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Yearly Archives: 2013

Core Concepts

By Kyzrati | Published: September 24, 2013

Before future posts start branching off into individual concepts and features, below is a quick overview of the prototype’s core concepts to serve as a point of reference. As the “Cogmind,” you play a special robot that can attach to any kind of part, all of which fall into one of four categories: Power Sources: […]

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Cogmind Returns

By Kyzrati | Published: September 22, 2013

That’s right, your favorite modular robot is powering up once again, this time as the star of a commercial project by the newly formed Grid Sage Games. First, some history for those new to my work: Cogmind began as a game for the 2012 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge, after which it underwent a couple months […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 7DRL, Cogmind, X@COM | 2 Responses

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