So I've made a DRODlike recently:
http://www.nitrome.com/games/turnament/Due to the puzzle design, there is literally no call to a random number generator in the game code. Even when the AI is stuck it considers nodes anti-clockwise starting from the next step round each turn. There is a perfect solution to every battle and level.
This got thinking about making a roguelike that was completely non-random as well. It would appear random - however, it would be the player's movement that would change what the next room was or what was in it. It would somewhat be like exploring a fractal landscape.
It's a coffee-break idea so I think it deserves a single hit point model. The starting position is the most interesting bit of the game, so you should see it a lot and play with it.
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So has anyone done stuff like this before? I know Ulf at the roguelike conference did a presentation on sequential combat and that has parallels with this idea of mine.
