v0.43.3 - ANSI Art Portraits
Character creation now features colorful ANSI art portraits during race and class selection, bringing some classic BBS art into the game.
New Features
ANSI Art Race Portraits
When selecting your character's race, a side-by-side preview now displays a detailed ANSI art portrait on the left with race stats on the right. Portraits fit within the 80x24 BBS terminal standard. Currently available for Orc, Dwarf, Elf, Half-Elf, and Troll, with more races coming.
ANSI Art Class Portraits
Class selection also features side-by-side ANSI art portraits with class stats, abilities, and description. Currently available for Magician, Assassin, Warrior, and Paladin, with more classes coming.
Side-by-Side Preview Layout
Both race and class preview screens use a new side-by-side layout: a 38-character-wide ANSI portrait on the left and a 38-character-wide stats panel on the right, separated by box-drawing borders. The stats panel shows paired stat bars, strengths, and descriptions — all fitting within 24 rows for BBS compatibility. Classes and races without portraits gracefully fall back to the existing card layout.
Credits for ANSI Art
Added credit for xbit for providing the race and class portrait ANSI art, visible in both the in-game credits and the website credits section.
Training Respec (Draught of Forgetting)
Visit the Level Master's Training menu and choose [R] Reset to unlearn your skill proficiencies and reclaim your training points. Reset a single skill or all skills at once. The Level Master charges a gold fee (500 + 100 per level) and administers the "Draught of Forgetting" — a ritual that strips away your trained muscle memory and restores your potential. Full refund of all training points invested.
Files Changed
| File | Changes |
|---|---|
Scripts/Core/GameConfig.cs
| Version 0.43.3; added RespecBaseGoldCost and RespecGoldPerLevel constants |
Scripts/Systems/TrainingSystem.cs
| Added CalculateTotalPointsInvested(), ResetSkillProficiency(), ResetAllProficiencies() methods; added ShowResetMenu(), ShowResetSingleSkillMenu(), ShowResetAllMenu() UI methods with lore flavor text; added [R] Reset option to ShowTrainingMenu() |
Scripts/UI/RacePortraits.cs
| NEW — Added OrcPortrait, DwarfPortrait, ElfPortrait, HalfElfPortrait, TrollPortrait (race), MagicianPortrait, AssassinPortrait, WarriorPortrait, PaladinPortrait (class) arrays; PortraitData class; Portraits and ClassPortraits dictionaries; GetCroppedPortrait() and GetCroppedClassPortrait() methods; TrimToVisibleWidth() ANSI-aware string trimming |
Scripts/Systems/CharacterCreationSystem.cs
| Added ShowRacePreviewSideBySide(), BuildStatsPanel() for race portraits; added ShowClassPreviewSideBySide(), BuildClassStatsPanel() for class portraits; ShowRacePreview() and ShowClassPreview() dispatch to side-by-side when portrait exists, fallback to card layout |
Scripts/UI/TerminalEmulator.cs
| Added WriteRawAnsi() method for raw ANSI escape code output used by portrait rendering |
Scripts/Core/GameEngine.cs
| Added ANSI ART credit section for xbit in ShowCredits() |
web/index.html
| Added xbit credit card with link to x-bit.org in credits section |