Ahoy brave Buccaneers!
Roughly 2 weeks ago I attended a local GameJam, where in the course of 10 hours I've managed to program a very basic Roguelike in PureBasic. In the days to follow I've further tweaked my game, added features, striving to make it a more complete experience, that's actually fun to play. Even if it's pretty random and not very deep, it's still my very 1st released Roguelike and I'm pretty damn proud I made it that far. It has a certain arcade-y feel to it, not to be taken too seriously. And I'm no big artist, so please don't ask me for better graphics, because I can't provide you with that, sorry.
All Audio has been downloaded from freeSound.org.
But I'd be very happy if you try it out and give me feedback, so I can improve on the concept, and make my next game even better.
--> check below for most recent Download Link!
Story:
You're a mighty Pirate on "Treasure Cove Island", who's out on an adventure to find as much Booty as you can carry. There's Monsters all around, you have to mind starvation, and at the end of the day, if you didn't manage to find more than half of all Doubloons lying around on each map, your ungrateful crew will make you dance the Hempen Jig.
Maps are created randomly, and will get bigger and bigger and harder and harder to navigate.
Gameplay:
Have and eye out on your Stamina (the orange bar in the bottom right corner), once it's depleted, you'll die of starvation. You'll lose Stamina by walking around, by unsuccessfully attacking, and Monsters in the vicinity will also cause you to lose Stamina faster. On some Tilesets, for example the Dungeon, you'll lose Stamina faster than on other Tilesets.
You also die when you lose your last Skull.
When you choose to enter the Exit Tile on each map, be sure that you've collected more than half of all Doubloons. The amount of Doubloons is random, mostly it's a lot, but it can also be just a few.
Try to get to the Exit while wearing a Cutlass, that Awesome Pirate Wear and a Torch, to gain a hefty "Swashbuckler-Bonus".
How to Play:
- After starting the game, you have to enter a worthy Pirate Name
- You only need the ARROW-Keys to navigate
- To pick up Items, to fight, and to interact with the world, just move on the respective tile
- Press RETURN-Key to validate Message Boxes
- Holding the SPACE-Key displays a Highscore-List
- ESC closes the game and auto-creates a SaveGame-File
- When you restart the game, and there's an existing SaveGame-File, the game will continue
- When you die, your name will be added to the Highscore-List, and your SaveGame-File deleted (that's Roguelife ...)
Items:
- Doubloon: You need to collect more than half of all Doubloons on each map, or your crew will mutiny.
- Skull: Gain an extra Life (Maximum of 7). Skulls can also be dropped by defeated Monsters. There's a tiny chance to also regenerate a large amount of Stamina, when picking it up. When you have already 7 Skulls, you'll gain a portion of Stamina instead.
- Cutlass: As long as you're holding a weapon, you'll win every fight. Without a weapon, you only have a Chance to win. Can break in combat.
- Awesome Pirate Wear: As long as you're wearing your Awesome Pirate Wear, you'll resist damage in fights. Otherwise you only have a Chance to resist damage. Can be destroyed in combat.
- Bottle 'o Rum: Regenerate a portion of Stamina
- Raw Meat: Regenerate a larger portion of Stamina (can only be dropped by Monsters)
- Torch: Greatly increases your view range (it can't burn out, but can be destroyed in combat)
- Shovel/Key: You need these items to open the Exit Tile
- Treasure Pile: Pick it up for a large amount of Points
