Version 1.10.0

Version 1.10.0 contains a lot of changes either backported from or made in preparation for Sable's Grimoire 2.

Some of these changes (notably the move from Renpy 7 to 8) are quite large. So if you encounter any bugs, please make sure to report them, and remember that you can opt into the "oldstable" beta to go back to the previous version until they're fixed.

Anyway, the changes are as follows.

Steam:

• store page updated to reflect requirements of Renpy 8

• accessibility section added

• added social media links for Bluesky and Mastodon

General:

• Renpy updated from 7.5.3 to 8.5.2

• Windows 7 and 8 are no longer supported (you can still play on those platforms by opting into the "win7" beta)

• several sprite positioning changes to make them fit the screen better

• fixed the window sizing, so it's now possible to resize the game window when playing in windowed mode

• fixed the behavior of sprites "flashing" when back-tracking through dialog

• fixed the navigation menu items' background

• changed the buttons and menu headings for the Controls and Options screens to be consistent

• updated content warning screen

• removed a non-working animation on Drakan's route which caused a visual lag

• Hira's sprite has been replaced with the new version made for Sable's Grimoire 2. (Comparison at the bottom of this post)

• navigation on several screens has been moved to the top and made larger, so it's more consistent and easier to use on touch screens

• added a warning when loading a save file from a different computer (this is a new, required behavior of Renpy 8)

Text changes:

• around 3,000 lines of text have changed or been split. In some cases it's to make dialog clearer, less redundant, or more consistent. In others it's for the sake of fitting text in the textbox better when increasing the font size

• terminology: magic-imbued objects -> aether-imbued objects

• terminology: magical artifact -> arcane artifact

• terminology: magical tool -> runic tool

Settings:

• the settings screen has been redone, with new settings and different categories

• settings all have subtext to briefly explain what each setting does

• new setting: textbox opacity

• new setting: text size

• new setting: dyslexic font

• new setting: high contrast text

• new setting: UI font scaling

• removed Save On Quit setting and made it the default behavior

Demo:

• updated to match the full game wherever applicable

• fixed taskbar icon

Hira sprite comparison. Old on the left, new on the right.