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Holonaut Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:10am
Does the game have an ascii mode?
On the store page they are selling the new "proper" graphics, but can you play the game in the originial ascii mode?
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Originally posted by nrusselluk:
Settings -> Video -> Use Classic ASCII glyphs
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Benji Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:12am 
The classic version that you can download for free on the website will have the new UI in it's own style at some point so it's pretty much the ascii mode.
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Goykisser Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:13am 
Just play free version
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Beef Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:13am 
Doesn't look like that's currently available, but it's on the way. Hopefully soon, but, as someone who always hated playing with tiles, the graphics are nice.
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Quilnux Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:15am 
Just note, it does not look like you can use the same save files between the Steam and Classic versions. So if you decide you want to switch back and forth, you won't be able to on the same save.
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murderbits Dec 6, 2022 @ 9:15am 
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They're in the process of converting the new system back into ASCII-mode. They just couldn't finish it before the planned release date and they didn't want to delay the rest of the game just for that. They do plan on updating with that, though. In fact, I believe the plan was "a few weeks after launch" -- assuming there aren't so many problems encountered after launch that it takes up a lot of that time.
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idk Feb 10, 2023 @ 11:30am 
I dont see any options for changing display mode in configs
Just download free classic version from official website and enjoy good old ansi
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nrusselluk Feb 10, 2023 @ 12:15pm 
Settings -> Video -> Use Classic ASCII glyphs
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Andi Feb 10, 2023 @ 12:33pm 
Originally posted by Holonaut:
On the store page they are selling the new "proper" graphics, but can you play the game in the originial ascii mode?

Not in the original ASCII mode, no. In versions older than 0.50 the game had proper terminal support (at least on Linux and Mac), using the PRINT_MODE:TEXT setting. It was even possible to play the game over SSH with this option. However, since 0.50 this setting no longer exists.

What you can get though is a rendering that mostly looks like the text-based display of those earlier versions. This mode can be enabled in the Video Settings. However, it's still rendered as graphics, does not work on the terminal, and most importantly, is optimized for mouse input.
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