Golden Krone Hotel

A vampire roguelike with a focus on dynamic lighting and stealth. Kill vampires with sunlight or become one yourself and sneak up on pesky humans.

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Version History

v1.6 - 2/21/15 (download)

• Stats rebalanced: defense bonus now comes from STR instead of DEX. Spell hunger is a bigger deal, but INT mitigates it. Overall, DEX should be less overpowered.
• Added a very simple class system. Choose one of four "disguises": Vagabond, Officer, Assassin, or Scholar. The last three are kind of like self imposed challenge modes where your stats are heavily skewed toward either STR, DEX, or INT.
• Fixed bug where humans didn't cast FIRESTORM in the dark, which made them weaker than intended
• Solomonari now cast GLOW uponing seeing you. Combined with the FIRESTORM change, these guys can be really deadly
• Fixed bug where Princess tries to heal an ally, but heals herself
• All torches are now lit whenever you enter the Library, even if you extinguish all of them and return. Likewise, all torches in the Mausoleum become extinguished
• Fixed bug where it was possible to die from starvation without ever getting a warning
• Separated opening gameplay information into an optional "tips" section
• Added magic descriptions back to the help

v1.5 - 12/7/14 (download)

• Improvements to the map. Tons of balance tweaks.
• The map now shows lighting (including sunlight), windows, and unlit torches.
• Audio cue added when near starvation.
• Wait key (.) now works on numpad.
• Green Man has moved up a floor to prevent early deaths to sunlit Green Men
• Lapis Golem has been moved down a floor (swapped with Green Man) and weakened.
• Tweaks: slightly less XP required to level, hunger issues reduced a bit, balaurs slowed somewhat, and a few early monsters are easier.

v1.4 - 11/16/14 (download)

• Each dungeon branch now has its own boss; you must beat all 4 to reach Fane. Lots of balance tweaks with the primary goal of making human mode as good as vampire mode.
• There are now 4 mandatory bosses, one in each branch: a werewolf, a trickster faery, a vampire necromancer, and a human princess.
• The effect of dexterity has been condensed. There is less marginal utility in a dex upgrade (it was previously way too powerful) and the speed difference between the fastest and slowest creatures has been reduced signficantly.
• Enemy humans are a lot tougher.
• Removed the blood golem and added 4 new enemies: Ice Golem, Sunstone Golem, Field Viper, and Sand Viper
• Added a "poisoned" status, which prevents most forms of HP recovery. Vipers and Rat Assassins cause poisoning and several potions have been added that deal with this concept.
• Added a "delusion" status. You can become afflicted through a certain potion or through one other route...
• Added a potion that reveals a floor layout.
• The order of potions was previously deterministic, but they are now shuffled at the start of a game.
• Fixed a bug with the light icon not displaying correctly.
• The Varcolac now acts like a normal human during the day (instead of always fighting you)

v1.3 - 11/9/14 (download)

• "Dungeon branches" added; harder difficulty; and new monsters, spells, and potions.
• 4 branches added: Library, Mausoleum, Pharmacopoeia, and Greenhouse.
• Vampires and humans now seek out dark and light areas respectively. This makes them significantly more challenging.
• 5 new enemy types and a "boss"
  • Bat - surprisingly dangerous early game enemy.
  • Brawler - tough, but slow vampire that can throw you back on tile.
  • Hunter - a human who carries a lantern to negate your attempts at hiding in the shadows.
  • Blood Golem - continuously bleeds everywhere.
  • Balaur - 3 headed dragon that can only see in darkness.
  • Varcolac- ???
• 3 new spells
  • Glow - gives you a fleeting magical light.
  • Detect - lets you temporarily detect the presence of nearby creatures.
  • Fortify - buffs your stats temporarily.
• 2 new potions that create unnatural darkness/sunlight.
• Music now plays on all floors.... too much?
• Critical strikes and more variability added to attacks.
• Nobles will drink blood off the floor or take blood from Runners.
• Added various floor types, wall decorations, and destructibles (e.g. statue).
• Items are now drawn on the map!
• Grimoires stay on floor if you decline learning their spell.
• The game should now be fully playable on keyboard (excluding examining tiles/potions). Quaffing and stat upgrades can be done with keys.
• Enemies can now walk on stairs and will follow you up them.

v1.2 - 4/12/14 (download)

• Support for 3 window sizes: 1210x710 (and higher), 980x530, and 800x360
• Green Man strength capped. Different icon when they get stronger.
• Potions are no longer shuffled (it was an intentional but stupid design)
• Potion descriptions can be viewed in potion menu
• Balance tweaks: hunger is more serious, fewer equipment drops, more spell books, Fane is stronger
• Rare bug fixed where tutorial wouldn't connect to rest of level
• Various key binding fixes and small tweaks

v1.1 - 3/18/14

• Fixed bug that initiated end game accidentally
• Fixed bug where death took an extra turn to process
• Time slowed down 2X, making it easier to utilize sunlight.
• Click-tile-to-describe: Describes the tile and anything on it.
• Changed stained glass sprite from solid blue to clown vomit. I think people were assuming it was a regular window, but it behaves differently.
• Changed "tutorial" area from 3x40 area to single 1x10 hallway. Hopefully, more info conveyed in less time with fewer people thinking the game is non-randomized.
• Minor spelling mistakes fixed.

v1.0 - 3/16/14 (7drl release)

Special thanks to: Charles Scheffer, Nicole Reid, Joshua Martin, Elliot Bonneville, and Z!

Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Amazing Plan, Night of Chaos, Echoes of Time, Unseen Horrors, Controlled Chaos, Spider Eyes, Relent, and Final Count.