DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine News

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• deteriorate: ensure remains of enemy dwarves are properly deteriorated

[h2]Misc Improvements[/h2]

• buildingplan:
  • minimized planner panel stays minimized until you change it again
  • can now filter by gems (for gem windows)
• combine: Now supports ammo, parts, powders, and seeds, and combines into containers
• deteriorate: add option to exclude useable parts from deterioration
• gui/control-panel:
  • add preference option for hiding the terminal console on startup
  • add preference option for hiding "armok" tools in command lists
• gui/gm-editor:
  • press "g" to move the map to the currently selected item/unit/building
  • press Ctrl-D to toggle read-only mode to protect from accidental changes; this state persists across sessions
• toggle-kbd-cursor: add hotkey for toggling the keyboard cursor (Alt-K)
• launchdf: Steam launcher for Windows updated

Beta release for those subscribed to the "beta" release channel.

[h2]Misc Improvements[/h2]

• gui/control-panel: add preference option for hiding "armok" tools in command lists
• buildingplan: add ability to filter by gem type (for gem windows)
• launchdf: Steam launcher for Windows updated
  

We've rewritten the launcher app that launches Dwarf Fortress when you launch the game from DFHack in your Steam library. This version is more robust and also remains "running" while Dwarf Fortress is running so your playtime will count toward both Dwarf Fortress and DFHack. This will also, in the future, enable providing DFHack-specific integrations with Steam.

So, if you can, please test with the "launcher-test" beta branch and do let us know if you run into problems.

--the DFHack Team

Beta release for those subscribed to the "beta" release channel.

Fixes
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- `deteriorate`: ensure remains of enemy dwarves are properly deteriorated

Misc Improvements
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- `buildingplan`: minimized planner panel stays minimized until you change it again
- `combine`: add seeds and powder types.
- `deteriorate`: add option to exclude useable parts from deterioration
- `gui/control-panel`: add option for hiding the terminal console by default
- `gui/gm-editor`:
. - press ``g`` to move the map to the currently selected item/unit/building
. - press ``Ctrl-D`` to toggle read-only mode to protect from accidental changes; this state persists across sessions
- ``toggle-kbd-cursor``: add hotkey for toggling the keyboard cursor (Alt-K)

DFHack's public release is tomorrow, but everyone who picked up a DFHack Steam pre-release key should now have access to the build. If you don't see the update, please make sure that you have selected the "beta - Beta release channel" branch in the "Betas" section of the DFHack properties in your Steam client. You'll know you have tomorrow's stable release if:

• You see the version number `50.07-r1` when DFHack starts up
  
• The DF main menu loads blazingly fast
  

Please try the update out and report here if everything went smoothly!



You may have seen that DF itself has a beta branch out with a preview build of 50.08. Once DFHack releases tomorrow for 50.07, we'll push a build to our beta branch that is compatible with both DF 50.07 and DF 50.08. Be aware that every time DF updates their beta build, we will have to update ours, so if you are subscribed to the DF beta branch, be prepared for some churn as DFHack battles for compatibility with changing DF 50.08 betas. Players who are subscribed to DF's regular public branch (that still has 50.07) will not be affected and can expect DFHack to continue working without interruption.