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Version 4.5 - September 23, 2016

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@richardwilkes richardwilkes released this 01 Jan 20:53
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Features Added

  • GCS-1: Non-humanoid body type support. You can now choose what body type your character has and the hit location table will update appropriately. Standard armor doesn't necessarily make sense for many of the other body types, so custom armor will need to be created for them.
  • GCS-14: Changed the single note field at the end of the character sheet into a list of notes.
  • GCS-20: A piece of equipment can now have a feature added to it that reduces the effective weight of its contained items by either an absolute quantity or a percentage. To make this work properly, a small change to the way the extended weight field is calculated and displayed was made. In the past, it would always show the weight of the container itself plus all of its contents. Now, it only shows the weight of its contents if those contents are actually being carried/equipped. This change allows something like the Pathfinder Bag of Holding Type I to be created by specifying a weight reduction of 250 lbs as a feature and a maximum contained weight of 0 lbs (so that the Bag of Holding entry will turn red if the player places too much inside it).
  • By default, GCS looks for its library of data files next to itself in its installation directory. You can now alter this behavior by setting the environment variable GCS_LIBRARY to point to some other location on disk instead.
  • GCS-113: Initialize new character sheets with the last used page settings.
  • GCS-114: Spells can now have the attribute they are based upon set (was fixed as IQ previously).
  • The Rule of 20 from B344 is now enforced.
  • The Quantity and Carried State columns for equipment are now displayed before the Description column.
  • The current encumbrance background gets a reddish tint when overloaded.

Bugs Fixed

  • GCS-92: No longer mark library files as changed when all that was modified was the sort order.
  • GCS-97: Fixed auto-resizing of table cells when fonts are changed.
  • Altering the Size field now causes the point total to recalculate to accommodate the reduction in cost that Size gives to ST. It was performing the calculation before, but you would only see the result if something else caused the point total to update.
  • Fixed an issue with layout that was partially cutting off some rows of data.
  • If a (dis)advantage isn't leveled, per-level feature adjustments now provide no modifier rather than causing a negative modifier.

Data File Changes

  • GCS-102: Fixed misspelling of 'spacecraft'.
  • GCS-103: Fixed cost and penalties associated with the Shyness disadvantage.
  • GCS-104: Changed the prerequisite for Essential Food to include 6 Food spells rather than 5.
  • GCS-110: Some data files had a defective copy of Magery 0.
  • GCS-111: Fixed feature for Born War Leader and added it to Power Ups.
  • GCS-112: Fixed prerequisites for Herb Lore.
  • Modified bows to use fixed ST ratings, per B270.