Golden Scales
A downloadable game for Windows
There were rumors of a treasure of unimaginable value hidden within the walls of this dark dungeon. The legend says that a giant lindworm guards this treasure. Many adventurers have ventured inside, but no one has ever come back... You strap on your rucksack, clutch your sword and enter the mysterious halls. What will await you? Will you have better luck than all the brave heroes before you?
Golden Scales is a short text adventure set in a murky dungeon. Defeat enemies, find loot and make your way through the labyrinth. Will your efforts be rewarded with a valuable treasure at the end? Best of luck!
How to play?
- ✅ Download and start the game. You don't need to install anything.
- ⌨ Play the game by typing what you want to do.
- ❓ If you don't know what to do, you can always type "options". This will display all your current options.
- 🤔 "I can't walk anymore, I'm stuck in my inventory!" If you open your inventory, you'll have to close it before you can continue exploring the dungeon. Type "close" to leave your inventory.
- 💎 There's a very low chance to find a valuable diamond. You don't have to actively search for it. If you are lucky, you'll find it! Let me know! :)
- 💯 Feel free to post your highscore in the comments!
- ✨Have fun!
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Hey, man! I just wanted to let you know that I've been playing your game for a little while. As someone who is working on a similar project, I can tell you that it really inspired me. What language did you program it in?
Glad to hear that you like it! I wrote it in C#, but honestly you can pick any language for a console text adventure.
The bit that I was interested in was the dungeon generator. I believe it's a procedural one, that uses a seed. I was wondering if you could take a little bit of time and talk with me about the algorithm. I have a similar thing implemented in one of my projects (you can find it here, on itch.io, on my page), but it has some limitations and I am always looking for ways of improving on it. If that's ok with you, let me know and I can provide you with an email address or even a subreddit that I've set up. By the way, I'm using python for my programming, but I think it won't be a problem, since we'll be discussing algorithms, not programming.
I can send you the source code of this game if you give me your mail address.
Thank you very much! My email is teo.tucan@gmail.com