If you have arrow keys, you can use shift + arrows to move diagonally.

You can also change the keybindings (from the main menu or the game menu -> keybindings).

Press H in game to see the keymap. Press a binded key in that screen to see a description of the command. In that screen you can also press shift / alt / control to see what bindings need those keys.

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New release (28):
Lots of stuff!
Biggest changes: ASCII mode, mouse support, better handling of friendly fire, more challenging endgame

Full changelog:
http://www.zorbus.net/Zorbus.txt

http://www.zorbus.net

Some gameplay videos:
https://youtu.be/ONHBMoXI3z0
https://youtu.be/xfjzwPnO9Bk

ASCII mode in play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSWraI-EGI

Release 29 (02-Mar-2020) www.zorbus.net

• AI tweaking:
• Consumable / device usage tweaked, especially for companions.
• AI tries first to target hostile creatures that are not summoned or animated.
• AI can unlit its lightsource when fleeing.
• AI can unlit furniture lightsources to ensure safe resting / sleeping in dark areas.
• Companion morale presets tweaked, hopefully resulting in better survivability.
• Killing friendly creatures no longer gives experience points.
• Weakened the necrotic damage effect that can happen from sitting on a throne or drinking from a well. The old effect could instakill characters in full health.
• Updated the descriptions of the item enchantment scrolls:
• Armors: Every enchantment point decreases the enchantment chance by 15 percentage points.
• Weapons: Every enchantment point, elemental damage point, holy property, vampiric property and on-hit effect decreases the enchantment chance by 10 percentage points (used to be 15).
• Log entry when your companion learns a new talent (companions level up at the same time as the player).
• Fixed a bug where animated / summoned creatures would sometimes disappear from view after animation.
• Fixed a small bug in ASCII mode.
• A new lore book, "Legends & Lore", a list of ascended players.
• Some typos fixed.

Already a couple of god-tier wins in the leaderboard.

Release 30 (28-Mar-2020) at www.zorbus.net

Highlights:

• List of companions above the quickslots
• Commanding companions
• Optional description of a heard sound on the map if the sound source is not seen ("large animal movement" text in the screenshot)
• Tutorial: Pressing H once opens the old keyboard help layout, pressing H second time opens the tutorial

Full changelog

This didn't get in time for the April 1st update, but added an unlockable game mode to the game: if you manage to get the ultimate ending in under 3 hours, you'll unlock a full Star Wars -themed mode with open world exploration, thousands of planets, quests and whatnot.

Preview video of Zorb Wars

Does getting the "ultimate ending" mean beating the game?

Yes, means that you ascend as the Overgod. Only one player has managed to do that so far: Leaderboard.

The Star Wars thing was really just an April Fools' joke that didn't get ready in time.

looking good! :cool:

Mr. Delightful made a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEVoJlrPAzU

Experimented with some on-the-fly animation of static tiles:

YouTube video

At 00:11 the horizontal shift effect is disabled.