it's chess, it's less with more, it's war except in its miniature

Gameplay Changes

• chess changes

  • chess is now "easier", finally
  • new chess game mode - random chess where the pieces are randomized (like really bad chess)
  • new practice mode - moves can be undone
  • ruleset can be customized now, between casual (stalemates are not always draws) and traditional
  • pawns can now be promoted to any piece instead of just queens
  • chess dialogue changed entirely

• the Enhanced Idle submod has been merged into official MAS

• changes to holding Monika

  • falling asleep is randomized
  • Monika's hold request has a higher chance to appear after longer periods of no holding

• added more/cleaned up quips in the Talk and Play menus

• pong dialogue changed

• added left/right smug eyes

• added notification when Monika asks for more consumables

• made singleton crashes easier to understand

Topic Changes

Additions

• 3 new songs
• 1 new brb
• 1 new compliment
• 1 new mood
• 1 new window reaction
• monika_aliens
• monika_boardgames_history
• monika_curse_words
• monika_foundation
• monika_information_age
• monika_know_its_you
• monika_mc_is_gone
• monika_nature

Changes

• 2, 3 year anniversaries changed
• player appearance topic changed to handle hetereochromia
• generic brb now has a menu for more specific options
• twitter topic changed
• monika_eating_meat
• greeting_back_from_school

Spritepack Changes

Additions

• Green Dress by @Olliesama
• Rest Here Shirt by @Olliesama
• Put on a Happy Face Shirt by @Olliesama
• Tank Top by @Olliesama

Fixes

• typofixes

• fixed idle sprites so they are now smoother and less jumpy in transitions

• fixed topics not being properly random'd

• fixed ILY2 not working from a new story

• somewhat fixed memory leaks with PauseDisplayable

• fixed miscalulations when calculating anniversaries

• fixed mug appearing when returning Monika to the spaceroom

• fixed NYE dates being accounted for incorrectly

• fixed calendar being clickable in the Load Game tab

• fixed dialogue box not hiding when transitioning to empty desk

• fixed Mac logs not having version in them

• fixed crashes from undefined insert sort function

API Changes

• All newly created datetimes should be in UTC going forward - new APIs for UTC management: #6909
• the window react APIs have been moved to another file as well as a ton of other changes. See #6873
• version update script notation changed (#6913). This also means we now support running update scripts in unstable builds.
• new chess displayable that can be used to teach chess - see #6163
• Monika's idle sprite is now a special displayable, see #6634
• added a generic low affection brb callback label (mas_brb_generic_low_aff_callback)
• mas_showEVL now overrides and sets the derandom database when derandoming a topic
• BackgroundChangeInfo now has a __repr__ definition
• calendar's font is now in a var (easier to change for translations) MASCalendar.NOTE_FONT
• stories now has a more structured system, see #6639
• added PauseDisplayableWithEvents - PauseDisplayable but with support for events during the pause. See #6238
• CI changed to Github Actions