ARD2.0

Another Random Destiny, 2.0

ARD, aka "Another Random Destiny" was a Zork-esque text-based adventure - ARD2.0 takes that original work and slaps it into our own ASCII based graphical rendering engine!

Find related projects on github:

• https://github.com/teamMMD

ARD1.0 (text-based "original" brought over from Azure):

• https://github.com/teamMMD/ard2

Special thanks to Maya and Danny for making this with me.

• And HUGE shoutout to the maker of AsciiPanel, Trystan - and the original ARD team of Levi, Marcelo

AsciiPanel stuff:

• http://trystans.blogspot.com/

Full demo gameplay video at the link below (and/or watch the gifs below)

https://youtu.be/JI7o41hfmTU

Start Here

To run ard2demo you'll need...

• MANDATORY pre-requisite: Java 1.8 - JRE, aka Java Runtime Environment or above

  have --> Java 1.8+ JRE

First:

NOTE: the jar is in another repo from teamMMD listed below

  git clone https://github.com/teamMMD/ard2jar.git

Then

navigate into the above cloned repository

  java -jar ard2demo.jar

NOTE: please expect the game to open in a new terminal-like window

Play the game

Intro and Name Entry

Enter your dream name to customize your high-score and more

Playthru!

move around, avoid or attack the random monster, up to you

Win Condition

can you make it to the door before you run out of hp?

Location persistence

so you can pause and/or view help menus at anytime

Loss Condition

no more health left to use-up as you move

the monster mortally wounds you so you bleed out on the next step

Quit Confirmation Screen

so you don't quit on accident!

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Built With

• Java
• jFrame
• AsciiPanel

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Project Roadmap

This is an MVP of a graphical Ascii interface for the ARD game engine that was originally conceived as a text-based (Zork-like) game. Future design plans include:

Sprint 4

• Integrate more ARD randomization
• Update items feature
• Ability to save the game

Sprint 5

• Fix duplicate key issue for scores map
• Implement database for txt/xml file data
• Host game via EC2 instance

Sprint 6 and beyond…

• Make game playable on any browser
• and more!

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Authors

• Maya Marks - https://github.com/pwrmvspark
• Danny Park - https://github.com/mayamarks
• Matthew Beckerleg - github.com/itsOrD

License

• This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.