More Captures and Counter Removal

🔄 Check updates

• Added more places to capture items.
  • Tubba Blubba's Castle
    • Item on the table before 2F access
  • Shy Guy's Toybox
    • Peach's choice items, viewable in the Kammy Koopa cutscene
  • Mt. Lavalava
    • Item on top of the bricks in the central cavern
  • Koopa Region
    • Item across water below first bridge
    • Item on stump behind Kooper's house
    • Item on top of bricks on the path to Koopa Bros. Fortress
  • Dry Dry Desert
    • Item on bricks in cell R5C6
  • Gusty Gulch
    • Item on rock on path to Tubba Blubba's Castle
  • Flower Fields
    • Rosie's item, which is shown to Mario during/after her first dialogue
    • Item on the ledge above the Bubble Flower
  • Boo's Mansion
    • Mansion shop is viewable before completing Bow's quest
• Flower Fields
  • The check for shaking Petunia's tree now clears in one click.

🔧 Check Fixes

• Shooting Star Summit
  • Panel and freestanding item at the summit is now visible on the tracker.
  • Name of check behind Summit now standardized to "on ground".
• Mt. Rugged
  • Allow Parakarry to access the item on the first ledge in IWA_01.
  • Add missing ledge check in IWA_03.
• Dry Dry Desert
  • Fixes typos in short_name of R2C5 checks.
• Tubba Blubba's Castle
  • Now accessible with Lakilester OR Bow, not Lakilester AND Bow.
• Shy Guy's Toybox
  • Green Station west chest after Peach's Choice is now visible on the tracker.
• Flower Fields
  • Add Star Piece image to panel check in FLO_25.
  • Require Lakilester to progress past the NE elevator room.

🔄 Logic updates

• Chapter 2
  • Removes dependency on flag_bombed_train_rock for Mt. Rugged and beyond, it adds no value and hides checks.
  • The location for bombing the rock is still visible, but has no bearing on the tracker's logic.
• Boo's Mansion
  • Detached flag_attached_weight from checks past the chandelier, it adds no value and hides checks.
  • The location for attaching the weight is still visible, but has no bearing on the tracker's logic.

🔧 Logic Fixes

• Open Whale now correctly allows players to Jade Jungle without needing Watt.
  • When playing with Open Whale, the Fuzzipede check is not visible.

🔄 Layout updates

• The "Counters" header and grids have been removed.
  • Cheato quizzes answered and Rip Cheato deals purchased have been removed.
  • The Star Pieces counter has been moved next to the Ultra Stone.

📰 Documentation

• Updates the README with information on the tracker's settings and what each icon means.

🧹 Chores

• Removes unused function fast_bowser_skipped_checks, this is handled by the Fast Bowser setting.

Chapter 8 Checks and Bugfixes

➕ Checks and logic for

• Toad Town
  • Added missing mailbag turn-in.
• Chapter 8
  • Bowser's Castle

🔄 Check updates

• Moved shops to be children of their parent dungeon.
  • Allows access rules of the parent dungeon to be applied to the shops.
  • No user facing changes.
• Boo's Mansion
  • Removed duplicate panel check.
• Jade Jungle
  • Trees along the long beach no longer clear as a group.

🔧 Check Fixes

• Toad Town
  • Removes a non-existent check in MAC_05.
• Toad Town Tunnels
  • Standardized B3 ? block coinsanity checks.
• Pleasant Path
  • Standardizes the name of a ground item check.
• Koopa Village
  • Added missing Kolorado Artifact turn-in.
• Dry Dry Desert
  • Corrected grid location in names of two checks.
• Dry Dry Ruins
  • 3rd sand drain pit item can now be collected by draining the sand.
• Tubba Blubba's Castle
  • Spike room now requires two keys and Bow or Lakilester.
• Shy Guy's Toybox
  • Removes Star Piece icon from check that's not a panel.
  • CHanges capture on 3rd Peach's choice check to nothing since it can be viewed in the cutscene.
• Jade Jungle
  • Access rules now check correctly for either warp 3 or can_ride_whale().
  • Removes a non-existent check in JAN_04.
  • Standardizes the name of a ground item check.
• Crystal Palace
  • Added Ultra Boots as required for two ? blocks past the second mirror gap.

🔄 Item updates

• Goombario is now collected by default.

🔄 Logic updates

• Blue House can now be opened from the outside.
• Toad Town Tunnels
  • Location based access rules are now applied correctly in B2.
• Mt. Rugged
  • Now requires Parakarry for the ring of coins in IWA_03.
• Dry Dry Desert
  • Removes flag_raised_ruins, it adds no value and disguises multiple checks behind one.
• Boo's Mansion
  • Mansion Shop now correctly checks for the weight.
  • Now requires Parakarry to cross the library shelf gap.
• Gusty Gulch
  • Now requires Parakarry for the ? Blocks in ARN_04
• Tubba Blubba's Castle
  • Now requires Parakarry to access.
• Shy Guy's Toybox
  • Require pulling the pink lever for checks past the Pink Station.
• Jade Jungle
  • Groups checks accessible after saving the Yoshi kids into a location.

🔄 Layout updates

• Added extended items only tracker
  • For players that don't need an entire map, but want to track most key items.
  • The default map tracker's broadcast view has been updated to use the extended items only tracker.
• Added Bowser's castle key to the keys grid.

🔄 Script updates

• New: can_hit_ground_blocks()
  • Ground blocks can be activated with a hammer, super boots, Kooper, or Bombette.
  • Simplifies the access rules for all ground blocks.
• Updated: can_access_blue_house()
  • Now checks for having the Odd Key vs the flag.

🔧 Setting fixes

• Removed cross from Yoshi Village start setting icon.

🧹 Chores

• Fixes name of __regionID for Tubba Blubba's Castle.

Chapter 7 Checks and Flag Refactoring

➕ Checks and logic for

• Chapter 7
  • Shiver Mountain
  • Crystal Palace

🔄 Check updates

• Flag Refactoring - Chapters 2, 4, and 5
  • Removed and updated unnecessary flags.
    • NOK_14: building the bridge with Kooper
    • OMO_08: solving the color box puzzle
    • JAN_06: moving the raven statue
  • These flags added no additional logic to the tracker.
  • They added more player effort by requiring extra clicks.
  • They disguised multiple checks behind one, making it seem like there are less checks available than in actuality.
• Jade Jungle
  • Changed access_rules of checks after moving the raven statue to reference a location instead of explicit codes.

🔧 Check Fixes

• Dry Dry Outpost
  • Added image for Moustafa.

🔄 Script updates

• New partner() script
  • Checks if Always Active Partners is enabled before checking if the partner has been collected.
  • Simplifies access_rules for Always Active Partners.
  • access_rules should be a bit more readable across the pack.

📰 Documentation

• CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Advises contributors that the guide assumes you have a working git install.
  • Provides links to install git and Github's Git Guides.
  • Adds context around 72 character line wrapping in commit message example.

🧹 Chores

• Add debug overlay images for testing progressive items that use a placeholder image for multiple steps.

Item Capture and Required Items Overhaul

🔄 Check updates

• Jade Jungle
  • Save Yoshi Kids Gift now checks correct flags for accessibility.

🔄 Layout updates

• Item Capture - Simplifies item capture popup by:
  • Removing star sprites (not randomized)
  • Swapping the Warehouse Key with a generic "Unknown Key" (players can't tell which key is actually behind a capturable check that uses the generic key sprite)
• Refactors required item section in the sidebar of the map tracker. This brings it in line with the items only tracker, which flows better at the expense of vertical space.
• Settings popup
  • Adds Partners Always Active button to World Settings.
  • Breaks the World Settings tab into two lines: top line is for general world settings, the second line is for the open chapter/area settings.
• compact_right_item_grid: corrected item_margin's value, int -> string.
• Cleaned up unused grids from the layouts.

Chapter 6 Checks

➕ Checks and logic for

• Chapter 6
  • Flower Fields
  • Cloudy Climb

➕ Support for

• Open Flower Gate

🔄 Check updates

• Peach's Castle Grounds
  • Added: Hijacked Peach's Castle Entrance - Hidden ? Block
• Toad Town
  • Updates Flower Gate flag name and codes to align with other flags.

📰 Documentation

• CONTRIBUTING.md: Clarifies commit header and updates scopes.

🧹 Chores

• semantic.json: Standardizes scopes

Chapter 5 checks

➕ Checks and logic for

• Chapter 5
  • Jade Jungle
  • Yoshi Village
  • Mt. Lavalava

📰 Documentation

• Adds a CONTRIBUTING.md file to help people new to contributing.

🧹 Chores

• Sets up repo Infrastructure as Code with .github/settings.yml.
• Sets up Semantic commit messages with .github/semantic.yml.
• Adds an .editorconfig file to standardize formatting. (mostly helps Github Web UI users)

Condensing Layout pt1 and Bugfixes

➕ Additional support for

• Partner abilities being always active.

🔄 Check updates

• Toad Town Tunnels
  • Chapter 5 warp check now toggles correct tracker flag.
• Koopa Village
  • Short name for shop items now displays correctly.
• Mt. Rugged
  • Adds logic for turning in letters to Parakarry for his partner quest.
• Shy Guy's Toybox
  • Color Box Puzzle now is in logic when you have the Dictionary and Mystery Note, without needing to set the tracker flag turning them in. (Russ T. in Toad Town - this may change if the color box puzzle's solution is randomized)
  • Checks for each station are indicated with the station's color.

🔄 Item updates

• Koopa Koot
  • Autograph items have been further optimized for ChatHUD: now can be toggled with lauto and mauto, for Luigi's and Merluvlee's autograph, respectively. (Randomizer has NYI Koopa Koot checks)

🔄 Layout updates

• Settings
  • Tracker settings are now contained in a popup - click the gear in the Star Spirits / Partners header.
• Condensed Star Spirits and partners into one header.

Chapter 4 and Always Active Partners

➕ Checks and logic for

• Chapter 4
  • Shy Guy's Toybox

➕ Support for

• Partner abilities being always active.

🔄 Check updates

• Boss battle check icons are now the Star Spirit card you would collect after the fight.

🌎 Map Updates

• Adds new map to allow separating Chapter 4 checks, as Toybox is incredibly dense.

Chapter 3 Checks

➕ Checks and logic for

• Chapter 3
  • Forever Forest
  • Boo's Mansion
  • Gusty Gulch
  • Tubba Blubba's Castle

➕ Additional support for

• Shopsanity (as checks for regions are added)
• Coinsanity (as checks for regions are added)

Chapter 2 Checks and Item Capture

➕ Added

• A CHANGELOG!
• Capturing items

➕ Checks and logic for

• Mt. Rugged
• Dry Dry Desert
• Dry Dry Outpost
• Dry Dry Ruins

➕ Support for

• Dry Dry Outpost starting location

➕ Additional support for

• Shopsanity (as checks for regions are added)
• Coinsanity (as checks for regions are added)

➕ Capturing items

• If you can see a check, but can't pick it up, this will allow you to mark the location with what the check contains.
• For example, the star piece in Toad Town across the water by the gate is a capturable check.
• Currently, only key items are capturable, other "priority" items will be added to the capture layout in the future. (maybe the hinted badges...? lmk!)

🔄 Item updates

• Added the Cookbook (was missing, whoops!)

🔄 Check updates

• Koopa Bros. Fortress: splits cracked walls in central hall to allow both to be captured
• Marked WIP or NYI settings with an X to indicate they do not function.
• Adds ability to exclude Star Piece Panels (not sure how I forgot this either)
• Panel checks now have a star piece icon to show their vanilla item.

🧹 Chores

• images/flag/flagBlooper*.png: removed images, tracker logic no longer relies on this flag
• logic_helpers.lua: added documentation comments