====== Free Enterprise 5.0 Alpha Changelog ======

===== v5.0.0-a.2 (September 17 2025) =====
==== New Flags ====
  * Added objective ''quest_kaipoinn''.
  * ''quest_burnmist'' is no longer in the tough quest list.
  * Added objective rewards: ''somadrop'', ''random'', ''item'', and various specific item tier ranges.
    * ''random'' gives a 80% chance of a random tier 6-8 item, a 10% chance of a character, and a 10% chance of the superweapon.
      * These weights and tiers will likely be adjusted in a future update.
    * ''item'' gives a non-key item using tier weights based on the ''T'' flag setting. Currently equivalent to a "zonk" from a Gated Quest.
    * All random item rewards respect ''Tplayable'' and ''-noadamants''.
  * Added ''Kunweighted'', which causes all key item checks to be weighted equally.
    * This is equivalent to the fork flag by ScytheMarshall.
  * Added ''Cpartner:*'' flags, which can specify:
    * Any individual character
    * ''any'', which, like ''Cstart:any'', gives any of the 12 characters regardless of ''Cno:'' or ''Conly:''.
    * ''relaxed'', which allows restricted characters, but does not force a character reward on ''Kchar''.
    * ''char'', which forces the partner reward to be a character even if ''Kchar'' is enabled.
    * ''kicheck'', which replaces the partner with a key item check, even if ''Kchar'' is not enabled.
  * Added ''Bmaybe'', which allows up to two of each boss.
  * Added ''Bno:*'' to exclude specific bosses.
    * Up to 34 bosses can be excluded.
    * Excluded bosses will be replaced with duplicates of allowed bosses.
    * On ''Bstandard'' and ''Bmaybe'', the number of duplicates of any given boss will be minimized. i.e., there will not be three instances of a boss unless there are at least two instances of every other boss in the seed.
  * Added ''Bwhichbez'' and ''Bwhybez''.
    * These are based on the fork flags by sgrunt, though the spell lists differ slightly.
  * Added ''Xkicheckbonus:*'' and ''Xzonkbonus:*''flags, which give an experience bonus for each key item check and each zonk (a key item check that doesn't give a key item or character reward).
    * The starting item and starting partner checks do not count towards these bonuses.
    * Based on the fork flags by Galeswift and ScytheMarshall.
  * Added ''Xmaxmulti:*'' flags, which can add a cap for the experience multiplier.
    * The cap can be set at or below 100%, which means experience will be reduced and bonuses will have no effect.
  * Added ''Xbonuses:mul''. By default in 5.0.0-a.2, bonuses of different types are added together. This flag will set them to be multiplied instead.
    * The low-level boost (slingshot) still always gives twice the experience the other characters get.
  * Added ''Xobjbonus:33''.

==== Flag Changes ====
  * Changed ''Xobjbonus'' behavior to be more intuitive.
    * Previously it summed up all of the distinct "normal" objectives, and omitted "do X objectives from group Y" tasks. Objectives that were used in multiple groups were only counted once.
    * Now it sums the total number of completed tasks in each group, including "do X from group Y".

==== Gameplay Changes ====
  * The experience multiplier is now shown when experience is received from battle.
  * Added a visual indicator for critical hits that does not require Flash Effects to be enabled.
    * Uses a yellow color for the damage text, with some slight color cycling.
  * Ethers and Elixirs now sell for the normal amount, rather than 1 GP.
  * The Zeromus sprite details can be viewed after completing the game by talking to an NPC in Toroia Hospital.
    * Note that currently most Zeromus sprites do not have any metadata beyond a name.
  * Zeromus can be fought after completing the game by talking to an NPC in Toroia Hospital.

==== Website ====
  * Added a flagset preset: "Sample Standard", which is an example of a possible "standard" tournament/ladder flagset in 5.0.
  * Updated some of the existing 5.0 sample flagsets to use new flags.

==== Fixes and Improvements ====
  * Updated the Zeromus sprite and harp song pools (610 sprites, 598 songs).
  * Updated the Key Item Tracker menu to show the ''do_X:'' threshold for key items obtained from objectives.
  * Fixed most of the rounding errors in experience bonus calculations.
  * Greatly improved performance of experience bonus calculations. (Thanks ScytheMarshall for helping with the math!)
  * Added more ''Bwhichburn'' options, which were accidentally omitted from 5.0.0-a.1.
  * Fixed a bug with Paladin Cecil and Adult Rydia getting starting weapons on ''-wacky:fistfight''.
  * Fixed a bug where the music stopped after receiving an objective reward from a MIAB.
  * Fixed several bugs where the music stopped after receiving an objective reward from various cutscenes.
  * Fixed a bug where the Mist cutscene battle sometimes showed Rydia instead of a treasure chest when the reward was an item.
  * Fixed a bug where the Mist character's fashion palette was not correct in the cutscene battle.
  * Fixed the in-game item description for UniHorn.
  * Fixed a bug where invincible monsters can be killed by their own reflected spells.
  * Various auto-tracking fixes and improvements.

===== v5.0.0-a.1 (May 31 2025) =====
  * Initial alpha release. Full changelog coming eventually.