RANDOMLY GENERATED DUNGEON PROGRAM

[Big Bene]

Before further discussing problems, let me say, it's a great looking and, form the first look, well programmed piece of software.
My problem is, without reading the manual (which would take me around two days), I don't even know the purpose of the program. Is it a tool for GAmemasters to design quests? Is it a game on it's own? Can I play it on the computer, or do I still use miniatures and cardbosrd tiles, the computer only taking the role of the Gamemaster? How do I choose a hero? how do I search?

[gravaillon]

Well big bene your questions are legitime.... So I will try to answer
First, thanks for being so brave to try to understand the program, even if you don't speak french !

The program is a tool for players who don't want to use a game master. You play as usual with the boardgame, the cards, the dices and the miniatures. The program is here to roll dices for monsters, tell you where to place each elements of the dungeon (furnitures, monsters, traps and treasure chests). He uses the modular boardgame instead of the classic boardgame of HQ. You have the choice between Four boards : advanced heroquest's board, warhammer quest board, descent game board and the classic HQ boardgame in a modular version. (which is not included in the demo version).

First, you tell the program the number of monsters and the type you want to put in your dungeon. In the demo you just have the choice between orc, gobelin, fimir and gargoyle. Then, the program generate a dungeon, room by room and corridor by corridor. So you have to place on the gameboard, each tiles it shows you, each monsters and also doors (it tells you how many you have in the current room).

By click on the monsters icons, you go to a screen which show you the monster's stats and also the rolls he makes (red dice are attacks rolls, and green dices are defend rolls). A hero icon also indicates you which hero the monster will attack. If the choice of the Hero is not logical, you can click again on the Hero icon so the program takes another cible.

It is just a demo so you don't have everything. For example, the trap system is now finished, but in the demo you don't have any satisfying trap system. So don't use it for now. This demo allow you to play to a quick randomly generated dungeon in realtime. You choose which part of the dungeon the program have to generate (corridor-couloir or room-salle) and he shows you everything you need. You can also, at the begining, say to the program which furnitures you want to put in the dungeon.

table-table
ratelier d'arme- weapon rack
cheminée- cheminey
etabli d'alchimiste- alchimist bench... etc

This program take the role of the game master.
It is very useful. For example, you can replay all the official quests randomly generated... So each are totaly new !
You just take the listing of the quest (count each elements the quests has- number of orcs, numbers of goblins, number of table...etc.) Enter each elements in the generator and the program make the dungeon.

I hope I have lighten you and give you the wish to try it. Each function are now finished (secret doors and traps system also). And also an automatic listing function for each official quest books. You just click on the title of the quest you want to play, and the program add all elements of the quest automatically. Very powerful tools have been developped. I will try to make a very big demo (perhaps a beta version) in english for next week.

[gravaillon]

Is it a tool for GAmemasters to design quests? Is it a game on it's own? Can I play it on the computer, or do I still use miniatures and cardbosrd tiles, the computer only taking the role of the Gamemaster? How do I choose a hero? how do I search?

I have forgotten. "tool for gamemaster to design quests"
yes it could be also.

A game on its own
not, not a videogame ! a tool for heroquest. You have to play in a normal way, with the aid of a computer
so you still use miniatures, cardboard tiles, dices, and also the computer.

How do I choose a hero ?
You don't have to do that. It is not a program like "Game Master". You don't have to tell to the program where your hero are. You have to move the monsters by your way by using a simple rule : each monsters will attack the Hero that is adjacent to him. If not, he moves to the closer hero. Else, he move to the Hero that has less body points. If you don't know, you use the generator Héro cible in the program.

How do I search
not in the demo version

[HeroQuestFrance]

I try to help Gravaillon to finish the generator first using the advanced heroquest tiles then other boards.
It's true that it's hell to make it.
There's always a problem but he's near to the end and he already madea lot of efforts...; even promising a english version !
So please wait for some more days...

[gravaillon]

thanks for compassion HQ france ! Keep on, we will finish it !

[gravaillon]

So ! It has been very been, but I'm quite to the end of the program... A lot of details must be lighten... And I must make the manual and the english version too.

CONTENTS :
- Logically monster generation
- Bestiary module which roll the dices for each monsters of HQ
- Randomly generated architecture of the dungeon
- Randomly generated traps places
- 4 boards to choose for the generation : Advanced Heroquest Board, Warhammer Quest Board, Heroquest Board (modular version), Heroquest Board (Classic Verion- YES I HAVE SUCCESSFULY MADE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- Custumizing tools for dungeon and quests

It is a light version, so even if you have all the bestiary from HQ and more, you will just play the first quest book for now. But you can enter all the listings of the quests by yourself using the custom dungeon and quests generator.

I need to test more too and correct some bugs... But the release of the version 1.0 (french and... ENGLISH !!!!) will come in a few days... I hope you'll enjoy...

[gravaillon]

my computer has definitely been crashed !!! processor have burned (perhaps a fireball thrown by zargon !)... So I've been in standby a long time, and i have lost all the sources of my work (remastered editions and program)... But recently, I have a lot of chance : all has been recovered, and also I have reinstalled my old computer....

SO, I'M BACK ! The generator is quite finished, has been tested, but is still in french. I have entered all parameters for the basic quest book and kellar's keep... I have also the others quest book to make... And the manual or tutorial to make.

This generator work very well with the classic hq boardgame. It's really a great tool ! Be patient !

[Phoenix]

'Phoenix taps his fingers impatiently...'

[dresdendoll]

Any word?
Your program looks amazing!

[gravaillon]

The program is ready but still in french. It's the 1.0 version. For now, you can play with the classic HQ boardgame and the advanced heroquest boardgame. You can also create your own dungeon for being generated by the program. Else you can play all the original quests randomly generated from the game system, kellar's keep, and return of the witch lord. Program will be uptadet with more expansions sets, and perhaps be traduced in english.... But for now it's just in french... But it's easy to understand how it works. And all is quite graphics, so you don't have to read a lot.

Try it now : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z7O69S70
TRY IT §!!!!! It's really a new way to play !