Sundrop Caves is a text-based mining adventure game inspired by Stardew Valley, created as a Year 1 school assignment project. Players take on the role of a miner trying to earn 500 GP (gold pieces) by mining ores, upgrading equipment, and managing resources.
- Mining System: Mine copper, silver, and gold ores with different pickaxe levels
- Inventory Management: Carry limited resources and store excess in your warehouse
- Upgrade System: Improve your pickaxe and backpack capacity
- Dynamic Map: Randomized ore replenishment and fog-of-war exploration
- Scoreboard: Compete for the best scores based on efficiency
- Save/Load System: Continue your progress across sessions
- Python 3.8x
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Jiahong-Guan/Sundrop-Caves.git cd sundrop-caves -
Install required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
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Run the game:
python S10275126J_Assignment.py
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Main Menu:
- (N) New game
- (L) Load saved game
- (V) View top scores
- (Q) Quit
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Town Menu:
- (B) Buy upgrades
- (I) Player information
- (M) View full map
- (E) Enter mine
- (W) Warehouse management
- (V) Save game
- (Q) Quit to main menu
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Mine Controls:
- WASD: Movement
- (M) View full map
- (I) Player information
- (P) Use portal to return to town
- (Q) Quit to main menu
Earn 500 GP as quickly as possible by mining and selling ores. Your score is based on:
- Number of days taken
- Total steps moved
- Final GP amount
- Upgrade your pickaxe early to access better ores
- Manage your inventory carefully - full bags can't mine more!
- The Magic Torch helps you see more of the mine
- Portal stones let you return to town quickly
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.