The Codex of Roguelikes

[Fenix]

You will need patience... a lot of it. Pack all gear with crit dmg multi.

Oh, I have it.
I'm trying already a few days.
Main trick is to survive Dark Crypt, last try my char survived till floor 3 of it, I'm sure if RNG will let me to walk to Daikara after ST Fortress (I do Old Forest right before lvl 24) I can survive.

Also Iwant to try Brawler+Tinker, Necro+Tinker, Corraptor+Tinker.
Also Solipsist can win Insane, funny enough.

art style looks like something a 8 year old girl could make.

Yeah, hate such things too, instant "not buy" no matter what.

 

[Tito Anic]

Main trick is to survive Dark Crypt

I never enter DK. There is no vaults in it, just a shitty boss and a red head

I'm sure if RNG will let me to walk to Daikara after ST Fortress (I do Old Forest right before lvl 24) I can survive.

My usual (Insane) Zone order is: drown uniques, Lumberjack, Trolmire, Korpul, Scintillating Caves, Rhaloren Camp, Norgos, Maze, Sandworm, Old Forest - no fortress (same as DK), Gloom.

 

[Fenix]

I never enter DK.

Weakling!
I never avoid it.

 

[Tito Anic]

Weakling!
I never avoid it.

DK is for the newbs, who risk final result for nothing

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[getter77]

Pretty large update to Dungeon Mercenary the other day---something of a blend between the general sensibilities of Brogue and Sil.

http://www.schplaf.org/hgames/

 

[Fenix]

Roguelikes.... ah, they have great potential to upset.
As Ogre Brawler on Insane, bought in Zigur's shop gloves of the Firm Hand that give Clinch, and Take Down.
Of cource was killed by boss in Golem Yard lol.

 

[Biscotti]

So, what's generally considered to be the last proper version of DCSS before it all started going to shit? Apparently I still have a 0.16.2 install on my PC, and I was wondering if I should get a newer/older version.

 

[Hobo Elf]

art style looks like something a 8 year old girl could make. I would say unless it packs som serious depth. The trailer tells me otherwise

Judging by the Steam reviews, the game is pretty awful.

 

[Fenix]

I did pretty epic run in ToME4, with sadly failed in the end due my health reasons.
In short is was Psyshot, but without gun.
http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=48107&p=226789#p226789

 

[PrettyDeadman]

Hm, reminds me of this roguelike, forget it's name. Commercial one.

Dungeons of Dredmor?

Anyway, the Stoneshard game looks pretty good, but it all comes down to game mechanics. Putting this one to wishlist.

 

[Tito Anic]

I did pretty epic run in ToME4, with sadly failed in the end due my health reasons.
In short is was Psyshot, but without gun.
http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=48107&p=226789#p226789

Overconfidence is one of mine Top3 char killers along with boredom and impatience. I like those crazy Tome4 builds: antimagic mage, Illuminate shadowblade...

 

[PrettyDeadman]

A long gameplay segment of Tangledeep:

 

[Emmanuel2]

A long gameplay segment of Tangledeep:

Devs are planning on a July 19th early access release.

Also, from playing an old tig build, it's pretty good. If you've played Dungeonmans then it should feel welcome along with a spice of Angband (one dungeon, one hub, store things in hub, etc.)

 

[Fenix]

Overconfidence is one of mine Top3 char killers along with boredom and impatience. I like those crazy Tome4 builds: antimagic mage, Illuminate shadowblade...

...And Psyshot without gun, don't forget that! )
Yeah, I have sleep disorder so, fatigue is my enemy #1.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Emmanuel2]

Tangledeep is now out on Early Access.

 

[Tito Anic]

New version of "Infra Arcana" released V.19

https://sites.google.com/site/infraarcana/downloads

 

[PrettyDeadman]

New version of "Infra Arcana" released V.19

https://sites.google.com/site/infraarcana/downloads

Amazing knews! The game is supposed to change so much.

Bought Tangledeep btw. It is okay.

 

[Emmanuel2]

Just finished Tangledeep on heroic and on an ironman challenge (delete all data every time I die). It's great but replayability leaves alot to be desired.

 

[getter77]

There should be quite a fair bit more meat on the bones added to Tangledeep throughout these next months of Early Access---confident it will arrive at a fine spot in the fullness of time.

 

[Matador]

New version of "Infra Arcana" released V.19

https://sites.google.com/site/infraarcana/downloads

Downloaded. Gonna start right now. The Changelog I have read is very promising.

If the game was excellent before. I can't imagine the new version.

This is the true incline. Let the peasants wait for Casul Grimoire.

 

[Tito Anic]

Lately playing and enjoying "Lambdarogue" - an obscure roguelike. It is a bandlike (non persistent dungeons) - has nice tiles, dark moody music, plot, classes.

https://code.google.com/archive/p/lambdarogue/
https://code.google.com/archive/p/lambdarogue/downloads

Spoiler

 

[getter77]

It is a good one, and in theory it isn't quite done yet though it could well still be awhile yet until the next/final big release happens.

 

[Matador]

I posted this also on JRPG forum:

"Hi. I started some days ago coding a roguelike from scratch in Java simply as hobby without thinking any theme or mechanics in particular. I have done some interactions like movement, open and close doors, and pick and drop items.

Yesterday I was thinking that done that basic stuff, it was the time to think about the mechanics that would make the game distinct to others. And I remembered how much I liked Vagrant Story and how sad is that there probably won't be any continuation ever. Even Spiritual.

I like the idea of character progression in a roguelike determined by the items you find (like in Brogue), so I thought I could also imitate some of the stuff I like about crafting in Vagrant story, to make this the central mechanic of the game. I'd also like to implement some of the spells, weapons arts,etc. Like in VS you would randomly find weapon parts of different quality, gems,etc. And after that, upgrade your equipment with the simple crafting system.

I think the itemization and crafting system in Vagrant Story was great, and the problems it had was because of the bad interface (contrived and frustrating menus), and the inability to switch weapons fast without having to navigate some menus to do such a basic action.

My question is: Do you guys like the VS crafting system eliminating its bad interface, or is a part of the game you don't enjoy or think is sound and interesting?

I'm not sure if this is a thing people would like to play, or if I'm the only one who enjoyed VS crafting despite the clunky menus.

Thanks to all!"

I would also set the game in that setting with its lore and bestiary.