I'm not sure if Escape(the ability to leave combat) always needed 10 energy to use, or if it is the result of Aric's Expansion(the only mod I have active), but is absolutely fucking infuriating. I just lost 20 minutes of progress due to the inability to retreat when I pick the wrong fight at low energy. It basically leads to a unending loop of a pointless battle, and sense you cant save until your in your mansion I lost all my progress.

Is there a way to adjust the Escape action to require zero energy.

Edit: I realize that "Invigorate" would probably be able to help me, but I'm still in the early part of the game in this play through.

Edit: and it happened again, against a weaker group of enemies . . .

I have no idea how long that has been the case, but it was at least present in 0.5.22b.
In abilities.gd, line 71 is the "costenergy" of the ability "Escape".

its vanilla, you need energy to escape, i personaly alvays trying to fight to the end and risk of losing progress with no energy is element of the game, not greatest, but it is our losing condition