old unusable save games not properly being removed
FIX: Added missing text for [LORE_PERK_ALREADY_KNOWN]

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.9.2 "Colossus" (23.05.2022)

NEW FEATURE: The OSX version of the game is now released!
BUGFIX: Fixed the Continue button not working properly

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.9.2 "Black Dragon" (22.04.2022)

NEW FEATURE: Added a new room Arcane Machine (what does it do?!)
NEW FEATURE: New trap type: Gas Trap (generates poison clouds)
NEW FEATURE: New special level: The Great Hive!
NEW FEATURE: New monsters: Iron Imp, the Ant Queen
UPDATE: Pick Pocket now steals items more relevant to the target (e.g warrior type monsters carry weapons and shields)
UPDATE: Players are dehydrated twice as fast in the Desert level
UPDATE: Added the Insect creature subtype
FIX: The Goblin King now properly has the Leader trait
FIX: Chicken Curse not working properly
FIX: Possible crash bug when dying while shapeshifted
FIX: Thaumaturgy now actually halves break chance for wands, rods and staves

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.9.1 "Minotaur" (17.04.2021)

UPDATE: Added message when an item is about to break
UPDATE: Various UI improvements to the Load Game screen
UPDATE: It is now possible to refill waterskin and drink water while levitating or waterwalking
UPDATE: No Magic now prevents Arcane Archer from being picked as well
UPDATE: It is now possible to dismiss conjured items by dropping them
UPDATE: The trait Sense Monsters will now reveal chest mimics
UPDATE: Breaking petrified statues can now sometimes drop items
UPDATE: Create Golem now works on petrified statues
UPDATE: Only pause game if detected traps are adjacent to the player
UPDATE: Improved some faster animations effects
FIX: Shapeshifting should no longer flood the whole quickbar with the stealth ability
FIX: Items not dropping to the floor when having a full inventory
FIX: Crash bug when targeting abilities and spells near edges of wrapping levels
FIX: The spell Portal (Earth Magic) should not work on trees
FIX: Summoned creatures not properly unsummoned while its summoner is shapeshifted
FIX: Missing particle effects for Sunder Weapon and Sunder Armour
FIX: Starting a new game in hotseat now works again
FIX: Some UI issues with the quickbar when there were multiple characters in play
FIX: Evasion can no longer prevent enemies from attempting to charge
FIX: The Alchemical Augementation perk now only boosts potions as intended
FIX: The trait Thaumaturgy now actually halves chance for magic items to break

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.9.0 "Medusa" (02.04.2021)

NEW FEATURE: Added a new room Medusa Garden
NEW FEATURE: Added new monsters: Frost Hound, Medusa, Kenku Warrior, Kenku Sorcerer, Kenku Reaver, Greater Jotun, the Lord of Fire, Lurking Horror and the Entropy Weaver
NEW FEATURE: New music soundtrack when entering a Demi Plane portal (credits to the composer Juhani Junkala)
NEW FEATURE: Shift+Click an active buff will try to recast that spell if possible
NEW FEATURE: It is now possible to use your equipped torch to burn away spiderwebs
NEW FEATURE: A new Fire Ranged Weapon hotkey that will quickly fire first ammo in inventory against an enemy
NEW FEATURE: Added a new spell Thorns (Druid Magic) that deals damage and ignores magic resistance
NEW FEATURE: Added new legendary two-handed weapons: The Guard, Celestial Zweihander, Botono Staff
NEW FEATURE: Added new rare unique ranged weapon: The Musket
NEW FEATURE: New magical rune trap Anti-Magic (dispels all bonus spells from target)
NEW FEATURE: Added new menu option for faster animations
UPDATE: Shovels and Unearth Treasure (Earth Magic) can now be used diagonally
UPDATE: Updated Japanese translations (Thanks to Kui for translating)
UPDATE: Updated low-level video rendering and audio codecs
UPDATE: Danger Sense now prevents you from being surprised when bumping into invisible enemies
UPDATE: Skipping turns will now search surrounding tiles for traps and secrets
UPDATE: Characters will search for traps upon entering a new level
UPDATE: Buff effects are now ordered by their duration
UPDATE: The Gorgon monster (lvl 16) was reworked
UPDATE: The weapon enchant Vampyric no longer works against the undead
UPDATE: Improved auto-targeting to become smarter (prefer targets you face and enemies with ranged abilities)
UPDATE: The Manticore and Thorn Hunter can now have a ranged thorn attack
UPDATE: Amount of lore required to learn a new perk increases slightly with each perk already learned
UPDATE: Improved new graphics for various monsters
UPDATE: The Lava Caverns now contains new unique boss monster the Lord of Fire
UPDATE: Try to prevent more than one instance of the game running at the same time
UPDATE: The duration of divine Blessings now scale with character level (30 round +1 per 2 character levels)
UPDATE: The option to auto-disarm traps using Trap Toolkit no longer requires Trap Expertise
UPDATE: Monsters can only call for backup once now, preventing prolonged loops of ambushing and backup calling
UPDATE: God of War can now maximum trigger 5 times per level
UPDATE: A light source is now required to look at the map (unless user has Night Vision or Cartography)
UPDATE: Night Vision now only costs 1 CP (down from 2 CP)
UPDATE: Melee hit chance bonus is now halved when attacking unarmed without Martial Arts trait
UPDATE: Monsters with Sunder Armour and Sunder Weapon now have a distinct sound effect, animation and message
UPDATE: Monsters with regeneration ability now regenerate up to 10% of their max health each turn
UPDATE: A magic staff can no longer hold Circle 15 spells
FIX: Pickaxes and Shovels are no longer stackable
FIX: Fixed various minor issues with the Arcane Storm spell
FIX: Targeted spells and abilities can no longer target invisible creatures
FIX: Conjured items will now disappear if conjured with no free inventory space available
FIX: Numerous minor bugfixes
FIX: Minor graphics glitch that could reveal location of hidden doors
FIX: Exploit where failing to target a spell would improve casting skill with that spell
FIX: See Invisible now prevents you from being surprised when walking into tiles of invisible creatures
FIX: Blessing of Wisdom should now properly unlock all perks instead of Blessing of Secrets
FIX: The current active character is now always drawn on top of other player characters
FIX: Particle effect glitch when using Rune of Recall (Arcane Magic)
FIX: Some incorrect language in tooltips and item names
FIX: Rings now cost some energy to equip like any other item
FIX: The Spider Queen now properly has the Leader trait which makes all Spider monsters more dangerous
FIX: Cooldown on the Blessing of Wisdom power
FIX: Monsters sometimes spawning on the entrance tile upon entering a new level
FIX: Don't display duration for permanent effects

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.8.1 "Dryad" (05.12.2020)

NEW FEATURE: Added two new monsters Dryad (lvl 22) and Deep Elf High Priest (lvl 37)
NEW FEATURE: Added a screenshot functionality (bindable in the options screen)
NEW FEATURE: It is now possible to sort spells in the spellbook by school of magic
UPDATE: Gain +1 attribute instead of new perk when all other perks have already been learned
UPDATE: The Broomstick spell (Witchcraft) has a new visual effect
UPDATE: Dark Mana now restores 3 additional mana (and minimum amount restored is now 3)
UPDATE: Confused monsters can now randomly fire ranged attacks or cast magic on other creatures
UPDATE: Angel of Death is now higher ranked than Draconic Lord
UPDATE: The notification for special level modifiers is now always displayed on entering a level
FIX: God of Secrets no longer improves Spellpower or Mana if the player has the No Magic trait
FIX: Fixed incorrect tooltip for Blessing of Secrets and Blessing of Wisdom
FIX: The Enthrall spell (Witchcraft) now properly works again
FIX: Hymn of the Dead (Spellsongs) not working properly
FIX: Player controlled characters are now always drawn properly on top of monsters
FIX: Goblin Shamanism perk also gave resistance to physical ranged attacks
FIX: Mass Confusion not working properly
FIX: Buffing spells should normally not stack
FIX: Monster ambushes not working as intended
FIX: Various minor typos in tooltips and descriptions
FIX: Spells that target items can now be cast from scrolls and wands
FIX: Crash bug upon learning all perks in the game
FIX: Undead rising from disturbed graves were invisible
FIX: Tooltip for the Disintegrate spell claimed it would destroy walls (not since 1.7.0)

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.8.0 "Ghast" (31.10.2020)

NEW FEATURE: New reworked lore system with 30 new Lore Perks that can be unlocked!
NEW FEATURE: Thievery (Way of Shadows) now gives ability to steal from shopkeepers
NEW FEATURE: Added multiple levels of quickbars. Use CTRL, ALT, SHIFT or F1, F2, F3 or F4 keys to quickly switch.
NEW FEATURE: Added new 4 monsters: Ghast (lvl 14), Demonic Vines (lvl 33), Swamp Worm (lvl 35), Unspeakable (lvl 72)
UPDATE: Lore Master (Way of Adventure) was reworked along with the new lore system
UPDATE: Lore Books will now unlock a new perk when used
UPDATE: New character attribute Lore Learning Speed
UPDATE: Fast Learning now provides +30% Lore Gain speed
UPDATE: Block chance can now prevent ranged attacks (this includes the Parry trait)
UPDATE: Maximum range of Arcane Storm (Arcane Magic) is now limited to 12 tiles
UPDATE: The duration of spells and abilities is now displayed before casting/activation
UPDATE: Updated Japanese translations (Thanks to Kui for translating)
UPDATE: Summary of starting attributes and limits is now shown in character generation screen
UPDATE: Improved keyboard support in various screens
UPDATE: Rebalanced the power of some monsters to be more aligned with similar monsters on that dungeon level
UPDATE: Added an activatable ability for the Climbing trait
UPDATE: Added the possiblity to dismiss summoned creatures
UPDATE: Etheralness (Time Magic) now costs 1 duration per movement through a blocked tile
UPDATE: Being Etheral now gives immunity to being stuck in webs
UPDATE: Improved smoothness of movement animations
UPDATE: Every point of Luck now gives +0.5% chance to avoid Petrify attacks (max 90%)
UPDATE: Bounty Hunter trait now gives +50% damage instead of flat +4 damage bonus
UPDATE: Added sound effect to Breath of Winter and it will now douse flames on entering a fire tile
UPDATE: The Friendly Wizard NPC can now teach the player a new random lore perk
UPDATE: Added hidden Reputation modifier that adjusts shop prices, steal chance from shops and shrine boon chance
FIX: Future Sight (Time Magic) has now the correct targeting type
FIX: Rare crash on level generation
FIX: Wisdom no longer attempts to improve Spell Power or Mana when you have the No Magic trait
FIX: Text input fields no longer consume all keyboard events
FIX: Posssible crash bug with Find Exit used in wrapping levels (thanks to athos for reporting)
FIX: Room reveal text is now properly shown again
FIX: Stuttering when using Software rendering
FIX: Spell effects (like Regeneration) triggering 1 turn after a character has died (thanks to athos for reporting)
FIX: Ghost Hunter not properly increasing hit chance and damage vs Ghost monsters
FIX: Selling stacks of ammo did not give the proper amount of gold

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.7.0 "Acolyte" (16.05.2020)

NEW FEATURE: Added Shrines which can be used to either gain a boon or a disadvantage depending on luck and traits
NEW FEATURE: Added 5 new labyrinth wall varieties and 3 new floor types
NEW FEATURE: Added new type of Magic Door that can be unlocked using Mana Crystals
NEW FEATURE: Added support for very low resolution screens (lower than 800x600) and 4K+ displays (Ultra HD)
UPDATE: Reworked trait Visions no longer reveals rooms but allows you to change it once
UPDATE: Word of Healing (White Magic) no longer requires a mana crystal to cast
UPDATE: Magic Bandage (Arcane Magic) is now a level 7 spell and also heals 1 life
UPDATE: Restoration (White Magic) now also removes Petrification and Fear
UPDATE: Disintegrate (Air Magic) no longer destroys wall tiles
UPDATE: Increased number of doors and optional passages in the Labyrinth
UPDATE: Increased amount of mushrooms growing in the labyrinth
UPDATE: The Curse of Kvasir now prevents mapping the current level
UPDATE: Increased light level given by the Night Vision trait (about the same as a torch now)
UPDATE: Insect Swarm is now less deadly when used by lower level monsters
UPDATE: Rebalanced various low-level monsters to be less deadly vs specific builds
UPDATE: Reduced length of game by increasing the frequency of staff pieces that appear (once every 10 levels)
UPDATE: Reworked Future Sight (Time Magic) now prevents ambushes and from becoming surprised
UPDATE: Magic Resistance no longer reduces Arcane damage in addition to resisting magic spells
FIX: Petrified monsters cannot move anymore
FIX: Chicken Curse not always triggering correctly
FIX: Characters with No Magic will no longer gain Mana or Spell Power from special effects
FIX: Monsters will no longer conjure additional monsters inside unexplored rooms
FIX: The default Barbarian template having invalid trait setup
FIX: Curses are now properly removed at the sanctum if the player has the Acolyte trait
FIX: Remove Curses (White Magic) not working properly
FIX: Monsters will no longer cast spells through unexplored rooms
FIX: Permanently losing max health can no longer kill you
FIX: Bug causing merchants rooms appear 30% more often than intended
FIX: Various minor issues with buttons for the scrollable list UI component (thanks to Max for reporting)
FIX: Curse of Kvasir no longer prevents spells and abilities from recharging
FIX: Gaining an experience levels no longer also recharges abilities and magic

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.3d "Death Ooze" (04.04.2020)

UPDATE: Improvements and corrections to Japanese translations
UPDATE: Dragons and Celestials are no longer immune to sleep
UPDATE: Plant and Arcane monsters are now immune to sleep
UPDATE: Geniekind and Vegetarian are now exclusive traits
UPDATE: Added message and sound effect when Curse of Kvasir prevents learning new lore
UPDATE: New targeting cursor for archery attacks
UPDATE: Boulders thrown by monsters deal 33% less damage than before
UPDATE: Meteor spell damage reduced by 50%
FIX: Spell Weaving caused non-magic activatable abilities to cost mana
FIX: Lingering items in the quickbar after they are gone from the inventory
FIX: Potentional crash bug in wrapping levels when hovering mouse over a monster
FIX: Combination of invalid items being equipped in starting inventory
FIX: Very rare crash bug when reading corrupt PNG data
FIX: Some targeting issues with the mouse cursor
FIX: Auto-targeting help not working

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.3b "Red Slime" (22.03.2020)

FIX: Bug causing always a new level to be generated upon going down stairs

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.3a "Green Slime" (21.03.2020)

NEW FEATURE: Hovering the mouse over a monster will reveal its information and right clicking a tile will examine it
UPDATE: Updated Japanese translations (Thanks to Kui for translating)
UPDATE: Scrolls are now identified when sold to a merchant
UPDATE: The friendly old wizard can now identify your inventory
FIX: Slaying beasts with the Hunter trait dropped a lot less meat than intended
FIX: Latest message in the event log not always being displayed
FIX: Wrapping bug with moving targeting cursor outside edges of the map
FIX: Rare crash bug upon exiting a special level

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.3 "Gargoyle" (21.01.2020)

UPDATE: Reduce monster spawn rate to original Lost Labyrinth rates
UPDATE: Tweaked max dodge chance for avoiding traps
UPDATE: Do not play monster sound effects that are outside line of sight
UPDATE: Survivalist and Gluttony are now exclusive from each other
UPDATE: Merchant and Diplomacy haggling bonus reduced to 10%
UPDATE: Reduced base value of sold items
UPDATE: The Evasion trait now works like it did in the original Lost Labyrinth
UPDATE: You must now be adjacent to the monster to use the Diplomacy skill
UPDATE: Prevent players from getting stuck inside walls
FIX: Goddess of Wisdom not unlocking the Blessing of Wisdom ability
FIX: Possible crash when typing text in the high-score screen
FIX: Prevent Near Sighted exploit

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.2 "Frost Demon" (16.11.2019)

NEW FEATURE: New trait: Pride (-1 CP: cannot go back a level and refuse help from friendly NPCs and trainers)
UPDATE: Death Gaze will now always instantly kill any non-player creatures (e.g summons or charmed monsters)
UPDATE: Display number of steps remaining with current energy
UPDATE: Double-clicking a spell or ability while in drag mode will now deselect it
UPDATE: The game now remembers your last build in the character generation screen
FIX: Screenshots in save-games no longer include the menu interface
FIX: Bug preventing to abort mixing potions
FIX: UI graphics glitch with tooltips
FIX: Game freeze when pressing TAB
FIX: Zoom out keyboard button not always working correctly
FIX: Particle effect for breath attack not working
FIX: Possible exploit for lost items still carried in the quickbar
FIX: Possible crash bug with Death Gaze effect
FIX: Rounding error in inventory GUI weight descriptions

Lost Labyrinth DX Version 1.6.1 "Efreet" (16.11.2019)

UPDATE: Change instruction set to support older CPU types (e.g Intel Pentium)
UPDATE: More robust highscore submissions
FIX: Fix death message when killed by a trap
FIX: Fix possible crash bug when wishing for Immortality from the Genie Lamp
FIX: Temporal Rifts triggering only 1/10 of the time as it should
FIX: Bug causing a larger number of traps to be generated each level
FIX: Crash bug when opening blue chest in the Guarded Treasury room

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Version 1.5.0b "Fire Demon" (20.09.2019)

UPDATE: Reduced the cost of ammunition by about 50%
UPDATE: Reduced value of mushrooms
FIX: Ammunition duplication bug when selling bullets or arrows to merchants
FIX: Fixed crash bug in levels with wrapping edges

Version 1.5.0 "Ettin" (29.07.2019)

NEW FEATURE: Added support for up to 4 player hot-seat gameplay!
NEW FEATURE: Added an additional merchant room variant
NEW FEATURE: Added a sort button to the inventory
UPDATE: The amount of monsters spawned in each level reduced by 33%
UPDATE: Peddlers and small merchants can now randomly appear from level 1 (previously only at level 10 and above)
UPDATE: Woolen Mittens now give +15 Cold Resistance instead of only +5
UPDATE: Spark (Fire Magic) mana cost increased from 2 to 3
UPDATE: Improved UI feedback when wielding two-handed weapons
UPDATE: Speed up combat animations by 25%
UPDATE: Halved the amount of traps in the spiral trap room challenge
UPDATE: Added Necrophobia and Treasure Hunter to the Thief class template
UPDATE: The Heirloom trait and selling items to merchants no longer awards high-score points for finding gold
UPDATE: Added an additional quickbar button mapped to number key 0 (total 10 buttons)
UPDATE: Removed references to legacy unused monster traits (e.g Charm Immunity)
UPDATE: The quickbar now fills with useful items, skills and spells for new players (depending on selected traits)
UPDATE: Reduced base amount of gold found in the Labyrinth
FIX: Auto-equip second dagger if we have the Two-Weapon Fighting trait
FIX: Incorrect transparency for Zombie Ettin monster
FIX: Incorrect tooltip for Treasure Hunter start with 3 Gold Keys, not 3 Silver Keys
FIX: Rare crash bug when opening blue chests in rooms
FIX: Prevent using magic skill trainers when player has No Magic trait
FIX: Trap Lore being applied twice to the Find Traps skill
FIX: UI layout issue when trading with the merchant in specific screen resolutions
FIX: Bug causing chests to always contain Mundane rarity items
FIX: Tooltips sometimes appearing below the quickbar
FIX: Players with Vampirism can no longer drink water drops
FIX: Fix increased dependency for shared libraries regression on Linux
FIX: Death message due to walking on magma is now correctly displayed

Version 1.4.2 "Vampire" (21.06.2019)

NEW FEATURE: New trait: Vampirism (4 CP: Drink blood instead of food and water, batshape and adjusts resistances)
NEW FEATURE: Added game hints to introduce new players to the game
NEW FEATURE: Now possible to change input controls in the options screen
UPDATE: Damage from magical effects created by monsters reduced by 30%
UPDATE: Game will now remember last used character name and auto-fill it for you
UPDATE: Various minor UI usability improvements
UPDATE: The Frail trait now gives -50 Physical Resistance instead of halving max life
UPDATE: The first 4 levels is more likely to contain items that are very useful early in the game
UPDATE: Mundane chests are now more likely to contain tool items
UPDATE: Reduced monster melee and ranged damage by about 1 on average
UPDATE: Increase starting life points from 12 to 20
UPDATE: Added support for trilinear filtering when using OpenGL render backend
FIX: Characters with No Magic trait can no longer activate the Nexus
FIX: Avoid crash when invalid language name was selected in the configuration file
FIX: Rare bug in level generation that could cause the exit to disappear

Version 1.4.1 "Witch" (25.05.2019)

NEW FEATURE: New trait: Witchcraft (2 CP: Unlocks spells from the Witchcraft school of magic)
NEW FEATURE: Added new spell Summon Star Faerie (Star Magic)
NEW FEATURE: Added new spells that shapeshifts the caster into another creature (Wolf Shape, Dragon Shape, etc.)
NEW FEATURE: The evil Chicken Curse has been added into the game!
NEW FEATURE: Highscores can now be submitted to an online leaderboard
UPDATE: Japanese translations have been updated for latest version (Thanks to Kui for translating)
UPDATE: The Danger Sense trait now prevents player from losing their turn due to surprise attacks
UPDATE: Blindness and Paralysis is now less severe on hit chance with attacks
UPDATE: The Vegetarian and Hunter traits are now mutually exclusive
UPDATE: Magic Apple spell mana cost reduced from 5 to 3 (Druid Magic)
UPDATE: Exiting the character screen should now be more responsive (e.g activating a spell item in inventory)
UPDATE: Stasis (Time Magic) mana cost reduced from 5 to 4
UPDATE: Sense Water (Water Magic) mana cost reduced from 5 to 4
UPDATE: Area magic like Exorcism or Aurora can now be blocked by Magic Resistance
UPDATE: There is now an upper limit to how much attributes can improve due to magic, equipment and traits
UPDATE: The Crippled trait now doubles movement cost instead of halving energy
UPDATE: Can now select preferred render driver in the options menu
UPDATE: Revised calculations for hit chance in combat
UPDATE: Combat Expertise attack bonus is now +5 per stack instead of +10
UPDATE: Percent chance to lift portcullis is now displayed in the message log
FIX: Monsters no longer appear on the entrance tile when entering a new level
FIX: Possible input delay stutter upon end of turn
FIX: Rare random crash upon entering a new level
FIX: Incorrect description of High Magic example spells
FIX: The Elder Lich is now Undead
FIX: Typo in some english translations
FIX: Some rare crashes when changing graphics options