Internet Roguelike Database

[PaulBlay]

Could we have a progress report on this?

[Z]

I can see what I can do about the Angband variants, and fix the bug with ], and then Slash should update the copy at RogueTemple. Is that OK, Slash?

[Slash]

Yep, go ahead!

[Z]

Okay. The updated update scripts are here.

The updated database on my site is here.

[PaulBlay]

Okay. The updated update scripts are here.

The updated database on my site is here.

Excellent.  Having everything available in one place like that is very handy.  I shall now go off and update a bunch o stuff. 

[Z]

So what about updating the version at RogueTemple?

[Slash]

Hello there,

Will do this in two hours.

[Slash]

Ok, I updated it, however there is an error in the generated Javascript (seems something related to a line break on the category of the Torchlit article :S

Edit: I manually fixed it, same happens for the "Wayfarer" article

Thank you!

[PaulBlay]

I suggest that a link to the IRDB be placed prominently on the front page of the  Temple of the Roguelike.

[Slash]

Done

[PaulBlay]

I used the database to track down a bunch of games at RogueBasin that needed release / update dates added.  Also found quite a few that appear to be clearly 'defunct' now and changed their status.

It might be worth re-running the data update.

[Slash]

done.

plzchkkthx

[PaulBlay]

done.

plzchkkthx

OK, it's looking very good to my blurry 1:50am eyes. ;-)

I think GENRE was used in earlier game templates but not in current version (see theme instead).  There were only a few and I cleared them away so the GENRE column could probably go.

Similarly the STATUS column is probably more of the same.  Sparsely populated, mostly a copy of what is given by the Type column.  Unless my sleepy brain is failing me it could probably also go (and I should clear out the relevant bits from RogueBasin).

But not today.

[Z]

Looks nice

Yeah, we are interested in themes, not in genres (genre should be "roguelike", usually, maybe except for hybrids like Spelunky:) I added "genre" and "status" because they seemed to contain useful information, but yes, the RogueBasin should be cleaned instead.

As for other fields IRLDb does not use: "download" (not sure whether this is required in IRLDb), "influence" (instead of "influences" - many games have that, but it is always empty anyway AFAIK), and "engine-stable" used by Lair of Demon Ape.

[PaulBlay]

Talkie-talkie projects should have 'released and updated' as "Not yet" (or similar) by default.  Their templates do not contain those fields.  If a talkie had a release it would be an alpha. ;-)