Topic: Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack for Windows, BeOS, or Linux

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Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack for Windows, BeOS, or Linux

Introduction

NetHack is one of the oldest computer role-playing games still played and developed. The latest version of the game, NetHack 3.4.0, was released in March 2002.

Some players may dislike the game's character-based graphics. Newer versions of NetHack feature tile-based, somewhat prettier graphics, but I decided to go even further. Thus, I decided to create a new, graphics-intensive look for NetHack.

Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack that enhances the visuals, audio and accessibility of the game, yet retains all the original gameplay and game features. Take a look at some screenshots. I call the combination of the game and the interface NetHack - Falcon's Eye.

Features

    * mouse-driven interface (keyboard play also supported)
    * high-res, isometric graphics with real-time lighting
    * ease of play: autopilot, tooltip descriptions of game objects, and more
    * digitized sound effects
    * MIDI soundtrack (listen to some samples)
    * sound effects and keyboard commands are customizable
    * retains all NetHack features   

System Requirements
For all versions:

    * 386 or greater (Pentium recommended)
    * Display card capable of 800x600 resolution, 256 colors
    * Mouse
    * 6 megabytes disk space

For the Windows version:

    * Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4 or 2000
    * DirectX 3.0 or greater
    * DirectX compatible display adapter
    * For sound effects and music: DirectSound compatible sound card

For the Linux and BeOS versions:

    * SDL libraries, available from www.libsdl.org
    * In Linux, MIDI and MP3 music are supported through external, configurable players

For the DOS version:

    * VESA compatible display adapter
    * Sound effects and music not supported

http://users.tkk.fi/jtpelto2/nethack.html

http://falconseye.sourceforge.net/index.html