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Most people familiar with this language will tell you it's fun! Python aims to be simple but powerful, and very accessible to beginners. This tutorial would probably be much harder without it. We recommend that you install Python 2. | Most people familiar with this language will tell you it's fun! Python aims to be simple but powerful, and very accessible to beginners. This tutorial would probably be much harder without it. We recommend that you install Python 2.7 and go through at least the first parts of the [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ Python Tutorial]. This tutorial will be much easier if you've experimented with the language first. Remember that the [http://docs.python.org/library/index.html Python Library Reference] is your friend -- the standard library has everything you might need and when programming you should be ready to search it for help on any unknown function you might encounter. | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 17 August 2010
Complete Roguelike Tutorial, using Python+libtcod
Short introduction
Welcome!
Welcome to this tutorial! As you probably guessed, the goal is to have a one-stop-shop for all the info you need on how to build a good Roguelike from scratch. We hope you find it useful! But first, some quick Q&A.
Why Python?
Most people familiar with this language will tell you it's fun! Python aims to be simple but powerful, and very accessible to beginners. This tutorial would probably be much harder without it. We recommend that you install Python 2.7 and go through at least the first parts of the Python Tutorial. This tutorial will be much easier if you've experimented with the language first. Remember that the Python Library Reference is your friend -- the standard library has everything you might need and when programming you should be ready to search it for help on any unknown function you might encounter.
Why libtcod?
If you haven't seen it in action yet, check out the features and some projects where it was used successfully. It's extremely easy to use and has tons of useful functions specific to RLs.
Start the tutorial
Follow the first link to get started!
- Part 1: Graphics
- Start your game right away by setting up the screen, printing the stereotypical @ character and moving it around with the arrow keys.
- Part 2: The object and the map
- This introduces two new concepts: the generic object system that will be the basis for the whole game, and a general map object that you'll use to hold your dungeon.
- Part 3: The dungeon
- Learn how to code up a neat little dungeon generator.
- Part 4: Field-of-view and exploration
- Display the player's field-of-view (FOV) and explore the dungeon gradually (also known as fog-of-war).
- Part 5: Preparing for combat
- Place some orcs and trolls around the dungeon (they won't stay there for long!). Also, deal with blocking objects and game states, which are important before coding the next part.
- Part 6: Going Berserk!
- Stalking monsters, fights, splatter -- need we say more?
Extras
Some stuff that is entirely optional and didn't make it in; check this out if you finished the tutorial and are looking for some modifications and improvements to your game -- some are easy, others are more advanced. (Note: I'll get to these after the combat sections are finished.)
- A better dungeon generator
- A simple modification to the dungeon generator that creates nicer looking dungeons!
- Fast rendering
- Fast rendering; might be useful if you have a big FOV limit and rendering too many tiles slows down the game, or if you want to implement more complicated effects.
Credits
Code and tutorial written by Jo??o F. Henriques (a.k.a. Jotaf). Thanks go out to George Oliver for helping with the layout, sections rearrangement, and syntax highlighting; and also the folks in the libtcod forums for their valuable feedback!