Comments for Adventures of a Newbie Roguelike Dev http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog Following the highs and lows of beginner software development Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:32:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on How to Make a 7DRL by Darren Grey http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-841 Darren Grey Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:32:20 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=157#comment-841 If you have time in the last couple of days to get feedback it can really be worthwhile. I've managed to snatch some really killer bugs last-minute thanks to doing that before. There are things others will try in your game that you won't even think about. Of course, one might not have any time to indulge on this... Agreed on the must-haves and expendables. I always plan a core game and an ultimate game, and end up coding something inbetween. If you have time in the last couple of days to get feedback it can really be worthwhile. I’ve managed to snatch some really killer bugs last-minute thanks to doing that before. There are things others will try in your game that you won’t even think about. Of course, one might not have any time to indulge on this…

Agreed on the must-haves and expendables. I always plan a core game and an ultimate game, and end up coding something inbetween.

]]> Comment on How to Make a 7DRL by Ebyan Alvarez-Buylla http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-840 Ebyan Alvarez-Buylla Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:57:17 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=157#comment-840 Wise advice. It's worth pointing out that getting feedback should take place after and not during the challenge period. Also, a corollary of planning and revising and throwing out the genre tropes: have a clear, short list of must-haves, and be prepared to throw out half of it. You're guaranteed to underestimate your development time. Looking forward to this year's 7DRL challenge! Ebyan "Nolithius" Alvarez-Buylla http://www.nolithius.com Wise advice. It’s worth pointing out that getting feedback should take place after and not during the challenge period.

Also, a corollary of planning and revising and throwing out the genre tropes: have a clear, short list of must-haves, and be prepared to throw out half of it. You’re guaranteed to underestimate your development time.

Looking forward to this year’s 7DRL challenge!

Ebyan “Nolithius” Alvarez-Buylla
http://www.nolithius.com

]]> Comment on 44 Votes on Roguelike of the Year! by DarkGod http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=154&cpage=1#comment-814 DarkGod Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:22:53 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=154#comment-814 Yeah a big congrat to you! And do port Gruesome I absolutely love the concept! Oh and in 2012 you'll have much lore to write about orcs, steamtech and so on BTW .. just hinting :) Yeah a big congrat to you! And do port Gruesome I absolutely love the concept!

Oh and in 2012 you’ll have much lore to write about orcs, steamtech and so on BTW .. just hinting :)

]]> Comment on Harrowed – A RL made in zero hours whilst drunk :/ by :: Temple of the Roguelike – Roguelike News, Reviews, Interviews and Information :: » Blog Archive » Roguelike Round-up Aug-Oct 2011 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=151&cpage=1#comment-799 :: Temple of the Roguelike – Roguelike News, Reviews, Interviews and Information :: » Blog Archive » Roguelike Round-up Aug-Oct 2011 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:17:35 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=151#comment-799 [...] RL written in libtcod Hack n Slash Online – Alpha of an in-browser online roguelike Harrowed – Minimalist roguelike made in 1 hour for the Zero Hour Game Jam Into the Dungeon++ – [...] [...] RL written in libtcod Hack n Slash Online – Alpha of an in-browser online roguelike Harrowed – Minimalist roguelike made in 1 hour for the Zero Hour Game Jam Into the Dungeon++ – [...]

]]> Comment on Starting a 2DRL for ARRP by Björn Ritzl http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-784 Björn Ritzl Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:32:16 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=135#comment-784 Good luck! A RL in 34 hours, that is a crazy undertaking! Good luck! A RL in 34 hours, that is a crazy undertaking!

]]> Comment on Starting a 2DRL for ARRP by DarkGod http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-783 DarkGod Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:03:29 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=135#comment-783 Go Darren go! Go Darren go!

]]> Comment on Broken Bottle 1.2 released! by :: Temple of the Roguelike – Roguelike News, Reviews, Interviews and Information :: » Blog Archive » Roguelike Round-up June 2011 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124&cpage=1#comment-765 :: Temple of the Roguelike – Roguelike News, Reviews, Interviews and Information :: » Blog Archive » Roguelike Round-up June 2011 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124#comment-765 [...] Broken Bottle 1.2 [...] [...] Broken Bottle 1.2 [...]

]]> Comment on Broken Bottle 1.2 released! by Darren Grey http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124&cpage=1#comment-763 Darren Grey Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:25:32 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124#comment-763 Glad you enjoy it :) To start off in T-Engine I recommend reading the T-Engine wiki, keeping close reference to the luadocs, and trying to tweak the included example folder a bit. Start small and gradually build and learn. Lua is easy to pick up, but some of the T-Engine functions are a bit obscure and poorly documented. Ask questions on the forums, and be sure to come on the #tome IRC channel, as there's lots of people happy to help. T-Engine wiki: http://te4.org/wiki/t4modules-module-howto-guides T-Engine Luadocs: http://www.te4.org/docs/t-engine4/1.0.0beta21/index.html Glad you enjoy it :)

To start off in T-Engine I recommend reading the T-Engine wiki, keeping close reference to the luadocs, and trying to tweak the included example folder a bit. Start small and gradually build and learn. Lua is easy to pick up, but some of the T-Engine functions are a bit obscure and poorly documented. Ask questions on the forums, and be sure to come on the #tome IRC channel, as there’s lots of people happy to help.

T-Engine wiki: http://te4.org/wiki/t4modules-module-howto-guides
T-Engine Luadocs: http://www.te4.org/docs/t-engine4/1.0.0beta21/index.html

]]> Comment on Broken Bottle 1.2 released! by Todd http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124&cpage=1#comment-762 Todd Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:51:29 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=124#comment-762 Hey just downloaded the game and love it. I'm interested in using the T-Engine to make a games any tips? Hey just downloaded the game and love it. I’m interested in using the T-Engine to make a games any tips?

]]> Comment on 7DRL Success: Broken Bottle by Darren Grey http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=73&cpage=1#comment-755 Darren Grey Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:10:06 +0000 http://www.gruesomegames.com/blog/?p=73#comment-755 Thanks for the note. I think I know of how to fix that, but it would mean creating a new version for every single version of ToME4. The self-contained Broken Bottle releases for Windows and Linux should work all the time, and are much smaller downloads than any individual T-Engine release. Thanks for the note. I think I know of how to fix that, but it would mean creating a new version for every single version of ToME4. The self-contained Broken Bottle releases for Windows and Linux should work all the time, and are much smaller downloads than any individual T-Engine release.

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