URTHFALL

a descent beneath the dying sun of Urth

Source packages and notes for each tagged release. Download the source tarball, extract, and run make (needs gcc, make, and libncurses-dev). Builds are source-only by design — the server is built on the host it runs on. Live game: urthfall.net.

0.0.2 — Salt and Sigils (2026-06-13, pre-release)

A systems pass on top of 0.0.1: deeper combat, a steadier interface, and the groundwork for character growth.

• Weapon brands & artifacts — weapons can carry an elemental brand

(fulgurite, sunfire, cryic, mercurial, azothic); a page of branding fixes one onto your blade. Three unique named artifacts wait in the deep dark: Sunwrack, Stormneedle, Rimefang.

• Attributes — Strength, Dexterity, and Wits. Dex sharpens your

defense and your throws; Wits deepen a thaumaturge's memory. Each calling starts with its own spread.

• Stable inventory letters — items keep their letter across drop and

pickup; = swaps letters; worn gear sits atop the inventory screen.

• Smarter foes — bats and notules flit unpredictably; ranged

skirmishers shoot and fall back instead of trading blows.

• Quieter interface — messages wrap across two lines with a --More--

prompt; fast travel (_) now stops only for danger, not for doors.

• One skills screen — a shows every art (passive stats and usable

powers), p purchases, z casts rituals, Z zaps relics.

• Ctrl-C (SSH) and a web quit link both confirm before leaving; your

game is always saved.

• Balance held across four seeds (~58/55/58%); 741 tests green.

Download: urthfall-0.0.2.tar.gz (source, 142 KB). Extract and run make.

0.0.1 — Citadel of Salt (2026-06-12, pre-release)

The first tagged release: a Dying Earth roguelike on the rlikec engine, inspired by the dying-earth tradition of Vance, Wolfe, and others.

• Three callings — Lochage (kit choice; transparent shield / halberd),

Guild-less (disguise + false memory), Thaumaturge (memory rituals).

• 31-monster Urth bestiary; the Mnemophage guards the Sapphire of the Sun on depth 10.
• Class skills bought with gold; directional throw + quiver/fire; fast

travel; item & monster descriptions with equipped-gear inspection; the Archaic Names toggle.

• An overworld first level (open surface with sight-blocking brush)

leading down into the mine.

• Co-op up to four over interchangeable web + SSH clients.
• nginx + Let's Encrypt on urthfall.net; invite-token registration;

audit log; 700 tests green.

Download: urthfall-0.0.1.tar.gz (source, 115 KB). Extract and run make.