https://github.com/mdpiper/angband

The best game ever.
https://github.com/mdpiper/angband

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The best game ever.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mdpiper/angband
• Owner: mdpiper
• License: cc0-1.0
• Created: 2022-12-30T01:27:47.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-21T02:53:09.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-12T17:33:20.737Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 96.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# angband

The best game ever.

Home is still at [rephial.org](https://rephial.org/),

and I'm still on the [ladder](http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=2010).

Also, I [once](./Mpiper-with-One-Ring) found the One Ring.

## installation

I have been installing angband through [Homebrew](https://brew.sh),

but version 4.2.5 didn't work.

Instead, I built it from source,

taking cues from the [brew formula](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/79d7174a8c777bdedd60991b497bb26f4db55b55/Formula/angband.rb) for angband 4.2.4.

Downloaded the angband 4.2.4 [tarball](https://github.com/angband/angband/releases/download/4.2.4/Angband-4.2.4.tar.gz) from GitHub and unpacked it.

```bash

cd ~/scratch

wget https://github.com/angband/angband/releases/download/4.2.5/Angband-4.2.4.tar.gz

tar -xf Angband-4.2.5.tar.gz

cd Angband-4.2.4

```

The brew formula recommends building against the macOS *ncurses*,

located at `/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX14.sdk/usr`,

but it failed to compile.

Instead, I built against the Homebrew *ncurses*:

```bash

export NCURSES_DIR=/usr/local/opt/ncurses

export NCURSES_CONFIG=$NCURSES_DIR/bin/ncurses6-config

export LDFLAGS="-L$NCURSES_DIR/lib"

export CPPFLAGS="-I$NCURSES_DIR/include"

```

From the `Angband-4.2.4` directory,

configure, make, and install:

```bash

./configure --prefix=$HOME/local

make

make install

```

Link the angband executable into the `~/bin` directory (which is in the path):

```bash

cd ~/bin && ln -s $HOME/local/games/angband

```

It doesn't work quite as well as the brew version;

e.g., I have to select the `NumLock` key every time I start angband,

but it works well otherwise.

## usage

The user directory is

    ~/.angband/Angband

I also have scripts,

`angband_backup` and `angband_restore`,

to cache and load my current game file.

### iTerm2 and xterm

angband doesn't render correctly in iTerm2.

Use an xterm instead:

    xterm -fa Monaco:size=18 -rv &

See available fonts:

    fc-list | cut -f2 -d: | sort -u

Or use Terminal, which works fine.