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The latest version

Major version 1.06, released 29.Sep.2021
Bug fix version 1.06b, released 22.Jul.2022

1.06b for Windows

Windows troubleshooting: Follow the in-game instructions and you should be fine in most cases. However, at least on Windows 11, it's possible that saving the game doesn't work unless you run the game as administrator.

1.06b for Linux (64 bit, ncurses)

Linux troubleshooting: This build should work on most Linux distros, e.g. Debian based ones. You need libncurses5 or its equivalent installed to run the game. If you need a 32 bit version, either send me a mail or try the older version 1.05 below.

Note about terminal colors: On some distros, e.g. Fedora, the terminal's default color setting is "gnome-terminal", which doesn't support the 16 colors required. This doesn't prevent the game from running though. If the fog of war is black, you need to switch to e.g. xterm color settings or use another terminal app.

1.06b for Linux (64 bit, ncursesw)

Linux troubleshooting: Some distros, e.g. Arch, use the wide character build of the ncurses library as its standard (ncursesw). This is the build you'll want on those distros. So on Arch you'll need ncurses5-compat-libs to run the game. Again, if you need a 32 bit version, either send me a mail or try the older version 1.05 below (although that uses an older ncurses library).

Note about terminal colors: On some distros the terminal's default color setting is "gnome-terminal", which doesn't support the 16 colors required. This doesn't prevent the game from running though. If the fog of war is black, you need to switch to e.g. xterm color settings or use another terminal app.

1.06b for Macintosh (64 bit Intel)

Note about terminal colors: The default terminal color settings might not support the 16 colors required. This doesn't prevent the game from running though. If the fog of war is black, you need to switch to e.g. xterm color settings or use another terminal app.

1.06 for Macintosh (64 bit ARM)

Note about terminal colors: The default terminal color settings might not support the 16 colors required. This doesn't prevent the game from running though. If the fog of war is black, you need to switch to e.g. xterm color settings or use another terminal app.

Old versions

Version 1.05, released 29.Aug.2014

1.05 for Windows

Windows troubleshooting: Follow the in-game instructions and you should be fine.

1.05 for Linux (32 bit)

64bit Linux troubleshooting: If the 64bit Linux package below doesn't work for you, this package could work with some work. Some players have gotten a "file not found" error when trying to launch the game with ./fdepths in the terminal. Installing 32bit compatibility libraries should fix this problem. For example in Ubuntu the ia32-libs package or its up-to-date equivalent has solved this.

1.05 for Linux (64 bit)

64bit Linux info: This package was compiled on Debian by a player. If it doesn't work for some reason, you could try the 32bit version above.

1.05 for Macintosh (32 bit)

Mac troubleshooting: You have to configure your terminal to support at least 16 colors to make the game work properly. You should be able to change the terminal emulation mode to 'xterm-color' in the terminal preferences. Another way is to use a 3rd party terminal program, like iTerm2. Your terminal may even launch the game without being able to run it properly: if the fog of war is black and you can see the cursor at all times, your configuration isn't perfect. Version 1.05 is compiled for Intel-based Macs, so old PowerPCs with non-Intel processors shouldn't support the game.

1.05 for ARM based machines (tested on Raspberry Pi running Raspbian)

ARM based troubleshooting: The game might crash by segmentation fault randomly a couple of times when you run it, or when the game generates the dungeon. Don't worry about this, just keep trying until it works. It doesn't seem to segfault during actual gameplay.

Version 1.04, released 25.Aug.2010

Version 1.03, released 27.Jun.2008

Version 1.02, released 13.Jul.2007

Version 1.01, released 5.Aug.2006

Version 1.00, released 20.Jun.2006

Version 0.99, released 21.May.2006