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A twenty-level dungeon crawl with a skill and feat system, originally starting development in October 2011. The game features starting traits which define your special ability throughout the game on top of the skills/feats which you | A twenty-level dungeon crawl with a skill and feat system, originally starting development in October 2011. The game features starting traits which define your special ability throughout the game on top of the skills/feats which you gain from shrines that can be found within the dungeon. There is a quick start system in place that will allow you to save past configurations for a faster start. There is a high-score system which is based on dungeon depth and player level comparisons. The game focuses on a clean user interface with many accessibility options such as quick slots, automated task options, key bindings and more. | ||
==Help & How To Play== | ==Help & How To Play== | ||
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==Download== | ==Download== | ||
[http://forays-into-norrendrin.googlecode.com/files/ | [http://forays-into-norrendrin.googlecode.com/files/forays_v063_win.zip For Windows] | ||
[http://forays-into-norrendrin.googlecode.com/files/ | [http://forays-into-norrendrin.googlecode.com/files/forays_v063_source.zip Source and build scripts for Linux] | ||
==Future Plans== | ==Future Plans== | ||
*0.7.0 - Gameplay improvement release: | *0.7.0 - Gameplay improvement release: A new focus on light and visibility, more balance changes, more traps, better handling of sound events, improvements to dungeon generation. | ||
*Soon after - The last major feature: Templated special levels will occasionally appear to offer different challenges. | *Soon after - The last major feature: Templated special levels will occasionally appear to offer different challenges. |
Revision as of 00:16, 18 September 2012
Forays into Norrendrin | |
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Stable game | |
Developer | Derrick Creamer |
Theme | Fantasy |
Influences | ADOM, DoomRL, Angband, Brogue |
Released | January 28, 2012 (0.5.0) |
Updated | September 17, 2012 (0.6.3) |
Licensing | MIT |
P. Language | C# with Mono |
Platforms | Windows, Linux |
Interface | ASCII, Keyboard |
Game Length | Coffeebreak to medium |
Official site of Forays into Norrendrin |
A twenty-level dungeon crawl with a skill and feat system, originally starting development in October 2011. The game features starting traits which define your special ability throughout the game on top of the skills/feats which you gain from shrines that can be found within the dungeon. There is a quick start system in place that will allow you to save past configurations for a faster start. There is a high-score system which is based on dungeon depth and player level comparisons. The game focuses on a clean user interface with many accessibility options such as quick slots, automated task options, key bindings and more.
Help & How To Play
Included in the download are five text files which will help on a variety of topics, including:
- help.txt - Featuring a 'how to play' section as well as keyboard commands.
- advanced_help.txt - Shows some more advanced gameplay tips.
- feat_help.txt - Describes which each skill/feat does as well as the category for each.
- item_help.txt - Describes what each item does in the game.
- spell_help.txt - Describes what each spell does.
Alternatively, most of this information is available in game through various means, including the help menu, which is accessed by pressing "?" (Shift + /).
Screenshots
Download
Source and build scripts for Linux
Future Plans
- 0.7.0 - Gameplay improvement release: A new focus on light and visibility, more balance changes, more traps, better handling of sound events, improvements to dungeon generation.
- Soon after - The last major feature: Templated special levels will occasionally appear to offer different challenges.