HISTORY - old changelogs

This file is where old changelogs live, so the current Changelog in NEWS.rst doesn’t get too long.

DFHack 0.40.23-r1

Internals - plugins will not be loaded if globals they specify as required are not located (should prevent some crashes)

Fixes

  • Fixed numerous (mostly Lua-related) crashes on OS X by including a more up-to-date libstdc++
  • Alt should no longer get stuck on Windows (and perhaps other platforms as well)
  • gui/advfort works again
  • autobutcher: takes sexualities into account
  • devel/export-dt-ini: Updated for 0.40.20+
  • digfort: now checks file type and existence
  • exportlegends: Fixed map export
  • full-heal: Fixed a problem with selecting units in the GUI
  • gui/hack-wish: Fixed restrictive material filters
  • mousequery: Changed box-select key to Alt+M
  • dwarfmonitor: correct date display (month index, separator)
  • putontable: added to the readme
  • siren should work again
  • stderr.log: removed excessive debug output on OS X
  • trackstop: No longer prevents cancelling the removal of a track stop or roller.
  • Fixed a display issue with PRINT_MODE:TEXT
  • Fixed a symbol error (MapExtras::BiomeInfo::MAX_LAYERS) when compiling DFHack in Debug mode

New Plugins

  • fortplan: designate construction of (limited) buildings from .csv file, quickfort-style

New Scripts

  • gui/stockpiles: an in-game interface for saving and loading stockpile settings files.
  • position: Reports the current date, time, month, and season, plus some location info. Port/update of position.py
  • hfs-pit: Digs a hole to hell under the cursor. Replaces needs_porting/hellhole.cpp

Removed

New tweaks

  • eggs-fertile: Displays an egg fertility indicator on nestboxes
  • max-wheelbarrow: Allows assigning more than 3 wheelbarrows to a stockpile

Misc Improvements

  • embark-tools: Added basic mouse support on the local map
  • Made some adventure mode keybindings in dfhack.init-example only work in adventure mode
  • gui/companion-order: added a default keybinding
  • further work on needs_porting

DFHack 0.40.19-r1

Fixes

New plugins

New scripts

  • remove-stress: set selected or all units unit to -1,000,000 stress (this script replaces removebadthoughts)

Misc improvements

  • command-prompt: can now access selected items, units, and buildings
  • autolabor: add an optional talent pool parameter

DFHack 0.40.16-r1

Internals

  • Events from EventManager should handle INTERACTION triggers a little better. It still can get confused about who did what but only rarely.
  • Events from EventManager should no longer trigger REPORT events for old reports after loading a save.
  • lua/persist-table: a convenient way of using persistent tables of arbitrary structure and dimension in Lua

Fixes

New Scripts

  • adaptation: view or set the cavern adaptation level of your citizens
  • add-thought: allows the user to add thoughts to creatures.
  • gaydar: detect the sexual orientation of units on the map
  • markdown: Save a copy of a text screen in markdown (for reddit among others).
  • devel/all-bob: renames everyone Bob to help test interaction-trigger

Misc Improvements

  • autodump: Can now mark a stockpile for auto-dumping (similar to automelt and autotrade)
  • buildingplan: Can now auto-allocate rooms to dwarves with specific positions (e.g. expedition leader, mayor)
  • dwarfmonitor: now displays a weather indicator and date
  • lua/syndrome-util, modtools/add-syndrome: now you can remove syndromes by SYN_CLASS
  • No longer write empty .history files

DFHack 0.40.15-r1

Fixes

  • mousequery: Fixed behavior when selecting a tile on the lowest z-level

Misc Improvements

  • Events from EventManager: deals with frame_counter getting reset properly now.
  • modtools/item-trigger: fixed equip/unequip bug and corrected minor documentation error
  • teleport: Updated with proper argument handling and proper unit-at-destination handling.
  • autotrade: Removed the newly obsolete Mark all functionality.
  • search: Adapts to the new trade screen column width
  • tweak fast-trade: Switching the fast-trade keybinding to Shift-Up/Shift-Down, due to Select All conflict

DFHack 0.40.14-r1

Internals

  • The DFHack console can now be disabled by setting the DFHACK_DISABLE_CONSOLE environment variable: DFHACK_DISABLE_CONSOLE=1 ./dfhack

Fixes

  • Stopped duplicate load/unload events when unloading a world
  • Stopped -e from being echoed when DFHack quits on Linux
  • automelt: now uses a faster method to locate items
  • autotrade: “Mark all” no longer double-marks bin contents
  • drain-aquifer: new script replaces the buggy plugin
  • embark-tools: no longer conflicts with keys on the notes screen
  • fastdwarf: Fixed problems with combat/attacks
  • forum-dwarves: should work now
  • manipulator: now uses a stable sort, allowing sorting by multiple categories
  • rendermax: updated to work with 0.40

New Plugins

  • trackstop: Shows track stop friction and dump direction in its q menu

New Tweaks

  • farm-plot-select: Adds “Select all” and “Deselect all” options to farm plot menus
  • import-priority-category: Allows changing the priority of all goods in a category when discussing an import agreement with the liaison
  • manager-quantity: Removes the limit of 30 jobs per manager order
  • civ-view-agreement: Fixes overlapping text on the “view agreement” screen
  • nestbox-color: Fixes the color of built nestboxes

Misc Improvements

DFHack 0.40.13-r1

Internals

  • unified spatter structs
  • added ruby df.print_color(color, string) method for dfhack console

Fixes

DFHack 0.40.12-r1

Internals

New Plugins

  • hotkeys: Shows ingame viewscreen with all dfhack keybindings active in current mode.
  • automelt: allows marking stockpiles so any items placed in them will be designated for melting

Fixes

  • possible crash fixed for gui/hack-wish
  • search: updated to not conflict with BUILDJOB_SUSPEND
  • workflow: job_material_category -> dfhack_material_category

Misc Improvements

  • now you can use @ to print things in interactive Lua with subtley different semantics
  • optimizations for stockpiles for autotrade and stockflow
  • updated exportlegends to work with new maps, dfhack 40.11 r1+

DFHack 0.40.11-r1

Internals - Plugins on OS X now use .plug.dylib` as an extension instead of ``.plug.so

Fixes

DFHack v0.40.10-r1

A few bugfixes.

DFHack v0.40.08-r2

Internals

  • supported per save script folders

  • Items module: added createItem function

  • Sorted CMakeList for plugins and plugins/devel

  • diggingInvaders no longer builds if plugin building is disabled

  • Events from EventManager: EQUIPMENT_CHANGE now triggers for new units. New events:

    ON_REPORT
UNIT_ATTACK
UNLOAD
INTERACTION

New Scripts

Misc improvements

  • new function in utils.lua for standardized argument processing

Removed

DFHack v0.40.08-r1

Was a mistake. Don’t use it.

DFHack v0.34.11-r5

Internals

  • support for calling a lua function via a protobuf request (demonstrated by dfhack-run –lua).
  • support for basic filesystem operations (e.g. chdir, mkdir, rmdir, stat) in C++ and Lua
  • Lua API for listing files in directory. Needed for gui/mod-manager
  • Lua API for creating unit combat reports and writing to gamelog.
  • Lua API for running arbitrary DFHack commands
  • support for multiple raw/init.d/*.lua init scripts in one save.
  • eventful now has a more friendly way of making custom sidebars
  • on Linux and OS X the console now supports moving the cursor back and forward by a whole word.

New scripts

  • gui/mod-manager: allows installing/uninstalling mods into df from df/mods directory.
  • gui/clone-uniform: duplicates the currently selected uniform in the military screen.
  • fix/build-location: partial work-around for Bug 5991 (trying to build wall while standing on it)
  • undump-buildings: removes dump designation from materials used in buildings.
  • exportlegends: exports data from legends mode, allowing a set-and-forget export of large worlds.
  • log-region: each time a fort is loaded identifying information will be written to the gamelog.
  • dfstatus: show an overview of critical stock quantities, including food, drinks, wood, and bars.
  • command-prompt: a dfhack command prompt in df.

New plugins

  • rendermax: replace the renderer with something else, eg rendermax light- a lighting engine
  • automelt: allows marking stockpiles for automelt (i.e. any items placed in stocpile will be designated for melting)
  • embark-tools: implementations of Embark Anywhere, Nano Embark, and a few other embark-related utilities
  • Building-hacks: Allows to add custom functionality and/or animations to buildings.
  • petcapRemover: triggers pregnancies in creatures so that you can effectively raise the default pet population cap
  • plant create: spawn a new shrub under the cursor

New tweaks

  • craft-age-wear: make crafted items wear out with time like in old versions (Bug 6003)
  • adamantine-cloth-wear: stop adamantine clothing from wearing out (Bug 6481)
  • confirm-embark: adds a prompt before embarking (on the “prepare carefully” screen)

Misc improvements

  • plant: move the ‘grow’, ‘extirpate’ and ‘immolate’ commands as ‘plant’ subcommands

  • digfort: improved csv parsing, add start() comment handling

  • exterminate: allow specifying a caste (exterminate gob:male)

  • createitem: in adventure mode it now defaults to the controlled unit as maker.

  • autotrade: adds “(Un)mark All” options to both panes of trade screen.

  • mousequery: several usability improvements; show live overlay (in menu area) of what’s on the tile under the mouse cursor.

  • Search Page: workshop profile search added.

  • dwarfmonitor: add screen to summarise preferences of fortress dwarfs.

  • getplants: add autochop function to automate woodcutting.

  • stocks: added more filtering and display options.

  • siege-engine:

    • engine quality and distance to target now affect accuracy
    • firing the siege engine at a target produces a combat report
    • improved movement speed computation for meandering units
    • operators in Prepare To Fire mode are released from duty once hungry/thirsty if there is a free replacement

DFHack v0.34.11-r4

New commands

  • diggingInvaders - allows invaders to dig and/or deconstruct walls and buildings in order to get at your dwarves.
  • digFlood - automatically dig out specified veins as they are revealed
  • enable, disable - Built-in commands that can be used to enable/disable many plugins.
  • restrictice - Restrict traffic on squares above visible ice.
  • restrictliquids - Restrict traffic on every visible square with liquid.
  • treefarm - automatically chop trees and dig obsidian

New Scripts

  • autobutcher: A GUI front-end for the autobutcher plugin.
  • invasionNow: trigger an invasion, or many
  • locate-ore: scan the map for unmined ore veins
  • masspit: designate caged creatures in a zone for pitting
  • multicmd: run a sequence of dfhack commands, separated by ‘;’
  • startdwarf: change the number of dwarves for a new embark
  • digmat: dig veins/layers tile by tile, as discovered

Misc improvements

  • autoSyndrome:

    • disable by default
    • reorganized special tags
    • minimized error spam
    • reset policies: if the target already has an instance of the syndrome you can skip, add another instance, reset the timer, or add the full duration to the time remaining

  • core: fix SC_WORLD_(UN)LOADED event for arena mode

  • exterminate: renamed from slayrace, add help message, add butcher mode

  • fastdwarf: fixed bug involving fastdwarf and teledwarf being on at the same time

  • magmasource: rename to source, allow water/magma sources/drains

  • Add df.dfhack_run “somecommand” to Ruby

  • syndromeTrigger: replaces and extends trueTransformation. Can trigger things when syndromes are added for any reason.

  • tiletypes: support changing tile material to arbitrary stone.

  • workNow: can optionally look for jobs when jobs are completed

New tweaks

  • hive-crash: Prevent crash if bees die in a hive with ungathered products (Bug 6368).

New plugins

  • 3dveins: Reshapes all veins on the map in a way that flows between Z levels. May be unstable. Backup before using.
  • autotrade: Automatically send items in marked stockpiles to trade depot, when trading is possible.
  • buildingplan: Place furniture before it’s built
  • dwarfmonitor: Records dwarf activity to measure fort efficiency
  • mousequery: Look and poke at the map elements with the mouse.
  • outsideOnly: make raw-specified buildings impossible to build inside
  • resume: A plugin to help display and resume suspended constructions conveniently
  • stocks: An improved stocks display screen.

Internals

  • Core: there is now a per-save dfhack.init file for when the save is loaded, and another for when it is unloaded
  • EventManager: fixed job completion detection, fixed removal of TICK events, added EQUIPMENT_CHANGE event
  • Lua API for a better random number generator and perlin noise functions.
  • Once: easy way to make sure something happens once per run of DF, such as an error message

DFHack v0.34.11-r3

Internals

  • support for displaying active keybindings properly.
  • support for reusable widgets in lua screen library.
  • Maps::canStepBetween: returns whether you can walk between two tiles in one step.
  • EventManager: monitors various in game events centrally so that individual plugins don’t have to monitor the same things redundantly.
  • Now works with OS X 10.6.8

Notable bugfixes

Misc improvements

  • fastdwarf: new mode using debug flags, and some internal consistency fixes.

  • added a small stand-alone utility for applying and removing binary patches.

  • removebadthoughts: add –dry-run option

  • superdwarf: work in adventure mode too

  • tweak stable-cursor: carries cursor location from/to Build menu.

  • deathcause: allow selection from the unitlist screen

  • slayrace: allow targetting undeads

  • workflow plugin:

    • properly considers minecarts assigned to routes busy.
    • code for deducing job outputs rewritten in lua for flexibility.
    • logic fix: collecting webs produces silk, and ungathered webs are not thread.
    • items assigned to squads are considered busy, even if not in inventory.
    • shearing and milking jobs are supported, but only with generic MILK or YARN outputs.
    • workflow announces when the stock level gets very low once a season.

  • Auto syndrome plugin: A way of automatically applying boiling rock syndromes and calling dfhack commands controlled by raws.

  • infiniteSky plugin: Create new z-levels automatically or on request.

  • True transformation plugin: A better way of doing permanent transformations that allows later transformations.

  • workNow plugin: Makes the game assign jobs every time you pause.

New tweaks

  • tweak military-training: speed up melee squad training up to 10x (normally 3-5x).

New scripts

  • binpatch: the same as the stand-alone binpatch.exe, but works at runtime.
  • region-pops: displays animal populations of the region and allows tweaking them.
  • lua: lua interpreter front-end converted to a script from a native command.
  • dfusion: misc scripts with a text based menu.
  • embark: lets you embark anywhere.
  • lever: list and pull fort levers from the dfhack console.
  • stripcaged: mark items inside cages for dumping, eg caged goblin weapons.
  • soundsense-season: writes the correct season to gamelog.txt on world load.
  • create-items: spawn items
  • fix/cloth-stockpile: fixes Bug 5739; needs to be run after savegame load every time.

New GUI scripts

  • gui/guide-path: displays the cached path for minecart Guide orders.
  • gui/workshop-job: displays inputs of a workshop job and allows tweaking them.
  • gui/workflow: a front-end for the workflow plugin (part inspired by falconne).
  • gui/assign-rack: works together with a binary patch to fix weapon racks.
  • gui/gm-editor: an universal editor for lots of dfhack things.
  • gui/companion-order: a adventure mode command interface for your companions.
  • gui/advfort: a way to do jobs with your adventurer (e.g. build fort).

New binary patches

(for use with binpatch)

  • armorstand-capacity: doubles the capacity of armor stands.
  • custom-reagent-size: lets custom reactions use small amounts of inputs.
  • deconstruct-heapfall: stops some items still falling on head when deconstructing.
  • deconstruct-teleport: stops items from 16x16 block teleporting when deconstructing.
  • hospital-overstocking: stops hospital overstocking with supplies.
  • training-ammo: lets dwarves with quiver full of combat-only ammo train.
  • weaponrack-unassign: fixes bug that negates work done by gui/assign-rack.

New Plugins

  • fix-armory: Together with a couple of binary patches and the gui/assign-rack script, this plugin makes weapon racks, armor stands, chests and cabinets in properly designated barracks be used again for storage of squad equipment.
  • Search Page: Adds an incremental search function to the Stocks, Trading, Stockpile and Unit List screens.
  • automaterial: Makes building constructions (walls, floors, fortifications, etc) a little bit easier by saving you from having to trawl through long lists of materials each time you place one.
  • Dfusion: Reworked to make use of lua modules, now all the scripts can be used from other scripts.
  • Eventful: A collection of lua events, that will allow new ways to interact with df world.

DFHack v0.34.11-r2

Internals

  • full support for Mac OS X.
  • a plugin that adds scripting in ruby.
  • support for interposing virtual methods in DF from C++ plugins.
  • support for creating new interface screens from C++ and lua.
  • added various other API functions.

Notable bugfixes

  • better terminal reset after exit on linux.
  • seedwatch now works on reclaim.
  • the sort plugin won’t crash on cages anymore.

Misc improvements

  • autodump: can move items to any walkable tile, not just floors.

  • stripcaged: by default keep armor, new dumparmor option.

  • zone: allow non-domesticated birds in nestboxes.

  • workflow: quality range in constraints.

  • cleanplants: new command to remove rain water from plants.

  • liquids: can paint permaflow, i.e. what makes rivers power water wheels.

  • prospect: pre-embark prospector accounts for caves & magma sea in its estimate.

  • rename: supports renaming stockpiles, workshops, traps, siege engines.

  • fastdwarf: now has an additional option to make dwarves teleport to their destination.

  • autolabor:

    • can set nonidle hauler percentage.
    • broker excluded from all labors when needed at depot.
    • likewise, anybody with a scheduled diplomat meeting.

New commands

  • misery: multiplies every negative thought gained (2x by default).
  • digtype: designates every tile of the same type of vein on the map for ‘digging’ (any dig designation).

New tweaks

  • tweak stable-cursor: keeps exact cursor position between d/k/t/q/v etc menus.
  • tweak patrol-duty: makes Train orders reduce patrol timer, like the binary patch does.
  • tweak readable-build-plate: fix unreadable truncation in unit pressure plate build ui.
  • tweak stable-temp: fixes bug 6012; may improve FPS by 50-100% on a slow item-heavy fort.
  • tweak fast-heat: speeds up item heating & cooling, thus making stable-temp act faster.
  • tweak fix-dimensions: fixes subtracting small amounts from stacked liquids etc.
  • tweak advmode-contained: fixes UI bug in custom reactions with container inputs in advmode.
  • tweak fast-trade: Shift-Enter for selecting items quckly in Trade and Move to Depot screens.
  • tweak military-stable-assign: Stop rightmost list of military->Positions from jumping to top.
  • tweak military-color-assigned: In same list, color already assigned units in brown & green.

New scripts

  • fixnaked: removes thoughts about nakedness.
  • setfps: set FPS cap at runtime, in case you want slow motion or speed-up.
  • siren: wakes up units, stops breaks and parties - but causes bad thoughts.
  • fix/population-cap: run after every migrant wave to prevent exceeding the cap.
  • fix/stable-temp: counts items with temperature updates; does instant one-shot stable-temp.
  • fix/loyaltycascade: fix units allegiance, eg after ordering a dwarf merchant kill.
  • deathcause: shows the circumstances of death for a given body.
  • digfort: designate areas to dig from a csv file.
  • drain-aquifer: remove aquifers from the map.
  • growcrops: cheat to make farm crops instantly grow.
  • magmasource: continuously spawn magma from any map tile.
  • removebadthoughts: delete all negative thoughts from your dwarves.
  • slayrace: instakill all units of a given race, optionally with magma.
  • superdwarf: per-creature fastdwarf.
  • gui/mechanisms: browse mechanism links of the current building.
  • gui/room-list: browse other rooms owned by the unit when assigning one.
  • gui/liquids: a GUI front-end for the liquids plugin.
  • gui/rename: renaming stockpiles, workshops and units via an in-game dialog.
  • gui/power-meter: front-end for the Power Meter plugin.
  • gui/siege-engine: front-end for the Siege Engine plugin.
  • gui/choose-weapons: auto-choose matching weapons in the military equip screen.

New Plugins

  • manipulator: a Dwarf Therapist like UI in the game (ul)
  • steam-engine: an alternative to Water Reactors which make more sense. See hack/raw/*_steam_engine.txt for the necessary raw definitions.
  • power-meter: a pressure plate modification to detect powered gear boxes on adjacent tiles. gui/power-meter implements the build configuration UI.
  • siege-engine: massive overhaul for siege engines, configured via gui/siege-engine
  • add-spatter: allows poison coatings via raw reactions, among other things.