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v1.7.4Screenshots
What is this?
It's a game similar to
Dwarf Fortress, but without fortress'. The main story isn't finished yet; however, I released this now so that people could get a feel for creating maps for the game.
Creating a map
A map (example.txt, example.ch, example.desc) is included in the Maps folder. Everything about creating a map is in that file.
How the game came to be
So about two months ago, my friend and I were brainstorming ideas for games to make. Me, being in the mood for an ascii-type game, suggested the idea of a game similar to Dwarf Fortress. He said that it would be too easy, so I suggested we code it all in
Visual Basic script. Yeah.
Two months later, here I am with the 'engine' of the game.
It loads maps from a .ch, .desk, and .txt file. The .ch is to state entities in the map (Triggers, enemies, etc.), the .desc is read as a message box to the player when they input the command 'look', and the .txt is the actual map layout.
The game does have an in-game updater, but you can disable it. When you first open advent.vbs, it will create a .cfg file. Check out the stuff in there.
In case people are skeptical about the game's coding, i've created a github for it. Link is below.
Game Download & Sourcecode
Sourcecode[Github.com]Advent Auto-Downloader v1.0.2[justfilehosting.space](Old Versions)
Download v1.7.0[justfilehosting.space]Download v1.6[justfilehosting.space]Download v1.0[justfilehosting.space]Map-Packs
Story PackThis isn't finished yet, but I put it here to show off how map loading works. Just place the contents of this ZIP file into the 'maps' folder.Mappack_Default.zip[justfilehosting.space] Other Stuff
This is here to see how interesting the game might be.
(Please post any bugs / ideas down below)
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