Currently Unnamed Dungeon Crawler

   A small mine shaft jutting out of the face of a cliff, how classic can you get? The troupe of adventurers marched onward, talking of loot and boasting of the victory that they would share once they returned back to civilization with packs full of plunder. Jovial conversation halted when the earth shook and the stone around them began to shatter and collapse. Rushing forward to escape certain death, one of the wizards hastily cast a cantrip of light, revealing just how hopelessly trapped they were. Sounds of movement and the plodding of heavy feet began to stir deeper in the caverns. With only one way to go, the group pressed forward, hoping they could find an exit before they were slain by whatever horrors lurked before them.

   Currently Unnamed Dungeon Crawler (CUDCrawler for short) is a turn-based dungeon crawler with gameplay based around classic hack-and-slash crawlers like Might & Magic 3/4/5 and Wizardy 6/7.

   While certainly taking inspiration from these classic games, I very much want to introduce modern features that most expect from their RPGs (tooltips, mostly non-obfuscated gameplay mechanics) while still keeping the old school style of gameplay and challenge. Expect a long, perilous crawl through a dungeon teeming with things that would be more than happy to separate your characters from their lives.

   I expect the primary game to revolve around consistent pushes deeper and deeper into one of a number of megadungeons of substantial size. The player will need to manage limited resources and use whatever navigational options are at their disposal (flight magic, teleportation, portals, shortcuts, and so on) to make forays deeper into the dungeon before once more returning to town laden with loot and the corpses of fallen comrades. Dungeons will take many forms, from your typical caves, crypts, and ruins, to large overgrown forests, to destroyed towns and villages.

   I intend to offer several types of dungeon for players to explore:
   "Instances" will be smaller sites that can be explored in play sessions of varying length, but which will offer more predictable enemy spawns and rewards.
   "Quests" which will be locations designed more around storytelling and occasional puzzles along the lines of what you'd see in classic dungeon crawlers from the '90s. I intend for there to be longer quest chains that tell connected stories.
   The final type of dungeon will be called "delves" and they will fill the role of the previously mentioned megadungeons. Unlike instances and quests, delves will slowly repopulate themselves over real time with a vast array of different enemy types and are meant to test the long-term survival capabilities of parties.

   Be sure to check out the Frequently Asked Questions post to further illustrate general gameplay information.

What to Expect Currently:
   - Explore a previously undiscovered cavern, trying to escape to the surface before lurking monsters inevitably wear down the party and slay all of its members. Once you've escaped (or decided to skip the tutorial), you can spend some time in town creating your own party and then set out to explore a greatly expanded version of the tutorial area.
   - Wield weapon and spell to defeat enemies in turn-based combat. Find new gear to improve your chances of survival!
   - High Quality Programmer Art™.