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[quinnr]

So, I was asking around for awesome new roguelikes in the Roguebasin IRC, and the creator of this awesome game suggested it to me.

Cataclysm is basically a zombie survival game. You must hurry to find clothing, a decent gun, and hide in a house with the doors closed. But don't worry, the zombies WILL find you.

One of the most impressive things I found about the game is the skills and stats and such. Damage is tracked across the different parts of your body. Pain will negatively affect your stats. Also, you can only hold so many items depending on how many pockets, ect. you have. You can hold a LOT more with a backback or bag of some sort, but this will usually encumber your torso. (Oh yeah, body parts have seperate functions and all are encumbered by armor.)

You gain XP by having a high morale, which is improved by drugs and such you find lying around. But be careful, as they can have some nasty effects and addictions as well.

It's currently in alpha, and continually being developed, but it's an awesome game as it stands.

Spoiler: Screenie (click to show/hide)

I was a little weirded out about how the game logs and info takes up half the screen, but now I realize that the interface is QUITE awesome and nice looking.

LINKS:
Roguebasin (with directions to play on SSH!): http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=Cataclysm

Source Download: http://github.com/Whales/Cataclysm

Guide to connecting via SSH with the private key in PuTTY:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1.) Download PuTTY and PuTTYgen from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html.

2.) Download RSA key from http://eronarn.info/multirobin_key (file -> save as)

3.) Start PuTTYgen.

4.) Conversions -> Import Key..., select that multirobin_key file.

5.) Save Private Key...,save it somewhere.

6.) Start PuTTY.

7.) Go into the settings on the left. Go to SSH -> Auth.

8.) See that empty box to select a file? Do so, picking that .ppk file you saved earlier.

9.) Settings screen Connections -> Data. Put cataclysm in as the auto-login username.

10.) Settings screen session. Put in "eronarn.info" as the host.

11.) (Optional but highly recommended) Save it in that box below.

12.) Press Connect!

13.) Resize the terminal to be a bit larger, then hit spacebar.

Spoiler: Guide by dbfuru on compiling for Ubuntu and other flavors of Linux (click to show/hide)

1. Open the terminal. On my version of Ubuntu, this is located from the top bar, under Applications -> Accessories. It may be found under Applications - > System.

2. In the terminal, type "sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev" minus the quotes. I believe this is the curses library the game needs to run. Note you will need to enter your password. sudo is the super user permissions  and is required to install new software.

3. In the terminal, type "sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev" minus the quotes.

4. In the terminal, type "sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install g++", minus the quotes. This should install the required software to compile the game.

5. In the terminal, type "sudo apt-get install git-core", minus the quotes. This is the git software package, used to clone the git repository. This just makes it easy for you to download updates, and re-compile them quickly.

6.  You are likely to be in your "home" directory in the terminal. You can type "ls" into your terminal to get a listing of all directories (folders) in your current directory.

7. Create a directory, called whatever you want, I will use "Cata" as an example. Type "mkdir Cata" to create a directory called Cata.

8. Change to the new Cata directory. Remember that Linux is case sensitive, so you must type in the directory exactly when you want to change to it. The command is "cd" (change directory). So type "cd Cata" remembering the case sensitive rules. You should now be in the new Cata folder.

9. Type "git clone git://github.com/Whales/Cataclysm.git" into the terminal. This clones Whales' repository to the directory you are in. It should create a directory called Cataclysm. Note that this may take a while.

10. Type "cd Cataclysm" to change to the Cataclysm directory.

11. Type "make" into the terminal to compile. If that fails, try "make clean".

12. To run the game, type "./cataclysm" inside the Cataclysm folder.

UPDATING

Type "git pull" in the terminal whilst in the Cataclysm directory. Then, type "make clean". This should get the latest updates and then compile.

Windows Version: http://whalesdev.com/forums/index.php?topic=554.0

Official Forum Link: http://whalesdev.com/forums/index.php

Linux Emulator and Instructions: http://whalesdev.com/forums/index.php?topic=95.0

Video Showing Emulator Use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupcgG0OobU&feature=colike

[Cyahnidde]

Looks like an awesome game, I'll try it out!
P.S. What distro is that in the screenie?

[Dohon]

Just had a quick look at the entry at roguebasin and it is indeed a sweet looking game. Gonna try it out!

...

Damn this lack of leisure time.

[SirAaronIII]

This is kind of exactly like what somebody requested a little while ago. The "sandbox-roguelike-zombie-survival" thread, I think. Sounds like fun!

[quinnr]

Looks like an awesome game, I'll try it out!
P.S. What distro is that in the screenie?

It's called Easy Peasy, previously known as UbuntuEEE, it's a special modified Ubuntu for the EEEPC netbook. Unless the imagehost resized it that screenshot is my entire screen size XD.

And yeah, it is an awesome game. Tip: if you want to survive you better press "m" (for main map) and find a weapon shop to raid. Pots and pans won't help for long! And make sure to balance need for inventory with encumbrance...too much on any body part leads to MASSIVE issues in fights.

[x2yzh9]

Can someone setup a directions list (Ie. 1. 2. 3.) to play on windows? This is really confusing, I'm trying to connect but I get a Disconnected: No Supported Authentication methods available. message

[quinnr]

To play on SSH, (instructions assume you are using PuTTY, otherwise I have no clue):

Go to the preferences page for SSH -> Auth
In the box that says Use Private Key something or other, select the file downloaded here: http://eronarn.info/multirobin_key (if it opens in your browser, just File -> Save As...)

Then connect to the server as normal.

EDIT:
You want to log in with the username 'cataclysm'. It shouldn't ask for a password, I don't think.

Or you could just do what I did and download and compile it .

[x2yzh9]

Can someone upload that .ppk file to mediafire or something? It keeps opening in my browser and even when I use file>save as or saving the link it STILL doesn't work, I get the message not a private key.

[quinnr]

Try to edit out the part in the beginning that says "---START OF RSA PRIVATE KEY--" and possibly at the end too if there is something similar. If that doesn't work post and I'll try to get it to work on my computer, haven't tried it on PuTTY yet.

Anyways, I found a Science Lab, does anyone know if the ID cards off the dead bodies near by can actually be used on the ID card reader? Or is it broken or something? It's made of metal walls and doors, so grenades and smashing won't help..and my gun (found it in my basement! ) ran out of ammo while I was fooling around with the ID cards and now I have no weapon.

[x2yzh9]

Try to edit out the part in the beginning that says "---START OF RSA PRIVATE KEY--" and possibly at the end too if there is something similar. If that doesn't work post and I'll try to get it to work on my computer, haven't tried it on PuTTY yet.

Anyways, I found a Science Lab, does anyone know if the ID cards off the dead bodies near by can actually be used on the ID card reader? Or is it broken or something? It's made of metal walls and doors, so grenades and smashing won't help..and my gun (found it in my basement! ) ran out of ammo while I was fooling around with the ID cards and now I have no weapon.

It's not working.

[quinnr]

Alright, I'll look at it in just a sec.

[quinnr]

Alright, so you have to download PuTTYgen from the same website and then do Conversions -> Import File..
select that same file, and then hit Save Private Key...

Open THAT converted file for the security key option in PuTTY. Connecting should work fine.
You will have to expand the terminal size, the default is too small, then press spacebar and it should go.

Adding directions to first post.

[x2yzh9]

Thanks! It's working!

[quinnr]

No problem, have fun

Also, you can escape the tutorial with all the nice stuff it has and play normally. Kudos if you can figure out how

[Bitoru]

Wow, looks like an awesome game. Just wish I could play it locally.

Anyway, what's the font you're using?