1.7.0

This is the final release of "A New Order" for the BfW 1.16 add-on server! Future releases will target 1.18 and up instead!

What's Changed:

• Delegate responsibility for maintaining certain files more granularly
• Link to additional funding options
• Add some GitHub Actions workflows, to automatically check code quality
• Keep certain maintainer-specific parts of the repository up-to-date with Dependabot
• New portraits, including ones for the Brigand and Outlaw Raider, along with some additional notes for artists
• Download size improved by lossless compression of images
• Additional notes for translators and other potential contributors
• Validator fixes
• Additional optional advancements are now enabled
• Additional disclaimer about mature content added
• New macros for wrapping dialogue messages
• Beginnings of code for "support conversations" between the hero characters (not actually accessible in-game yet)
• Beginnings of code to track player luck (not used yet)
• Rob Roe now has a death message when he's on the player's side
• Better handling of code regarding Kyobaine
• Gawen's allies remember that they're not supposed to call him "Gawen" more often
• Raedwood East is now enabled for regular gameplay
• Objectives should now do a better job of specifying gold carryover
• See README_egallager_mods.txt for scenario-specific changes

Pull Requests merged:

• Create CONTRIBUTING.md by @cooljeanius in #130
• (a bunch of Dependabot PRs; I don't think it makes sense to list them all individually)
• "Fixed" Reme rescue trigger on Bontom by @Toranks in #131 (note: may also have broken it in other ways...)
• Fix a bug that prevents an event at the recruitment of Kyobaine. by @oo13 in #134
• Fix invalid [kill] and Reumario joining on 09 Hired Swords by @Toranks in #133
• Update cs.po by @MultiSeptim and @celerini in #137
• Add new Brigand portrait by OneHourLate/Mells/ohlyf (submitted by @cooljeanius) in #138
• update .po files from the template and update stats by @celerini in #139
• Update cs.po by @MultiSeptim and @celerini in #141
• Add additional funding method by @cooljeanius in #140
• New Outlaw Raider portrait by OneHourLate/Mells/ohlyf, and a few other miscellaneous things by @cooljeanius in #142
• update .po files from the template and update stats by @celerini in #143
• add new Young Saurian portrait by AlysaaArt (submitted by @cooljeanius, currently unused) in #145
• Czech translation update from @MultiSeptim, verified (celerini/wesnoth-cs#264), update of stats by @celerini in #152
• Sync with my other repo (Dec. 2023) by @cooljeanius in #159
• Copy over changes from other repo (mostly a continuation of validator fixes) by @cooljeanius in #163
• Update russian translation by @alxrem in #176
• another sync of changes from my other repo, including an updated Medic frankenportrait from @DuncanusDillius, by @cooljeanius in #171
• Fixes for issues targeted for Milestone 1.7.0 by @cooljeanius in #194
• final revbumps for 1.7.0 release by @cooljeanius in #211

Issues resolved since previous release

• #23 (Reme's warning not to get too attached to clansmen: get variation for the clansman being loyal to work) (again)
• #32 (Scenario 10 "Siege of Haeltin" minor nits)
• #118 (Enable optional advancements?)
• #129 (Enable Raedwood East for regular gameplay)
• #144 (Additional MSG_ macros)
• #150 (Kyobaine easter egg: Need to check for presence of Lorin/Karen before including them in dialogue)
• #179 (idea - Lorin melee change) by @ForestDragon-wesnoth
• #182 (In Outlaw Base Ruvio calling Gawen "Gawen".) by @alxrem
• #187 (Lorin's phrase about bridges in Orannon) by @alxrem
• #199 (Rob Roe should have a death message when you control him)

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #149
• @alxrem made their first contribution in #176

Additional authors:

• @nemaara

Full Changelog: 1.6.0...1.7.0