Bt Builder is an open source implementation of the Bard's Tale Construction Set. The eventual goal is to make a game builder that can implement the three main Bard's Tale games in addition to Construction Set games. Other possible extensions include Wasteland and Dragon Wars. The editor file formats and custom pictures have been deciphered. At current we do not intend to decipher all file formats instead a new free collection of graphics and sounds will be included with the game. No editor has been developed. The game interface fairly usable at the moment. The unimplemented features from the construction set are listed in the README.
Questions or comments can be sent to dulsi@identicalsoftware.com.
Bt Builder 0.2.17 (source tar & gzipped)
Bt Builder 0.2.17 (Windows build)
May 22, 2010: Bt Builder 0.2.17 released. Ogg vorbis support added for music. Santuary Score's combat functionality added. Bard songs can be used in combat but are not currently restricted to one singer.