DinkSmallwoodHD/script/win_installer/readme.txt

Dink Smallwood HD for Windows 7, 8, 10.

Requires OpenGL, if you have any problems running this, try installing the latest video drivers for your video card/chip.

To change screen size, drag the window borders around.  (Hold shift while dragging to toggle aspect-ratio lock)
To toggle a psuedo full screen mode, click Full Screen Toggle in the options.  (Or hit Alt-Enter)

NOTE: Quick saves might give a "Can't load old version" error if the data format has changed.  However, normal Dink saves (using save machines, etc) will always work.

Keyboard controls:

F1 - Quick save
F10 - Quick load
Control - Attack
Arrow keys - Movement
Space - Talk
Enter - Inventory
Shift - Magic
Escape - Bring up menu

NOTE: If you have a controller (like an xbox 360 pad) plugged in when you start the game, you can use that instead of keyboard, but you still need to use the
mouse to navigate the initial menus to start the game


------------- BETA VERSION -----------------

This is a beta version which means it probably has bugs and isn't ready for general consumption.  However, it means you've been recruited to help us make it better!

To report a bug, find or post a thread about Dink HD on dinknetwork.com and and please include the following information if you can:

- Dink files are installed to C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\DinkSmallwoodHD by default.

- Description of the bug and how to recreate it
- If the bug takes work to get to, it would be great if you could "Quick save" in the game and add a URL to download the quicksave.dat file.

quicksave.dat should be located in C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\DinkSmallwoodHD for the main game and C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\DinkSmallwoodHD\dmods\<dmod dir> for DMODs.

- The DMOD name (and URL to download it if possible)
- Windows version you're playing on
- Screen mode/resolution
- If the game crashes, please include the log.txt file as it may contain information about the crash.

-Seth (seth@rtsoft.com)
www.rtsoft.com

------ Change log for 1.7.0 ----------

* Upgraded source projects to Visual Studio 2017 (free community edition works fine)
* (bugfix) No longer forces reload of all graphics when saving the state
* (bugfix) No longer forces reload of all graphics and audio when losing focus/going into the background
* (bugfix) Fixed issue where screen scrolling could bug out if window was resized on windows
* Latest state data to "Continue" persists even if the game crashes now
* Added support for 64 bit builds (still fully compatible with existing save states/games)
* Added support for aspect ratio correction (can be disabled by enabling "Fullscreen stretch" in the options)
* Added IPV6 support
* (DinkC) Goto statements no longer require a ; at the end to work
* (iOS) Now compatible with iOS 11
* (Windows) Installer no longer requires admin privileges, now installs to local user's appdata dir (C:\UserName\AppData\Local\DinkSmallwoodHD)
* (Windows) .exe and installer are now signed with RTsoft's distribution certificate
* (Windows) Now checks for new versions on startup
* (Windows) Now writes the stack trace to log.txt if the game crashes (helps debug problems)

------ Change log for 1.7.1 ----------

(big thanks to Redink1 for most of these bug reports and the fancy shadows patch!)

* (Windows) Fixed app icon
* (Windows) Mouse-controlled screens in DMODs control better and hide the original mouse cursor
* (Windows) Now remembers screen size and fullscreen mode (don't forget, you can drag the window corners around to customize the screen size as well)
* (Windows) Input URL input area gets focus by default when installing a DMOD by URL
* (bugfix) Can no longer tap F8 during a game load to load a save state too early which can freeze the game
* (bugfix) Fixed issue where 32 bit tilebitmaps would go wonky when reloading the surface
* Default color under status bar is now black, fixes issue when transparent colors are used in the stats area, random garbage would show through
* (windows) Version # is now shown in title bar
* (bugfix) Fixed some issues with how default offsets are calculated, it fixed some problems where sprites would be in the wrong place in certain DMODs
* (bugfix, windows) "Smoothing" no longer incorrectly turns on if you lose/regain focus
* (windows) Added "Windowed Borderless fullscreen mode" toggle, defaults to off.  It will try to do 640X480 at your native monitor resolution by default now on
	a clean install. If you've dragged the dink window to a weird size it won't be able to go fullscreen which is kind of weird, but it does give a clear error message. It should probably
	enumerate graphic modes and choose one if the current one is invalid, or let the user choose, meh
* Added redink1's "soft shadow improvement" patch
* (proton) Fixed issue with blitting alpha things to the background, fixed the soft shadows for things rendered into the background

------ Change log for 1.7.2 ----------

* Changed "FPS lock:" to "Lock to 30 FPS:" in options, makes it more clear it's actually bad to use and not vsync
* (Windows) Handles alt-tab and clicking on a different monitor while in native fullscreen modes better
* Added "Ghost walk toggle" to in-game cheat menu.  Allows you to walk through solid objects and screenlocks
* (DinkC) Added support for Dan's load_tile() command