Win32 Text Based Game blog - TextMan

In the past little while, I have been doing a lot with Win32. From simple console applications that do math, to more complicated text games. As of, well, four days ago, I have been working on a top down space text game. Right now, its just a bare-bone model of what is to come.

Oh, yes. What 'is" to come? Well here is what i have planned for the near future:

• Finish the base of the game:
  • Make movement smoother
  • Improve refresh-rates
  • Add items the player can use
  • and fix some bugs.
• Load/save:
  • Me, having little experience outside of how to save to a text file, have no save or load feature yet - but it will come, oh yes, it will.
• World gen:
  • I plan on having a limited universe the player can explore, but in that universe:
    • Players will find randomly generated planets they can explore, and space stations to gather supplies.
    • Go on missions, traveling planet to planet, fighting space pirates, and saving the day - one character at a time.
  • Eventually ship generation will be integrated, but that will probably only come into play in the summer.
• MULTIPLAYER
  • Having more experience in networking than i do in reading/writing to files, this should come before loading and saving (sorry.)
• An actual campaign
  • Ranging from saving the day, to lazing around, to sand box worlds.

And this is all gonna be in good ol' ASCII.

If you would like to contact my, simply send me a message at

QuinJRider@Gmail.com

(Please don't stalk me.)

Here are some images from the game so far.

(Notice: Game fonts and colors can be changed, and I will be adding multiple colors to the game.)

1: The games start screen.

2: The Tutorial Map

3: Players ship: (different letters on the screen open different menu's:

W: Weapons screen

S: Shields

C: Ships storage

c: Computer system

F: Star map (to travel to different locations)

E: Engine controls.

Again, for more information on the game, just email me. Heck, if you feel like contributing, I wouldn't mind either.

(Currently only running on windows.)