Shade

For the gritty details on the game, go look at the documentation, although be warned that it won't look correct in version 4 browsers! It's really meant for me, and I use Opera.

Shade has undergone several rewrites, each in a different combination of programming languages. Here's a screenshot of the first one. It's in C++.

Just another day at the caryards (Shade, C++ version)

The other versions aren't around anymore. They didn't get very far because they were written in obtuse and difficult languages like Java. The current version is in Ruby and it's going swimmingly. I've been playing with randomising plots, for which Ruby seems the ideal environment. The field-of-vision code has also come a long way. I've created a library called libfov specifically to handle all my lighting problems.

If you think you'd like to play a roguelike, you might like to visit The Roguelike Games Home Page or go straight to my favourite roguelike, at ADOM Central - The Official Website.