Lanarts Update July 28th, 2012

Class select screen and fighter on floor 5

https://github.com/ludamad/lanarts for the code

Windows binary snapshot: here

Recent changes:

• Fighter with berserk spell
• Hardcore mode = no respawn
• Class select screen

Lanarts Update July 16, 2012

A screenshot showing off the Monsters Seen tab.

Daily development on lanarts continues. 
Active development taking place on https://github.com/ludamad/lanarts as mentioned last post.

Windows binary snapshot: here

Recent changes:

• Replay system - play back and saving of replays
• Better menu - but not by much. Now you can chose to run a single player game, make a replay of your run, play back a replay, and host server/connect to server.
  
• Two new spells, one gained at level 3 that does damage over time and weakens enemies, and one gained at level 6 that damages all enemies in vision. Both are extremely subject-to-change. Blink has been made a normal spell which brings me to the...
• Complete overhaul of the control scheme, along with lots of hard-code being removed. Controls now use yuiop to choose spell slots 1 to 5. Holding the same button after choosing the spell will cast the spell. H now always uses your weapon. J/space/left click use the last used spell/weapon. Mouse wheel & q/e & < > are available to toggle through spells. Using items remains as numbers 1 through 9.
  Currently I have a lot of variations to see whats comfortable.

 Milestones:

• LAN play much more stable now - known issues still exist, but occur much less often. A LAN playthrough to the end of the game (11 floors + last boss) has been done, for the first time.
• First game over the internet that wasn't horrendously slow ! Hopefully incremental progress will render this playable while a better network model (lots of work) is done. Update: Followed up by an even more decent game. Things are looking good here.
• Spells are completely defined by lua + yaml now, this will greatly speed up progress in this area. Hopefully there are people more inclined to contribute via scripting.

Lanarts Update 05/07/2012

A screenshot showing off the Monsters Seen tab.

Daily development on lanarts continues.

News:

• Moved to github, https://github.com/ludamad/lanarts
• Collaborating with another programmer now, quite competent guy

Windows binary snapshot: https://github.com/downloads/ludamad/lanarts/lanarts-05-07-2012.zip

Recent changes:

• Tabbed side bar interface with inventory, equipment (TODO), spells, enemies, config (TODO)
• Hover over descriptions for many game elements. Available when hovering over inventory, action bar, and new spells tab
• New control scheme (on by default for now) where moving up/down stairs & picking up items merely requires you to stop moving
• Balance changes continue
• A few new enemies, giant bat & giant frog.
• Melee weapons much faster