I just tried to download, but have not been able to get it.

Thanks.

At least you haven't seen the original one. The path was quite....for lack of a better word....horrid. But, I look forward to the next update. Keep up the good work.

HaHa graphics always suffer in the beginning.

Would anyone like to help on graphics? TR probably has his hands full with a lot of the programming and could use some help.

googl Do you want your own forum for your project?

Sorry, forgot to log in.

Hey everyone! I just stumbled on these forums hoping against hope somebody had finally gotten their mitts on the Castle of the Winds source code. I'm sitting here at a Dell XPS laptop sixteen years (that blows my mind) since CotW was released, and am still having a great time runing around in those dungeons.

I think it's great that somebody's making their own CotW-type game, and although I've just kinda popped out of nowhere, I'd love to sign on as a graphic artist.

I'm almost at the end of a VG design program and I'm excellent with Max, Photoshop 7-CS2... just about any mainstream software. I can't program to save my life, but I'm great at the graphics end of things.

If I can get some contact info, and the tile specs and stuff for the graphics used within Stone Castle, I'll see what I can come up with for you.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

 

 

 

 

Concerning my game, I've almost finished. The graphics is fatal quality, but will be configurable with piecesets. Maybe import from the original CotW? I've made inventory, fighting, character attributes, potions, healing and teleport spells already. Because I have dial-up and rarely connect, I can't publish the game (I even don't know how). Could anybody send me an e-mail? I'll reply with the game attached as soon as the game will be completed (wait 3-4 days) My email: ggl (at-sign) vp.pl.

I can be reached at castleofthewinds@gmail.com

I send Hrungir the game. If You didn't receive (sometimes my letters get lost), tell me.

It doesn't feature any good graphics (I can't draw). However, it has the most important things already, which Tr's game didn't have.

Graphics: if anybody could do something, I'd higly appreciate (just edit IMAGES.BMP), or I could ask Rick Saada for permission for using original CotW graphics. I am already working on 3 projects (+castle = 4), so have to divide the available time. I worked on this 3 days (well, 1 of them only designing on the paper), so don't expect too much...

Not counting graph, the game has got everything at the basic level: spells (heal, move, identify, attribute), monsters, inventory. I'm especially proud of full d&d support in the inventory. Source (C++Builder 6, should work on earlier too) included, feel free to improve and tell any changes at forum. I've got a bit weird style of indentation and ignore marigin; sorry, I got used to it.

Todos:
- item editor. It would be beautiful if the monsters, items etc. (in the future: levels, story) wouldn't be hard-coded. Scenarios? like original Castle, Hrungir's scenario? The game could have then a Spell/Item directory, contatining all the items the character already seen.
- graphics!!! Not only pieceset, but also an engine. (convert this to C# and use DirectX .net?)
- character speed. I wonder how the original Castle implemented it? Having much carried does not impose any penalty.
- the hint window doesn't disappear if you hold the right button, move the mouse off the playfield and then release the button. Also, it doesn't disappear in the inventory, looks like oddity of Win32 controls.
- better inventory. There are no slots like in original (a place for armor/bracers/weapon), just a kind of autoequipping...
- make the ability to go up/down (have to change the play array 2d -> 3d)
- more items
- I had several problems while writting the game, so had to use 'non-normal solutions'. Marked them 'kludge' in the code.
- formulas! How much % does Heal Minor give? How HP damage gives a hit with X Str, Y Dex against a monster with Z Str, T Str? probability of hit/miss?
- icons for spells (e.g. Heal Minor = small red cross, teleport = hourglass)
- probability of items. A potion of heal minor is more often found than the gain level one.
- level of the spells. Learning Heal Major should be allowed later than Heal Minor.
- monster intelligence. Currently, they just chase you and may strike another monster if in path. Also, it's easy to hide behind a rock...
- ranged spells (e.g. attack) and timed spells (e.g. Shield)

If it comes to the random room generation, there are some alghoritms creating mazes. But these mazes are used only with entrance and exit, without loops or rooms (just corridors). I would have to analize one.

I didn't implement my ideas completely, but to a great degree. I will still try to maximize the use of spells. Currently, the only way to gain a level is to cast "gain level", which is done automatically after having enough experience... A lifedrainer will cast "lose str/int/con/dex" etc. Castle has timed and non-timed spells. Timed are all defensive, Slow, Sleep, Levitation, Detect Monsters etc. Non-timed are the rest. After wearing an enchanted/cursed weapon, a non-timed spell is cast. After wearing off the reverse spell should be cast (Gain Strength -> Lose Strength etc.). The exceptions are defensive and Detect Monsters, which will have to have the non-timed counterparts (Gain AV, Gain Resistance), because almost all items may have "increases the character's armor value", "makes the character resistant" etc. effect.

Also, could anybody make an icon (*.ico) to the game?

To Gil:
may I use Your icons, the ones You post in the custom icons text?

To Tr:
I don't know DirectX programming. However, I have Delphi, which is your development tool. Could you make the game once again? I mean only the first version, where one could only walk with the red circle. I could look at the source and try to incorporate this to C++ code.

To Hrungir:
could You place the game somewhere? I can send You by mail the next versions too, and You could publish them.

To artists (especially Olaf):

The pieceset stores only a little part of icons. Could You make others, in separate .bmp files? I mean:
- Kobold
- Goblin
- Goblin Figher
- Hill Giant
- any other monsters (Skeleton etc.)

spell icons, 16x16 format:
- Heal Minor, Medium, Major, All
- Phase Door, Teleport
- Identify

magic items:
- Gain, Lose Stat (original had blue/red sign similar to radiation)
- Elixirs of Heal M/M/M/All
- Blank Scroll = Scroll of (none)
- Distillation of Water = Potion of (none)

other, things-to-be:
- Dagger (normal, enchanted, cursed)
- Armor (norm, ench, cursed)
- Amulet (n, e, c)
- Belt
- separate icons for packs? large, small etc.
- Chest
- Ring (n, e, c)

I've chosen 32x32 because it's the size of original Castle and the inventory uses Windows Controls which require 32x32. If You prefer any other size, please tell me. However, this change will mean that I will have to change the inventory screen much, and this can last a long time. I look forward to any graphics. I will try to make the pieceset contain every bitmap in the future version.




Something strange has happened. I don't know how I changed it, but the inventory tree view is no longer transparent. Sorry. The transparency is still on the gamegrid. I hope I will find how to correct this as soon as possible. Also, now an AV sometimes pops up after exiting. It's harmless (the game tries to access data after deletion). I hope the next version will be better. Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.

At the beginning you have several items... play with them (choosed at random). Some are unidentified (at random); use Identify, watch out for losing potions... To fight, use the Monster button (actually, it casts the Summon Monster spell) Use Gain potions much - it's sometimes hard to win with a Giant with bad attributes. Str determines damage, Int max mana, Con max HP, Dex chance to hit.

I hope our community will like it. Happy castleofthewindsing!

-- Edited by googl at 23:38, 2005-08-22

I will check to see if I received the game and also try to get it up on a site when I have time.

......I didn't receive the game 

-- Edited by Hrungnir at 15:08, 2005-08-23

Started working on images. But before I go too crazy, let me know what you think of the style:

Note that the .jpg probably killed some detail whereas the bitmaps themselves are crisp.

I can change the style to better match the original CotW if you like, or keep on doing what I'm doing.

I sent the newer version to Olaf. Now you can't equip a scroll, must use a belt to activate. I fixed several bugs in the second version. The bitmaps could be a bit smaller, but it's up to You, the game accepts any format (resize the pieceset)