Version 1.3.0

Version 1.3.0 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:

• cloud saves should now sync between MacOS and Windows/Linux. This might cause an initial conflict, if you have already played this game on both platforms

• 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)

• added Resume button to main menu and moved logo

• 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

• 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)

• fixed taskbar icon

• renamed and updated cast/characters screen

• updated glossary screen

• changed font to match the first game

Text changes:

• around 600 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