Banished Stone News

Version 0.9 was released today and contains some massive updates to the UI and improvements across the board.

• Quest Journal now has a new interface.
  
• NPC Quest screen now has a new interface.
  
• Main Menu now has a new interface with far less clutter.
  
• Changing sexes on the new character screen is now possible using the < and > buttons.
  
• A few bug fixes to longstanding issues and new issues brought on by the last patch.
  

Patch v0.89 has been released with the following changes.

• New NPC Quest Screens
  
• Fixed an issue with some game windows throwing an error when you use F11 to resize your game window with said in-game screens open.
  
• The main screen now correctly shows the last character you played, versus the last character you made.
  
• Completing Lady J`s starting quests now removes the icon above the Exit (previously it would only disappear if you exited and entered the Inn again).
  
• Fixed an issue with Save and Exit potentially exiting during the save causing the save file to be deleted.
  
• Added a new in-game feature to restore a save file backup. This can be accessed via the main menu, Options screen then the Backup(s) button. Restoring a save will overwrite your current corresponding character with it's earlier incarnation.
  
• Added a browse button to the Options screen when not logged in, clicking this will open Windows Explorer and navigate to the game install folder.
  

Today sees the release of v0.88 with the following changes.

• Added Shovel, Stick, Fishing Rod and Hammer Tools - See Reddit or Community Notes for more info.
  
• Random chance for Sparky to execute a wide area fire damage effect when using Fireball and Sparky vanity pet is with you.
  
• Random chance for Stinky to double your poison damage when using Poison and Stinky vanity pet is with you.
  
• Random chance for Bones to halve enemy defense when using Quake and Bones vanity pet is with you.
  
• Random chance for Sparky to execute a wide area light damage effect when using Sunspot and Sparky vanity pet is with you.
  
• Inventory screen now works before you speak to Lady J. Previously it may have gone to a black screen.
  
• Fixed a number of memory leak/performance related issues.
  
• What was once known as SCORE, which is a combination of your bounty + other deeds has now been renamed to NOTORIETY.
  
• Page navigation buttons have been moved to the left or right side of the open window where needed. Also can now be triggered using the < and > keys on the keyboard to go back or forward.
  
• The close window buttons has been moved slightly and looks like the new page nav buttons. X key still works as a trigger for this button.
  
• Fixed a bug that may have caused the darkness/nighttime color hue to be slightly off from what I wanted. It should be tinted towards the blue spectrum but may have been black.
  
• The buy items window now has an improved layout.
  

The following changes have been applied to v0.87.

• A change to the way monster damage is displayed on screen has been added. Damage totals are now grouped together when you use a power, so you know exactly what kind of damage your powers put out.
  
• The Map (M) screen now shows you a running total of how many maps you have unlocked.
  
• Combat damage/effect messages now display above the lighting layer so they can be read easily day or night
  
• Ability range circle now draws above the lighting layer so you can see it more easily.
  
• Fixed an issue with spells not auto-targeting a monster if nothing was selected and the monster did not bump into you.
  
• New commands, the < key now targets and attempts to move to the nearest monster to the left of the player, while the > key attempts to select and move to the nearest monster to the right.
  

A couple of major changes this time around.

• The Score/Bounty display counter previously to the left below your avatar has been replaced with a bounty/score bar beneath the Energy bar in the top left. This should be more intuitive when it comes to figuring out how much more bounty you need to reach your next level etc...
  
• The Ready system from the Inventory screen after selecting an item, has been changed and decluttered. Instead of showing 8 different ready buttons there is now simply one READY button. Clicking this button then shows a new screen to select which slot you wish to assign the item to.