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Temple of the Roguelike / Re: The Temple is crumbling down...
« on: March 27, 2019, 09:24:23 PM »
Hello!
The forums are open to the discussion of all kind of roguelikes, and games that incorporate roguelike elements.
I am aware certain members of the forums have a hostile tone towards anything different than their strict _definition_ of a roguelike. I don't share this view and I will make sure this is clear so newcomers don't get a wrong impression. (I will place a giant banner in the homepage so this is clear.)
I love 7DRL games and consider them absolutely *real* roguelikes, the good ones are great fun and awesome exercises of product management and engineering. Working for years in a roguelike project without releasing a completely playable and enjoyable version of it may itself be enjoyable for the developer, and even fancy for his followers if he's creating cool procgen or world systems, so that is welcome too.
Action roguelikes (commonly referred to as _roguelites_) are great fun and a great legacy of the traditional roguelike games from the 80's and 90's, you can talk about them here too. Traditional roguelikes, turn-based games that stick to the original formula and at the same time seek to innovate, at the expense of having a harder time finding followers and players, will always have a place here.
Making money from roguelikes is fine, you need resources in order to elevate the production levels of your game, reach more people, and live a happy life. If you want to make money from your roguelike game, you can talk about that here too. If you'd prefer not to have the needs and preferences of the market affect your vision, or you believe games should be free, you are welcome too.
Anyone that doesn't share these ideas is welcome to stay and discuss in a civilized manner. Harassing people who don't share your ideas will not be tolerated, messages will be deleted, and repeating offenders will have their account frozen.
While most of the discussion is happening in reddit and discord, I still believe these forums are a valuable resource for more structured, long-term discussion, that is persistent over time.
Lately it has been hard for me to devote a lot of time to the maintenance of the forums. However, I do my best to keep the spam at bay and I will keep doing it, so please keep the reports coming!
I still plan to revive two specific projects for the temple:
- The roguemundi, so you can find fellow roguelike devs and fans around the world
- A virtual space where we all can interact in a roguelike manner, and build the temple and its catacombs.
So, stay here, and bring your friends!
The forums are open to the discussion of all kind of roguelikes, and games that incorporate roguelike elements.
I am aware certain members of the forums have a hostile tone towards anything different than their strict _definition_ of a roguelike. I don't share this view and I will make sure this is clear so newcomers don't get a wrong impression. (I will place a giant banner in the homepage so this is clear.)
I love 7DRL games and consider them absolutely *real* roguelikes, the good ones are great fun and awesome exercises of product management and engineering. Working for years in a roguelike project without releasing a completely playable and enjoyable version of it may itself be enjoyable for the developer, and even fancy for his followers if he's creating cool procgen or world systems, so that is welcome too.
Action roguelikes (commonly referred to as _roguelites_) are great fun and a great legacy of the traditional roguelike games from the 80's and 90's, you can talk about them here too. Traditional roguelikes, turn-based games that stick to the original formula and at the same time seek to innovate, at the expense of having a harder time finding followers and players, will always have a place here.
Making money from roguelikes is fine, you need resources in order to elevate the production levels of your game, reach more people, and live a happy life. If you want to make money from your roguelike game, you can talk about that here too. If you'd prefer not to have the needs and preferences of the market affect your vision, or you believe games should be free, you are welcome too.
Anyone that doesn't share these ideas is welcome to stay and discuss in a civilized manner. Harassing people who don't share your ideas will not be tolerated, messages will be deleted, and repeating offenders will have their account frozen.
While most of the discussion is happening in reddit and discord, I still believe these forums are a valuable resource for more structured, long-term discussion, that is persistent over time.
Lately it has been hard for me to devote a lot of time to the maintenance of the forums. However, I do my best to keep the spam at bay and I will keep doing it, so please keep the reports coming!
I still plan to revive two specific projects for the temple:
- The roguemundi, so you can find fellow roguelike devs and fans around the world
- A virtual space where we all can interact in a roguelike manner, and build the temple and its catacombs.
So, stay here, and bring your friends!
