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A cyclops can see in the dark again

5.3.83 · September 7, 2026

 - A cyclops can see in the dark again: cyclops are born with
   infravision, sense life and sense object, but those were granted
   only at character creation -- so the first time you logged back
   in they were gone for good, and no spell would bring them back.
   If you have been casting crystal eyes and still could not see
   your own dark items, that was why.  (Found by Gary.)
 - Queue depth on your prompt: display queue shows how many
   commands you have typed ahead that are still waiting, and only
   appears when there are any.  (Asked for by Ainzu.)  If your
   client reads the MSDP QUEUE value, note it had been counting one
   short and now reports the true depth.
 - Colour codes no longer leak into GMCP: item names sent over
   GMCP carried raw colour markup, so a client could show the markup
   instead of the name.  (Reported by Sanla.)
 - Creatures keep the weapon they were built with: a wandering
   creature handed a random weapon could destroy the one it was
   scripted to carry.  It keeps both now, so the scripted one still
   drops.