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Tom:
Hi guys, I recently decided to try and pick up a programming language and after browsing the forum I decided to learn python.
Anyway, I made a text based game where you have to try and get out of a dungeon alive. It's really basic and probably really clumsily done but I wanted to make it all random so it is, the combat is done randomly and so is almost everything else.
If you want to take a look at it the files are below. You will need python 3.2 or later, just place all of the files in the same folder and run dungeontrudger.py to play. Tell me any bugs and also any much needed improvements (I am sure there will be many).
So yeah, that's it really. Please give me some feedback on it if you can, I plan on using pygame to develop the concept further in the future.
Thanks, Tom  :D

Jubal:
I enjoyed it! Certainly a lot better than my early attempts at Python stuff.  :)

The only "bug" per se is that it'd be good if you fixed it so you at least have to choose a or b or c or whatever (the fact that you can currently hit enter or select "apple sandwiches" with no different effects kind of dispels even the illusion that you're actually choosing between paths). Using an "else" statement that says "you can't do that!" or similar and boots you back to the choice would probably be an idea.

Main features on my wish list from a few games:
- An option to see my stats, progress level, etc. This could be done kind of along with the above bugfix.
- Healing potions or food or something as a possibility in chests

More generally, maybe an option to run from enemies that gives -2 to your progress through the dungeon but at least doesn't mean you die so easily? Making the combat more interesting should possibly be the next thing to look into.

Hope to see future versions of it, it's most definitely a neat starting point.  :)

Tom:
Thanks for the quick reply, I'm out at the moment but when I get home i will try to implement your.ideas, I also want tto add some sort of XP system and different looter. This is the longest program I've ever written so it may take me a while to sort through the mess I've made of the program. V2 with improvements will definitely be up at the end of the week with improvements :) - Tom (I typed this on my phone so please excuse stupid errors in grammar)

Tom:
Okay, here is version 2.0 with:
A mechanism to try and keep you following instructions (it will hopefully be a fun little surprise ;)),
Potions de la health,
An xp system that I haven't implemented properly and is currently just hanging around doing nothing,
More choices in combat which actually work (but if you don't type a, b or c it will just proceed like you just pressed enter)
More  choices with the loots
Potion drinking and a longer dungeon (it loops 25 times now XD) but with the health potions it is possible to make it out alive (just)
I should be getting on with some revision now so I will leave this with you. You will need python 3.2 or higher to run this, just click on the dungeontrudger.py file to open it and get started. I would recommend removing all files of previous versions from your computer before you try and play because otherwise the program will get confused about which files to import.
That's it, I think it is now a lot better, hope you guys do too - Tom :)
P.S. Please excuse my horrendous programming skills and liberal use of copy and paste :)

Tom:
Okay, so I've been gone a very long time but I dug this up and I wanted to get back in to Python. This is a complete re-write of my dungeon crawler. It has one or two bugs but I'm at a loss for the minute about fixing them. It needs the most recent python to run and has got quite a lot more depth. I'm sorry for necroposting but I thought I should re use my own thread rather than start a new one nobody wants to look at.

To run the game just unzip it all in to one folder and run the RUNTHIS.py file.

I've been away for a while so in reality there is not much advancement at all but meh.

If anyone can be asked to take a look it would be really appreciated, thanks.

Quick note, if anyone is going to play this, obey all commands if possible unless you're ready for a boss fight.

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