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NetHack Poll 2009

2009-11-06T02:10:40Z

After the big success of the Crawl poll in August (the results can be
downloaded at [link]) and in loose
cooperation with the Crawl developers responsible for that poll, we
present you the "NetHack Poll 2009".
The intention of this poll is to gather some information about NetHack

Triangle Wizard R 7.03 released

2009-11-02T03:36:16Z

Patch R 7.03 Notes:
-Lord of the Night now correctly gains a 10% cold damage bonus to all
spells.
-Cost of identification is lowered.
-Added Rituals of Fate and Identification.
-Incantation powerups will no longer reset your spell level to level
one if you have no storage in it. It will only do this when your

rec.games.roguelike.announce Posting Guidelines

2009-11-01T07:01:03Z

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posts and announcements about any roguelike game, including (but not

The Den: Lost in RPG design

2009-10-31T23:54:26Z

The Den has been around for over a month, but we never really got to
announcing it.
It is a blog made by and for RPG designers. It's main focus aren't
roguelikes, but RPGs in general, but the people involved in it are
roguelike developers. I hope you like it and find some inspiration in
our ranting.

GearHead2 v0.613: Now with improved lancemates

2009-10-29T19:51:52Z

A new version of GearHead2, the random-story-generating giant-robot-
piloting roguelike, has just been uploaded to SourceForge.
The big change this time around is the improved lancemate system. You
start out with the ability to take on one lancemate; you can gain up
to two more slots by completing quests in your hometown. If you

rec.games.roguelike.nethack Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]

2009-10-26T17:00:03Z

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Triangle Wizard R 7.02 released

2009-10-26T05:46:31Z

[link]
Patch R 7.02 Notes:
-Health bars are now invisible when the player is confused.
-Higher levels of Corpus Furia now decrease time the corpses take to
explode (i.e. they explode quicker).
-Doubled chances for Manipulate Device to work.
-Liches regenerate health faster.

PlantForce 7DRL released: THIS IS NOT A DRILL

2009-10-21T23:26:45Z

Sorry about my previous false alarm, but I had to fix an issue with
loading an image from the jar. I was then hung up because the program
seemed to work fine in Netbeans while failing when I ran it from the
terminal (little did I know I wasn't using the latest version of java,
which caused it to fail). Anyways, as a result, I have finished

Nazghul/Haxima 0.7.0 released

2009-10-20T04:13:22Z

[link]
Changes between 0.6.0 and 0.7.0
Engine
o Y)use command for skills
o Quest log in the Z)stats pane
o Intro scene
o Misc bugfixes
Haxima
o Music
o Warritrix quest resolved
o Wilderness spawns slightly more challenging
o Smoke bombs
o Misc bugfixes

CastlevaniaRL 0.61 released

2009-10-18T16:42:41Z

Hi all!
After more than 2 years, a new version of CastlevaniaRL is available!
Check out the gameplay videos at Slashie.net youtube channel (
[link] )
GFX Version: [link]
Console Version: [link]
Version schema has changed, previous versions (the 1.x branch) must be

[drl] DoomRL 0.9.9 RELEASED!

2009-10-17T02:43:41Z

The long awaited DoomRL 0.9.9 has finally been released!
Many notable improvements have been made over the previous version,
9.8.10, such as ultimate Master Traits, alternative fire modes for
most weapons, exiting new challenge modes, and a total revamp of the
player progress system!
Grab it while it's hot in the downloads section on DoomRL's redesigned

7DRL Success: PlantForce

2009-10-16T02:59:39Z

I have successfully programmed my 7DRL in less than 7 days. I hope I
made a good attempt at my first complete roguelike. Enjoy the
resulting game. Anyways, as I really liked the idea of the 7DRL, I
hope this gets included with the other Roguelikes in the competition,
and I hope that I can enter more 7DRLs.

rec.games.roguelike.nethack Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]

2009-10-11T16:00:04Z

libtcod-1.4.2 released

2009-10-06T22:28:56Z

libtcod "The Doryen Library" is a free, fast, portable and
uncomplicated API for roguelike developpers providing an advanced true
color console emulator, input, and lots of other utilities frequently
used in roguelikes.
Main changes :
* Another fov algorithm : Mingos' restrictive shadowcasting. Fast and

3069 v3D.3 released

2009-10-06T22:28:54Z

v3D.3 (gameplay tweaks)
* Put a rate limit on stealing -- no longer can steal infinitely fast
* Poison damage has increased
* "Black Evil" (end game monster) can now always see you (unless
invisible), and will find you ;-)
[link]