r/roguelikedev

Hello, these last few months i was working on procedurally generated tactical rpg inspired by fire emblem, but ended up scrapping it.

However i already had a few assets done and i feel it would be a waste to just throwing them into the bin.

So i'm thinking about repurposing the existing assets into a more traditional roguelike style (basically removing the blue/red color coding from characters) the picture in the post also shows the dungeon tileset i was working on and the overworld/worldmap tileset, so it could be used for games with both dungeons and a worldmap like adom, tome, etc...

So, far i only know of a single existing tileset for angband that is somewhat similar in style (high res and handpainted) so i want to gather some feedback before i keep working on this on move on to something else.

I don't have any project i could use it for so i would probably make it free or cheap on itch or something, but it could be cool to finish it and see it used in someone else game.

So, does it look interesting or something you would want to use?

I’ve been quietly working on an Angband project, and I figured this was probably the right place to finally share it.

I’ve been playing Moria and Angband since the early days and have put thousands of hours into them over the years. Angband is one of those games that has followed me through several computers and phases of life.

So when I started this project, I was pretty determined not to “fix” the game I already loved.

It’s called Neo Angband, and it’s a TypeScript port of Angband 4.2.6. Technically, it is Angband 4.2.6, just with mods.

The goal for the unmodded game is straightforward: be Angband exactly. This isn’t intended to be a rebalance or a modern reinterpretation.

What has changed is the technology around it:

• It runs directly in a browser.
• It can be installed as a Progressive Web App.
• There are desktop builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux (via Electron).
• It’s completely open source.
• It has a first-class mod system.

Mods live separately from the core game and can be installed from a repository URL or ZIP, and desktop users also get a normal mods folder.

I’ve made four example mods so far covering bug fixes, a few quality-of-life additions, a new graphical tile system, and a Borg player (WIP).

But the larger reason I built the mod system is that I’d really like this to become something others can play around with and create new stuff, not just something I maintain by myself.

I’d love to see other longtime Angband players, modders, and developers start experimenting with it. New content, different mechanics, interface ideas, graphics, automation, weird variants… whatever somebody feels inspired to make.

I don’t know what all of those mods would be, and that’s exactly the part that excites me. I’d love to be blown away by the things people come up with.

The nice thing is that we don’t have to choose between preservation and experimentation. The unmodded game can stay Angband 4.2.6 while mods are free to go wandering off into the depths.

It’s currently an alpha, so there are still some minor bugs and rough edges. I’m sure I’ve missed a few subtle differences from the original too. If you try it and notice something odd, or just have an idea about how something could work better, I’d really like to hear it.

And if you’ve ever wanted to change or add something to Angband yourself, I’d love to know how the modding side feels to you.

You can reach me here or on Discord (aragorn_son_of_arathorn).

Try it out:
https://neostryder.github.io/neo-angband/

Source / downloads / docs:
https://github.com/neostryder/neo-angband

Mostly, this has been a labor of love for a game I’ve been playing for a very long time. I’m hoping some other people who love it will find something here worth building on.

Hey r/roguelikes,

Caribbean Prospector is a turn-based piracy roguelike set in the 1669 West Indies, inspired by Magellan’s Prospector: open-ended captaincy, moved from space to the Caribbean.

You trade between ports with prices that move when merchant convoys dock, take quests, and fight broadside battles. Grapple a ship and the fight moves to a top-down deck map where your actual crew crosses the planks with you. Kill her captain and the crew strikes; captured ships can join your fleet under one of your own officers. Ashore you forage, mine, dig up treasure, and catalogue wildlife for the Royal Society. Retire rich or go down with the ship.

Five careers, three difficulties up to Ironman, seeded worldgen. Plays in any terminal, or in its own window when launched from Steam. Full controller and Steam Deck support.

Free on itch (Linux/Win/Mac): https://at10ti0n.itch.io/caribbean-prospector

Disclosure: a lot of the code was written with AI assistance (Claude). The design and playtesting are mine, and all screenshots are real gameplay. Wanted that said up front.

Happy to answer anything.

For my first roguelike project I'm working on proc-gen. As a data scientist, random walks are attractive to me. In time series analysis we use random walks with drift to characterize some phenomena like stock market fluctuations. I added "momentum" as a parameter to help give the walker drift, which creates corridors.

I'm using Golang because...

1. I've written Python for money for like 8 years now and it's boring me
2. Golang ships a binary so in theory my outputs can run anywhere.
3. It's pretty dang quick while still handling garbage collection for you.
4. For terminal based tools the ecosystem is incredibly mature. Many of the best modern terminal tools are written in go.

I put the code in GitHub if you would like to play with it yourself!

Might do a YouTube walk through if anyone is interested. Let me know.

https://github.com/PigsEyedea/drunkardwalk

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Sunlorn is a game about traveling the world and exploring deep dungeons, with strong influences from Nethack, Larn, Brogue and DCSS. The game is heavily focused on having a rich, interactive environment and leans hard on using procedural generation. Not only are levels randomly generated, but the world map, the number and types of locations you visit, and the game objectives themselves vary with every run. My vision is to build a game that gives you a different adventure each time you play. There is a dynamic lighting system, fire that spreads, rivers that flow, clouds of mist or poisonous gas that slowly diffuse, and a sky that cycles between night and day.

Sunlorn has a lightweight character build system. There are no experience levels, classes or skill trees. The primary way of advancing your character is just by increasing their six attributes (the usual D&D six-pack: strength, constitution, dexterity, intelligence, wisdom and charisma) by collecting magical statonia flowers scattered across the world.

Presently, you can build a character from one of four human nations. This choice does not affect your statistics, but influences things like your starting area, how other species perceive you and what gods are available to you. There are eight religions you can find in game that will grant special powers to their followers. There is also a large number of potions, scrolls, wands and other items.

I recommend starting with the tutorial before jumping into the full game. If anyone is able to make it past the first three levels of the starter dungeon, I'd really like to hear about it. After that point, the game hasn't been playtested enough to balance out. Actually, what would be REALLY cool is if anyone would like to volunteer to let me watch them play a run.

It's only available for Windows at this time, I'm afraid.

Leave your feedback here, or you can email me at sunlorn@gmx.ca

Thanks!

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I've been working on HexCrawler for about two years now. It's heavily inspired by games like Tales of Maj'Eyal and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, but I've been trying to experiment with a few parts of the traditional roguelike formula.

The first big change is the hexagonal grid. Besides giving movement and positioning a richer sense of directionality (three axes instead of two) . Character orientation also matters in combat.

https://i.redd.it/r0hk3s74e2ih1.gif

The second is that you control a party of three characters rather than a single character. To make that work without turning combat into a standard "everyone takes one turn" system, actions use Time Units (TU). Every action has a base TU cost, but that cost can be modified by character stats, equipment and other effects.

So a fast character might attack or move several times while a slower character is still recovering from a heavy action. You're effectively managing three independent timelines rather than cycling through three fixed turns.

The last major difference is presentation. I'm trying to keep the systems and decision-making of traditional roguelikes while using fully animated pixel-art characters, enemies and abilities.

https://i.redd.it/438cdwh6g2ih1.gif

I'm curious to know what you think, do you think this game bring fresh enough features that you might be interested?