Ardentryst - 1.71-testing

Ardentryst is a free, open-source, cross-platform action/RPG sidescrolling game that is fun for all ages. Follow hero Pyralis, a warrior with fire magic, and heroine Nyx, an ice mage, on a quest through a castle, forests and snowy mountains to reclaim peace in the realm of Ardentryst.

Jordan Trudgett
(tgfcoder)

Ardentryst is an action/arcade role-playing game with focus on a fantasy world by the same name. The player is guided through a storyline which he or her must act in and play a major role in keeping peace and order in Ardentryst. The game features two playable characters and a variety of weapons, items, armour, monsters, and beautiful level scenery and graphics.

Features

Two playable characters
A good number of weapons, armour, items and accessories
Things you equip will be visible on your character as you play (eg. weapons, armour)
Walking, jumping, special abilities per char/level
A fantasy storyline
Spells, magic and summoning
Lots of monsters and friendly NPC characters
Lots and lots of sprite art married with digital painting, mainly in Anime and FF style
Fighting combos and flexible fighting system
Worldwide competition
A well-suited soundtrack and high-quality music and effects
3 epic worlds/locations with bosses at the end of each--play as both characters to go through all worlds
Customise your character, allowing different play styles

Requirements

Python 2.4 or greater (probably not Python 3)
pygame
A decent computer (1.6GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, dedicated graphics card at least)

About

This game is programmed by me and myself alone (since 2007), however I have asked a lot of my friends to help with various parts of the game, like art, story and game concepts, and the game would not have as much potential without them. Please see the credits listing in-game. :)

Check out my homepage for more information: http://jordan.trudgett.com/

Changes

PLEASE NOTE: This is a source-only release. This means there is no .exe for this version. If you do not have Python and pygame installed on your system, it will not run.

If you're keen on getting the latest version of Ardentryst, take this version for a spin! It should be fully functional, perhaps with a few small quirks. Please email me, post in the player forum or otherwise contact me if you have suggestions or bug reports!

I'd also like to know if Mac users have any trouble getting it to work on their system, and if I can do anything about it.

Thanks

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Releases

Ardentryst 0.17.6-Apoderus Unstable <ANNOUNCEMENT> — 17 Jan, 2008

Ardentryst 0.20.2 Micrathene Developers Demo — 24 Jan, 2008

Ardentryst 0.18.0-Limacidae Stable — 19 Jan, 2008

Ardentryst 0.22.0-Rhododendron Unstable — 11 Feb, 2008

Ardentryst 0.24.1-Chordata Unstable — 9 Mar, 2008

Ardentryst 0.80.0 Segue — 21 May, 2008

Ardentryst 1.05.00 — 8 Jun, 2008

Ardentryst 0.95.0-Segue — 27 May, 2008

Ardentryst 1.62 — 24 Feb, 2009

Ardentryst 1.62-bf — 11 Mar, 2009

Ardentryst 1.7 Time Warp — 10 Apr, 2009

Ardentryst 1.6 Broadhead (Final, Stable) — 15 Feb, 2009

Ardentryst 1.61 Bugfix — 16 Feb, 2009

Ardentryst 1.71-testing — 12 Aug, 2009

Pygame.org account Comments

Justin Mathis 2012-02-10 05:34

Superb game. Nothing but compliments for your team.

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hector manuel 2018-07-08 21:47
asd

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tgfcoder 2013-03-10 06:39

Ardentryst's new home: http://jordantrudgett.com/arde...

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Mekire 2013-03-12 14:29

A damn impressive project. I wish you wouldn't collapse so many things into your namespaces with star imports, and I wish you would clean up your top level directory so it only had your main file in it, but those are minor minor qualms. I'm going to have to put in some time when I get a chance and play through this thoroughly.
-Mek

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Jimboy 2014-09-23 20:47

Since the last comment was two years ago, I thought I might liven up this party.

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Jim 2016-04-14 14:28

SInce the last comment was two years ago, I thought I might liven up this party.

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renesd 2017-03-10 12:03
Looks like the website is at: http://www.jordantrudgett.com/ardentryst/

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