Pictures: (from the mod I'm working on, GridQuest)
Version 0.1.0 [11/15/10]
-Dynamic Shadows
-Additive Lighting
-Walls
-"Easy" entity creation for new types of entities
-Player movement (w, s, a, and d)
-Directional activation of entities (using arrow keys)
-Cornflower blue!
Version 0.1.3 [11/16/10]
-The start of an inventory system
-Doors (lighting doesn't work well with this, even re-rendering a single light is slow.)
-2 Sensors:
--Switches
--Touch Sensors (stand on it to activate)
-Loading a level clears the ents table
-working file loading (sorry about that)
Version 0.1.4 [11/17/10]
-Improved light calculation speed by 9000
Version 0.1.6 [11/19/10]
-Menu system
-Use TFGH to control menu
--T moves selection up
--G moves selection down
--H accept your selection
--F if there is a back button in the current menu, it will use it
-Better level loading
-An example of a level loader
Version 0.1.6_01 [11/19/10]
-NPCs with customizable ai
Version 0.1.6_02 [11/19/1
]-View Movement!
--Have levels larger than the window!
Version 0.1.7 [11/25/10 - Thanksgiving!]
-Pausing with p or Pause(true/false)
-Main menu
-An improved version of MiddleClass (that's right, you can inherit now!)
-dialogue menu (with wrapping text!)
-slightly faster light calculation (only checks pixels within the radius!)
-everything else I've done since the last update!
Version 0.1.8 [12/4/10]
-Added chest
-Added better inventories
-Removed p pausing (easily abused)
-Hook library for...
-MODDING SUPPORT!
--mods go in mods folder, require them in loader.lua (or use requiredir("mods/folder") to require a directory full of files)
--An example of the hook system is included, gives the player an inventory with 10 spaces for holding items
-Yet a smaller class library, thank you mud
The Grid engine can be used for many 2D game styles. If you can code it for an ASCII game, it should work, and beyond. With unique control, menu, 2D lighting, and AI systems, along with many others, you can create games from Rougelikes to puzzles.
