Beyond Origins

2D game written in Java. The intention is for this to be an RPG, with some puzzle elements. Right now, the focus is on creating mechanics and a framework for being able to properly implement a story and gameplay sometime in the future. See the "Status" section for an outline of what is currently in the game and working. Below is a video showcasing some of these, as well as a link to the JavaDoc.

Demo video: https://youtu.be/9yA8Gh5eoog

Documentation: https://egartley.net/docs/beyond-origins

More screenshots are available at egartley.net.

Earlier iterations of the game from 2013 through 2015 can be found here as well.

Status

These are the features or game mechanics that have been implemented so far as of commit fd39801. A more technical outline may be added in the future, but the one below is meant for anyone to be able to understand.

• Core
  • Entities, either animated or static (non-animated)
    • Includes the player, other characters and objects
  • Collision detection between entities
    • The "side" in which the collision occured is calculated
  • Maps, which are like levels or worlds
    • These maps have different areas called sectors
  • Management of keyboard and mouse input
  • Debug mode, which displays technical information
  • Ability to "wait" an amount of time before doing something
  • Characters/NPCs can talk to the player
    • Dialogue is shown in a box at the bottom of the screen
    • The full text of the dialogue is automatically broken into lines
    • If there is more than can be displayed, press space to advance
  • User interface elements, such as the inventory panel or buttons
    • Can be clicked and enabled/disabled
  • Notification banners that show for a short period of time
    • Slide in/out at the top of the screen
    • Can have an icon, or small image, and text
  • Basic saving and loading
• Player
  • Controlled with WASD keys (up, left, down, right)
  • Can move between different maps and sectors (described above)
  • Ability to attack other entities that are damageable
  • Gain experience and level up
• Inventory
  • Accessed by pressing E
  • Can hold different items
  • These items can be re-arranged in slots
  • They can also be dropped by dragging them out
  • Dropped items can be picked up again
  • Tooltips are shown upon hovering over the item
• Quests
  • Accessed by pressing E and clicking the quests tab
  • Given to the player by talking to NPCs or other means
  • A list of objectives, or tasks, to complete
  • User interface to view active quests and their objectives

Additional Information

Tools: IntelliJ IDEA Paint.NET

Libraries: Slick2D JSON-java