Patch Note 0.210 — Pathogenesis: Overcome Steam update #253715

Overview. This is an interim technical update. We've done a lot of work on refactoring the NPC creation system, cleaned up all the unnecessary stuff and made the main systems much easier. Along the way we added new mechanics, improved existing ones, fixed a lot of old bugs and added new ones. More Details. Characters in the game are complex creatures, which at the time of generation are assembled from a variety of different modules: body, skin, head, hair, clothing, shoes, accessories, equipment, weapons, condition. All these data arrays need to be processed quickly when creating a character and calculated on the fly during further play. This is what the NPC creation system does. And of course all this complex bunch requires a lot of resources. So the task of refactoring was very important - the more we make the basic system lighter, the more resources will be available for the artificia...