RogueCraft

Im writing a new roguelike with a 2d map and it has biomes already.   tentatively calling it roguecraft.  same idea as Ascii Wilderness, but with better game design and the intent of minimal item management.

there's no item management so far, no inventory screen but theres a materials screen and building and crafting lists. and no limit on what you can carry.  Game keeps lists of what tools youve acquired and you select what to weild and equip on your body.

think Zelda.

download the pre-alpha if you want. run wilderness.bat to run.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17548899/Wilderness/prototypeascii%206-8-2013/11-3-2013/roguecraft.rar

new game

here's my prototype of the new Ascii Wilderness.   thinking about doing biomes.  It's 2d and not the old code very much.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17548899/Wilderness/prototypeascii%206-8-2013/11-1-2013/11-1-2013%20Ascii%20Wilderness.rar

Awhile ago I said I was prototyping a new Ascii WIlderness without Z levels.

I'm working on it now and I've got a better plan of how this project is going to go

instead of it turning into barely readable code.

I've got a 2d map up and running with basic crafting and tree cutting complete.  You can list your materials, equip a weapon or tool.  It's pretty early.

But im having a ton of fun so it looks like I'll be working on this more over the winter.

Au revois

Check out my new fiction story, Apocalyptica Mortalis.

http://russapocalyptica.blogspot.com/

prototype

rewriting my code.

I got a simple map up and running (2D, thank the gods)

its really small but it has some basics

you can build a firepit, a fence, or a wall by pressing "b"

the wall is impassable by the c haracter.

the firepit, you can stand over and press "a" to activate the fire.

if you stand over an activated firepit and press "c" you will cook 1 unit of rawmeat.

I've got this crazy idea like I can program a roguelike that doesnt use inventory..

i HATE inventory.. I love fallout 3 but what kills it is inventory management..

games are about having fun not managing items and scumming the traders.

no traderes.. no saves.. no inventory.

so far "rawmeat" is an internal value and so is "cooked meat"

not sure exactly where im going with this but i thought the community might like a look.

here's the address of the prototype:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17548899/Wilderness/prototypeascii%206-8-2013.zip

programming

i had afew minutes today

so I abandoned this project

and started a clone of it.

it's just afew hundred lines

the orignial "ascii wilderness" had gotten so overgrown with old code

I didnt know what was what anymore

so Im trying to write something simple

and keep it real simple.

fallout 3 fan fiction

I wrote some fan fiction for fallout 3

it may not be anything brilliant

episode 1 is on facebook under "The Wastelander's Apocalypse"

episode 2 is mostly online now at:
http://russellswasteland.blogspot.com/

Ive got about 10 more episodes (like 8 filled notebooks) to post that I handwrote. so when i feel like transcribing it ill get it online.

hope you enjoy.

-Russ