Roguelike Radio podcast

[Jennimason]

New episode! We look at Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead:

http://www.roguelikeradio.com/2013/07/episode-75-cataclysm-dark-days-ahead.html

Includes discussion its new Kickstarter (very near its funding goal) and the proper word for large milk containers.

I actually grabbed the latest build b/c of this episode... I played it just a few versions ago and they've added a lot in a pretty short span of time. I didn't realize how rapidly this project was moving. Can't wait to see how much progress they make with the KS.

[Darren Grey]

New episode out on Dungeonmans:

http://www.roguelikeradio.com/2013/07/episode-76-dungeonmans.html

We interview developer Jim Shepard and talk about his history and his plans for the game.

[guest509]

Oh shit Darren, things slowed down there for a bit and now you are back firing the big guns! Got some newbs to pitch in as well, got Gamehunter coming on, and Eben.

Love it!

[getter77]

Huzzah for seemingly indeed less audio editing woes beget by me that needed handling in post processing!   

[Eben]

Huzzah for seemingly indeed less audio editing woes beget by me that needed handling in post processing!   

I'm pretty much the hardest to edit, I keep sliding my ums into actual words

[getter77]

I think I might still hold the record for nearly exploding Darren's brain shortly before an ep went live though...   

[PTrefall]

You've got a very cool podcast voice getter77! Thanks for another excellent episode guys!

[guest509]

yes very high marks getter!

[Darren Grey]

I think I might still hold the record for nearly exploding Darren's brain shortly before an ep went live though...   

Hah, definitely not.  Most frustrating moment was at IRDC last year. I painstakingly edited the whole recording, editing the volumes of each individual person (there were 12 people), but when I tried to save my computer crashed. Had to redo it again. At about 2am on a weekend of little sleep  :-/

Even in regular eps Ido is usually the worst 

[guest509]

I felt pretty bad when my mother released the hounds while we were trying to record...

[PTrefall]

Man, I SO got this picture running in my head now, Jo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZWfDtNRvA4

Edit: The "MUM!!! THE DOGS!!!" part of course.

[spelk]

Really enjoyed the Dungeonmans episode, some excellent insights into Jim and his game, along with talk around the topic, and lets not deny the love for Hawk the Slayer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o9RGnujlkI

How entertaining is Getter on the voicebox? I could listen to his verbiage all night

As always, Darren the calming influence, manages to ask the right questions.

Really hope Dungeonmans gains its kickstarter goal and we start to see more established developers come into the genre and stamp their own individuality onto it, hopefully bringing new ideas and stretching and evolving the genre in ways we couldn't imagine.

[Darren Grey]

Any requests for upcoming episodes?  Some ideas we're playing with:

Dredmor revisited
Brogue revisited
ToME revisited
Nethack
Automated play / tool assistance
UnReal World
Frustrating enemies
Designing Difficulty / Challenge
Feedback and Testing
Stealth
ASCII
Time
Items
Mobile games
Multiplayer
The Hero Trap
Spoilers and Discovery
Identification Systems
Puzzles
Randomness
Learning from Board Games
How to be Good at Roguelikes
Why we Play Roguelikes
Why we Develop Roguelikes

Any other thoughts? Things you'd like to see/hear?

[Krice]

Dungeonmans was cool with that professional guy explaining how he is looking at game development. For some people it's a job and they expect to get money from it. I like the way he didn't think a roguelike can sell, but someone convinced him to try it anyway.

[mrrstark]

Automated play / tool assistance - More details, what is this?
Mobile games - Pixel Dungeon? Big following on this board. Are there any other good ones?
The Hero Trap - More details, what is this?
How to be Good at Roguelikes - This'd be nice.......... can you teach patience over a podcast?