Impromptu release due to a critical issue for non-English players.

Highlights…

• Map Fix another more rare map script error.
• Book Fix unsupported language error at startup.
• Pause Add interface sound for pausing and use the same sound for cancelling.
• File Add a fifth save slot.
• File Verify save data some more to prevent some impossible numbers being loaded.
• File Allow deleting of corrupted slots.
• Score Swap negative total amount for negative count on deductions.
• Game Optimisations and bug fixes.
• Engine Many optimisations and bug fixes.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

Impromptu release due to various critical issues.

• Game Allow grab and drop with keys when busy consistent with menus and AI.
• Game Fix script error when digger phased by a teleporting enemy.
• Shop Set correct price for TNT Map which is 215 credits.
• Map Fix script error on map screen when pressing the return key before a hovering over a zone for the first time.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• Engine Fix error with trying to load old Lua code binaries (critical hotfix).
• General Now using Lua 5.5 so some modifications and improvements were made.
• Book Missing shadow graphic in lobby.
• Book English spelling and grammar changes.
• Bank Fix available gems to sell changing quickly.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• MacOS Don't override already set default locale at start-up. (hotfix Mhatxotic/Engine@dca99ba).
• App Reduce minimum required VRAM to 4MB.
• Game Reset action timer when phasing.
• Game Allow dug window and skull tiles for train track and lift deployment.
• Game Fix script error with fish above water.
• Game Fix explosives spawning its own explosion.
• Game Fix status indicator above object overlapping the HUD.
• Game Diggers will now pickup items and drop items whatever job they're doing as long as they're not busy.
• Game Gems can no longer be picked up whilst they are spawning and reduce gem spawn time.
• Game Decreased chance for AI to purchase an item based on intelligence.
• Game Slightly increase chance of Habbish to pray (rest).
• Game Slightly increase chance to critical strike whilst fighting.
• Game Allow diggable horizontal tiles from opposite direction.
• Game Fix AI that might sometimes wander infinitely.
• Game Fix Zombie ‘wiggle’ from original game when target moving slower.
• Game Allow AI Diggers to buy things when they don't have inventory.
• Game Fix a few decorative tiles in Klarsh.
• Game Rename Alien to Mutant.
• Setup Change volume granularity to 1% (in|de)crements.
• Setup Move cursor to a non-hotspot area during initial setup.
• Setup New setup music celebrating the DOS version of Diggers.
• Shop Use Zog currency display.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• AI Fish can now swim up and down.
• AI Gradually lose HP in gestation which could kill the Digger before completion.
• AI Greatly improved Digger jumping and avoiding danger based on intelligence.
• AI Habbish can rest and pray at low health.
• AI Stegosaurus will sometimes stop to eat.
• Audio Make fighting sounds variable in pitch.
• Audio Softer triangle wave 65hz digger warning sound.
• Engine Fix script error with texture scale support.
• Engine Reset game window position via setup reset button.
• Level Change various tiles and objects.
• Localisation Add Italian it book which is a direct OCR of the Amiga CD32 version IFF images of the Italian book. Please give feedback if there are any errors which there were a great deal in the original version. I'm not Italian and I tried my best to get all the diacritics correct. Aggiunta la localizzazione del libro in italiano, che è un OCR diretto delle immagini IFF della versione Amiga CD32 del libro italiano. Si prega di fornire un feedback se ci sono errori che c'erano molto nella versione originale. Non sono italiana e ho fatto del mio meglio per ottenere tutti i segni diacritici corretti.
• Localisation Some more English en, German de and French fr book tweaks.
• Logic Fix lingering elevator issues. They can also be destroyed and rebuilt properly.
• Logic Fix win limit and capital‑carried calculation.
• Logic Improve explosion behaviour.
• Logic Improved falling damage.
• Logic Use stamina value to heal in trade-centre.
• Music New lobby music by Nugem B. Thank you for giving me permission to use it!
• UI Accelerating TNT map (minimap) update time to 1 second due to optimisations.
• UI Add Zog symbol to HUD.
• UI Add animated health bar loss and floating damage numbers.
• UI Centre on objects properly when switching to them.
• UI Click status‑bar inventory to drop them.
• UI Don’t play right‑click error sound.
• UI Fix (recoverable) script error when clicking on the book in-game.
• UI In‑zone book shows that it is selected and add additional keybind to toggle book off in-game.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• Localisation Add German book localisation which is a direct OCR of the Amiga CD32 version IFF images of the German book. Please give feedback if there are any errors. I'm not German and I tried my best to get all the diacritics correct. Die deutsche Lokalisierung des Buches wurde durch direkte OCR der IFF-Bilder der Amiga CD32-Version erstellt. Bitte informieren Sie mich über etwaige Fehler. Ich bin kein Deutscher und habe mein Bestes getan, um alle diakritischen Zeichen zu korrigieren.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

About this release…

These are old versions of Diggers originally stored in the Engine releases page and moved here. Click here to go to the latest version of this game. The format of each filename is Diggers-YYMMrRR-OS-ARCH.7z…

• YY = Year of compilation (23 to 25).
• MM = Month of compilation (01 to 12).
• RR = Revision number (29 to 48).
• OS = Operating system…
  • Windows = Windows XP or later.
  • Ubuntu = Ubuntu 24.04 or later.
  • MacOS = MacOS 10.15 (X64) or later and 11.00 (ARM64) or later.
• ARCH = Architecture…
  • Universal = Generic X64 and ARM64 (M1).
  • X64 = Generic 64-bit target.
  • X86 = Generic 32-bit target.

Highlights…

• Localisation Add French book localisation which is a direct OCR of the Amiga CD32 version IFF images of the French book. Please give feedback if there are any errors. I'm not French and I tried my best to get all the diacritics correct. Ajoutez la localisation du livre français, obtenue par OCR directe des images au format IFF de la version Amiga CD32. N'hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires en cas d'erreur. Je ne suis pas français et j'ai fait de mon mieux pour corriger tous les signes diacritiques.
• Localisation Add cvar gam_lang which takes a two letter language. Leaving it empty uses the system detected language. Setting an unsupported code selects en automatically. Current valid values are en and fr. de and it are work-in-progress (https://github.com/Mhatxotic/Diggers/issues/3).
• Engine Various important fixes and optimisations. See the engine change log for more details.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• Diggers Set default POINT filtering.
• Diggers Fix check for control modifier in key bindings.
• X11 Fix graphical corruption in Windowed mode.
• X11 Diggers confirmed compatible with the latest Linux Mint.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.

Highlights…

• Diggers Expand the game fog further out.
• Diggers Make fog slightly transparent.
• Diggers Centre viewport on diggers properly.
• Wayland Fixed ALT+ENTER sometimes not working.
• Wayland Fixed graphical corruption at start-up.
• X11 Exclude Wayland limitations.

More information…

• Engine changelog.
• Using the binaries.
• Modding the game.
• Full documentation.