CryptRL

CryptRL
Developer	Crypt (Vincent Primault)
Theme	Fantasy
Influences	NetHack, Slash'EM
Status	Playable Alpha 0.6422
Released
Updated	2006/08/25
Licensing	open source, freeware
P. Language	Java
Platforms	Java
Interface	Tiles,ASCII, Keyboard, Mouse
Game Length	final version will be neverending
Official site of CryptRL

Description

CryptRL is a Java 1.5 roguelike with sound and graphics, which uses the David Gervais tileset as well as the RLTiles library.

It's bilingual (english/french) and allows you to switch language ingame.

Its main influence is NetHack/Slash'Em (as for the ingame interaction)

The current in-dev version, described as being on "Engine Development Status", has no story nor quests yet, and the UI is not definitive. All this is being enhanced for future releases.

Development started in November 2005.

Features

• Tools (picking tools, picks, shovels, lanterns, oil flasks, etc)
• LOS
• Lighting
• Monsters
• Current creatures can: melee attack, follow an ennemy, open doors, flee, pick up some items(weapons, armors, healing potions), drink healing potion, cast firebolt.
• Creatures can have hereditary ennemies (not only the character)
• Potions, weapons, armors
• Traps, chests
• Stats & skills
• Night/day cycles
• Teleporters
• Automap
• Parrying
• Spells, scrolls
• Weather effects
• Zoom
• Secret passages and hidden items
• Pushable items
• Pregenerated and Random persistant maps
• Predefined map editor CryptEDITOR.bat (On development)
• Optional Permadeath
• Simple Animations
• ASCII or TILES display

Planned Features

• More AI. Creatures will be able to use more items, cast more spells, take more decisions, etc.
• More spells
• More monsters
• Amulets, shields, boots, gauntlets
• Quests
• Cities, NPCs
• Thematic and more complex random generators for dungeons, cities and wilderness
• More AI again.

Known Issues

• Several optimizations are still pending to be done

Any bug reports must be sent to: cryptmaster@free.fr

Testing under Linux or MacOs is greatly appreciated

Links

• Executable distribution and source code: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cryptrl/
• Official Website including most recent release: http://cryptmaster.free.fr/

Running Instructions

Under Windows :

Simply run

CryptRL128.bat 

or from the command line:

java -cp . -Xms128m -Xmx128m CryptRL

Ambient Sounds can be customized via .wav files (ACM only) on the following folders

\sons\ambiance\outdoorday 
\sons\ambiance\outdoornight
\sons\ambiance\underground

An optional resource file available from the website, bonusSounds.zip, must be unpacked in the \sons\ambiance\ folder.

Editor instructions

To launch the editor: Run

CryptEDITOR.bat

or

java -cp . -Xms128m -Xmx128m Editeur

The maps using the following coords are special cases

0,0,0
0,-2,0
0,0,-1

These are precreated maps. If they are modified they must be rebuilt by clicking on the "Rebuild test maps" menu item anytime before starting a new game or ingame. Note that modifications on these maps would then be lost.

Maps files are saved as .zip (only .zip maps must be loaded) in the TERRAINSstockMonde folder.

Requirements

CryptRL requires Sun JAVA 1.5 JRE

Developped and tested under Windows XP.

Not tested under MacOS, Win98, WinMe nor Win2000.

Screenshots

Pseudo Ascii display :

Tiles display :

Wilderness by night (and rain) :

Optional black GUI :

An underground :

Editor (Under construction):