• This version updates CBT to the current version of GameMaker
  Doing so fixes the infamous "game running at wrong framerate" bug.
  
• I also updated both the Steamworks integration and shared bits of netcode, which might have some minor positive effects on the online experience.
  
• There is now a DRM-free[yellowafterlife.itch.io] version of CBT for those who wanted to play the mod over LAN.
  (you can also switch between Steam and UDP networking on the blue menu)

• Fixed a handful of crashes related to out-of-bounds animation frame data access in draw events (slimes, jelly boss, etc.)
  
• Fixed a mystery crash in has_mouse_control.
  
• The game now shows a message box instead of crashing outright if language JSON is malformed.

• I rewrote FAQ+manual to be a separate little page since Google Docs links are no longer allowed.

I think that's all!

Since the netcode update, a few people reported gradual connection quality degradation, which I was able to narrow down to a logic anomaly related to packet loss. This update fixes that, along with a few more tweaks for the system.

Most importantly, this updates the shared bits of netcode - for example, if your connection is a little spotty (packet loss), the game should now hold up much better. There are also other minor improvements and fixes (e.g. timing out if a person dropped out of lobby).

On other notes:

• Fixed a crash with arena buy-confirm panel when using Japanese locale
  
• You can now open inventory during arena mode. Mostly for staring at your stats, but do what you may.

- Fixed a crash when starting with both `/startmode quick` and experimental weapons, for real this time. Turns out it was a GM bug[bugs.yoyogames.com].
- Fixed a crash when upgrading a Tomlock while using a language where Tomlock name does not have 2 spaces in it.
- Fixed some items missing from generation pools.

- Fixed arena pack cards not fading out as they fly out of screen
- Fixed a few challenges missing icons
- Fixed Custom Mode traits persisting when disabling Custom Mode
- Fixed a crash when starting with experimental weapons not at level 1 (such as via /startmode quick)

• Fixed a hard crash when opening a card pack
  
• Fixed a hard crash when getting a card with Deck Builder
  
• Fixed a crash when entering a custom mode name
  
• Fixed a crash with spear trap gauntlet
  
• Fixed a crash on saving settings
  
• Reverted to GM runtime 2.2.2.326 in hopes of it helping something (probably won't)

So, you might be wondering "What's up? How are things that worked before broken all of sudden?". Well, turns out that the game is very allergic to the current versions of GameMaker. And then version that I used for r57 just doesn't want to compile the game. Is it DRM? Is my computer cursed? There's no way to tell, it's just "Permission Error: Unable to obtain permission to execute". Love working on videogames, no day is the same.

This very specifically fixes the various "unable to convert string" crashes.

This update brings CBT up to date with Definitive Edition update. This is not very thoroughly tested (to be more specific: I did two full runs with someone and then tried spawning a bunch of new items to make sure they don't crash the game), so there might be bugs. Though, I'm sure, everyone would rather encounter bugs than wait. If you would rather wait, r57 is available on "previous" branch.

Known issues:
- Custom hats don't seem to work at all. In a way almost convenient, as I will definitely have to do some work for them to not cause other issues in networked games.
- Doing `/q give item <name>` crashes the game, do `/q give item <name> 1` for now (will be fixed in r60).

What's next for CBT?
Glad that you asked! No idea, actually. If you remember reading my announcement post[yal.cc], you might remember that the primary issue was that CBT failed to attract much press attention and remained in relative obscurity. Over 8 months that situation improved slightly, although the amount of free time I can dedicate to personal projects remains to be best described with "oh no".

At the very least I'm going to fix whatever bugs that pop up from this update and then make some minor changes to netcode so that the game is less choppy if your connection is constantly dropping packets.

Thanks for reading!

• Fixed "heal before bosses" modifier crashing the game in CBT.
  
• Fixed a bunch of localization tags not applying correctly in CBT.
  
• Common CBT strings can now be translated.
  This covers CBT menu, the few CBT-specific option menu items, and help lines for chat commands and their arguments - see tags starting with "cbt/"
  
• Fixed cosmetics remaining unlocked even if you’ve reset your progress.
  
• General updates to localization to match base game changes

Fixes from the base game:

• Fixed a rare crash due to level trying to draw during level generation
  
• Fixed getting a stat boost from first soul with scythe (only seen in CBT r56?)