No, this is not the last update. That'll happen next April

Gameplay Changes

• Added a sunrise/sunset filter. Each is a 30 minute duration after/before the sunrise/sunset time

• Backgrounds and weather no longer change upon a restart if you specifically selected a static background/weather

• Background selector topic now unlocks automatically if additional backgrounds have been added

• Better tear sprites (from @Professor-JMO)

• Added song analysis framework, which provides a way to setup a topic that can discuss a song

• Random song selection now prioritizes unseen songs

• Consumables can now have a maximum stock

• Tip-of-the-day topics now unlock on a day change instead of XP

• Text input screens now have a "Nevermind" button instead of requiring you to type "Nevermind"

• Bad/awkward player names are no longer allowed in the initial name input screen or when importing DDLC data

• There is now a set pool of pool topics that are unlocked by default, which helps reduce the lack of interactivity experienced by new players.

• Pool unlocks per level have been increased to 5. This is retroactively applied to all users who started with the XP system introduced in 0.11.2.

• Gender selection/preferred name selection topics now appear after a certain amount of time instead of being dependent on XP

• Added transgender options to gender selection topics

• Added additional in-game explanations regarding replenishing consumables

• Scrollbars in all menus no longer save position when closed

• Window reactions now work on Linux. Requires xdotool

• UI hiding (right-click/window hiding) is now disabled in timed-text events

• All surprise files (and imsorry text files) now appear in the characters/ folder instead of the base directory

• Added missing affection paths for BRB topics

• Songs no longer auto derandom

• Weather topics are now locked if the background does not support weather

• Submods screen now shows submod info even if it does not have a settings pane

• Submods now require author and name to be valid as a label name

Topic Changes

Additions

• monika_architecture
• monika_being_herself
• monika_dying_same_day
• monika_fear
• monika_isekai
• monika_language_nuances
• monika_movie_adaptations
• monika_naps
• monika_scuba_diving
• monika_striped_pajamas
• monika_using_pcs_healthily
• monika_wabi_sabi
• 5 new BRBs:
  • homework
  • working on something
  • napping
  • exercise/workout
  • coding
• 4 new fun facts
• 6 new songs
• 1 new greeting

Changes

• monika_festival - added ILY response
• monika_kiss - added additional paths for kissing multiple times in a row
• monika_smoking - added extra dialogue for players who quit smoking
• monika_trolley - general rewrite

Spritepack Changes

• Short Hairs by Echo - minor edits to the front hair layers

Fixes

• typofixes

• Fixed infinite loop errors

• Fixed arbitrary data loss when time traveling or changing time zones

• Fixed ILY getting stuck after time traveling

• Fixed crashes resulting from undo action rule checks

• Fixed crash when generating shopping list for consumables

• Fixed consumables getting stuck because their prep-finished event gets lost

• Fixed seasonal prog points not running when a user changes hemispheres. This also fixes islands greeting not unlocking.

• Fixed submods screen only appearing if a submod with a settings pane is installed

• Fixed song restarting when the introduction finishes

• Fixed main menu being able to break the game in certain ways

• Fixed crash when logging an error in docking station

• Fixed XP to next level being way too big after a time travel

• Fixed open door greeting overriding the restart greeting

• Fixed crashing in games causing infinite dialogue loops after restarting

• Fixed opendoor greeting not having correct filter

• Fixed monika_kiss not unlocking after your first kiss

• Fixed index error crash with consumables

• Fixed crash in spritepack gift reactions

API Changes

• Backgrounds, weather, and filters all have huge changes. If you create custom backgrounds, you will need to update them. See #5762 for more info.
• flags property on Event is now used to temporarily hide events from various gameplay elements. See #5762 for more info.
• mas_input - input function that shows the Nevermind button. Use this instead of renpy.input
• conditionals used in greetings are now evaluated in the global store
• MASFormatter - custom formatter class that overrides renpy's formatter. This is allows for additional functionality with dialogue substitution. See #5816 for more info.
• random farewells are now selected like greetings
• MASProbabilityRule - new event rule which can be used to increase choice weighting in a way that does not use direct percentage chance. See #5852 for more info.
• mas_check_scrollable_menu - new scrollable menu that supports toggle button mechanics. Great for allowing a user to multi-select a bunch of options.
• all scrollable menus now support widths less than 560px
• play_song - added if_changed param. See #5826 for more info.
• generalized bookmarks/derandom frameworks. See #5619 for more info
• mas_hotkeys.no_window_hiding - global that controls if window hiding is allowed
• added shields for timed text
• added dialogue descriptor properties to Consumables. See #5740 for more info.
• is_file_present moved to mas_utils
• added additional logging for Monika file creation and removal
• added XP data to dump logs

Special Thanks

• @Professor-JMO - tear sprites