ChamberCrawler3000

Longer Demo on YouTube

What is ChamberCrawler3000?

CC3K is a project for computer science students developed by A. Roegiest and B. Lushman in 2013. A copy of the original document can be found here. The gameplay of CC3K is meant to be a recreation of the 1980 game Rogue, which in turn is meant to be a digital recreation of Dungeons and Dragons.

If someone else came up with the idea, what did I do?

The original project document called for C++ programming and ASCII graphics, but I needed to code in Java and use Swing for graphics to meet the requirements of the assignment I had been given. As such, I adapted the original project to my own needs. The design of the in-game races are entirely the work of Roegiest and Lushman, but all other code and design is my own work.

Major Features

• Launcher
  • Give your character a custom name
  • Choose your character's Race
  • Select a Floor file to play in
• Custom Floors (Levels)
  • User-made Floors allow for near infinite replayability
  • With a bit of practice, floors are easy and quick to make
  • There is no included editor, but Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets can be used effectively
• Races
  • Five distinct player Races allow for many different playstyles
  • Each Race (except Shade) has modifers to its base attributes and its own Racial Effect
  • The Races are: Shade (base), Drow, Vampire, Troll, and Goblin
• Effects
  • Effects can be helpful or harmful
  • Some Effects only modify base attributes, be it positively or negatively
  • Other Effects can heal, damage, or even steal gold from Enemies
• Enemies
  • Each type of enemy has varying attributes, some even have unique Effects
  • There are six types of Enemy in total: Human, Dwarf, Elf, Orc, Dragon, and Halfling
  • Enemies can have one of a few built-in behavior patterns, reflecting different levels of aggression
  • Although the player is able to move diagonally, Enemies are not
• Items
  • The player can pick up two different types of equipment which modify their attributes
  • Weapons generally increase attack, and Armor generally increases defence
  • Both of these can also apply unique Effects to the player
  • Players can pick potions up from the ground, fully restoring their health
• User Interface
  • The player controls their character using an eight directional buttons
  • Despite there not being many animations, combat and environmental events can be viewed in the log on the right side of the screen
  • The "show effects" button above the control pad can be used to display all of the Effects currently on the player

Design

The Game Loop