Nyctos: Halls of Darkness, Version 1.0.1
Maxy-B
Project page: http://code.google.com/p/nyctos/
Nyctos: Halls of Darkness is a claustrophobic hack-and-slash through a
nightmare dungeon ruled by a dark force. The game revolves heavily
around tactical situations related to light. Version 1.0.0 was written
for the 2009 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge, and was finished at 1:40
pm, March 14th, 2009, 7 days after starting (including an extra clock-
hour for daylight savings time).
The game is still early in its development, and is probably too hard
or too easy and unbalanced. It is at least possible to win, though. We
are continuing to expand it into a larger game. Unimplemented features
to come: weapon brands, weapon materials, item construction modifiers,
skills.
The downloads include a manual, but you can also find the most current
version here:
http://code.google.com/p/nyctos/wiki/Manual
Downloads:
Nyctos 1.0.1 source distribution (python source (2.5), plus binary
files; 4.0 MB):
http://nyctos.googlecode.com/files/nyctos-1.0.1-src.tar.gz
Nyctos 1.0.1 windows build (7.1 MB):
http://nyctos.googlecode.com/files/nyctos-1.0.1-win32.zip
Nyctos 1.0.1 OS X application bundle (intel only; 32.1 MB):
http://nyctos.googlecode.com/files/nyctos-1.0.1-osx.zip
Release 1.0.1: March 23, 2009.
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Additions
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Added: More help.
Added: HTML manual, derived from the online wiki manual.
Added: Press 'x' again while examining a tile to display monster
descriptions.
Added: Monster descriptions.
Added: First encounter pop-up descriptions. (we'll see if this is too
annoying)
Added: Level descriptions for mines, grotto, catacombs, infernal
temple.
Added: Scroll of shining egress.
Added: New music playing system.
Added: New music for town, death, and victory.
Added: Potion of farsight.
Added: Warning if caps lock is on.
Added: Text boxes can be scrolled through much faster using the map
view
commands (control+up/down by default).
Added: Changes file: changes.txt.
Changes
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Changed: Bigger map font.
Changed: Less confusing nothing-to-pickup message.
Changed: Reduce bats' damage-absorbing abilities somewhat, to be more
in line
with their concept and description.
Changed: Max HP is much more dependent on Con than on other stats.
Changed: PV is now twice as effective. PV = average damage reduction
rather than
max.
Changed: Armor and weapon stats are listed when carried or worn/
wielded, not
just worn/wielded.
Changed: Tweaked time to read scrolls vs quaff potions. 2000 energy to
quaff,
1000 to read.
Changed: Light source becomes "spent" when fuel runs out.
Bug Fixes
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Fixed: Level description and monster description popping up at the
same time.
Fixed: Some description typos.
Fixed: Typo in victory text.
Fixed: Title music playing over itself after viewing help.
Fixed: No edges around some room templates.
Fixed: Lighting and such gets applied immediately upon entering a new
level.
Fixed: Some selection prompts with titles not in Gold.
Fixed: Some selection prompts not centering the list of objects.
Fixed: Smoke golemns leaving corpses.
Fixed: Player FOV getting mangled upon opening/closing doors.
Fixed: Death crash bug (was caused by trying to scroll the message box
without a
scrollbar).
Fixed: Dropped items disappearing
Fixed: Inventory overflow bug
Fixed: Levels not being regenerated between lives without quitting.
Fixed: Dead flowers block movement.
Fixed: No help. (Added keybindings, at least)
Fixed: Reading in the dark.
Fixed: Sabre and broadsword rarities should be swapped.
Fixed: No confirmation on suicide.
MaxyB
> Downloads:
> Nyctos 1.0.1 source distribution (python source (2.5), plus binary
> files; 4.0 MB):http://nyctos.googlecode.com/files/nyctos-1.0.1-src.tar.gz
The source distribution as originally posted did not include the
source for the engine that the game uses. I have re-posted the
download with the engine code included, so that the game should now
run "out of the box", assuming you have python 2.5, pygame, and
(optionally) psyco installed.
MaxyB
> On Mar 23, 11:59 pm, Maxy-B <max.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Downloads:
> > Nyctos 1.0.1 source distribution (python source (2.5), plus binary
> > files; 4.0 MB)
>
> source for the engine that the game uses. I have re-posted the
> download with the engine code included, so that the game should now
> run "out of the box", assuming you have python 2.5, pygame, and
> (optionally) psyco installed.
Sorry, the fixed source download link is now:
http://nyctos.googlecode.com/files/nyctos-1.0.1-src-a.tar.gz
(note the "-a"). Do not use the old link, or you will still get the
deprecated version.