The lycanthropy bug should now be fixed (on my end). It was actually caused by a minor improvement I forgot to mention elsewhere - if you turn into a werebeast now, instead of showing your graphic as a dead version of your race and class, it should replace it with a live version of the appropriate werebeast. (It was looking for those graphics in the wrong folder).
The bug did NOT, as I had initially thought, have anything to do with the new Were-dragon, but while investigating that code, I discovered a bug there too! The were-dragon couldn't ACTUALLY cause Lycanthropy. This too has been fixed on my end. I'll try to get a bug fix update with these (and maybe a few other improvements) before another 3 months goes by! (Maybe this week, time permitting).
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Awesome, thanks so much for taking the time to read my feedback and for the information. I definitely won't be forgetting the name Ilastra any time soon!
BTW, when looking into keeping the map centered after an auto move, I noticed it actually does do this if you only move one square at a time. If you click one square right or up or whatever, it will move your character one space and update the map so it's centered again. So you've already got the functionality in there, just might need to have it do that always instead of just when moving one space :)
Thanks again
Oh one last thing about the OOD depth monsters. I just started a new game, spawned in as a Centaur Assassin on level one, and literally two squares from my starting spawn there is a LEVEL 24 monster named Vetala with genius Int, 184 Att, and 97 HP. She chased me down, killed me in two hits and I died with a score of zero lol
I'm sure these OOD monsters are rare, but daaaaaaamn I'm getting unlucky...
Did you notice any unusual terrain nearby? That early it would have had to have spawned from what would probably be a Dead Side Gate on, like, turn 1. If it was there literally from the getgo, like on your first turn, unless there was an Event that brought it in (Undead Uprising, maybe?) I can't think of any way it would be there.
No idea how it got there, and I don't know if it was there turn 1 or not. I moved a few steps West, looked around for a few turns, then headed back East towards my starting square, and as I approached I saw her. May have been turn 15? 20? Don't remember if there was any unusual terrain...was too focused on her lol - I should have looked around and tried to notice. No event popped up or anything. Next time I see a 20+ OOD I'll try to gather a bit more info. Thanks! :