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{{game-beta|name = Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
{{game-stable|name = Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
|developer = Stone Soup Team
|developer = Stone Soup Team
|influences = [[Crawl]]
|influences = [[Crawl]]
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|updated = 2015 March 24th (0.16.1)
|updated = 2015 March 24th (0.16.1)
|language = [[Cpp|C++]], [[Lua]]
|language = [[Cpp|C++]], [[Lua]]
|platforms = [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[Mac OS|Mac]], Web, <br/>Source
|platforms = [[Linux]], [[Windows]], [[Mac OS|Mac]], Web, Android
|licensing = GNU General Public License
|licensing = GNU General Public License
|interface = [[ASCII]] or graphical
|interface = [[ASCII]] or graphical
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|length = 2-6 hours (three runes) <br> 12-48 hours (all runes)
|length = 2-6 hours (three runes) <br> 12-48 hours (all runes)
}}
}}
'''Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup''' is a variant of [[Linley's Dungeon Crawl]]. It is developed openly and welcomes participation from the Dungeon Crawl community.
'''Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup''' is a variant of [[Linley's Dungeon Crawl]]. It is developed openly and welcomes participation from the community.


== Development ==
As in the original Dungeon Crawl, players are tasked with finding runes to enter the Realm of Zot at the bottom of the dungeon, before returning to the surface with the Orb of Zot. For added difficulty, players can attempt to collect all 15 runes scattered throughout the dungeon.
Active development of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup continues! Read all about the recent changes [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/ here].


There is also a bug-tracking system, a wiki to discuss and suggest changes, a forum, scoring statistics and various other links.
As outlined in DCSS's [http://crawl.develz.org/other/manual.html#n-philosophy-pas-de-faq design philosophy], the developers strive to create a balanced, tactical game that limits grinding and reliance on out-of-game sources of information in order to progress. The resulting game is more friendly to new players while still requiring a good deal of practice and skill to win.


Access the latest development version via git [https://gitorious.org/crawl here] or grab a pre-compiled windows binary [http://crawl.develz.org/trunk/ here] (updated 3 times a week).
==Features==


== Variants ==
* [[ASCII]] and tileset versions
* Crawl Lite
* Mouse support
* Sprint
* Online servers where players can watch other games or compete on leaderboards
* Zot Defence
* Tutorial and in-game hints system
 
* Wide range of skills, species, backgrounds, and religions offer several play styles
== Fan sites ==
* Optional dungeon branches increase the difficulty for seasoned players
* [http://techlorebyigor.blogspot.com/search/label/dungeon%20crawl Tech Lore by Igor]


== Related links ==
== Related links ==
* [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/ The Tavern]' Official forum
* [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/ The Tavern] - Official forum
* [http://crawl.develz.org/trunk/ Trunk releases] - Up-to-date development versions
* [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/the-dawn-of-stone-soup The Dawn of Stone Soup] - Overview of DCSS development
* Crawl and Stone Soup's [irc://irc.freenode.net:6667/##crawl IRC chatroom]
* Crawl and Stone Soup's [irc://irc.freenode.net:6667/##crawl IRC chatroom]
* [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto Online server list]
* [http://crawl.develz.org/watch.htm Live game list]
* [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/ Development Blog]
* [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/ Development blog]
* [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots knowledge bot]
* [https://lookupdb.guy.ht/ LearnDB lookup] - Reference for in-game creatures and items, including notes from players
* [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=CrawlWiki Stone Soup Wiki]
* [http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Crawl_Wiki Stone Soup Wiki]
* [http://www.digital-eel.com/13steps/ 13 Steps To Crawl (Introduction)]' Beware that it not up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl
* [http://www.digital-eel.com/13steps/ 13 Steps To Crawl (Introduction)] - Beware that it not up to date for the latest stable release of DCSS
[[Category:Open source]]
[[Category:Open source]]

Revision as of 06:25, 30 July 2015

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Stable game
Developer Stone Soup Team
Theme Fantasy
Influences Crawl
Released 2006 Sep 20th ({{{relver}}})
Updated 2015 March 24th (0.16.1) ({{{updver}}})
Licensing GNU General Public License
P. Language C++, Lua
Platforms Linux, Windows, Mac, Web, Android
Interface ASCII or graphical
Game Length 2-6 hours (three runes)
12-48 hours (all runes)
Official site of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup


Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a variant of Linley's Dungeon Crawl. It is developed openly and welcomes participation from the community.

As in the original Dungeon Crawl, players are tasked with finding runes to enter the Realm of Zot at the bottom of the dungeon, before returning to the surface with the Orb of Zot. For added difficulty, players can attempt to collect all 15 runes scattered throughout the dungeon.

As outlined in DCSS's design philosophy, the developers strive to create a balanced, tactical game that limits grinding and reliance on out-of-game sources of information in order to progress. The resulting game is more friendly to new players while still requiring a good deal of practice and skill to win.

Features

  • ASCII and tileset versions
  • Mouse support
  • Online servers where players can watch other games or compete on leaderboards
  • Tutorial and in-game hints system
  • Wide range of skills, species, backgrounds, and religions offer several play styles
  • Optional dungeon branches increase the difficulty for seasoned players

Related links