Moria (computer game)

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Moria
Senior Developer Robert Alan Koeneke
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 1983
platform Amiga , DOS , mainframe computers , Linux , Mac OS , Palm OS
genre Computer role playing game
Subject Fantasy ( Tolkien's World )
Game mode Single player
language English
Current version 5.2.2 (March 1999)

Moria is a computer role-playing game of the sub-genres like rogue , which in the rings Lord of the poker world Middle-earth plays.

action

In Moria it comes to a Balrog deep in the Mines of Moria to kill.

Game principle and technology

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Example of a character overview

The mine consists of game sections ( levels ). Each level is below the previous one, is populated by stronger opponents and therefore more difficult for the player to master. The playing figure is defined by attributes such as strength or intelligence, which influence the basic properties and abilities of the playing figure as well as its command repertoire. The levels are represented by ASCII characters, i.e. the preset character set of a computer. The levels are procedurally generated , i.e. created randomly according to certain specifications, and consist of rooms and corridors connecting the rooms. By doing without individual graphics, the game is very compact. The current level is shown, the size of which is limited by the screen; the player sees from the level on the one hand the immediate environment of the character and on the other hand the rooms already explored in this level. The aim of every level (with the exception of the last) is to find the exit to the next level. The search is made more difficult by computer-controlled opponents who have to be fought. To support the player, objects are randomly distributed in each level, which can be picked up and used by the player; this can be, for example, armor to protect the character or potions to restore their life energy.

Production notes

The first version was published in 1983 by Robert Alan Koeneke for the VAX 11/780 and was written in VMS Basic . The current version of the game is 5.2.2 from March 1999. A version of Moria ( UMoria ) forms the basis of the much better known Angband . The compiled game is downloadable for Amiga , IBM-PC , Macintosh and Palm OS , as is the source code. There are also other versions for Linux and Windows. However, the original version UMoria and most versions of Moria are not under a free license, although the source code is freely available. In 2007, UMoria was re-licensed under the GNU General Public License .

Moria has influenced the development of many computer role-playing games, for example it was a source of inspiration for the development of Diablo .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on roguelike-palm.sourceforge.net
  2. ↑ Freeing an old game by Ben Asselstine on Free software magazine (2007-03-12)
  3. ↑ EscapistMagazine.com: Secret Sauce: The Rise of Blizzard. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .