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.
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.
- 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
