Encircled | |
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Stable game | |
Developer | SRD |
Theme | Positioning, tactics |
Influences | Rogue Rage, ChessRogue, PrincessRL, Cellular automata |
Released | 25 Aug 2012 (release 1) |
Updated | 16 Sep 2012 (0.4 (ARRP)) |
Licensing | Public domain, Open Source |
P. Language | C++ |
Platforms | Windows, LinuxMac OS |
Interface | ASCII, Curses |
Game Length | 20-60 minutes to die, No wins reported |
Official site of Encircled |
dunnet
, and it’s included with every copy of OS X—I’ll tell you how to launch it in just a bit.get shovel
, dig rock
, and attack bear
. You can also move about by giving compass directions such as East
(or just E
). Based on what you tell the game to do, you’ll see a new output blurb appear, describing the result of your action, your new location, etc.emacs -batch -l dunnet
dunnet
is sort of hiding inside of the emacs
text editor. When the game starts up, you’ll see the output above (excluding the get shovel
bit—consider that your first clue). From this point on, you’re really on your own, but here are a few basic commands to help get you started:help
– Some background on the game, as well as basic commands and objectives.inventory
– Tell you what you’re carrying.save
and restore
– Saves and restores the game, so you can remember to go eat occasionally.quit
– Quit the game.