DCSS on Nintendo DS - How to!

[Nick S]

I just wanted to let you know that Dungeon Crawl works great on the
NDS using the ssh client in dslinux :) The hardest part is getting
dslinux connected to your home network. If you have a slot-2 device
with extra ram, simply get the latest build from the dslinux website
and follow the instructions on how to configure the network.

If you don´t have a slot-2 device with extra ram you should still be
able to get the network up and running by using the build found on:
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=142045
However, the network setup guide found in this link didn't work for
me, I had to configure the network manually using the guide on
http://dslinux.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/UsingDSLinux (go to "Configuring
the wireless interface manually (deprecated) )

Once you get the network up and running, simply use the command "ssh
jos...@crawl.akrasiac.org" and enter the password when asked (joshua).

After this you should edit macros to enable up-right movement etc. In
the latest builds of dslinux L and R are mapped as ctrl and shift,
which should enable for more complex keybindings, but for some reason
this is not detected when editing macros. So I have simply mapped YXBA
as the missing directions. If anybody has a solution to enable more
mapping possibilities please let me know :)

Here you can see DCSS running on the DS. Sorry about the low res!

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6075/dcss.jpg

[Luchino - Samel]

Why do not use the dcss build for ds? It is very very good and has great
button-keyboard mappings. I don't have the link right now, but if you
are interested i can find it @ home.

C-ya
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will never break my mind!"

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[Nick S]

I think you are talking about dscrawl? It is a great port but it is
based on 4.0.0 beta 26. I want all the new features and was hoping
there could be a reasonable DS user base so the devs would optimize DC
a bit for small-screen devices. Wishful thinking, I know ;)

[Brendan]

There is also one rather serious bug in dscrawl. Situations which
expect you to select a map location, e.g. teleport, go to the minimap
screen which then locks up. The code to select a location via the
minimap was never implemented. For those interested, dscrawl can be
found here: http://errabes.free.fr/pogo2/