Wayfarer
| Wayfarer | |
|---|---|
| Alpha Project | |
| Developer | Ben Hemmendinger |
| Theme | Jabberwockey |
| Influences | Tunnels of Doom, classic RLs |
| Released | Mar 27, 2009 (Alpha .1) |
| Updated | Apr 22, 2009 (Alpha .3) |
| Licensing | Freeware, Closed Source |
| P. Language | Processing (Java) |
| Platforms | Browser, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Interface | 3D/2D graphics, keyboard |
| Game Length | potentially endless |
| Official site of Wayfarer | |
Wayfarer is an actively developing Roguelike that fuses 3D graphics with 2D sprites. It can be played online, and there are releases for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Features
- Blend of turn-based and real-time
- 2D or 3D mode
- Simple vector graphics, scalable 8x8 sprites
- Sound and music
- Animation, special effects
- Save games online
- Persistent levels (and level contents)
- Shops
- Limb health system
- Combat
- Some spells (scrolls and wands)
- A handful of skills
Screenshot
Current limitations
- No win condition (bop 'til you drop)
- Items come pre-identified
- Only a few dungeon fauna, with increasing toughness on deeper levels to simulate difficulty
Future plans
- Versatile "combine items" command
- Option to save characters to disk (offline characters)
- A server-based Pawn Shop for online characters
- A large world with multiple towns and dungeons
- A speech/dialogue system
- Skills, spells, enchanted items
- Cooperative enemies
- Nonlethal combat skills
Resources
- Wayfarer, the official Wayfarer site.
- BenHem.com, the author's site.