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Project overview

Archetype is a message-passing, object-oriented programming language for writing text-based adventure games. The interpreter is implemented in C++11. Game source files use the .arch extension; compiled binaries use .acx.

Build

cmake -S src -B build
cmake --build build

Test

./build/archetype --test

Always run the test suite and verify it passes before committing changes to C++ source.

Smoke-test a game

echo "look" | ./build/archetype --source=games/gorreven.arch --include=games

Repository structure

  • src/ — C++ source for the interpreter
  • games/ — Game sources (.arch) and compiled binaries (.acx)
  • drivers/ — Cloud Run driver (Python/Flask); see drivers/README.md
  • archetype-mode.el — Emacs major mode for syntax highlighting

Key conventions

  • include "file" in Archetype source uses implicit .arch extension; do not include the extension explicitly.
  • Compiled .acx files are fully resumable — a save file is a mutated copy of the original binary.
  • The --include=games flag is needed when compiling from source so the compiler can find standard.arch and other shared library files.