2.55 Alpha 119

The one with subscreen scripts and an autocombo drawing mode.

Linux

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Features

subscreen scripts, ZScript subscreen access
Add 'Subscreen Scripts', which run while the engine active subscreen is open. Add ZScript types 'subscreendata', 'subscreenpage', 'subscreenwidget'

Relevant changes:
- feat: subscreen scripts, ZScript subscreen access cb2d6b521
- feat: 'subscreendata' datatype implementation 64026507c
- feat: 'subscreenpage' datatype implementation 0d049c655
- feat: 'subscreenwidget' datatype implementation for shared vars 5e8e6dcc8
- feat: start 'subscreenwidget' datatype implementation for type vars 57649a824
- feat: more 'subscreenwidget' datatype implementation for type vars 9a8334236
- feat: more 'subscreenwidget' datatype implementation for type vars 5c0c1a9ef
- feat: finish 'subscreenwidget' datatype implementation for type vars 252033a21
- fix(zc): fix a couple subscreen drawing issues e82b08532
- refactor: start implementing subscreen scripts e19d0fda1
lightbeams now respect solid ffcs/pushblocks (compat QR'd) 8555d9430
'Mirror (Custom)' combo type for customizable reflection 5c06dfcf4
Spotlight combos work on ffcs, fixed lightbeam-ffc hitboxes fd039e808
Subscreen widgets now have unique labels, and display coordinates 4553336cd

ZScript can get a subscreen by it's label. Display coordinates are the coordinates that make up the bounding box rectangle for a widget.
change grid-snapping on FFCs, blue squares, item square, etc c4f28895e

Now, these all snap to the half-grid by default, but do not snap to the grid while 'Shift' is held.
new DMap editor behavior where titles are no longer limited to 20 chars and intro strings use a string table dropdown 6bd8a9acb

Player

add command "-create-save " cc459c65b
remove encoding layer for save files a0c81ae88

Just like the previous work to remove the encoding layer for qst files.

Previous save files can still be read, but when next saved will no longer be encoded.

Should be a tad faster to read and write, especially reading in bulk as the title screen no longer needs to read the entire file to decode, when it only needs the first part of the file.

Also changes save file writing to disk to instead write to a temporary and move to the destination when done. This may prevent a source of save file corruption.

Editor

'Highlight Current Layer' option, when enabled dithers out non-active layers. 69267fb51
"Open Tile Page" now saves which page was last opened f6f3090e1
options to control the size and color of the dither when using "Highlight Current Layer" 08be9cd24
added cset to the autocombo preview, made autocombo engravings in the combo list draw over the selector 466c7b5ba
added a popup when using an invalid autocombo explaining why it's invalid da634dba1
added a "Connect to Edge" flag to certain autocombos, changing how they interact with the edge of the screen 7e0ddb89a
quick map view hotkey, 2x and 4x map scale 98ad766b7
double click in text procs selects all text d7f12e957
option for tooltip highlight color (instead of pink hardcoded) 0036f21c1
reworked double click in text procs to select by word a3bfa4a75
checkerboard background option for invalid data 39549c142
changed the default size of some subscreen widgets to make them easier to grab in the editor fd74a7a18
dragged items in the subscreen editor can be snapped to the grid with ctrl 03274b2d8
'File->Load Tileset' to start a new quest from a tileset 211e53bff
subscreen wizards for generating item grids and counter blocks 365e95fd2
"connect to solids" flag for basic and relational autocombos a28a3efa7

ZScript Standard Library (std.zh)

add 'SF_LAST', convert SF_ constants to enum 053b63911

ZScript

'auto' variable declarations 1b06c63ea
'sprintf' will resize the buffer if it is too small. bc9fc80f8

Visual Studio Code Extension

update keyword highlighting 2dad50771

Web

migrate to new database manifest and use CDN 5c823a081
- Quests and associated music are now hosted at data.zquestclassic.com, via DigitalOcean's CDN. This should make downloading faster.
- Add preloads for the manifest and the wasm
New format for quest manifest:
- Supports multiple releases of a quest (creating a new release each time the contents have changed). Currently always shows the latest, but when a save slot is first created it locks to that version. Later, will add a way to upgrade/alert user that there is a new version for an existing save
- Add an approval bit, so we can be granular about what quests are published and playable in the web version
Drive-by bug fixes:
- bug preventing saving files (see 2803f8 and 98f366)
- bug preventing editor from persisting qst file due to missing filesystem sync
- bug preventing copy/download browser local files from showing when user opts out of mounting a directory
- (for all platforms) bug that changes .sav files to use a relative path (to the configured quest directory) for the associated qst file, instead of an absolute path. Save files were portable before because of some non-trivial magic when resolving a qst path, but this makes it more explicitly portable
reduce amount of preloaded data 24e1eee5c

zc.data is 5 MB now, instead of 15+

Bug Fixes

active global script double-running due to warp script check 28d9aaf3d
wrong 'maxdigits' on old subscreen counters 8c4b2b9b7
fixed memory leak when changing enhanced music tracks c9bcdb22a
favorite combos corruption when loading 1.92 or older quests cca598afc
some small errors related to subscreens/subscreen scripting d2721853c
[linux] use /var/tmp instead of /tmp for save-then-move 2803f8fcb

/tmp is for files that are not expected to persist. When running under flatpak, a tmpfs is mounted to /tmp, so we cannot move files from that to a real physical drive. This resulted in saving failing.

/var/tmp is the better choice, since files there are expected to persist and so will always be a physical drive.
[linux] for flatpak, create tmp file in app directory 98f366eda
moveflags not set correctly for pre-2.50 enemies 58d73e0cf
replays depending on wrong moveflags 8c359cdb3

not sure of a better commit title
handle empty init data delta, which is when no change is made ecb6e1bd7
fix dmap title corruption 189d34c1d
use correct subscreen font for PROP type 2bd4f84be

Player

pushblock solidity inconsistency 58ea254ad
oddities with pushblocks and pits/water 54f0de9a7
sidewarps at edge of map not working with walk-through-walls cheat active b4cc7cbb6
Screen 0x80+ 'safe return point' bugginess b53ee67ef
'Magic Containers' cheat not updating max magic soon enough to refill 7f9ee156d
bugginess with push flags on 'Push (Generic)' combos f10def353
Oddity with swords/spin attacks not properly hitting triggers ae7bf3e44
remove accidental code that resulted in less precise sin even outside replays 0545938cf
incorrect value for cos(90) in replay mode 2d46cdd1e
fixed unresponsive input in SCC menus e394d09cd
fixed line heights after drawing tiles to strings with SCCs f05923d8c
check if A wpn slot when doing bomb deselect 9bc8776cb

This is a potential fix for a bug that prevents the sword/A slot from working after using the last bomb. The bug is very difficult to reproduce, so not certain to be the fix.
Optimize light beams to be a loooooot faster 258029d87
prevent crash when gamepad disconnects while configuring 761ab2c57
handle trailing slash in quest_dir cfg option 06cd618af

Editor

'esc' choosing 'yes' in 'Really want to quit?' popup f683887dd
sanitize quest title for package name e64f888d2
allow spaces in package name 87519c7ea
fixed crash in combo wizard for signposts dd826371d
fixed bugged inner bottom corner in DoR autocombo 22817644a
right clicking autocombo combo panes no longer resets cset to 0 6300f4d89
clearing an autocombo in the editor also clears args and flags b71f9a3dc
combo aliases with layers now flag layer screens valid e09d0e3f9
fixed out of bounds array access with the drawing mode menu f8f4ea09b
hopefully fixed inconsistent DoR autocombo behavior ae6d73cd2
improved DoR autocombos connecting with the edge of the screen dea3b0e1a
filter invalid characters from test init data cfg header 25f477fd8
made selecting a favorite combo update the drawing mode dropdown d5c1183c4
reduced information on the autocombo preview in compact mode 8eef7f843
normalize path component for test init data cfg header eaa537d99
fix several issues with the 'default.qst' subscreens 8e9d475bc
fix autocombo height change not being treated as a list command de70ed253
made autocombos preview correctly with the combo brush 88ef45f62
fixed combo pools being able to fill the same combo multiple times c0c0f6d2b
layer visibility checkbox for layer 0 b51c89ce7
fixed layer 6 highlighting and overhead combo drawing b55a98696
fixed "view map" solidity drawing 9de52adc0
correctly load parts of old qst when grabbing tiles f4ed68578
sfx data corruption due to improper struct initialization be96107dc
fixed copy/paste hotkey in the string editor and crash when editing absurdly long strings e0aa4ba60
liquid combo wizard mod sfx off by 10000 1c0399ff2
moved some resizing functionality from the move arrows to resize arrows in the subscreen editor a72d22a04
fixed subscreen wizard window titles not updating 03e600092
fixed crashes when previewing layer solidity and incorrect layered solidity drawing e78b6ecbe
copy over assets folder in packager feab68e41

ZScript

typechecking error related to arrays of class objects e981a6591
fixed paldata mix() not flagging changed colors as used 7cb103ba6
fixed incorrect argument ordering in DrawTiles() and erroneous error logging in serveral drawing functions ff7752406
fixed incorrect max count for user objects d571f7688
paldata objects not clearing properly on init 13a78f04e
generic script local arrays and '->Own()'ed objects bugging out on 'Continue' 850fca401

ZUpdater

use headless mode when run from launcher 1f91452cd

Web

avoid double save when using the quick-load feature 2e2fb45da

Documentation

move packaging_quests.md to packaged docs b5467ee10

ZScript

made note of rotation arguments for PutPixels() f31a9e75f
webdocs for paldata and correction for PutPixels() 0a94ab06c

Build

move allegro legacy to third_party 7066aaec7
move loadpng to third_party faf8af981
delete include/loadpng/loadpng.h 6a03d57cb
move algif to third_party d3c85c763
move al5img to src 7b8ebe4d3
move aldumb.patch to third_party f9d885dbd
include licenses in package c7a2a13a3
add include to fix missing atoi on VS2022 8ea837e46
[mac] 'ZQuestClassic.app' -> 'ZQuest Classic.app' 0c137af69

Web

upgrade to emscripten 3.1.45 b428714d2
rename workbox-config.js to workbox-config.cjs 3602a7233
update dependencies 97203e923

Chores

update .mailmap 8c87d92ec

Refactors

extract legacy encoded reader for qst to try_open_maybe_legacy_encoded_file 9b5c4579f
removed leftover references to favorite combo aliases 8a122dd40
use transform matrices for render tree badeba084

The previous adhoc system supported translation and scaling in a very broken way, making it impossible to construct a non-trivial render item hierarchy.

Now it uses proper transforms matrices. Implemented with dirty flags - each render item has a world matrix (and inverse, for mouse lookups) that only update when the underlying transformations change (or one of its parents)
add TabBuilder gui class a9e768c99
gamedata and user_object stuff, script '->Own()' handling 76a8c3d2f

Player

only check already loaded saves for 4th qst red easter egg 8362c1e93

Otherwise, it takes noticeable time to load every save file when the file select screen loads.
move some things from .zmod to be hardcoded 103242d4d
remove module info/loading from menu 6d27582d0
remove classic_zelda.dat e1d9bd937

ZUpdater

extract getting next release and installing to functions 6346d4838
[win] use curl and json libs instead of python 765ab0322
use zupdater binary instead of python in launcher 20528f43a
[win] use native library for unzip bcf1582dc

zupdater is now Python-free for Windows.

Tests

update playground_cutscene_trigger.zplay 9ef7f02fb
upgrade puppeteer to 21.1.1 b8476fd2e
re-enable part of updater test 1e11349cb

Web

run test_zeditor.py and test_zplayer.py bb237a671

CI

fetch full history when building to generate nightly changelog 0389cd277
fetch full history when building web test 22aee7c8f
use correct variable for release tag in sentry debug upload cfdeef5b9
use Release instead of RelWithDebInfo for windows test, for caching 000548dcf
use sentry-cli 2.20.6 instead of latest, to fix debug info upload error 3b862dda7
disable sound for linux replays 0c6b1c77e

install_sound randomly starting failing in CI.
create web.zip and upload to GitHub release ffb2f56cf
set concurrency for release workflow 335bc90c1
trigger website delpoy on release d8cbf92e1
add --ignore-missing to sentry set-commits command fdf2059e9
pull git lfs objects for packaged resources 4a5c80d12
create cron job to update database daily 348cb03fb

Misc.

add script for expanding ZASM opcodes/registers en masse 6f8ca315a
update zasm expansion script to handle name lists from file 820a5978f
package changelogs for recent alphas, and include nightly changes c67dc4d1a
update GitHub org f5f1591cf
fix transparency on some cave tiles in the default quest 2cbfecefa
improve parser timeout handling 5ebd2423f
update default.qst (add auto combos) ec1a38337
log error when file move fails d52938c9d
add AUTHORS file 008738d7a
rename editor exectuable from zquest to zeditor b34503993
support lists via * for changelog markdown parser e7e7a7aa9

Player

create quests subdirectory for qst files e5c9c2b5a
auto open file select dialog for new game 57afca898

Editor

increase size of 'Wizard' combo editor button 51bc46e1b

Visual Studio Code Extension

publish 1.0.7 e7f9e0ec5

ZLauncher

use new program names 9f51c900a

Web

rename from Zelda Classic to ZQuest Classic a37ec4ce8

Sectioned Changes

Relational Combos Update

The old "Relational" and "Dungeon Carving" modes have been replaced by a new drawing mode that can handle various relational drawing behaviors. Alongside this, favorite combos list has been expanded and improved to make designing screens faster than ever before.

Autocombos

The Autocombo, similar to the "Alias" and "Combo Pool" drawing modes before it, adds a list of user defined patterns which are used for relational drawing. Each autocombo has a set of combos used for the pattern, a combo for erasing from the pattern with right click, and a display combo which affects how it will appear in the editor for user convenience. They can also auto generate a pattern from a default arrangement of combos like how the older drawing modes worked, but do not need use combos placed in that order.

Unlike most other features, autocombos can read and modify combos on adjacent screens with the "Cross Screens" flag.

Autocombo behavior can be selected from the following 9 types:

The "Basic Relational" type is a standard relational mode with 4-directional tile awareness.
The "Relational" type works like the old relational drawing mode with 8-directional tile awareness. It also has a flag to use the old combo layout when generating.
The "Flat Mountain" type is the simplest of the set, with only 6 tiles representing the corners, sides, and top.
The "Pancake Mountain" type is for drawing flat topped mountains, formed by drawing the edges and then extruding the side faces downwards.
The "Fence" type is similar to "Pancake Mountain" but without the combos for extruding sides.
The "Dungeon Carving" type works like the old dungeon carving drawing mode, drawing 2 tile high dungeon walls. It also has a flag to use the old combo layout when generating.
The "Complex Mountain" type has you fill in the top layer of a mountain and then fills out the bottoms, backs, and sides with a 3/4 perspective. Unlike the other sets, this one is imperfect and may require some manual correction, but it makes using the hardest mountain sets in common usage far easier.
The "Positional Tiling" type lets you form a rectangular pattern that it then tiles based on X/Y position within the map. With shift + click you can set where the top-left corner of the pattern is located.
The "Replace" type lets you set an arbitrary set of before and after combos to replace when drawing. Instead of erasing, right click will reverse the process.

Favorite Combos Expansion

The favorite combos list has also been greatly expanded. It now allows for 9 pages of combos. Right clicking the page selector buttons will create a drop-down allowing you to jump to any page.

It can also now hold entries from any of the four drawing modes. When selecting an entry from a different drawing mode, the current mode will automatically update to match. This should make switching from relationally drawing a screen's layout to placing down large objects as aliases to adding finer details a breeze. Each of the three special drawing modes will have icons drawn over their favorite combo entries, which can be disabled with the "Show Favorite Combo Modes" option in Ect->Options....

Lastly, adding favorite combos now respects the AutoBrush setting, making adding large blocks of single combos to the page far quicker.