I haven't developed anything professionally yet, but I like to talk to creative knowledgeable people and there are many brilliant ones here. 

Today was the last day of my contract for the project I was working on, so if you're lookin' for someone with 10 years of professional experience, I am available!

(As far as I know it wasn't just a cruel April Fool's prank to have the last day of my contract be April 1st but the day is still young) 

I'm always interested in knowing what people can do or not. Do you have any portfolio or cv? 

Since you developed Hammerwatch, I must ask this:

What rogue-like elements inspired you to make the ones in your game? I'm looking to buy it since I play a lot of rouge-likes like nethack and Caves of Qud, as well as more action rogue-likes like Risk of Rain. 

Well, to be honest, I wasn't really sure what a rogue like was some year ago, I'm still not sure what exactly it is, except for it being all random?

I don't like that, I don't like random, so I haven't really been inspired by that.

And you don't need to buy the game, just add me on steam and I'll get you a key. Same name as here and there's a tiger as avatar. 

 

As it's not random 

Random levels and permadeath are the things that qualify something as a "Roguelike" imo. If it doesn't have both those things then it ain't. 

Some talking points here: http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Berlin_Interpretation 

cool didn't know that they tried to standardise the definition, but it's nice to know that the top two factors are the ones I mentioned.

we should define some metrics for what makes a game "quake-like", ranked in order of value. Ok, go! 

1) Is Quake
2)....erm.... 

That berlin thing there... good information. 

1. brown
2. rockets jumping
3. lovecraftian 

I just flushed something down the loo that hit 2 out of 3 of those points so I'm thinking you might need to be more specific. 

Lol kinn 

So it wasn't brown, then? 

now that i think about it there was some definite "splash damage" so looks like we are actually 3/3 

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/199034_o.gif 

splash damage 

Are all technically based off of the game mechanics of on singular game that started it all, Rogue. Those who use Linux can play it by getting the BSD games package. It was a very simple game that used D&D like methods for random events. What made it really important for Linux though is that it invented an early version of NCURSES, which allowed for it's grid-ascii style of gameplay. This would lead to graphical-text programs being developed that allowed unexperienced users to quickly do something in the system without using the command prompt. You were a player with stats based off D&D that went around a dungeon fighting monsters trying to get an amulet, then leave. What made the game special is that the dungeon was different every time, which was super innovative for the time. So go ahead and try it out, I'm pretty sure there is a windows version of it somewhere, but idk. Short warning: IT'S REALLY FUCKING HARD. 

Thanks for the info. Also, I keep hearing people around here talking about some game called "Quake" - anyone know what that is? 

I know some of the stuff I say goes off topic, but seriously, why are you targeting me? 

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