Reactor 3 is best described as a mix S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Fallout with the additon of procedurally generated elements. There is a heavy emphasis on NPC interaction, squad tactics, and survival, with each action you make shaping the Zone, an unstable area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The Zone itself is a living entity, causing erratic weather events and transforming the local wildlife into hostile mutants.

R3 is brutally difficult and unforgiving, punishing those who choose a run-'n-gun playstyle over non-combat solutions. Combat is heavily grounded in reality, modeling minor injuries like scrapes and cuts to full dismemberment. The player's inventory is also treated as it should; each item must be either held, worn, or stored away in a container (backpack, pocket, etc,) which encourages the player to not only pick and choose between what they carry, but also how they carry it (a pistol would be stored in a holster for quicker access, for example.)

Join a faction and take over the Zone, or simply exist on your own.

Reactor 3 requires Python 2.7, Cython, Numpy, and libtcod.

git clone https://github.com/flags/Reactor-3.git
cd Reactor-3
python compile_cython_modules.py build_ext --inplace

Next, download the libtcod library and move the .so (Windows: .dll) files from the archive to the Reactor 3 directory.

Run python reactor-3.py to play.

See the section flags below for more info.

• Arrow keys - Move (4-way movement)/Navigate menus
• Numpad - Moe (8-way movement)
• Enter - Select
• e - Equip/hold item
• E (Shift-e) - Unequip item
• , - Pick up item
• d - Drop item
• r - Reload / fill mag or clip
• f - Enter targeting mode (shoot)
• F (Shift-f) - Set fire mode
• v - Enter targeting mode (talk)
• V (Shift-v) - Use radio
• Tab - Group communication
• k - Open crafting menu
• w - Open medical menu
• W (Shift-w) - Open medical menu (heal someone)
• C (Shift-c) - Stand up
• c - Crouch
• Z (Shift-z) - Prone
• P (Shift-P) - Pause
• l - Look
• O (Shift-o) - Options
• - - Debug console
• ? - Record mode (This will dump potentially hundreds of .BMP files in the game's directory)

reactor-3.py can be run with a few arguments:

• --quick - Load latest game.
• --profile - Dumps a profile to profile.dat. tools/show_profile.py can be used to view the profile (use the argument highest to show the most time consuming functions)

Reactor 3 is made possible by the libtcod library. All other work was done by flags, a member of the ASCII Worlds Collective.