1.7.0.2 - Bug fix patch

Resolves a bug which prevented map marker icons or labels from appearing correctly.

1.7.0.1 - Rendered Backgrounds

Rendered backgrounds

• This update adds top-down rendered background images to all maps for every location, including cells
• This means maps of cells are much more useful as you can see the cell, orient yourself and have useful reference points
• This includes Appalachia which now has a "satellite" map background option, for a real birds-eye view of the game world
• Big thanks to fo76utils for providing the heavy lifting on the rendering

Misc

• The 'draw outline' feature for cells has been removed as it's no longer necessary
• The download size is now larger due to the extra image files contained inside
• All new features are fully documented, including the additional steps for developers to re-render the background images
• The default export quality has been increased slightly
• Much more back-end work to support development

Fixes from 1.7.0.0

• Previous release was removed due to plot miscalibration issue
• This release ensures plot calibration is exact
• Also fixes bug causing height visualization graph to always sit at 0

1.6.1.1 - The Pitt

• Updates the Mappalachia database to game version 1.7.0.22 - The Pitt
• Updates the database technology

1.6.1.0 - Game update 1.6.4.78 + QuickSave

• Updates the game database to patch 1.6.4.78
• Adds a new quicksave feature. (Ctrl+Shift+S), which immediately saves the image to a QuickSave folder using recommended settings, and opens the folder at that file. This is designed for quickly sharing maps
• Adds a new option on the Save File dialog to highlight the file in the file explorer once saved
• Fixes a bug which could cause stuttering when the map preview was fully zoomed in
• Fixes a bug causing previews of interiors to be stored as the wrong file type, losing transparency
• Updates the Sqlite (database) and Svg (Map marker rendering) libraries to their latest versions.

1.6.0.0 - Cluster plot mode

Cluster plot mode

• A fourth plotting mode has been added - cluster plot
• Cluster plot groups nearby entities together in bounded groups, numbering how many entities exist inside the cluster
• You may adjust the size of the clustering
  • Use the 'live update' feature to automatically redraw the map to find the best cluster size for your map
• You may also enable a 'cluster web' which visualises where entities lie inside each cluster
• The largest clusters are highlighted with a bigger font for their label
• See the 'Cluster Mode' heading of the 'Advanced plotting' documentation for full info

Through parallelisation of the map draw task, several new features have been enabled;

Cancellable draw

• You can now cancel long-running map draw operations. The Draw Map button will turn into a Cancel button during a draw operation.
• You may also to continue to interact with the UI while the draw completes, although options directly affecting the drawing will be disabled until the draw has ended.

Better progress bar

• The progress bar is now significantly more detailed and accurate
• It is also accompanied by text which explains what Mappalachia is doing specifically

Misc items

• Reduced the size of map marker icons to match in-game
• Fixed a bug causing spawn chance weights of NPCs to be rounded to the nearest whole number
• Removed NPC spawns from the database which had a 0% spawn chance
• QoL updates for development
• The update checker has been rewritten to a higher standard

1.5.1.3 - Update for game hotfix 1.6.4.64

Updates the game version string in the database to 1.6.4.64

1.5.1.2 - Test Your Metal update

• Updates the database for game version 1.6.4.60 (Test Your Metal)
• Updates the database technology to the newest version

1.5.1.1 - Bug fix patch

Prevents a rare issue which could cause an error message to display when first attempting to render map marker icons per launch.

1.5.1.0 - Map Marker Icons

• Map marker icons can now be toggled on and displayed optionally with or without the associated location name labels.
• Fixes the names of several map marker place names which were incorrect.
• You can now support the project via Patreon, in addition to PayPal, if you wish.
• A shortcut to toggle brightness has been added, Ctrl+B
• Added lots of backend work required to support map marker images. This is documented under Developer_Guides/IconExtraction.md

1.5.0.1 - Bug fix patch

• Fixes a bug where the UI layout would break if high DPI scaling was used
• Fixes a bug which caused random zooming when panning or zooming the map
• Slightly optimizes the UI for lower resolutions, allowing scroll bars to appear less often
• Corrects some minor typos and message texts
• Updates database to the latest technology version