Version 1.99.2 (a.k.a. 2.0 Release Candidate 3) is out now!

The complete changelog for this version follows:

Version 1.99.2 (codename Reconstruction RC 3):
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* Scenarios:
  * Fixed boss AI engine breaking when AtS is not installed.
  * Changed the savegame prefix for both episodes to "IftU", dropping the
    episode number since it's effectively meaningless in practice.
  * S7 - Goliath:
    * Removed all healing glyphs.
  * S14 - Bye and Behold:
    * Added a bare-bones attack animation to the Explosive Arrows item
      (issue #17).

Version 1.99.1 (a.k.a. 2.0 Release Candidate 2) is out now!

This is a bug fix-only release which primarily addresses some of the bugs reported after RC 1 was published, so I don’t have much to say about it.

The complete changelog for this version follows:

Version 1.99.1 (codename Reconstruction RC 2):
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* Scenarios:
  * Removed redundant "(Bonus)" annotation for some objectives in S9, S11, and
    S16.
  * S2 - A Real Confrontation:
    * Fixed pre-captured elven villages not being counted for the scenario
      defeat condition.
  * S3 - Memories from the Depths:
    * Fixed Mal Keshar not speaking one of his lines.
  * S20 - The Heart:
    * Fixed alternate victory by defeating all enemy leaders never triggering
      without using cheats.
  * S21 - Innuendo:
    * Increased turn limit.
  * S23A - Into the Lair:
    * Added a somewhat more elaborate initial sound transition.
  * S23B - Until Death:
    * Fixed an oversight so that player recruits no longer require upkeep.

* Terrains:
  * Ported gate fix from AtS 0.9.1 meant to solve clipping issues for gates
    adjacent to (convex) stone wall corners.

* Units:
  * Door units now clear terrain beneath them on 'last breath' rather than
    'die' events, in order to ensure shroud is correctly cleared before
    scenario-specific event handlers are run.
  * Replaced Chaos Crossbowman and Arbalestier's sword attack with an axe to
    match the sprites.

Today, December 1st, IftU 1.99.0 (a.k.a. 2.0 RC 1) and AtS 0.9.16 have been released.

There is nothing noteworthy about AtS 0.9.16 whatsoever, but IftU 1.99.0 constitutes the first public codename Reconstruction release after several years of work. That is, not counting this year’s April 1st release (which apparently everyone simply assumed to be a hoax instead of actually downloading it from the trunk add-ons server).

I’m cutting this post short since — as should be painfully evident — I don’t really feel motivated to update this blog nowadays. Still, the announcement over at the Wesnoth forums has some more details about this first IftU 1.99.x/2.0 RC series release that are worth checking out if you are planning on installing or updating to this new version.