Cyningstan

@cyningstan
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Developing #retrogames for the #ibmpc of the early 1980s running #msdos and featuring #cga graphics. Turn-based strategy, puzzle and RPG! Fun in all four colours. With a fondness for Sinclair #zxspectrum and #psion handhelds too.
Webhttp://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/
Itchhttps://cyningstan.itch.io/
Kofihttps://ko-fi.com/cyningstan
Remember to check out fallen enemies' inventories in #StarCadre Combat Class, and not only in Retrieval and Gathering missions. Some of your units might be lightly armed, and benefit from weapon and armour upgrades kindly bequeathed by the enemies you've dealt with. You might also find an extra blade or two for freeing hostages more quickly. Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-combat-class #ibmpc #msdos #cga
The Sling is a simple leather projectile weapon capable of launching pebbles and other small objects at an enemy. The #ChambersBeneath does not trouble the player with the detail of collecting pebbles, so there is no need to worry about ammunition when using the sling. The damage caused to enemies is based on the Agility of the player character. Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Inspired by an offhand comment Alice (@foone) made earlier today: the CGA iceberg
There's no way of avoiding battle in the ninth level of Double Trouble. Patrolling guard bots block your way to the teleporters that lead to the card readers. Get the game and the level pack from https://cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #TeamDroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga
All of the boats and ships can travel over Deep Water, as well as the Air Fighters. It is here that most of the large-scale naval battles take place, since the bigger ships can't navigate shallower water. https://cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld
As you move your warriors along the track in #Puluc, you can land on enemies, capturing them. You then drag them home for ritual slaughter. Whether their home or yours depends on the rule variations. While you are transporting captives, your enemy can recapture you, and if THEY get home, their captured friends are freed. The game is available for the #PsionSeries3 from https://cyningstan.itch.io #Psion
@whitequark "One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs."

RE: https://typo.social/@paulvanderlaan/116346071338152363

There's some cool nostalgia here. In the 1980s, INPUT magazine had a series of articles about drawing 3D wireframe graphics in BASIC on the various 8-bit machines it covered. I remember a wireframe torus in the artwork. I'll have to dig it out again to see how deeply it went.

Every few years I revisit #Minecraft, and every time I'm somehow surprised at how scary it is.

Harmless things that have jumpscared me so far:

- The game music
- A friendly squid
- My pet cow mooing
- The axe that I was literally carrying
- The sheep that I forgot was following me
- Saw an enderman from really far away
- Sailing along happily and then realising I'm over a really deep bit
- The game music again

Entering a large room or corridor can be intimidating in #StarCadre Combat Class, as you've no idea how many enemies are lurking behind that door. This is a good time to make use of Stealth. Having a unit with a good Stealth skill creep into the doorway allows you to see how much danger there really is. Make sure you don't leave your unit in the doorway though, or they will be seen and attacked during the enemy turn! Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-combat-class #ibmpc #msdos #cga