2.3

New Features

• weekly check for new updates
• support for "Folklorist Diary" gameflow
• you can now select a specific level in the title menu to start in
• gameplay rules configuration when starting a new game (no loads, no meds, pistols only, and no cheats for now)

Fixes

• a build errors with GCC 13 was fixed (thanks @a-detiste)
• current AMD drivers on Windows now work again with this engine (tested with 23.9.1, possibly runs on earlier versions, too)
• freezes when processing texture packs are resolved
• the character width of the German "ß" was fixed so it doesn't add too much spacing
• some invalid/broken level data no longer crashes the engine
• leftover Laras from custom levels no longer show up
• unused weapons no longer show up in the stats widget
• using the "health damage" cheat no longer resurrects dead enemies

Improvements

• all effects now have in-game descriptions, including performance impacts in some cases
• non-opaque geometry doesn't hide stuff behind it

Changes

• "delay save" was renamed to "delay overwrite"

Calls for Testing

• installing the "en-gb" locale on linux should no longer be required (CE-633, thanks to @serishema)

Please report any bugs you encounter, especially the crashes. Use F1 to report in-game bugs, which creates a savegame and a screenshot of your current situation if you see something strange. Also, please send in your crashdumps. thank you very much!

Package maintainer notes

• cimg was bumped to v.3.3.0
• pybind11 was bumped to 2.11.1