Angband 3D represents a groundbreaking synthesis of traditional roguelike depth and modern 3D dungeon crawling:

• • Authoritative Headless C Engine: Game logic, monster AI, RNG, and world generation run strictly on upstream Angband 4.2.6 C code with zero gameplay divergence.
• • First-Person Viewmodel Hands & Weapon Rigs: Dynamic articulated hands, weapons, shields, books, and torches that naturally adapt to your character's race and physical height.
• • Zero-Turn Camera Yaw Navigation: Looking around corners or rotating 360° is client-side and consumes 0 game turns, preserving pure tactical turn-based decisions.
• • Ethereal Monster Sensing in 3D: Monsters detected through spells, telepathy, or infra-vision in pitch black corridors are depicted with a glowing misty apparition aura and sensory beacon.
• • Universal Save Game Portability: 1-click downloads of your `.sav` character, drag-and-drop save uploads, in-game pause menu exports, and 100% interoperability with desktop Godot.
• • Dual-Engine Architecture (Local & Cloud): Seamlessly play locally via high-speed process stdio or connect to the Google Cloud Run WebSocket relay with live latency telemetry.
• • Procedural Subterranean Illumination: Dynamic torch falloff, molten lava emissive shaders with line-of-sight gating, and deterministic corridor sconces.
• • Real-Time Combat Message Streaming: Top-mounted action banner and landscape HUD feed with turn-by-turn combat damage, status alerts, and full scrollback history.
• • Interactive Contextual Action Bars: Dynamic touch and hotkey item selection pills for throwing, casting, quaffing potions, reading scrolls, and shop interactions.

• • ↑ / W or Numpad 8: Step forward in camera facing direction.
• • ↓ / S or Numpad 2: Step backward.
• • ← / A or →: Instant 90° Camera Turn (Zero game turns consumed).
• • Numpad 4 / 6: Strafe step left or right without turning.
• • Numpad 7 / 9 / 1 / 3: Diagonal movement (Forward-Left, Forward-Right, etc.).
• • . or Numpad 5: Rest / Pass turn (1 game turn).
• • PageUp / PageDown: Tilt head camera up or down. Home recenters view.
• • [ / ]: Cycle Minimap size (Compact, Standard, Expanded, Tactical, Command).
• • + / - or Mouse Wheel: Zoom Minimap radar in or out.
• • Tab: Toggle between 3D Dungeon and Classic 80x24 CRT Terminal view.
• • F11 / Alt+Enter: Toggle Fullscreen mode.

• • Space / Enter: Attack adjacent monster in front or confirm message prompt.
• • i: Open Inventory pack (inspect, examine, identify items).
• • e: Inspect Equipment worn on character body.
• • w: Wield weapon, wear armor, or equip rings and amulets.
• • t: Take off / un-wield equipped armor or weapon.
• • d: Drop an item from inventory onto the dungeon floor.
• • g: Pick up items or gold coins from the ground.
• • q: Quaff potion (Healing, Cure Poison, Speed, Resistances).
• • r: Read magic scroll (Phase Door, Teleport, Word of Recall).
• • m: Cast spell or pray (Mages, Priests, Rangers, Paladins, Rogues).
• • v: Throw / hurl flask, stone, or weapon at a targeted monster.
• • f: Fire missile from equipped bow, sling, or crossbow.
• • >: Descend downstairs to deeper dungeon floor.
• • <: Ascend upstairs toward the safety of town.
• • R: Rest until fully recovered in Hit Points and Mana.
• • Esc: Cancel targeting, close open menus, or dismiss prompts.

Angband is an unforgiving permadeath roguelike. Mastering these veteran principles will turn mortal perils into triumphant dives:

• • Corridor Funneling (The Golden Rule): Never fight multiple monsters in open rooms where they can surround you! Retreat into a 1-tile wide corridor so foes are forced to engage you strictly one at a time.
• • Speed is King: In Angband, speed is multiplicative. At +10 speed you act twice as fast as normal monsters; at +20 you take three actions. Prioritize Boots of Speed, Rings of Speed, and Potions of Speed above all other gear.
• • Emergency Escapes (Have an Exit Plan): Always keep at least 5 Scrolls of Phase Door and 3 Scrolls of Teleportation in your pack. Fleeing at 25% HP is standard tactical play, not cowardice!
• • Light is Life: Subterranean corridors are pitch black. Unlit tiles prevent you from spotting approaching horrors and conceal lethal breath ambushes. Always stock extra torches, lanterns, and flasks of oil.
• • Pre-emptive Detection: Before opening closed doors or exploring vaults, always cast Detect Monsters, Detect Invisible, or Detect Evil. Sensed creatures will glow with a misty ethereal apparition in 3D.
• • Stair Scumming & Level Feelings: The engine evaluates each dungeon floor's danger and loot upon entry. If your feeling is ominous and you lack supplies, retreat immediately up the stairs! If your feeling is superb, hunt for the vault.
• • Stat Draining Recovery: Undead creatures (wights, wraiths, vampires) permanently drain Strength, Constitution, and Dexterity. Always carry Potions of Restore Strength and Restore Life Levels purchased from the Alchemy Shop.
• • Safe Resting Protocols: When low on HP or Mana, never rest in open corridors. Retreat to a dead-end room, close the door behind you, and use R or # to recover.
• • Word of Recall Timing: Scrolls of Word of Recall take 15 to 25 turns to activate before teleporting you between Town and the Dungeon. Cast it while still healthy in a safe corridor before you run out of healing!

• • STR (Strength): Determines melee attack damage, number of blows per round, and carrying weight capacity.
• • INT (Intelligence): Primary casting stat for Mages and Rangers. Governs spell success chance, mana reserves, and magical devices.
• • WIS (Wisdom): Primary casting stat for Priests and Paladins. Governs prayer success, divine mana, and saving throws.
• • DEX (Dexterity): Adds Armor Class bonuses, improves hit accuracy, enables dodging, and grants extra attacks.
• • CON (Constitution): Determines your Maximum Hit Points (HP) and resistance to stunning and physical shock.
• • Magic Disciplines: Sorcery, Elemental Magic, and Holy Invocations offer devastating fireballs, ice storms, healing rays, and magical detections.

Angband 3D is proudly developed and presented by Thunderbear Studios and open-source contributors.

• • Production, 3D Architecture & Direction: Thunderbear Studios
• • Original Game Engine & Mechanics: The Angband Development Team (Angband 4.2.6 C Engine)
• • Historical Roguelike Pioneers: Robert Alan Koeneke & Jimmey Wayne Todd Jr. (original Moria, 1983), Alex Cutler & Andy Astrand (Umoria), Keith Horner, Charles Swiger, Ben Harrison, Robert Rühlmann, and the Angband community.
• • 3D WebGL Graphics Engine: Three.js by Ricardo Cabello (Mr.doob) and the Three.js open-source community.
• • Desktop C# Reference Client: Godot Engine 4.x (Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur, and Godot contributors).
• • 3D Asset Packs & Props: KayKit Medieval, Dungeon & Character Packs by Kay Lousberg (CC0 Public Domain), and Quaternius (CC0).
• • Procedural Audio & Foley: 100% real-time client-side procedural synthesis (Web Audio API & C# dynamic PCM) with zero copyrighted audio files.
• • Typography: Cinzel (Natanael Gama), Outfit (Outfit.io), and Fira Code (Nikita Prokopov) under SIL Open Font License 1.1.
• • Community Manual & Spoilers: https://angband.readthedocs.io/

Angband 3D is an independent, non-commercial, open-source fan tribute.

• • Middle-earth & Tolkien Lore: Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary mythology. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Middle-earth, Angband, Moria, and related names and places are trademarks or registered trademarks of Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC and/or The Tolkien Estate. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Middle-earth Enterprises or The Tolkien Estate.
• • Strictly Non-Commercial: This game is 100% free with zero advertisements, zero microtransactions, no paywalls, and no donations or commercial monetization.
• • Open Source License: Core engine and derivative work released under the GNU General Public License, Version 2 (GPL-2.0). Source code is available on GitHub.