Progress Quest: The Python Edition

This is a Python-based reimplementation of Progress Quest, an antic and fantastical computer role-playing game.

The goal of this project is to create a portable edition of the original game. At present, it only requires the Python Standard Library (including Tkinter). No third-party libraries are needed.

Note that this project is not intended to be an exact replica of the original game. However, effort has been made to ensure that the game mechanics are as close as possible to the original. See Known Limitations for more details.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11 (or any reasonably recent version)

Running the Game

Clone the repository or download the source code to a local folder.

To start the game, run the main.py script in your terminal:

python3 main.py

The game will start and continue progressing automatically.

Saving and Loading

• Saving: The game automatically saves your progress to save.pq located in the project directory on a periodic basis.
  • A backup save file (save.pq.bak) is created every time a new save is generated.
  • If the save file is corrupted for any reason, simply delete save.pq and the game will restart from the beginning.
• Loading: Upon starting, the game will automatically load from save.pq. If no save file is found, the game will begin a new adventure.

Known Limitations

• Only the "Roll" feature of the character creation form is currently implemented. Other options are not available yet.
  • In particular, "Unroll" (a feature exclusive to the original Progress Quest) is not implemented.
• Some game mechanics may differ or be simplified compared to the original.
  • I know nothing about Pascal, so I made some educated guesses during development.
• Multiple save files are not supported. Only one save file (save.pq) is maintained at a time.
• Online features are not available.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more details.

Acknowledgements

This project is based on the original Progress Quest game and its source code. Special thanks to the original creators and contributors for their inspiration and for making this project possible.

Some code and ideas are adapted from pq-cli, a CLI edition of Progress Quest.