The Codex of Roguelikes

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Theodora]

GENRE IS A SPOOK.

Though for real, innovation comes from making a joke of these arbitrary lines in the sand.

 

[buffalo bill]

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Not sure I understand this sentiment—of course genre terms are fuzzy in the beginning, when the examples which determine the genre are first being created. It's only after there is some agreement that such-and-such games are examples of this or that genre do genre classifications become more rigid (and rigidity of this sort is fine, since this is how nearly all language works imo).

 

[PapaPetro]

Are there any roguelike blobbers?
Where your @ is a party, and a single D is a pack of Ancient Multi-Hued Dragons?

So the D pack breaths on the @ party, kills the party mage, you can't cast magic spells anymore till the cleric in your party raises the mage.
Anywho, always hated the ugliness of FPS blobbers despite loving the party dungeon delving mechanics; thought it'd look better with bird's eye-view ASCII.

 

[getter77]

I don't know why the English version of the site seems to be acting up(I guess you can always auto-translate it browser wise), but still: the venerable Labyrinths & Legends might well do the trick

http://lnl.osdn.jp/pukiwiki/

 

[_V_]

Mordor 2: https://www.decklinsdemise.com/mordor2.htm the beta should still be free,
(or more "modern" Demise: https://www.decklinsdemise.com/ )
No random dungeon, no ASCII and some 3D. But you can do most navigation via bird's eye-view map.

 

[Theodora]

I don't know why the English version of the site seems to be acting up(I guess you can always auto-translate it browser wise), but still: the venerable Labyrinths & Legends might well do the trick

http://lnl.osdn.jp/pukiwiki/

Man, those Japanese Linux screenshots are so quaint.

 

[PapaPetro]

I don't know why the English version of the site seems to be acting up(I guess you can always auto-translate it browser wise), but still: the venerable Labyrinths & Legends might well do the trick

http://lnl.osdn.jp/pukiwiki/

Man, those Japanese Linux screenshots are so quaint.

The 90s are still alive in the japanese internet.

 

[getter77]

Amazingly, IIRC, development for it started on the Extremely Venerable SharpX68000---quite a path it has walked all these years.

 

[Theodora]

A weird mystery dungeon showing up on Steam due to the Tokyo Games Show.



Calls itself a "Dungeon agricultuarization rogue-like", which ... ???, but Japanese devs don't seem to misuse the term as much, so maybe it's worth keeping an eye open over.

 

[Metronome]

Speaking of genre...
Consider the following: Roguelikes are a different genre from RPGs entirely.
Take HyperRogue for example. It's apparently a Roguelike but not a RPG.

 

[Theodora]

Speaking of genre...
Consider the following: Roguelikes are a different genre from RPGs entirely.
Take HyperRogue for example. It's apparently a Roguelike but not a RPG.

It's all a clusterfuck. And beside that, a lot of 'roguelites' are actually amazing despite not meeting the strict standards we impose. Best thing you can do is really ignore genre as much as possible and take games as individual experiences (esp. with competent devs).

 

[Borian]

Are there any roguelike blobbers?

Guild is not a blobber, but it's a roguelike in which you control a variety of characters. *bandlike
http://www.roguetemple.com/guild/ | http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Guild

From the readme:

Guild is a RPG (role-playing game) in which you control a group of young
adventurers, out to prove themselves. They explore dungeons, slay monsters,
find useful equipment and treasure.

Guild is unusual among roguelike games, because instead of playing a solo
adventurer, you control an entire group. At any given time you have direct
control of one of the characters; the rest will follow you and make
themselves useful. You can give the other characters orders ("follow me!"
"shoot that goblin!" "run for your life!"), or you can switch to directly
controlling one of them.

This version of Guild is fully playable and will take some hours to
complete even once you know the ropes. It covers the first few chapters of
your adventurers' careers. At this stage your characters cannot advance
past 5th level - this will be possible in later releases.

 

[PapaPetro]

Are there any roguelike blobbers?

Guild is not a blobber, but it's a roguelike in which you control a variety of characters. *bandlike
http://www.roguetemple.com/guild/ | http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Guild

From the readme:

Guild is a RPG (role-playing game) in which you control a group of young
adventurers, out to prove themselves. They explore dungeons, slay monsters,
find useful equipment and treasure.

Guild is unusual among roguelike games, because instead of playing a solo
adventurer, you control an entire group. At any given time you have direct
control of one of the characters; the rest will follow you and make
themselves useful. You can give the other characters orders ("follow me!"
"shoot that goblin!" "run for your life!"), or you can switch to directly
controlling one of them.

This version of Guild is fully playable and will take some hours to
complete even once you know the ropes. It covers the first few chapters of
your adventurers' careers. At this stage your characters cannot advance
past 5th level - this will be possible in later releases.

Pretty cool. I'll give it a shot.
Thanks.

 

[Borian]

Pretty cool. I'll give it a shot.
Thanks.

I haven't played it much, so I'd like to see anything you have to say about it while or after you give it a try.

 

[PapaPetro]

Pretty cool. I'll give it a shot.
Thanks.

I haven't played it much, so I'd like to see anything you have to say about it while or after you give it a try.

Frankly, it reminded me of an idea I had for similar roguelike called "Guildmaster". Where you play the titular role and hire various adventurers to run all sorts of increasingly difficult dungeons (either controlling the adventuers manually or automated through a type of Angband Borg implementation). The loop is that your initial team goes on dives, collects treasure and xp (which you can equip your team or sell), you build your guild and team and do harder dungeons.

 

[Catacombs]

Are there any roguelike blobbers?

Guild is not a blobber, but it's a roguelike in which you control a variety of characters. *bandlike
http://www.roguetemple.com/guild/ | http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Guild

From the readme:

Guild is a RPG (role-playing game) in which you control a group of young
adventurers, out to prove themselves. They explore dungeons, slay monsters,
find useful equipment and treasure.

Guild is unusual among roguelike games, because instead of playing a solo
adventurer, you control an entire group. At any given time you have direct
control of one of the characters; the rest will follow you and make
themselves useful. You can give the other characters orders ("follow me!"
"shoot that goblin!" "run for your life!"), or you can switch to directly
controlling one of them.

This version of Guild is fully playable and will take some hours to
complete even once you know the ropes. It covers the first few chapters of
your adventurers' careers. At this stage your characters cannot advance
past 5th level - this will be possible in later releases.

This is dope. The site says to email the developer for the source code. Has anyone done that and would be willing to share the source, if they received it?

 

[Theodora]

hot new roguelike coming out this month

 

[Borian]

Why would Caverns of Xaskasian II cause an unbreakable black screen that requires a hard PC restart to fix?

 

[Matador]

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Immolating in Vaults 5 is fun but never worked well for me. I think I got away with it once, but made the floor harder than it should.

 

[Matador]

Are there any roguelike blobbers?
Where your @ is a party, and a single D is a pack of Ancient Multi-Hued Dragons?

So the D pack breaths on the @ party, kills the party mage, you can't cast magic spells anymore till the cleric in your party raises the mage.
Anywho, always hated the ugliness of FPS blobbers despite loving the party dungeon delving mechanics; thought it'd look better with bird's eye-view ASCII.

http://demon.ferretdev.org/

a RL inspired by Shin Megami Tensei. You can collect monsters you fight and add them to your party.

 

[Fedora Master]

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

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Could work as lyrics for a Nirvana tribute.

 

[Fedora Master]

You are too large for most types of armour.
You have claws for hands.
Your natural rate of healing is unusually fast.
You are covered in fur. (AC +1)
You have extremely tough skin. (AC +3)
You have a pair of antennae on your head.
You are surrounded by a moderate repulsion field. (EV +3)
You are partially covered in yellow scales. (AC +2)
You tend to lose your temper in combat.
Your flesh is cold resistant. (rC+)
You are robust. (+10% HP)
You occasionally shout uncontrollably at your foes.
Your translucent skin slightly reduces your foes' accuracy. (Stealth)
You are covered in slimy tendrils that may disarm your opponents.

ALL HAIL JIYVA

 

[Matador]

Berserkitis can kill you easily no matter how strong are your other mutations