This project contains all open-source (Apache-licensed) code and assets related to Lawless Legends and its supporting tools. This project is currently in its infancy, so don't be surprised if some things move around or seem to appear out of nowhere in the code base. We're still trying on some ideas of how to manage developer workflow, and feedback is greatly appreciated!
The Apache license covers everything in here, including any sample game content that might filter in from time to time. The primary goal for this open-source project is to build out game creation tools and hopefully the majority of a usable game engine that can be used in conjunction with the tools to build a playable RPG game. By being open-source, we are saying you are free to build your own games with these tools and distribute those games as you see fit. You are not obligated to distribute your games as open-source or freeware, but we do ask that you consider contributing bug fixes back up to this main branch so that the community can benefit, and at the very least uphold the terms of the Apache license that apply to this code.
Our first example adventure is freely available under the CC-NC License.
You are Quinn of Thane, the westernmost island in Merkania. Since the last of great wars your family has lived in peaceful seclusion for generations. Raised on ancient legends, you have often dreamed of exploring what lies beyond the island. You surmise that dark times must have befallen the mainland, as dark creatures now sully the sanctuary of your island home as well.
Now you are the last of your line and have decided to venture to the mainland and seek your fortune! You pack your things, take your family's heirloom amulet for luck and enter the forest for adventure...
Go here for more info: https://github.com/badvision/lawless-legends/tree/master/Example%20Content/Ancient%20Legends
If you are curious how the Ray Caster works, Martin Haye has made a tutorial with versions in both text and video: https://github.com/badvision/lawless-legends/blob/master/Docs/Tutorials/BigBlue/TaleOfBigBlue.md
Grab a daily build and play with it! If you are a QA tester or a developer you can get a pre-built copy of the development version of the game and boot it in your favorite apple or apple emulator. If you want to change things around, go for it! Just remember that you have to check in your code later on (see notes to 6502 coders) before you can use the next daily build! If you are helping us with testing, you can discard the daily build once you're finished with it -- nobody likes old bugs!
You (yes, you!) can get involved even if you have no programming experience and just want to dabble with retro gaming. We will need testers who are not afraid to press untold combinations of buttons for the sake of breaking things and telling the programmers how misbehaved our code is. You are welcome to test our build process for yourself and let us know if there's a way you think we can make it easier -- because ultimately we are striving to collaborate with modern technology while building a game that runs on old pre-internet 8-bit technology: There are bound to be pitfalls and some amount of inconvenience is almost assured! But despite this, we think we can achieve the following:
Time to ROL up your sleeves and accumulate some good documentation on Prodos memory layouts and Prodos device drivers! We're going to make this game so that you can run (and exit back to) Prodos on any 128kb (or more) machine. That means the //c and //gs will be natively compatible as well. We have some cool routines written, but are still in our infancy:
We need a lot more, and ideas are greatly appreciated for the following:
The apple platform build works as follows: