Finally decided to upload the alpha of Brigand: Tombstone, a prequel story by Quadrajet that I've had on my hard drive since 2021. I haven't heard from him in a long time, and it's a sin to let this masterwork collect dust. Hopefully, Quadrajet is in early retirement somewhere on the beach. Also added it to the mods list in Steam Discussions.
Tombstone Download:
https://blancaster45.itch.io/brigand-tombstone-alpha-quadrajet
Also did a patch that makes TAB indentation acceptable in BSL scripts. There were some user-made mods that had errors because of this, but it should all be fixed now.
Fixed lots of dialogue inconsistencies and typos in PANAMA, thanks to Jacov. Winning at Trivia Night at the Mosquito Net will now impress Bella for romance purposes (max of two times). Also, there was one trivia question that popped up twice, and it's now been replaced by a new question.
Finally, the Brigand Voodoo Mod Contest deadline is in 1 week.
Complete list of changes:
SOURCE:
-TABs are now acceptable for indentations in BSL scripts.
SCRIPTS:
-(BATTLES) Corrected number of brew tanks in Echo's dialogue in BATTLES map (thanks to Jacov).
-(PANAMA) Fixed one question appearing in two levels in Trivia Night in PANAMA (thanks to Jacov).
-(PANAMA) Bella romance now improves when you beat trivia night at the Mosquito Net (up to twice).
-(PANAMA) Fixed some more typos and inconsistencies in PANAMA dialogue (thanks to Jacov).
-(CHINESE) Improved Osito dialogue in Chinese PANAMA translation.
Started using Notepad++ for everything recently because Windows Notepad is so shitty now. I noticed it was converting spaces to TAB automatically, which causes an error.
Included this warning in the Builder's Manual and thought I would make a warning post for any modders working on the Voodoo mod contest (deadline Feb 1st).
I did a search in every Brigand script using Notepad++ and found that a lot of user-made mods use TAB, which will cause errors. This includes Lunar Legend, Arctic Adventure, and Xiahai Wetwork.
I also fixed a tab in the Russian translation that got put in there when I was updating the Boris dialogue.
Finally, winning Trivia Night at the Mosquito Net in PANAMA will now increase Bella's romance (max of two times). Thanks to Jacov for reminding me with his romance guide.
Complete list of changes:
SCRIPTS:
-(BATTLES) Corrected number of brew tanks in Echo's dialogue in BATTLES map.
-(RUSSIAN) Fixed tabs in Boris script in Russian translation (script should only use spaces).
-(PANAMA) Bella romance now improves when you beat trivia night at the Mosquito Net (twice).
RESOURCES:
-Updated Builder's Manual (don't use tabs).
Finally finished updating the scripts for the Chinese, Russian, and partial Spanish translations. Also fixed a couple PANAMA bugs, thanks to Jacov again. Using bogthorn leaf in PANAMA would fuck up the variable for the Fire Loa quest. Also added a line of Osito dialogue that tells you to finish Echo's pirate quest before he will join the team.
Complete list of changes:
SOURCE:
-Fixed bug where some max saves/stories checks were still at 20 instead of 30.
-New official story order in Main Menu.
SCRIPTS:
-Fixed bug on Freeway 200 script that prevented demon respawns in Ch.9.
-Fixed minor bug with Demon Hunter and Dog's Worst Friend achievements.
-Removed a bush in the sky over the ocean at Freeway 200 (thanks to Jacov).
-Fixed bug where Gao would drop 2nd cyber eye when killed after moving to Pochutla (thanks to Jacov).
-(PANAMA) Fixed bug with Bogthorn leaf mosquito immunity in PANAMA mixed with Fire Loa variable.
-(PANAMA) Added Osito dialogue telling player to finish Echo's pirate quest before he will join.
-(NIGHTMARE) Fixed Boris' position in Loma Larga when dismissed.
-(CHINESE) Updated lots of stuff in the Chinese translations.
-(RUSSIAN) Updated lots of stuff in the Russian translation.
-Fixed some typos (thanks to Jacov).
Lots of minor dialogue inconsistencies have been fixed, thanks to Jacov on Discord, especially relating to the Boris/Gomez objectives regarding the shop deed in Loma Larga.
Decreased Scawuen respect requirement for recruiting Boris from 60% to 40% (but you still gotta sell his shop). Also fixed Abyssal Gate ability description, some buggy Gomez dialogue when he goes back to Pochutla, and some LC dialogue after Ricardo dies.
Also, achievements now work on GOG, thanks to Kevin04!
https://www.gog.com/en/game/brigand_gold
Complete list of changes:
SOURCE:
-Fixed bug where Loavision would make all sentients disappear briefly when player was damaged.
SCRIPTS:
-Fixed bug with Gomez's dialogue while he is in Pochutla (thanks to Jacov).
-Fixed bug with Laughing Coyote's dialogue after Ricardo dies (thanks to Jacov).
-Fixed bug with Boris not changing positions to bar after you force him to sell his shop.
-Fixed description of Abyssal Gate spell so it no longer says "random" demon (thanks to Jacov).
-Fixed bug where Dog's Worst Friend ability wouldn't unlock when using grenades.
-Increased respect gained for Ghoul Refugee objectives from +5% to +8%.
-Decreased respect required for Boris to join party from 60% to 40%.
RESOURCES:
-Got achievements working on GOG (thanks to Kevin04)!
-Updated Player's Manual (Abyssal Gate).
The Blood Vision Voodoo spell now lets you see through walls if you have 50 Voodoo skill, and alcohol now recharges Meta. Stacked with booze's insanity treatment, this makes alcoholic Voodoo builds much more viable (be sure to get Chem Tolerance ability). Also, Man's Best Friend ability now boosts the Hound's Vitality from 5 to 20.
I have received a few saves from frustrated players over the years at the exact same location: taking the Polyphonic bridge in Ch.9. Every time I play their saves, I resort to save-scumming. Getting to the bridge door is doable, but getting vaped by the Cyber Knight's L-Blaster is unfair.
I modified the Ch.9 intro script to remove one of the Cyber Knights on the Polyphonic bridge, and replace the other one's laser weapon with a Shorty AR. This is all done with scripts, so you won't have to restart the story unless the Ch.9 intro already happened. The NIGHTMARE setup remains the same.
Finally, I got the main menu buttons translated for both Chinese and Russian versions.
EDIT: If you had to change settings in your video card settings, you may have to do it again. I updated the EXE one last time just to update the year. In the future I will only have to update the EXE if I add more script commands for modders.
EDIT #2: Also, please leave a review if you haven't already.
Complete list of changes:
SOURCE:
-Fixed bug where switching teammates would not stop Infravision/Loavision (thanks to Jacov).
SCRIPTS:
-Man's Best Friend ability now increases Hound's Vitality from 5 to 20 and fully heals it.
-Blood Vision spell now grants Loavision if caster has 50 Voodoo skill (see through walls).
-Alcohol now restores Meta (more with Chem Tolerance ability), to make Voodoo alcoholic builds more viable.
-Removed one Cyber Knight from Polyphonic Bridge in Ch.9, replaced the other's laser weapon with Shorty AR.
-(BATTLES) Player no longer takes cold damage outside in final BATTLES map if standing near cooking fire.
RESOURCES:
-Updated Player's Manual (Blood Vision).
-(CHINESE) Added Chinese main menu buttons for Chinese translation.
-(RUSSIAN) Added Russian main menu buttons for Russian translation.
SOURCE:
-Fixed Launcher not saving plugin font type and size settings when launched (thanks to Hardwater).
-You can now set font size to giant2 to giant6 in the INI file if it's too small on your computer.
STORY FILES: (requires starting a new game)
-(CHINESE) Fixed bug with map names in main campaign and NIGHTMARE story files.
Thank you to Ez Old Men Ch Localization Team for the Chinese translation of Brigand: Oaxaca and EVERY DLC. I'm releasing the translation early because it's completely done other than the final BATTLES map that was added recently, and I'll patch again when that is finished.
Also added a new "charset" command to the beginning of all the story files that changes language automatically, so you don't have to do it in the launcher anymore.
Fast travel like the Humvee and Rowboat now take one hour of game time, and the original X filetypes for 3D models have been re-included in the EXTRAS DLC for modders (but not all the alt textures).
In about 1 week I'll announce another mod contest.
GOG has changelogs now!
Complete list of changes:
SOURCE:
-Added new script command: "charset" (changes charset automatically for translated stories).
SCRIPTS:
-Included "charset" command in all translation scripts so you don't have to set it in launcher manually.
-Using the Humvee and rowboat now takes an hour (like normal travelling).
RESOURCES:
-(EXTRAS) Added Chinese script translations for all stories (thanks to EZ Old Men CH Localization Team).
-(EXTRAS) Included links to all mod contest submissions in EXTRAS Stuff folder.
-(EXTRAS) Re-included all the X object formats in EXTRAS DLC for modders.
-Updated Builder's Manual.
STORY FILES: (requires starting a new game)
-Added Chinese story translations for all stories (thanks to EZ Old Men CH Localization Team).
