This is AGS 4.0 Early Alpha 11.
Contains fixes from 3.6.1 Patch 3 (except ones related to backwards compatibility).
Other changes:
Editor:
- Added "Watch Variables" panel which lets to watch values of the selected script variables while running the game. This feature is working only if game is built in Debug mode.
- Support importing 1-bit (monochrome) and 4-bit images as sprites, room backgrounds and masks (converted to 8-bit).
- Ensure that Editor exports room backgrounds in their actual color depth.
- Improved scrolling of drop-down lists in the Room's navigation bar: made scroll buttons larger, and support mouse wheel.
- Fixed breakpoints not working in room scripts.
Script API:
- Added Pathfinder struct, which lets to search walkable paths in certain two-dimensional "space", and returns them as an array of Points.
- Added Room.PathFinder property that returns a Pathfinder object, searching paths over this room's walkable areas.
- Added Character.MovePath() and WalkPath(), which makes character to move along an arbitrary list of coordinates, and Character.GetPath() that returns current character's walking path.
- Added Object.MovePath() and Object.GetPath() functions, that work similar to Character's.
- Added GUI.ScaleX and ScaleY properties, GUI.SetScale() function.
- Added GUI.GUIToScreenPoint() and GUI.ScreenToGUIPoint() functions.
- Added Speech.SpeakingCharacter that returns currently speaking character (for blocking speech).
Engine:
- Ensure that Character.Speaking returns true even if character has no speech view.
- DynamicSprite.CreateFromFile() may now load 1-bit and 4-bit bitmaps, converting to 8-bit.
- Fixed VideoPlayer's looping mode not working.
Engine Plugin API:
- Added IAGSEngine.Log(), which lets plugins to print using engine's log system.