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XorCurses

Version: 0.1.2

Author: James W. Morris

Published by jwm-art.net

Category: Puzzle

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A curses remake for Linux of Xor by Astral Software.

The idea of Xor (XorCurses) is to roam around a series of mazes collecting masks. The first level is simply a matter of finding your way around and locating the masks, but as you progress through the levels you are introduced to moving objects such as fish and chickens, and the bombs. From there on in things get progressively tougher and Xor really is a challenging and difficult puzzle game.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: curses development packages, GNU gcc, make, etc.

Sound:	Play in X:	Play in Console:	Multiplayer:	Network Play:	3D Acceleration:	Source Available:
no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes

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Submitted by jwm-art on 2009-02-01.

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Addictive posted by Pit @ 85.228.29.166 on Jan 31 2010 10:59 AM

Fun game, I don't know the original, though. But I agree, the 'nastiness' of replay is enough to rather sit and think than try and die.

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Re: Addictive posted by jwm-art @ 86.149.179.242 on Apr 18 2010 12:15 AM

Thanks!

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XorCurses-0.0.8 posted by jwm-art @ 89.195.1.68 on Sep 12 2009 9:59 PM

http://jwm-art.net/dark.php?p=XorCurses

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XorCurses-0.0.7 New Release posted by jwm-art @ 89.195.6.239 on Mar 13 2009 6:06 PM

Friday 13th March 2009 XorCurses-0.0.7 New Release * Bug fixed: One of the points checked after a bomb blast, was only checked for a gravitating object which moved in one direction, when infact there should have been two checks at that precise location for both gravitating directions. XorCurses-0.0.7.tar.bz2
Also please note that in future the latest release of XorCurses will always be shown at the following location: XorCurses (jwm-art.net) with older releases listed at the bottom of the page as usual.
Thanks, enjoy.

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Note: The bug this release fixes has not shown itself in the first 8 levels of the game to the very best of my knowledge - and I have completed these levels, but still struggling with level 9. I discovered this bug while updating the very same code but for XorGramana. A new game based upon Xor, but with far more object types...

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XorCurses-0.0.6 New Release posted by jwm-art @ 92.10.46.199 on Feb 20 2009 2:18 AM

XorCurses-0.0.6 New Release 20th February 2009 (early hours) * Blowing up sad-mask/switch toggles wall visibility - as should happen. * Least number of moves taken to complete a level is shown in level menu. These are stored in $HOME/.xorcurses in a binary file format - if writable. * During game play, the number of moves taken so far is displayed instead of the number of moves remaining - in keeping with original Xor game. * Some minor code changes. http://www.jwm-art.net/dark.php?p=XorCurses http://www.jwm-art.net/art/archive/XorCurses-0.0.6.tar.bz2 Enjoy, or let it drive you insane! NOTE: If the previous version you were aware of was 0.0.3 then you've missed all the good stuff. Upgrade!

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XorCurses-0.0.5 Update posted by jwm-art @ 92.8.69.248 on Feb 15 2009 3:30 PM

XorCurses-0.0.5 New Release 9th February 2009: Teleports working. Levels 10 - 15 added. Map names displayed. Corrected map piece pickup data in maps. Make install is now optional, not forced. Fixed bug causing seg-fault when map files not found. Added keyboard shortcuts for level menu. In-game adjustable scrolling threshold. In-replay adjustable replay speeds. XorCurses-0.0.5.tar.bz2

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XorCurses posted by zugz @ 90.200.183.81 on Feb 8 2009 4:06 PM

Decent, faithful re-implementation of an excellently infuriating game. Addition of a "replay" feature makes the game playable (which the original really wasn't), while keeping death painful enough to prevent brute-forcing of the puzzles.

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	XorCurses-0.0.8 posted by jwm-art @ 89.195.1.68 on Sep 12 2009 9:59 PM
http://jwm-art.net/dark.php?p=XorCurses

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	XorCurses-0.0.7 New Release posted by jwm-art @ 89.195.6.239 on Mar 13 2009 6:06 PM
`Friday 13th March 2009 XorCurses-0.0.7 New Release * Bug fixed: One of the points checked after a bomb blast, was only checked for a gravitating object which moved in one direction, when infact there should have been two checks at that precise location for both gravitating directions. XorCurses-0.0.7.tar.bz2` Also please note that in future the latest release of XorCurses will always be shown at the following location: XorCurses (jwm-art.net) with older releases listed at the bottom of the page as usual. Thanks, enjoy. ----- Note: The bug this release fixes has not shown itself in the first 8 levels of the game to the very best of my knowledge - and I have completed these levels, but still struggling with level 9. I discovered this bug while updating the very same code but for XorGramana. A new game based upon Xor, but with far more object types...

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	XorCurses-0.0.6 New Release posted by jwm-art @ 92.10.46.199 on Feb 20 2009 2:18 AM
XorCurses-0.0.6 New Release 20th February 2009 (early hours) * Blowing up sad-mask/switch toggles wall visibility - as should happen. * Least number of moves taken to complete a level is shown in level menu. These are stored in $HOME/.xorcurses in a binary file format - if writable. * During game play, the number of moves taken so far is displayed instead of the number of moves remaining - in keeping with original Xor game. * Some minor code changes. http://www.jwm-art.net/dark.php?p=XorCurses http://www.jwm-art.net/art/archive/XorCurses-0.0.6.tar.bz2 Enjoy, or let it drive you insane! NOTE: If the previous version you were aware of was 0.0.3 then you've missed all the good stuff. Upgrade!

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	XorCurses-0.0.5 Update posted by jwm-art @ 92.8.69.248 on Feb 15 2009 3:30 PM
XorCurses-0.0.5 New Release 9th February 2009: Teleports working. Levels 10 - 15 added. Map names displayed. Corrected map piece pickup data in maps. Make install is now optional, not forced. Fixed bug causing seg-fault when map files not found. Added keyboard shortcuts for level menu. In-game adjustable scrolling threshold. In-replay adjustable replay speeds. XorCurses-0.0.5.tar.bz2

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	XorCurses posted by zugz @ 90.200.183.81 on Feb 8 2009 4:06 PM
Decent, faithful re-implementation of an excellently infuriating game. Addition of a "replay" feature makes the game playable (which the original really wasn't), while keeping death painful enough to prevent brute-forcing of the puzzles.

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