Changelog

* Fixed a really bad character creation bug that occurred due to the last time I fiddled with disguises -- initial guise population was malfunctioning.

* A new magical ability has been finalized and tested.
* New magic system stuff now shows in outputs when characters are not Grounded anymore.
* An ability primer has been developed that allows for specific intrinsic knowledge to be disseminated easily upon gaining an ability. This can be used later to collect primers for new characters too, especially when it comes to secretive abilities like crime.

* Some small-scale secret magic stuff has been added along with a semi-magical combo ability.
* Another magic skill added.

* Some large-scale background magic stuff added. This was a system that we had planned since before alpha opened, thematically, but hadn't gotten around to coding it. However, it is something that nobody will notice (probably, unless there are some weird tracebacks or new bugs).
* The delete button is now further away from the edit button in the forum interface.

* You no longer need to wield a quill or brush in order to DIP it in ink or paint.
* Writing anything will now prompt you at the beginning regarding what language you're writing in. The confirmation of this prompt will stand for one hour after you're done writing, so you don't have to confirm for every paragraph.
* Dipping a quill will now last for multiple paragraphs, and better-quality quills will hold more ink (the default/average is 3 WRITEs). Since old quills don't have quality set on them, if you have a fancy pen, let us know via petition or OOCMail and we'll put a quality on that.

* A 'swaggalicious' smiley should show up on the forums at some point. Yes we're very cool, no need to tell us.

* Wearing a skirt shouldn't throw a glitch anymore if the wearer is not female.
* Messaging for yanking people under the surface of water is fixed.
* Dropping someone underwater should appropriately cause them to be underwater too.

* Fish shouldn't look like they're standing anymore.
* COMBAT MOVEs commands are now properly excluded from combat rules regarding queued commands and roundtime.
* Roundtime glitches regarding not regaining roundtime when joining or leaving combat have been fixed.
* A glitch with roundtime returning very quickly in combat has also been fixed. Animal roundtime isn't quite so crazy fast anymore as well.
* Fish that are being ridden will no longer just swim away and disappear in the depths of the water.
* SHOUTing now has its own type of roundtime, and can be done without combat roundtime being taken.
* Grappling someone underwater will result in a position of 'held underwater' rather than simply 'held', and in this case it's still possible to drown.

* The Fish Riding Update, Part II ... fish flopping around will now throw you from their backs eventually unless your riding skill is impeccable. Riding something too small to carry you will cause it to collapse or sink underwater (which if the water is deep enough could cause you to drown). Animals will now go aggro on unwanted riders if they are not considered tame animals.
* Animals will now attempt to get rid of a rider before being able to otherwise attack them (thus poor Ariziya can no longer be trampled by his horse while riding it, finally) -- and instead there are a few new commands: FLOP/THRASH/WRITHE/BUCK.
* Ongoing Combat Revamp: Animal attacks are their own class of command, meaning that they're also available for anyone else to use and do not follow the usual combat move format. This will need continued polishing, almost definitely.
* Mob combat AI has been integrated together for both animals and human NPCs.
* Many of the currently-available moves in combat weren't classified formally as 'combat moves' and now they are.
* Roundtime method changed to integrate both roundtime outside of a fight and roundtime in a fight, should hopefully not be a noticeable change.
* Defending someone in a fight will now take into account your trauma when considering whether or not you are even capable of leaping to block an incoming attack.
* It's possible to cancel a FTB proposal.
* At least some combat commands will now check whether or not you can actually complete the move before taking roundtime for attempting it.
* COMBAT MOVE output has been tightened up to be more neat for those that don't have prompt_messagegroup configured.
* Eating/drinking has been fixed. Whoops.
* There are now masks!
* The arena character bug is fixed.

* You can no longer carry items heavier than your capacity, and the messaging for that is more polished too.
* Messes in outdoor rooms will now fade over time (about 3-5 days).
* You can now record LOOKs at targets in your log, rather than looks at the area only (LOG LOOK TARGET).
* Sending plot notes works without parenthesis now (meaning that you can put parenthesis in your plot note without any problem). Since it's not an IC emote anyway, it's not necessary to have emoting parenthesis on the command.
* Throwing teacups full of paint at trees should now work without a traceback.
* Post offices should work now.

* Ideas can now be categorized like bugs can.
* If a new bug or idea is submitted within the time that an admin is editing the task list, it shouldn't cause a glitch.

* Fixed weather bug.

* Poorly and terribly-done artworks should now have spaces before them when that line is generated.
* Massaging people with oils should work again now. (In code, at least, no promises regarding workability in context.)
* WATCH HERE should work again in order to help someone stay in observe of the local area.

* GameHelp should now show properly in-game. Sorry about that.

* Fixed the issue with doors showing up without exit keys, which was caused by a previous fix to allow builders to see ID numbers on exits in the room.
* Bug fixed with non-person object not having settings handlers.
* Fixed bug with new characters not having grandfathered settings, patched to remove grandfathered settings from existing characters.

* Staff can now edit the names of custom crafts when approving them!
* Paint globs (at least, newly generated ones) should not weigh so much anymore.

* Picking a lock should now also unlock the other side of the door! And, re-locking the door via jiggling a lockpick again should do the same.

* Fixed a glitch with OOCwhispers.
* Fixed a glitch with dungeonmaker approval.
* Fixed a glitch with room object events.
* Fixed a mist weather glitch that was giving brisk fluffy clouds in an area that is meant to be dangerous and horrible, okay.

* Keely's beer is properly alcoholic now.
* The curtains of the picture window in the common room of the Seaglass Inn can now be properly opened from the inside.
* Cups should now spill properly again when thrown.
* Setting your stance to pacifist should now also set your tendency to 'measured', in order to match the user expectation that you're not going to automatically smack someone.
* You should properly see your messages over channels prefixed by "You relay" now.
* Rumors posted on the forums and heard in-game should no longer contain so many wonky-looking characters.

* Configurable settings have been heavily revamped behind the scenes, but hopefully everyone's old settings are patched in. Let me know via petition if there are any problems.
* When you log into an arena character, their configured settings will shift to match that of your original character, if you have one.
* You can now attempt to treat or bandage or stitch people who are not sitting down. It may not be advisable, but this requirement has been changed to require your medical victim to be out of combat.
* Auto-wearstrings for bandages, splints, and tourniquets are now gender-neutral.
* Character descriptions should now get pronouns of the previous gender switched out with pronouns of the current gender appearance when changing clothes.
* Reputation readout for multiple reputations should be fixed.
* The SCORE reading has changed in order to fix some new line glitches in the webclient as well as show more accurately your presence level as a character. Investing presence into anything in-game will show either the story's position in the queue or how many points to the next level.