[df] Death Finder Game

dfAbout

Death Finder is a LAN multiplayer rouge-like RPG developed in Python. The objective is for players to reach the end of the dungeon by fighting monsters with the help of other players. The game takes inspiration from Nethack and shares some of the same features.

"I started this project as a fun idea but ended up creating something more than I would have excepted. All I wanted was to create a new world for my friends and I to explore."

dfMulticast

In the latest version 3.0, the game was swapped to multicast sockets which decreased latency. Multicast also reduced the amount of strain on the network when multiple groups were on at the same time. The max player limit was increased to 15 as a result.

Death Finder version 2.0, was converted to support UDP broadcasting which had many downsides and did not preform reliably. Packet sizes were limited to ~1800 bytes max and the game did not operate across the full network.

Death Finder version 1.0, used TCP sockets and HTTP to communicate with the server. Players sent actions through POST requests and it was easy to operate. But the preformance from the game's server was slow.

dfMap

Object	Symbol	Stand-On
Yourself	@	Yes
Players	&	No
Floor	.	Yes
Wall	#	No
Door	+	Yes
Item	?	Yes
Dark Floor		Yes
Leaf	,	Yes
Bush	*	Slowed
Branch	=	Unstable
Water	^	Waterlogged
Hill	:	Yes
Barrier	" or :	No
Field	' or .	Yes

Enemy	Symbol	Level
goblin	g	1
spider	s	1
orc	o	1
nymph	n	1
blob	b	1
rat	r	1
Snake	S	2-4
Goblin	G	2-4
succubus	q	2-4
Kobold	K	2-4
Pudding	P	2-4
Stone Golum	#	4-6
Mimic	?	1-6
Basilisk	B	4-6
Naga	N	4-6
Lich	L	4-6
Arch Angel	A	4-6
Dragon	D	5-7
Wyvern	B	5-7
demon prince	d	5-7
Final Boss	????	????

NPC	Symbol	Ability
Jacob	J	No
JimJim	J	Heals Player
Jake	J	No
Hÿdor	!	Wet Floor Sign

dfControls

Movement Inputs:
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     diagonal     up    diagonal
             \    |    /
              [Q][W][E]
        left -[A][S][D]- right
              [Z]   [C]
             /         \
     diagonal           diagonal
    
    Lowercase WASD is used by default.
    
    Obtaining 'JUMPBOOTS' will enable Shift+WASD.


Magic Inputs:
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    Book of Healing:
        !H - Slightly heals all users but subtracts XP.
    
    Shield Scroll:
        !S - Spawns a 5x5 barrier around player.
    

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