Dev Log 34: With Fire and Brimstone

Hey guys, we took a couple weeks off in August/September to recharge our batteries, but we're back now and we're kicking it into high gear. While we're also working on new areas and quests (we'll get to that in some future dev log), I'm taking this time to finally implement last of the game mechanics (not quite done yet). In this case that would be fire and gas.

You will now be able to create fire bombs (such as Molotov cocktail) that set character, creatures and the ground on fire as well. The burning ground is very dangerous as it deals both flat and -percentage of max health- damage so you cannot ignore it even on high levels. The amount of damage dealt depends on the intensity of the flames (which depends on the power of the fire bomb, but can also stack if you throw multiple bombs).

You'll now also be able to craft gas grenades. The only type of gas grenade at the moment is "Toxic Gas Grenade" which deals flat bio damage. The damage dealt depends on the density of the gas (it's more dense at the source). While toxic gas doesn't deal damage quickly, the grenade does last for a long time and also bio resistance is currently not present on standard combat armors and if introduced later it will not be in generous amounts. Specialized equipment to deal with this and more powerful bio-hazzards will be added in the future. Also, players will encounter permanent sources of toxic gas in certain places (such as the one on the screenshot).

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In other news, I've taken the time to do some UI improvements. This is probably the definitive list of the UI changes as I have tons of other stuff to get done before we release the game so I hope I answered most of your complaints/suggestions:

• Added larger font options for everything (object labels, tooltips, quest notes, pop-up dialogs, combat log, etc)
• Moves the combat log window slightly so it won't interrupt scrolling anymore
• Added an option to auto-end turn when the player is out of MP and AP
• Added more hotkeys (swap weapons, toggle shield, etc; might add more if necessary) and added keybinding options
• Inspected containers that are empty are now marked as such
• Increased the font in Combat Stats Overview window
• Available component for a given blueprint will now be highlighted in the same manner as when trading
• Double clicking (or ctrl clicking) a component will automatically transfer it to the crafting screen if appropriate blueprint is open
• Clicking a crafting slot will automatically fill it with the first available component if empty, or clear it if full
• ESC/ENTER and other intuitive hotkeys (such as Y/N) will now work inside confirmation boxes
• While holding SHIFT player will not be able to issue move command as to prevent people from accidentally moving when they meant to shoot; keep in mind though that you'll still be able to issue a melee attack command that might require movement even when SHIFT is held