Rogue C# – A Few Odd Repairs
This week, I’m taking care of some general fixes and looking at ways to improve the codebase and keep things maintainable around the place. As a bonus, I discovered helper functions in C#.
Category: Rogue C# Series
Rogue C# – The Other Rings of Power
Rings are actually one of my least used items in my playing of the classic Rogue. They tend to be risky as they increase food consumption and a cursed ring just won’t come off. Still, they’re part of the game and a great challenge for this project so I decided to add them to the inventory list.
Rogue C# – The Monsters Evolve
Happily, the remaining traps to my roguelike game did not break anything new in the code; I was able to build on existing resources already in the classes. I also reorganized some code, clearing the deck for the addition of monster special attacks and upcoming inventory additions.
Rogue C# – Rethinking Random Selection
After adding all those potions in one shot, they still had to be tested and every single one exposed something that needed to be improved in the code. The sheer number of fixes would be too long for this post but I did come up with a few interesting examples.
Rogue C# – The Dungeon Pharmacopeia
Potions are much like scrolls but every new effect potentially requires supporting changes elsewhere, including new properties and changes to game play. In this chapter, I sample all the potions and see how many ways I can break the code.
Rogue C# – The Ever-Changing Program Flow
As a program grows, it’s important to maintain standards and practices within the code. Classes and methods need clear lines of responsibility and operation in order to keep the code maintainable and reduce errors.
Rogue C# – Setting Traps
Traps add to the challenge of the game, even if they are annoying sometimes. In this chapter, I add them to the game and discover that the player and monsters have more in common than they know.
Rogue C# – Don’t Confuse the Monsters!
During the rescue of the Rogue C# project, I’ve seen some examples of things that weren’t quite thought out the first time around but the MoveMonster() function might have been a case of over-thinking … or of just really needing to walk away for a bit.
Rogue C# – Coding Scrolls for Fun and Profit
Not all scrolls and potions are helpful in a roguelike but that’s part of the fun … more or less. In this update, I add a mix of scrolls including Remove Curse, a frustratingly rare item that you’ll want after putting on the wrong armor and Aggravate Monsters which wil make your life on the level a lot more exciting. As before, every new scroll leads to a re-examination of the code.
Rogue C# – Designing Power-ups into the Game
The Scroll of Confuse Monster is a scroll that gives the player the power to confuse the next monster they attack for a certain number of turns and then the monster’s confusion lasts a certain number of turns so there are multiple steps to tackle here.