Magus is an obscure DOS rogue-like released in the mid-90's, by Ronny Wester, better known for creating Cyberdogs and C-Dogs.
This project is dedicated to documenting and reverse engineering the game.
Original source code saved from link rot by SG ["Stats Guy"]; look out for an SDL port some time...
DSETUP32.EXE (3rd ed) Digital Sound and Music Interface setup for RAW sound files.
DOS4GW.EXE (3rd ed) DOS/4GW was a free limited edition of DOS/4G and was included with the Watcom C compiler with a commercial re-distribution license. It was made widely popular by computer games like Doom.
EGAVGA.BGI EGA/VGA driver, from Borland. No interesting strings.
FAMOUS.MGS High scores file
MAGUS.ART Images, in paletted planar format (see RonnyWesterPics)
MAGUS.EXE Game executable, contains all code plus game information.
SDUSB32.DSD (3rd ed) Direct-Stream Digital (DSD) is the trademark name used by Sony and Philips for their system of digitally recreating audible signals for the Super Audio CD (SACD).
SOUND.CFG (3rd ed) Sound configuration file.
WORLD.MGS World map, 2-byte tiles. First byte is flags, second byte an image index (MAGUS.ART). Total dimensions: 200*320
Spoiler warning
Looking for a game [=Magus] Ronny Wester's forum comment about his games in Feb 13, 2012.
Magus on Haba's Pages A description and some useful hex codes found by a game collector.
Ronny's other stuff From Ronny's homepage, archived by the web.archive.org. Some other stuff up for grabs...including another fun freeware game, Magus, and some source. It says the C source for Magus is available, but sadly the link is broken.
Magus readme on Rogue Class Linux wiki A fan-made readme on from the Rogue Class Linux wiki.
Magus description on Rogue Class Linux wiki Some basic info and link about Magus, from the Rogue Class Linux wiki.
Magus on DOSGames.com A nice description and a working download link.
| Class | Speed | Strength | Wisdom | Skill | Health | Power | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaman | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 40 | elven cloak, staff, healing spell, phantom spell, speed spell |
| Wizard | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 50 | cloak, dagger, fireball spell, teleport spell, vision spell |
| Elf | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 90 | 0 | elven cloak, dagger, bow, arrows |
| Barbarian | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 120 | 0 | mace, studded leather, bow, arrows |
| Knight | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 90 | 0 | sword, chainmail, shield, helmet |
| Duck | 5 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 100 | 0 | mace, leather, gloves, bow, arrows |
| Duck Mage | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 60 | cloak, dagger, confusion spell, chaos spell, freeze spell |
| Dwarf | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 0 | axe, studded leather, gloves |
| Druid | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 60 | cloak, mace, fire spell, air spell, water spell, earth spell |
- Power is mana pool
The table is sorted by rank; it appears in code in a different order
| Name | Speed | Strength | Wisdom | Skill | Health | Power | Rank | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | chain and ball |
| Zombie | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | cutlass |
| Hobgoblin | 5 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | throwing star, dagger, dagger, cloak |
| Goblin | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 10 | sword, leather |
| Troll | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 20 | stone axe |
| Orch (A) | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 40 | leather, cutlass |
| Orch (D) | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 40 | bow, arrows |
| Magician | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 50 | crossbow, darkness spell, confusion spell, cloak, arrows |
| Monk | 4 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 20 | 60 | leather, staff, earth spell, water spell, slow spell, fire spell |
| Warrior | 4 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 80 | 0 | 60 | mace, chainmail, throwing star, throwing star, throwing star |
| Orch (B) | 4 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 80 | chainmail, axe, shield |
| Orch (C) | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 80 | fireball spell, sleep spell, skeleton spell, zombie spell, cutlass |
| ChaosKnight | 4 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 100 | large helmet, armor, two handed sword, gloves |
| Ghost | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 100 | confusion spell*, chain and ball* |
| Minotaur | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 100 | studded leather, mace, large shield |
| Undead | 5 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 70 | 15 | 100 | fireball spell, zombie spell, mace, studded leather, green ring, skeleton spell |
| Spirit | 5 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 120 | chaos spell*, ghostblade*, sleep spell |
| Sorceror | 5 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 150 | 120 | chainmail, green ring, fire spell, demon spell, energy spell, sleep spell, lightning spell, two handed sword, negator, freeze spell |
| Witchlord | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 140 | lightning spell, fire spell, shadow cloak, fireblade, fireball spell, confusion spell, green ring, negator |
| DeathKnight | 4 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 200 | 20 | 170 | large shield, axe, armor, helmet, fireball spell, gloves, negator |
| ChaosWarrior | 4 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 300 | 0 | 200 | large helmet, two handed sword, gloves, armor, cloak |
| Guardian | 5 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 200 | 0 | 200 | silver bow, armor, large helmet, gloves, faithful arrow, two handed sword |
| DeathLord | 5 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 200 | 100 | 230 | large helmet, armor, gloves, lightning spell, slayer sword, demon spell |
| Dragon | 8 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 600 | 300 | 250 | inferno spell*, dragons tooth*, dragons tooth, golden armor*, negator*, green ring* |
| Small one | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1200 | |
| Djinn | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | persistent | |
| Fenix | 5 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 5 | persistent | fireblade* |
| Undine | 6 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 0 | persistent | cutlass* |
| Golem | 3 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 0 | persistent | stone axe* |
| Demon | 6 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 200 | 20 | persistent | fireball spell*, fireblade* |
| Shadowbeast | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 200 | 0 | persistent | mace* |
| Lightning | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | persistent | chock hammer* |
| DemonPrince | 6 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 500 | 0 | persistent | golden armor, blood taste axe, golden helmet, golden gloves, cloak, negator, green ring, ghost blade |
| The Dark One | 7 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 500 | 1000 | persistent | golden armor, golden helmet, negator, blood taste axe, energy spell, green ring, storm spell, demon spell, inferno spell, chaos spell |
"persistent" rank probably means they are ignored by the random generator, they could be spawned on special occasions or summoned
Skill determines how likely they'll hit
Note: some enemy items are OR'd with 0x1000; this probably means those items can't be dropped?
At the end of a game, the player gets a ranking e.g. "Nobody" or "Apprentice". This is based on the player's level. There is a level cap.
At every level up, the player gains 10 health and 10 power (if they have wisdom).
| Level | Name | XP |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nobody | 50 |
| 1 | Amateur | 100 |
| 2 | Novice | 200 |
| 3 | Apprentice | 300 |
| 4 | Trained | 400 |
| 5 | Good | 500 |
| 6 | Experienced | 700 |
| 7 | Expert | 900 |
| 8 | Elite | 1200 |
| 9 | Master | 1500 |
| 10 | ArchMaster | 2000 |
| 11 | Legend | 2000 |
This table is sorted by: type, equips, value; it is ordered differently in the source code
| Name | Type | Weight | Equips | Value | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword | weapon | 4 | one hand | 9 | 20 |
| Wakizashi | weapon | 2 | one hand | 9 | 20 |
| Axe | weapon | 5 | one hand | 10 | 20 |
| Sabre | weapon | 7 | one hand | 10 | 0 |
| Club | weapon | 5 | one hand | 11 | 20 |
| DragonTooth | weapon | 4 | one hand | 13 | 150 |
| Sun's Edge | weapon | 5 | one hand | 13 | 150 |
| Staff | weapon | 3 | two hands | 10 | 0 |
| Chain'n'ball | weapon | 5 | two hands | 10 | 0 |
| 2H-Sword | weapon | 8 | two hands | 15 | 75 |
| StoneAxe | weapon | 10 | two hands | 15 | 0 |
| Slayer | weapon | 8 | two hands | 17 | 150 |
| BloodTaste | weapon | 9 | two hands | 19 | 200 |
| Dagger | mixed weapon | 1 | one hand | 6 | 10 |
| Bow | ranged weapon | 3 | two hands | 9 | 20 |
| SilverBow | ranged weapon | 3 | two hands | 11 | 100 |
| Crossbow | ranged weapon | 4 | two hands | 12 | 20 |
| Leadball | throwing weapon | 1 | one hand | 8 | 10 |
| Throwing star | throwing weapon | 1 | one hand | 9 | 5 |
| Vision | spell | 0 | one hand | 2 | 0 |
| Protection | spell | 0 | one hand | 2 | 0 |
| Delay | spell | 0 | one hand | 2 | 0 |
| Phantom | spell | 0 | one hand | 3 | 0 |
| Berzerk | spell | 0 | one hand | 3 | 0 |
| Confusion | spell | 0 | one hand | 5 | 0 |
| FireBall | spell | 0 | one hand | 5 | 0 |
| Heal | spell | 0 | one hand | 5 | 20 |
| Stonefoot | spell | 0 | one hand | 6 | 0 |
| Portal | spell | 0 | one hand | 7 | 0 |
| Air | spell | 0 | one hand | 7 | 0 |
| Terror | spell | 0 | one hand | 7 | 0 |
| Water | spell | 0 | one hand | 8 | 0 |
| Earth | spell | 0 | one hand | 8 | 0 |
| Sleep | spell | 0 | one hand | 8 | 0 |
| FastFeet | spell | 0 | one hand | 8 | 0 |
| Lightning bolt | spell | 0 | one hand | 10 | 0 |
| Fire | spell | 0 | one hand | 10 | 0 |
| Darkness | spell | 0 | one hand | 10 | 0 |
| Inferno | spell | 0 | one hand | 12 | 0 |
| Skeleton | spell | 0 | one hand | 15 | 0 |
| Zombie | spell | 0 | one hand | 15 | 0 |
| Lightning | spell | 0 | one hand | 15 | 0 |
| Chaos | spell | 0 | one hand | 20 | 0 |
| HyperSpace | spell | 0 | one hand | 20 | 0 |
| Panic | spell | 0 | one hand | 20 | 0 |
| Purify | spell | 0 | one hand | 20 | 0 |
| Demon | spell | 0 | one hand | 25 | 0 |
| ThunderStorm | spell | 0 | one hand | 25 | 0 |
| Helmet | armor | 3 | head | 2 | 20 |
| Big helmet | armor | 4 | head | 3 | 20 |
| SunHelmet | armor | 2 | head | 3 | 70 |
| Wooden shield | armor | 2 | one hand | 3 | 10 |
| Shield | armor | 3 | one hand | 4 | 20 |
| Big shield | armor | 6 | one hand | 6 | 20 |
| SunShield | armor | 3 | one hand | 6 | 70 |
| Leather | armor | 3 | body | 2 | 20 |
| Studded leather | armor | 4 | body | 3 | 20 |
| Chainmail | armor | 6 | body | 5 | 60 |
| Armour | armor | 7 | body | 6 | 75 |
| SunArmour | armor | 4 | body | 6 | 150 |
| Gloves | armor | 1 | hands | 1 | 20 |
| SunGloves | armor | 1 | hands | 2 | 20 |
| Cloak | armor | 1 | shoulders | 1 | 20 |
| Elven cloak | armor | 1 | shoulders | 3 | 50 |
| ShadowCloak | armor | 3 | body, shoulders | 7 | 20 |
| Emerald | gadget | 1 | neck | 0 | 100 |
| Topaz | gadget | 1 | neck | 0 | 300 |
| Opal | gadget | 1 | neck | 0 | 150 |
| Emerald ring | gadget | 0 | finger | 0 | 150 |
| Opal ring | gadget | 0 | finger | 0 | 150 |
| Focus | gadget | 1 | hands | 0 | 150 |
| Arrows | arrows | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Faithful | arrows | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Bubble | trinket | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Negator | trinket | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Blue | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Green | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Yellow | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Brown | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Red | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Grey | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| White | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Purple | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Black | potion | 1 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Fireblade | special | 2 | one hand | 0 | 150 |
| Shooting star | special | 0 | one hand | 0 | 300 |
| Enchant | special | 0 | one hand | 0 | 100 |
| Chock | special | 4 | one hand | 2 | 150 |
| SunBow | special | 3 | two hands | 11 | 150 |
| Ghostblade | special | 4 | one hand | 9 | 150 |
- The value attribute takes on different meanings depending on the item type:
- Door (Dörr)
- Gate (Port)
- Grass (Gräs)
- Water (H2O)
- Stones in water (Stenar i vatten)
- Stone pavement (Stenplatta)
- Earth (Jord)
- Red flower (Röd blomma)
- Wooden floor (Trägolv)
- Yellow flower (Gul blomma)
- Sand (Sand)
- Bush (Buske)
- Palm tree (Palm)
- Marsh (Sankmark)
- Tree (Träd)
- Stone wall (Stenmur)
- Portal (Portal)
- Brick wall (Tegelvägg)
- Mountain (Berg)
- Gravel (Grus)
- Planks (Plankor)
- Wooden wall (Trävägg)
- Cobblestone pavement (Stenplatta)