Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by random level generation, ASCII and tile-based graphics and permanent death. Roguelikes descend from the 1980 game Rogue, particularly mirroring Rogue's character- or sprite-based graphics, turn-based gameplay that gives the player the time to plan each move, and high fantasy setting.
Crafted by Ido Yehieli (http://tametick.com/), creator of Cardinal Quest, the Kiwi.JS Roguelike Blueprint coupled with the Kiwi.JS game engine, this Blueprint allows users to rapidly develop a Roguelike game.
##Versions
KiwiJS last version tested: 0.5.3
##Features
This blueprint includes:
- move with the arrow keys or by clicking/tapping in the direction you wish
- bump into enemies to attack
- pick up wand for ranged attack (4 bolts), click enemy to shoot once you have it
- pick up pickaxe to gain the ability to remove walls/trees
- pick up potion to heal
- gain xp/levels by killing enemies.
- traps ("slow" & "hurt") trigger when you step on them
- 3 enemy types each showcasing a different ai-type
- 2 map generators: forest and dungeon.
- 2 display modes: ascii & graphics
##How to use
The PlayState demonstrates the structure of a simple roguelike game. Import the afordmentioned plugins (you can find them in the lib/plug directory) and create your own graphical or ascii roguelike.
The level is represented by a 2d array of characters. '.' represets a floor (walkable) and '#' a wall(blocking). In the PlayState you can see how to easily show this level using either the TileMap class (http://www.api.kiwijs.org/classes/TileMap.html) or an array of TextFields.
##Contribute If you discover a bug or find yourself just wanting to jump on in and help make this blueprint even better please file an issue and get stuck in. We're a friendly bunch and hope people find themselves wanting to get involved.
https://github.com/gamelab/Roguelike-Blueprint/issues/new
##Related Documentation
Coming soon
