Move object use data cleanup to action.
Protected function calls for talent code.

Updated callObjectTalent function to be more flexible and ensure talent functions are called with appropriate scope.
Updated tactical function for use_talent powers to ensure the tactical functions are called with the correct scope.

Added .never_fail flag (and support to Actor:preUseTalent) to actor object use talents to prevent failure to use objects when confused, etc.
Added support for on_pre_use_ai function

Updated game:logVisible to correctly identify projectiles (which get a .__is_projectile flag)

Enabled automatic use of object activation talents (more development needed)

Tactical AI:
Fixed a bug causing NPC's to sometimes not use cure/heal abilities effectively
tactical table functions are called with (self, t, aitarget, tact)

Updated charm tactical tables to account for possible resource recovery,
Updated definitions for several boss artifacts for NPC use: Wintertide (also fixed bug causing permanent ice walls), Crystal Shard,
Choker of Dread (fixed bug causing summon to not taunt foes), Rod of Annulment, Psionic Fury.

Talents:
Dark Tendrils: updated target table for AI use
Illumination: updated target and tactical tables so that NPC's will use it above level 3.
Fire Breath: added disable to tactical table.
Chain Lightning: updated target table for AI use
Disperse Magic: expanded tactical table to allow for both offensive and defensive use.
Tidal Wave: updated target table to allow AI use
Shattering Blow: corrected tactical table
Inertial Shot: updated on_pre_use function to check for enough ammo (temporary pending more general fix of archery talents)
***Note unrelated AI error with archery talents being used without ammo

Sunder Armor/Arms effects: added gain/lose messages

Restrict object talents to mod == "activated"

Fix bug with mitotic mindstars
updated staff ego messages

Revise definition for Wintertide

Possible update to equipment resolver

Update power use descriptions for zone specific world-artifacts, boss, quest, and special artifacts.

Updated handling of weapon special effects to pass the special effect field to the object code (facilitates handling multiple effects within object definitions).

Blighted Maul's on hit shockwave will not hit the primary target.

Wintertide's winter storm effect will expand in size to match its effect.
Updated the icestorm particles effect to accept radius and density parameters (this might benefit from some more tweaking).

Reduced the number of mental effects the Wintertide Phial will remove.

The Crystal Focus can now be applied to shields (updates the special_combat fields appropriately).

Prox's Lucky Halfling Foot benefits from Charm Mastery.

Penitence cures a more reasonable (few) number of diseases.

Updated the DAMAGE_SHIELD definition to note damage reflection in its tooltip and show shield strength in it's icon.

Awakened Staff of Absorption gets a special damage message and death message for the player if he manages to kill himself with it.

Adds rounding to Augmentation. Clarifies the psionic combat modifier. Corrects the way the psionic combat modifier is handled in combat.lua (and hence the weapon tooltips). Buffs the base mindstars slightly and slightly nerfs artifact mindstars to reduce the huge gap. Adds an icon for Psionic Maelstrom, though Nagyhal says he can make it better.

Map effects can update once per game turn instead of once per base turn; all following map effects now use this for more precision

Dawn's Blade glow fixed
Blood-edge bad pixels fixed

More brawlers and Sun Paladin updates
Reduced the critical damage power on egos
Buffed many charms
Colored temporary effects by type in Actor tooltips
Added Actor:checkClassification which checks if an actor is in an arbitrary set of classifications
Changed die_at to show actual negative HP
Minimalist UI now shows a timer left for summons

Power checks on melee/archery egos and some damage types redone: they usualy use the higest of your spell/mind/accuracy power
Big ego changes

Undeads now start with a Heat Beam rune instead of phase door

yay

Nerfed Ak'Gishil a little

Better ingame registration handling