changeset 96:1555628aedd3

Expand the history pages for Advanced Rogue 7 and XRogue.
author John "Elwin" Edwards
date Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:19:07 -0400
parents 501ea260724f
children fb292a0184d9
files web/about/arogue7.html web/about/xrogue.html
diffstat 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/web/about/arogue7.html	Sat Apr 03 11:12:36 2021 -0400
+++ b/web/about/arogue7.html	Sun Apr 04 21:19:07 2021 -0400
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 <h1>Advanced Rogue 7</h1>
 <div class="nav"><a href="/">RLGallery</a> -&gt; <a href="/about/">About</a> -&gt; Advanced Rogue 7</div>
 <div class="content">
-<p>Advanced Rogue is a derivative of <a href="rogue3.html">Rogue 3.6</a>, with borrowings from <a href="srogue.html">Super-Rogue</a>. 
-It was developed at AT&amp;T, mainly by Michael Morgan and Ken Dalka. Version 7.7 was released in the middle of 1986.
-<p>This version of Advanced Rogue features nine character classes, some with special conduct requirements. It also includes a rewritten time system.</p>
-<p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418191859/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/">Roguelike Restoration Project</a> updated the game to run on modern computers.</p>
-<p>The Roguelike Gallery has fixed some bugs related to command repetition and saved games.</p>
+<p>This game is a version of Advanced Rogue 7.7.</p>
+<h2>History</h2>
+<p>Michael Morgan, Ken Dalka, and their colleagues at AT&amp;T kept working on Advanced Rogue after releasing <a href="arogue5.html">version 5.8</a>. Their game eventually had nine character classes, some with special conduct requirements. They also rewrote the time system.</p>
+<p>In July 1986, they made a release numbered 7.7, the last surviving version of Advanced Rogue, though there are some references to a version 7.8.</p>
+<p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418191859/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/">Roguelike Restoration Project</a> found the source code "floating on the internet" and produced a restored version in 2006.</p>
+<p>The Roguelike Gallery began maintaining Advanced Rogue 7 in 2015. Some bugs related to command repetition and saving games have been fixed.</p>
+<h2>More Information</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>The Roguelike Restoration Project's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418165100/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/advanced-rogue-7-7/">information page</a></li>
+<li>A <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160603075331/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/advanced-rogue-7-7/dod77/">guide to playing</a></li>
+</ul>
 </div>
 <div class="foot"><a href="/">RLGallery</a> <a href="/recent.cgi">Recent Games</a> <a href="/scoring/high.cgi">High Scores</a> <a href="/notes/">Notes</a> <a href="https://rlgallery.org:8080/">Play</a></div>
 </body>
--- a/web/about/xrogue.html	Sat Apr 03 11:12:36 2021 -0400
+++ b/web/about/xrogue.html	Sun Apr 04 21:19:07 2021 -0400
@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@
 <h1>XRogue</h1>
 <div class="nav"><a href="/">RLGallery</a> -&gt; <a href="/about/">About</a> -&gt; XRogue</div>
 <div class="content">
-<p>XRogue is a further development of <a href="arogue7.html">Advanced Rogue 7</a>, created by Robert Pietkivitch. He completed this version, numbered 8.0, 
-in 1991 or 1992. Compared to its predecessor, it features interface improvements and small adjustments to the game's balance.</p>
-<p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418191859/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/">Roguelike Restoration Project</a> updated the game to run on modern computers.</p>
-<p>The Roguelike Gallery has fixed some bugs related to command repetition and saved games.</p>
+<p>This game is a version of XRogue 8.0.</p>
+<h2>History</h2>
+<p>XRogue is a further development of <a href="arogue7.html">Advanced Rogue 7</a>, created by Robert Pietkivitch. He completed this version, numbered 8.0, in 1991 or 1992. Compared to its predecessor, it features interface improvements and small adjustments to the game's balance.</p>
+<p>Robert Pietkivitch provided the XRogue source code to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418191859/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/">Roguelike Restoration Project</a> and helped with the restoration work. Sadly, he was killed in a car accident on December 3, 2002, leaving an unfinished set of changes.</p>
+<p>The Roguelike Restoration Project continued working on XRogue until 2005, when an update numbered 8.0.3 was released.</p>
+<p>The Roguelike Gallery began maintaining XRogue in 2015, fixing some bugs related to command repetition and saved games.</p>
+<h2>More Information</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>The Roguelike Restoration Project's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180418165125/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/xrogue-8-0/">information page</a></li>
+<li>A <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160603060001/http://rogue.rogueforge.net/xrogue-8-0/dod80/">guide to playing</a></li>
+<li>An <a href="http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/03/column_play_xrogue_has_not_yet_ceased.php">@Play article</a> on XRogue</li>
+</ul>
 </div>
 <div class="foot"><a href="/">RLGallery</a> <a href="/recent.cgi">Recent Games</a> <a href="/scoring/high.cgi">High Scores</a> <a href="/notes/">Notes</a> <a href="https://rlgallery.org:8080/">Play</a></div>
 </body>