Hey everyone,
I've been working on a complete remake of Usurper: Halls of Avarice, the classic BBS door game by Jakob Dangarden from 1993. It's called Usurper Reborn and it's now at a point where I'm looking for alpha testers.
What is it?
A faithful recreation built in C# that preserves every formula, every stat, every quirk from the original Pascal source - and then expands on it with new systems while keeping the spirit of the original intact.
What's preserved from the original: 10 Races, 11 Classes Turn-based combat with all original formulas 50+ dungeon levels Complete magic system (37 spells) The brutal medieval world you remember
What's new: Single-player focused with persistent NPC simulation (50+ NPCs who act, trade, fight, and die even when you're not playing) Companion system with permanent death Quest and achievement systems Marriage/family systems Multiple story endings Difficulty modes (Easy/Normal/Hard/Nightmare)
Download: https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded/releases
Builds available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It's free and open source (GPL v2) - complete source code included.
Looking for testers to help with: Combat balance across difficulty modes Dungeon exploration (floors 1-100) NPC interactions and quest systems General bug hunting
Report bugs: Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/BqY66QkPGE or open a GitHub issue.
EDIT: I'm still working on a free/cheap code signing solution...so you may get a 'unknown publisher' warning in Windows. It's fine. I think I have a solution, just haven't implemented it yet.
If you have fond memories of dialing into BBSes and losing hours to Usurper, I'd love to hear your feedback. The goal is to capture that same feeling while making it accessible to modern players.
Thanks for keeping the BBS spirit alive! submitted by /u/Snoo_15979 [link] [comments]

Hey everyone,
NOTE: This is a single-player terminal game right now in alpha, and has no BBS or multiplayer support yet but I'm working on it! Need to get the core systems mostly right first before people start putting it on their BBSes.
I've been working on a complete remake of Usurper: Halls of Avarice, the classic BBS door game by Jakob Dangarden from 1993. It's called Usurper Reborn and it's now at a point where I'm looking for alpha testers.
What is it?
A faithful recreation built in C# that preserves every formula, every stat, every quirk from the original Pascal source - and then expands on it with new systems while keeping the spirit of the original intact.
What's preserved from the original: 10 Races, 11 Classes Turn-based combat with all original formulas 50+ dungeon levels Complete magic system (37 spells) The brutal medieval world you remember
What's new: Single-player focused with persistent NPC simulation (50+ NPCs who act, trade, fight, and die even when you're not playing) Companion system with permanent death Quest and achievement systems Marriage/family systems Multiple story endings Difficulty modes (Easy/Normal/Hard/Nightmare)
Download: https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded/releases
Builds available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It's free and open source (GPL v2) - complete source code included.
Looking for testers to help with: Combat balance across difficulty modes Dungeon exploration (floors 1-100) NPC interactions and quest systems General bug hunting
Report bugs: Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/BqY66QkPGE or open a GitHub issue.
EDIT: I'm still working on a free/cheap code signing solution...so you may get a 'unknown publisher' warning in Windows. It's fine. I think I have a solution, just haven't implemented it yet.
If you have fond memories of dialing into BBSes and losing hours to Usurper, I'd love to hear your feedback. The goal is to capture that same feeling while making it accessible to modern players.
Thanks for keeping the BBS spirit alive! submitted by /u/Snoo_15979 [link] [comments]

Hey everyone,
NOTE: Release v0.6 just dropped with BBS door support! (https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded/releases/tag/v0.6)
I've been working on a complete remake of Usurper: Halls of Avarice, the classic BBS door game by Jakob Dangarden from 1993. It's called Usurper Reborn and it's now at a point where I'm looking for alpha testers.
What is it?
A faithful recreation built in C# that preserves every formula, every stat, every quirk from the original Pascal source - and then expands on it with new systems while keeping the spirit of the original intact.
What's preserved from the original: 10 Races, 11 Classes Turn-based combat with all original formulas 50+ dungeon levels Complete magic system (37 spells) The brutal medieval world you remember
What's new: BBS Door Mode (v0.6!) - Run it on your BBS with DOOR32.SYS or DOOR.SYS support (Synchronet, Mystic, etc.) Single-player focused with persistent NPC simulation (50+ NPCs who act, trade, fight, and die even when you're not playing) Companion system with permanent death and grief mechanics Quest hall with bounties and starter quests Achievement system (50+ achievements) Marriage/family system with children who grow up and inherit traits Multiple story endings with Old Gods and Seven Seals narrative Difficulty modes (Easy/Normal/Hard/Nightmare) Combat stamina system for special abilities Meaningful stat bonuses (STR adds damage, DEX adds crit chance, etc.)
Download: https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded/releases
Builds available for Windows (x64/x86), Linux (x64/ARM64), and macOS. It's free and open source (GPL v2) - complete source code included.
Build from source: git clone https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded.git cd usurper-reloaded dotnet publish usurper-reloaded.csproj -c Release -o publish
For BBS Sysops: UsurperRemake --door
Full setup guide: https://github.com/binary-knight/usurper-reloaded/blob/main/DOCS/BBS_DOOR_SETUP.md
Looking for testers to help with: Combat balance across difficulty modes Dungeon exploration (floors 1-100) NPC interactions and quest systems BBS door mode testing on different BBS software General bug hunting
Report bugs: Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/BqY66QkPGE or open a GitHub issue.
EDIT: I'm still working on a free/cheap code signing solution...so you may get an 'unknown publisher' warning in Windows. It's fine. I think I have a solution, just haven't implemented it yet.
If you have fond memories of dialing into BBSes and losing hours to Usurper, I'd love to hear your feedback. The goal is to capture that same feeling while making it accessible to modern players - or run it on your BBS just like the old days!
Thanks for keeping the BBS spirit alive! submitted by /u/Snoo_15979 [link] [comments]