Lanarts ARRP Release!

Screen shot showing off redone configuration screen

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

Download: here

Another release in a short time - this one focused on the setup menu mainly.
This release aligns with the ARRP: http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php/2012_ARRP
Here are the changes since a few days ago, see also the last post for recent changes:

• Made the last boss harder
• Made less difficult enemies spawn in later levels
• Simplified startup screen into a single 'start' button, press enter to continue. Escape no longer continues.
• Speed setting added to start menu, I recommend default setting. 

Lanarts Update September 11th, 2012

Screen shot showing off redone equipment system

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

Download: here
Recent changes:

• Lots of new types of equipment! In addition to the previous single armour slot there are now two ring slots, a glove slot, a boots slot and a helmets slot. Items spawn and can be found in shops for each equipment type.
• Redone equipment system where equipment shows in inventory.
• Greatly improved the code for top-bar descriptions of items and things, now guaranteed to be formatted nicely as small as 640x480 (This is the smallest I expect the game to be run, use settings.yaml to change resolution if need be, it defaults to quite large).
• Equipment tab now shows all new equipment slots and can be used to see which slots must still be filled.
• Some new weapons, thanks to gigimoi.
• A few slime enemies and a spider added, thanks to gigimoi.
• Enemies no longer stack in tight (1-tile) corridors! This has been long overdue (it was hard to think of a good way to do it for technical reasons) and makes tight corridors a lot safer. (For the curious, previously enemy's more or less ignored collisions with each other when they were in corridors).
• Last boss made beatable again... :)

Lanarts Update August 31st, 2012

New archer class and tiles (credit to white_noise from DCSS forums)

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

Download: here
Recent changes:

•     Option to force sync in out of sync games - press F5 and you will essentially send a save file to everyone
•     F5 to save game/F6 to load game for single-player games
•     Improved robustness when playing >2 players
•     Bunch of bug fixes
•     New archer class - heavily work in progress. Has bow-oriented abilities, such as being able to hit multiple enemies with a single arrow, faster shooting with level-ups, and a spell that only works with a bow.
•     More tiles, variations for player class tiles
•     Balance changes as always

Lanarts Update August 20th, 2012

New tiles and statue features

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

Windows binary snapshot: here [Updated 21/08: Fixed a bug that caused crashes when doors were seen]
Recent changes:

• Rewritten net code, uses SDL_net instead of asio. Dependency on boost removed. 
• Support for >2 players
• Much faster online play, increase frame_action_repeat in res/settings.yaml as desired and you should get arbitrarily faster play for a trade-off of responsiveness of controls.
• Experience always shared in online
• One synching issue found and fixed, more still exist sadly. Next release will include a button to force a synch as a practical measure.
  
• Some tile updates, stairs & wall tiles picked from Dungeon Crawl
• Balance changes as always
  
  

Lanarts Update August 7th, 2012

Shop interface

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

Windows binary snapshot: here

Recent changes:

• Shops
• Mage's fireballs have significantly less cooldown
• Mages have a bit more mana
• Balance nudging
• Equipment tab
• Auto-use potions, you can turn this off in the config tab (click on the gears in the sidebar)

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.