It came on very fast, but regex is powerful. The changes are not just cosmetic but fundamentally change how one interacts with the game. Preceding play testing with the new words instead of letters helped on boarding of new players and in game communications.
Type B and C and D and E were easily confused between each other. Fling and Shoot and Flotto are not confused between each other.
Moving from Mental and Physical Strength the Mind and Strength has also decreased confusion. This change is also a another step away from the Metamorphosis Alpha and Gamma World (1978) roots.
Following changes for 7.1
- Type A -> Strike Attack
- Type B -> Fling Attack
- Type C -> Shoot Attack
- Type D and E -> Sotto Attack
- Type F -> Flotto Attack
- Type G -> Area
- Grenade (Fling no Force Bonus)
- Aerosol (Shoot)
- Armour Rating -> Defence Rating
- AR -> DEF
- Hit Points rationalized
- HPT -> HPS
- HPS Max -> HPM
- Mental Strength -> Mind
- MSTR -> MND
- Physical Strength -> Strength
- PSTR -> STR
- Mental Mutation -> Psionic Mutation
- Physical Mutation -> Phenomic Mutation