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A cyber-themed roguelike prototype built with Python and tcod.

This project represents a tactical terminal uplink between a remote warfighter and an advanced AI named JUNO, focusing on a "glitch-tech" aesthetic inspired by games like Caves of Qud and Hacknet.

Quick Start

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run

python main.py

Controls

• Movement: Arrows / HJKL / Numpad
• Wait: . (period) or Numpad 5
• Abilities:
  • 1: Neural Spike - Stun nearby enemies in a small radius.
  • 2: Phase Shift - Randomly teleport to a visible, walkable tile.
  • 3: Data Siphon - Drain life from all adjacent enemies, and decrypt data from Terminals.
• Exit: ESC

Features

• Terminal Uplink UI: A dedicated three-pane layout featuring a Tactical Map, System Telemetry readout, and the JUNO Communications Uplink.
• JUNO AI System: A tactical AI that assesses your actions dynamically, providing real-time combat analytics and feedback in the uplink pane.
• Emergency Override Protocol: A dynamic state machine that alters the entire UI's color palette to warning red and displays critical alerts when your vitals drop or you are surrounded.
• Persistent Hub & Sectors: Travel between a central hub and persistent, specialized map sectors (Combat Arenas, Puzzle Vaults, and Standard Maps).
• Hub Shortcuts: Secure stable uplink nodes to permanently bypass early sectors and fast-travel directly from the hub.
• BlackBox Roguelike Loop: Failed orbital drops leave behind a Debris Field containing your past hardware, bridging the gap between runs.
• Global Hardware Persistence: Extract major hardware blueprints to the SaveManager to permanently unlock them across all future drops.
• Systemic Audio: A "Terminal-as-Audio" framework providing proximity-based Geiger-counter pings and environmental hazard hums using system bells.
• NPC Factions & Dialogue: Interact with non-hostile survivors through an interactive, JSON-backed dialogue tree rendered directly in the JUNO Uplink pane. Watch Security and Scavenger factions engage in live turf wars.
• Pack AI & Tactics: Advanced enemy coordination where factions will dynamically surround the player or flee to the edges of the map if outnumbered.
• Encrypted Lore System: Hack Data Terminals to extract world lore and puzzle hints, formatted as decrypting terminal logs. Watch out for ShadowAI entities trying to purge the data before you can reach it!
• Atmospheric Degradation: Survive extreme pressure and radiation hazards using the SectorAtmosphere system. Ensure your armor's Protection stat can withstand the environment, or suffer HP degradation.
• Chemical Affinity System: Tiles feature distinct material properties (Metallic, Volatile) that react dynamically to elemental effects (electric chaining, heat explosions).
• Sensor Interference: Ambient radiation causes visual glitches in the uplink feed, which can be mitigated with LeadShielding hardware.
• Gadget Framework: Equip active tools like the Plasma Cutter, Remote Probe, or Cryo-Cooler to interact dynamically with the world.
• Procedural Generation & Prefabs: Hybrid map generation mixing randomized dungeon carving with handcrafted JSON puzzle rooms (Security Gates, Terminal Switches).

Tech Stack

• tcod: High-performance console rendering and input.
• NumPy: Efficient map processing and FOV calculations.