# Patch Notes; Novemenber 2024 (Q4) ## Performance * puff() inflate uses streaming; reducing start-up time and memory requirements * sprite initialization uses SDL for index1 to texture conversion ## Gameplay *Ring of Koeneke replaces Ring of Sustain Charisma ** Character XP to level penalties are reduced by half. This greatly improves the viability of race/class combinations that yielded very high penalties (Elf Ranger for example). ** Potion of ugliness is the only item that drains charisma. Sustain charisma makes a good candidate for replacement. *Regeneration (crown or DF weapons) adds a bonus of +40 Max HP. ** Characters with bad luck HP rolls may be as low as 3/8 of their maximum hit dice. It may be mid to late game before you discover low HP, and thus itemization can provide an alternative to deleting and starting over. ## PC-only * fix -more- text when using examine/look * update to cosmocc 3.9.6 (build determinism fix for uninitialized memory)