Horizon's Gate

BALANCE

• Tactician's 'Hold' morale boost base duration increased from 74t -> 104t
  
• Tactician's 'Hold' morale boost duration scaling from Magic Attack increased from x2 -> x4
  
• Tactician's 'Advance' attack boost increased from 2 -> 3
  
• Tactician's 'Withdraw' defense boost increased from 2 -> 3
  
• Warpblade's 'Gate: Trick' MP cost increased from 3 -> 4
  
• Warpblade's 'Gate: Trick' accuracy bonus removed
  
• Warpblade's 'Gate: Onslaught' now has a 50t cooldown

FIXES

• Fixed procgen not properly randomizing certain elements of grove encounter terrain
  
• Fixed Lagan's fleet becoming non-interactive from rare fleet data bug
  
• Fixed save files with extra spaces at the end of the save name crashing on load
  

MODDING

• When mods crash during loading, you can now opt not to disable the mod, or cancel restarting entirely
  
• Fixed crash on right-clicking map icons in non-Eral overworld zones
  
• Added ItemType special.hiddenFromBuildMode
  
• fullrestore and similar effects no longer clears Max HP effects besides the KO penalty
  
• replaceTriggerWithZoneSeries now takes a levelData ID for sValue2 and applies terrain and item replacers
  
• Added support for Screenshake and ScreenTint to modify FXData (see Mod samples folder)
  
• Fixed crash when a texture for a Location minimap button is missing or removed
  
• Made 'Grab' (G key) in build mode always overwrite even with transparent/reflective terrain
  
• "actTime" actorValue's harmfulMagnitude is now correctly set to 1 instead of -1
  

FEATURES

• Horizon's Gate can now run on Steam Deck!
  
• Horizon's Gate now requires .NET 4.5 (which will be automatically installed by Steam).
  
• New saves will be stored as .zip files, taking up far less space and improving save/load times!
  
• Cloud saving is now supported! ONLY new saves using the .zip format are uploaded to the cloud.
  

BALANCE

• Enemy bonus Time to Act from not moving/acting is now halved during the first round of non-naval combat
  
• Mechanist's 'Toss Medkit' range increased from 3 -> 4
  
• Mechanist Traps and Turrets can no longer be broken by anything but explosions, earth, or physical attacks
  
• Balancer's 'Ice Carapace' damage now scales slightly (1:0.25) with the recipient's Magic Attack and Ice Skill
  
• Balancer's 'Ice Carapace' description updated to mention that it grants +1 Physical Defense
  
• Balancer's 'Warmth' no longer reduces wind damage taken by 10%
  
• Guardian's 'Blockade' now affects all adjacent targets instead of just one
  
• Gladiator's 'Reckless' now grants +1 Physical Attack and -1 Physical Defense at all times and an additional +4 Physical Attack for 1 turn on combat start
  
• Ignis Knight's 'Firewall' now also includes burning characters
  
• Reduced Firebomb range by 1, and reduced amount of fire left behind on the ground
  
• Salvage Station machine can no longer be broken by ice
  
• Rare grove prizes are now limited to top tier equipment or Ability Tablets (no gems)
  
• Spidests rebalanced: -1 Move, +20 HP, Jump Attack range reduced by -1 and can hit allies, Whirling Attack inflicts Itchy
  
• Netchal 'RUIN' mode passive changed from Bulwark -> Imbue Momentum
  
• Jarf 'RUIN' mode Time to Act bonus reduced from -3 -> -2
  
• Entrailer 'RUIN' mode Time to Act bonus increased from 0 -> -2
  

FIXES

• Gossip no longer mentions the current month's trade special if it is past day 20 of the month
  
• Fixed Aegis being consumed by any effect if the target has a debuff from a meal
  
• Added delay between targets for Balancer's 'Force' to make multi-tile pushing more reliable
  
• Party Inventory tab now properly greys out during combat when it is inaccessible
  
• Pressing Stash/Cargo button now only alternates between tabs and does not dismiss the window
  
• Added small animation to weapon selector UI when using a weapon
  
• When you freeze a puddle it now disappears after a day
  
• Fixed AI using Warmth to overwrite an ally's Ice Carapace and vice versa
  
• Summoned objects like Puddles and Smoke Balm are now lowest priority when selecting items
  
• Fixed being able to waste Stars on a 7th rank of Jump (Jump maxes out at 6)
  
• Reduced lag when highlighting characters with large movement range in combat
  

CONTROLLER

• Completely overhauled default Controller bindings - make sure to reset to Default to use these!
  
• New binding for Menu - default: 'Start' (Cancel no longer opens the menu)
  
• Improved "Ability Select" functionality - can now move to inventory on repeat presses or while holding items
  
• Improved prompts for "Weapon Select" to reflect that (A) confirms an attack and (X) selects the other weapon
  
• Added text prompts when holding a splittable stack of items or an equippable ship item
  
• Controller can now delete saves, edit appearances, ships, and modify keybinds
  
• Stats in the Class Window can be pointed at to view descriptions
  
• Keybinds now has a separate 'clear' button and a timer for canceling (instead of Delete/Escape respectively)
  
• After closing the journal from examining, or buying/selling an item, the cursor is returned to its original spot
  
• Improved placement of Party Inventory window on small screens
  
• Fixed various window focus issues
  
• Fixed misbehaving cursor when dragging abilities or crew to reorder them
  
• Fixed rare softlock where controller gets stuck in Examine mode
  

MODDING

• cloneFroms that reference non-existent data will now just not be loaded instead of crashing
  
• Renamed "appendToGlobalVar_math" as "appendToGlobalVar_string" to match its functionality
  
• Added "allWithinAoEofCaster" and "allWithinAoEofTarget" (ex: allWithinAoEofCaster:adjacentPlus1:burn)
  
• Added extra GlobalAoEs with naming scheme "adjacentPlus1" instead of "adjacent+1" (so they can be used mid-formula)
  
• Added GlobalAoEs "adjacentArc", "adjacentPlus1Arc", "adjacentAndSelf+2Arc", and so on with arc=true;
  
• Added ItemType.specialProperty.bottomPriorityItemClickSearchOrder
  

BALANCE

• Enchanter's 'Elemental Fury's +5 Physical Attack now lasts 40t instead of 1 turn
  
• Enchanters now also gain +1 Physical Defense
  
• Enchanters can now rank up HP
  
• Guardian's 'Impair' max rank increased from 2 -> 3, and XP costs reduced
  
• Warpblade's 'Gate: Trick' MP cost increased from 2 -> 3
  
• Cog hull reduced from 22 -> 20
  
• Towership hull increased from 33 -> 35
  

FIXES

• Added journal entries for 'Towerwall', 'Pole', 'Door', and 'Seartial Banner'
  
• Fixed 'Decay' damage being reduced by enemy Magic Defense and Ruin Skill twice
  
• Fixed 'Decay' damage being reduced against certain HP-based-damage-resistant foes
  
• Fixed Splitworms splitting when healed
  
• Fixed being able to be damaged by Spikes during the formation phase
  
• Fixed Solport not spawning hires at its cafe
  
• Fixed being able to talk to NPCs through walls under roofs while you are outside
  
• Fixed spending XP at a Training Ground reducing shared Minimum XP of new recruits
  
• Essence Flow now fires mid-turn if you spend MP twice in a single turn
  

MODDING

• Automatons are now vulnerable to the 'antiMachine' element
  
• Added formula prefix 'ceiling'
  
• Fixed crash when using shoddy wooden doors
  
• Fixed queued tasks not clearing on loading a new game
  
• Fixed Ctrl+R causing crash if loading .lua files
  
• removeFromParty task can now have bValue1 specify whether to remove from fleet
  
• Added "GlobalFormula" as an alternative to "FormulaGlobal"
  

• Krakenslayer's 'Static' base damage increased by +1
  
• Ravager's 'Destroy' max rank increased from 3 -> 4, early XP costs reduced
  
• Anti-Boarding Net boarding duration reduction increased from 25% -> 30%
  
• Absorbent Mesh damage reduction increased from 20% -> 30%
  
• Thaw Ring now also halves Wet duration
  
• Sharp Ring now also halves Disable duration
  
• Lil' Buster power increased from 9 -> 10
  
• Reduced minimum Market Rate from 50% -> 20%
  
• Increased base daily $ earned per vendor in player port from 6 -> 9
  
• Increased Salvage job reward base from 1500 -> 1800
  

• Fixed possible slope setup that causes infinite fall loop in one of the Ahlvarza set pieces
  
• Fixed Critical Destroy not gaining extra range from ranks in Destroy
  
• Fixed info tooltips not showing during Formation phase
  
• Fixed non-combatants joining combat as unstoppable gods if settings are altered during combat
  
• Added extra null checks to hoverAction_showTiles
  
• Fixed roof screen darken effect being slower in large zones
  
• Minor optimization of procgen zone creation
  
• Fixed rare crash when interacting with a fleet with corrupted fleet data
  

• Added formula prefixes 'lessThan', 'moreThan', 'is', 'isNot'
  
• Added formula prefixes 'abs', 'floor', 'not'
  
• Added formula prefix 'swapCasterTarget'
  
• FXData and drawOrderFX now support cloneFrom
  
• ElementReaction now accepts "actorValue" in addition to "actorValues"
  
• DialogOption now accepts "fReq" in addition to "formulaReq"
  
• Prevented crash if a mod that adds a sea monster encounter is uninstalled
  
• Added gIsGreaterThan, cIsMoreThan, and tIsMoreThan as aliases for existing formulas
  

• Krakenslayer's 'Static' base damage increased by +1
  
• Ravager's 'Destroy' max rank increased from 3 -> 4, early XP costs reduced
  
• Anti-Boarding Net boarding duration reduction increased from 25% -> 30%
  
• Absorbent Mesh damage reduction increased from 20% -> 30%
  
• Thaw Ring now also halves Wet duration
  
• Sharp Ring now also halves Disable duration
  
• Lil' Buster power increased from 9 -> 10
  
• Reduced minimum Market Rate from 50% -> 20%
  
• Increased base daily $ earned per vendor in player port from 6 -> 9
  
• Increased Salvage job reward base from 1500 -> 1800
  

• Fixed possible slope setup that causes infinite fall loop in one of the Ahlvarza set pieces
  
• Fixed Critical Destroy not gaining extra range from ranks in Destroy
  
• Fixed info tooltips not showing during Formation phase
  
• Fixed non-combatants joining combat as unstoppable gods if settings are altered during combat
  
• Added extra null checks to hoverAction_showTiles
  
• Fixed roof screen darken effect being slower in large zones
  
• Minor optimization of procgen zone creation
  
• Fixed rare crash when interacting with a fleet with corrupted fleet data
  

• Added formula prefixes 'lessThan', 'moreThan', 'is', 'isNot' (Example: moreThan:5:c:PhysAtk)
  
• Added formula prefixes 'abs', 'floor', 'not' (Example: not:t:regen)
  
• Added formula prefix 'swapCasterTarget' (Example: swapCasterTarget:m:tLastDmgHealed)
  
• FXData and drawOrderFX now support cloneFrom
  
• ElementReaction now accepts "actorValue" in addition to "actorValues"
  
• DialogOption now accepts "fReq" in addition to "formulaReq"
  
• Prevented crash if a mod that adds a sea monster encounter is uninstalled
  
• Added gIsGreaterThan, cIsMoreThan, and tIsMoreThan as aliases for existing formulas
  

FIXES

• Fixed Minimum XP not being given to characters with less than 54xp in the class
  
• Fixed Salvage Station runs affecting spawn power of non-Salvage Station encounters
  
• Fixed incorrect range in description of Storm Cannon
  
• Minor optimization of saving zones
  

MODDING

• Fixed SpawnData cloneFrom affecting the original
  
• Added ModSamples/SpecialSpawnSample.txt
  
• Fixed specialSpawn TriggerEffect not using correct tile sprite when replacing terrain
  
• Fixed specialSpawn TriggerEffect not replacing terrain if adjustWallTypesAccordingly=true
  
• Added filename in Mod crash log
  

GAMEPLAY

• Salvage Station now spawns extra strong, slow Cleever after wave 6
  
• Salvage Station wave 4+ loot improved
  
• Sharpshooter's 'Piercing Shot' now applies augments & enchants to the furthest target
  
• Ravager's 'Destroy' MP cost reduced from 5 -> 3
  
• Spell Archon's 'Wind Imbue' MP cost increased from 6 -> 9
  
• Increased Hacker damage from 7 -> 8
  
• Reduced Silver Shovel cost from $7000 -> $1500
  
• Searth now sells more consumables at 90% and Chain of Command at 100% wealth level (new games only!)
  
• Runewald now sells The Icepick at 90% wealth level (new games only!)
  
• Port Alphe now sells Twain Axe at 100% wealth level (new games only!)
  

FIXES

• Fixed pushes from certain angles not working
  
• Fixed Warpblade's 'Gate: Onslaught' not dealing Physical damage, and improved its FX
  
• Improved Swashbuckler's 'Sweeping Strikes' FX
  
• Fixed Shiftcloak's 'Backstep Shot' lacking sound effects
  
• Fixed Backblaster not inflicting self-damage correctly when used with certain abilities
  
• Fixed Hacker not increasing Axe Skill correctly when used with abilities
  
• Fixed delay if killed by a counter attack while using Double Tap
  
• Fixed friendly NPCs in town rarely taking fall damage and starting combat
  
• Fixed crash when spreading Viral through a target that is disappearing
  
• Fixed being unable to bind R3 (Right Joystick)
  
• Fixed Negate's damage protection being affected by Lifebead Necklace and Essence Converter
  
• Fixed Revive not curing Poison
  
• Fixed Burst Pod Rakthol not exploding if stunned
  
• Fixed Market Rate not being shown on map for player-owned ports
  
• Fixed fleet cargo sometimes being different when trading vs. looting after combat
  
• Fixed controller actor inventory auto-opening too soon
  
• Made certain postgame dungeon enemy more likely to use alternate attacks
  
• Made certain postgame ultraboss unable to harm certain allies with their big attack
  
• Attempted fix for rare actTimer bug at the start of Salvage Station combat
  
• Fixed Training Grounds trainer not having a 'Goodbye' option
  
• Fixed typo in Scourge's Rivalry passive description
  
• AI now accounts for priority rating when comparing value of KO'ing a target
  
• AI now does not expect to KO a Negate'd target
  
• Minor AI optimizations
  

MODDING

• Increased max number of journal goals to 18
  
• Fixed not being able to override existing ActorPrefabs
  
• Added new palettes p87 - p107 for mods to use
  

FEATURES

• Added 'Glow Dart' item made from Gloam Shroom Chunk and Dart
  
• Toxic Powder can now be made from Bone Dust and Slugvine
  
• Mechanist's 'Deploy Conveyor' can now be laid under a target and pushes 1 tile when first deployed

BALANCE

• Final round of the Arena now spawns 3 top tier, 1 mid tier, and 1 low tier enemy instead of 5 top tier enemies (also applies to Elite Arena)
  
• Improved loot of 4th+ wave of Salvager Station
  
• Ice Block duration reduced from 1000t -> 400t
  
• Launch Buoy price reduced from $9999 -> $8000

FIXES

• You can now always reach items/objects that are 1 tile diagonally from you
  
• 'Summon Zoar' area of effect now more reliably targets tiles Zoar can occupy
  
• Fixed Market Rate resetting to 100% if a trade would bring it from above 100% to lower than 100%
  
• Fixed trade goods sold by fleets being 50% cheaper than intended
  
• Fixed Blunderbuss applying bonus center damage to every tile with certain weapon-based abilities
  
• Fixed Blunderbuss being able to select the same target more than once with Multishot
  
• Fixed Heavenpiercer boosting enemy morale when used with certain weapon-based abilities
  
• Fixed items duplicating when an item is left on your ship and you fight multiple naval battles before repairing
  
• Fixed Instant Aid status staying active indefinitely if you flee combat
  
• Fixed Shroud's Blind being marked as Ruin element
  
• Fixed Arena allies not having abilities if you fight in the arena multiple times per session and happen to add an ally with the same ID as before

GAMEPLAY

• Sage's 'Growth' cast time reduced from 8 -> 7
  
• Sage's 'Dispel' cast time reduced from 8 -> 7
  
• Enchanter's 'Counter Enchant' duration now properly scales from both Skill and Magic Attack
  
• Shiftcloak's 'Whirl' no longer bypasses half Magic Defense
  
• Shiftcloak's 'Distracting Aura' now triggers on the start AND end of your turn

• Port Wealth Level is no longer twice as expensive to increase past 90% when investing
  
• Greatly reduced daily Market Rate recovery from 0.5 -> 0.15
  
• Salvage Lost Cargo job total fame requirement increased from 500 -> 1000
  
• Salvage Lost Cargo job base reward increased from $1250 -> $1500
  
• Improved average loot quality of certain Grove shrines
  
• Changed visual style of Invisible status
  
• You can no longer request royal ship escorts while you already have one
  
• You can now dismiss royal ship escorts when requesting a boon
  
• Royal ship escorts now turn on you if you attack your own faction
  
• Arena fighters no longer lose bonus ability ranks or passives from RUIN mode when joining you
  
• Arena fighters in earlier rounds no longer can learn Break Weapon or Break Armor
  
• Moved Elite Arena final round spawn spot 1 tile further away so 1st enemy round is less brutal
  
• Made drake's fire breath look a little bit cooler
  

FIXES

• Fixed ship movement cannon previews incorrectly being blocked by caster's current position
  
• Fixed Junk items occasionally showing up in 3rd-level monster dens
  
• Fixed Growth Trigger not growing plants
  
• Fixed being able to teleport out of the arena between fights
  
• Moved arena triggers so you can't sneakily climb into them using Lattice Weeds
  
• Fixed crash if you try to sell an "empty" item by crafting while trading
  
• Added error detection/retry for rare grove generation corruption bug
  
• Fixed Market Rate displaying as less than 50% during trading
  
• Fixed controller cursor showing up when jumping over obstacles in combat
  
• Fixed time bonus on Sailor's 'Smellingsalts' showing even at rank 1
  
• Fixed 1/5 cafe visitors to player-owned ports being speechless
  
• Cleaned up some dirt in Jasce's throne room
  

MODDING

• Added Actor.useAIevenWhenControllable (probably will be buggy)
  
• Added new formula "m:locIsPort" that returns 1 if the nearest or current Location is a port.
  
• Fixed crash when using "m:locWealth" or "m:favorWithLoc" when not near a port.
  
• "addTalkerToParty_temp" now retains RUIN Passives and ability ranks if in RUIN mode
  

1.5.7

• Added "Double Cursor Size" option
  
• Items dropped during boarding are now found as loot after battle no matter what happened to the ship it was on (sunk, captured, etc.)
  
• Luss now sells more Launch Buoys (new games only!)
  
• (Modding) Right before entering ports, DialogNodeOverrides for "tryEnterPort" are now checked
  
• (Modding) Ctrl+Z in build mode now undoes only one terrain change, unless you hold the key for >0.65s.
  
• (Modding) Fixed crash when applying SpawnData via a SpecialSpawn