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Monthly Archives: October 2018

How to Make a Roguelike

By Kyzrati | Published: October 24, 2018

I’ve always wanted to put together a comprehensive primer on how to make a roguelike, something that could hopefully be inspiring while including both general and specific advice. This year’s Roguelike Celebration seemed like the perfect opportunity to force myself to do that after having put it off for so long, so I gave a […]

Posted in Gamedev | Tagged 7DRL, Events, POYLBOT-7, Roguelike Celebration, roguelikecel, Roguelikes, X@COM | 10 Responses

Roguelike Celebration 2018, the Experience

By Kyzrati | Published: October 12, 2018

Another Roguelike Celebration! The biggest roguelike gathering of the year just keeps getting bigger :D I had to miss last year due to my concussion, but it was great to finally meet up with everyone again. Back in 2016 I showed up just a few days before Roguecel and still wasn’t sleeping well when the […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cogmind, Events, Roguelike Celebration, roguelikecel, Roguelikes | 10 Responses

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