https://github.com/riscy/gladrl

A simple ncurses-based game engine written as a kind of Rust self-tutorial. Runs on top of the assets for the classic 1995 DOS game "Gladiator".
https://github.com/riscy/gladrl

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A simple ncurses-based game engine written as a kind of Rust self-tutorial. Runs on top of the assets for the classic 1995 DOS game "Gladiator".

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/riscy/gladrl
• Owner: riscy
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-11-08T00:39:05.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-11-26T01:50:23.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-31T08:11:58.358Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: game, roguelike
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.26 MB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.org
  • License: COPYING

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#+TITLE: GladRL

#+OPTIONS: toc:3 author:t creator:nil num:nil

#+AUTHOR: Chris Rayner

#+EMAIL: [email protected]

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* Table of Contents :TOC_3_gh:noexport:

- [[#description][Description]]

- [[#install][Install]]

- [[#playing][Playing]]

- [[#references][References]]

* Description

  GladRL is a simple ASCII (ncurses-based) game engine written as a kind of Rust

  self-tutorial.  I didn't write any of the game content.  Instead, GladRL runs

  on top of the [[https://github.com/riscy/gladrl/tree/master/glad3.8][assets]] for the classic 1995 DOS game "Gladiator" by Forgotten

  Sages games, now GPL-licensed and maintained as [[https://github.com/openglad/openglad][OpenGlad]].

* Install

  1. [[https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/install.html][Install Rust]].

  2. Type ~make run~

* Playing

  The game runs until your team is defeated.  The easiest way to play is to just

  press ~;~ repeatedly, and the game will play itself for you.  Otherwise use

  the Nethack-like control scheme described below, or modify

  ~config/keybindings.csv~ to your liking.

  Getting/reading help:

  | ~?~ | access online help       |

  | ~<~ | scroll the log pane up   |

  | ~>~ | scroll the log pane down |

  Moving around:

  | ~;~ | let the AI decide  |

  | ~k~ | go north           |

  | ~u~ | go northeast       |

  | ~l~ | go east            |

  | ~n~ | go southeast       |

  | ~j~ | go south           |

  | ~b~ | go southwest       |

  | ~h~ | go west            |

  | ~y~ | go northwest       |

  | ~.~ | wait or use portal |

  | ~K~ | turn north         |

  | ~U~ | turn northeast     |

  | ~L~ | turn east          |

  | ~N~ | turn southeast     |

  | ~J~ | turn south         |

  | ~B~ | turn southwest     |

  | ~H~ | turn west          |

  | ~Y~ | turn northwest     |

  Specials:

  | ~z~ | use your current special    |

  | ~s~ | switch your current special |

  | ~d~ | drop an item                |

  | ~i~ | see inventory               |

  Team:

  | ~D~ | tell your team to defend a spot |

  | ~F~ | tell your team to follow you    |

  | ~A~ | tell your team to attack        |

  | ~R~ | tell your team to retreat       |

  | ~`~ | switch to the next character    |

  | ~1~ | switch to character 1           |

  | ~2~ | switch to character 2           |

  | ~3~ | switch to character 3           |

  | ~4~ | switch to character 4           |

  | ~5~ | switch to character 5           |

  | ~6~ | switch to character 6           |

  | ~7~ | switch to character 7           |

  | ~8~ | switch to character 8           |

  | ~9~ | switch to character 9           |

* References

  - [[https://archive.org/details/msdos_Gladiator_1995][The original Gladiator]] is up on archive.org

  - [[https://github.com/openglad/openglad][OpenGlad]] is a modernized update of the original