I'm doing this thing I guess - Web based spinoff/"remake" of Cataclysm

GlyphGryph · 2017-09-28T05:01:58.000Z

I am making a little web-based spin-off game based on Cataclysm. It doesn’t plug into C:DDA, it’s a standalone thing, but we’ll see how far I can push it. If I can get it to a state where it has some potential, instead of just being a way to entertain myself… ah, but that’s far in the future. Right now, probably best to see it as a toy that will eventually be abandoned, but hey: At the very least it allows me to experiment with some stuff like z-level mechanics in an environment where it’s a bit easier to play around with.

No promises it amounts to anything, though
Current state:

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Clarifications:
The levels are exploded, so left to right means bottom to top. Confusing, I know.
The enemy at the end there moved on to my head and they can’t attack downwards yet so he just kept riding it around. Whoops.

kevin.granade · 2017-09-28T05:25:01.000Z

I’m still not clear what “this thing” is… exploded view of z-levels, got that part.

Is this a new game, a debugging thing for dda, an interface to dda…?

Also, email me the server password pls, I have a discord instance I want to try and import the forum history into.

Zhilkin · 2017-09-28T06:59:35.000Z

I believe this is some kind of prototype for some z-level thing which is to be added to dda.

Sneaky_Potato · 2017-09-28T13:53:50.000Z

Cdda.io?

GlyphGryph · 2017-09-29T02:28:31.000Z

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Got maps loading and ladders working and stuff.

GlyphGryph · 2017-09-30T03:28:25.000Z

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Can now see stuff on lower layers. Not a great long term solution, but it will do for now. New terrain types too.

Sorry if I’m not being forthcoming on what I plan on doing and sticking to showing what I’ve done - I suffer badly from that… thing, whatever its called, where you get satisfaction from the telling as much as the doing? I want people to know what I’m doing, so if I restrict myself to telling by doing it provides a lot more motivation, while if I allow myself to just “tell” it feels like I’ve already done it so I don’t have to do anything.

But in short, what I am doing is a small web-based Cataclysm spinoff in javascript. I figure since this forum is the place for “remakes” as well as mods and other contributions, it was the place to put it.

John_Candlebury · 2017-10-01T01:42:50.000Z

Looks pretty good as of now.

GlyphGryph · 2017-10-06T12:45:46.000Z

Working on the jumping code, and… I think I may have broken movement.

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kevin.granade · 2017-10-06T17:27:33.000Z

Your player got a free upgrade to being the flash.

GlyphGryph · 2017-10-08T01:42:25.000Z

I was thinking more anime-style leaving a trail of shadow clones behind them, but hah.

I did get it working though.

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GlyphGryph · 2017-10-15T01:44:15.000Z

Can look around now. Seem to have broken the combat code though. Ah well, will fix that later.

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