Feature Release : Roller Rewrite

The rewrite of the dice rolling code has now left Beta and will be making your sessions a little more stable.

Among the code changes we have the following:

• The data sent over the internet to keep the dice in sync has been halved. Often it can drop to a third of the previous rate
• The code that handles updating the dice update takes a tenth of the time for large rolls
• There used to be cases where clearing large numbers of dice would crash the game. These bugs are fixed.
• There were also bugs when the mouse cursor was over certain kinds of dice that were being deleted.
• If you have two copies of the game open, you can now pick up your own rolls from both clients.
• Rolls don’t despawn if the person who rolled them leaves the board (for example, if they lost connection)
• If a symbiote creates a dice roll, and that symbiote has an interop-id, clicking on the roll in history will focus the symbiote

On the art side of things, we also have:

• Added a 1x2 floor to the sci-fi “Chamber” set
• Small reorganization of tiles in the “Chamber” set, and props in the “Construct” set.
• Small texture tweaks on Interstellar door, column, and solar panels.
• Added two new props to complement a column in the Interstellar set.
• Fixed a collision issue on two lights, which made building tricky.

Lastly, a small new feature. We have added a roll icon to every dice result in the history. This allows you to add it to the dice tray with a left-click. GMs can also add the roll to their inventory by right-clicking and dragging it to the inventory bar. This will become available to players when we add player inventories in the future.

A big shout-out to those who helped us track down bugs during the Beta (you know who you are!). A couple of those were very tricksy and we truly appreciate all the help.

And now, onward to the next release!