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Xanatos · @Xanatos
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Some days ago I found a really nice framework on top of Monogame or SFML which allows you to create games with ASCII art. SadConsole does include a fully functional gui library and objects for drawing it on console containers. I did play around with it a little bit and it seems really nice.
It does need a better documentation in my opinion but there is a discord community helping out with any questions.

It's running on dotnet and therefore is cross platform. Trying to make a rouge like with oldschool graphics? Give it a try.

sadconsole.com/

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Last updated 2 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Took about a week, but loading game works! With some quirks. (Shows the last action, too; and why is monster health zero?)

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Added key bindings, one of the top requests for games. You can rebind all in-game things.

Here, we take the default one-hand friendly defaults, and remap stairs keys. It persists across multiple game sessions, too 👌🏾

#dotnetcore #sadconsole #monogame #roguelike #ascii #gamedev #alitheandroid #accessibility

Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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First cut at a key-rebinding menu. Not everything is rebindable; all in-game functions (walk, fire, etc.) are, but menu options typically aren't (yet).

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Generating a dungeon takes a long time (possibly several seconds) Clicking "N" on the titlescreen and seeing nothing isn't great.

So I added a little message about what dungeon you're about to embark on.
🧐

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Switching options in-game now reflects changes immediately - characters change, monster colours change. (Options menu shrunk intentionally so it's easy to see -- see cluster of monsters around the final boss)

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Making progress on the options menu. You can at least see the options now, as well as their current state - on or off. (Toggling is still in progress.)

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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The title screen shows off hints about the game (click to see the full screenshot, it's invisible in the thumbnail). This is for reasons (two out of three hints relate to ).

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Quite possibly the final title screen for . It's Good Enough for my needs, and readable - especially with the plain-text title print-out under the ASCII art.

Thanks to @mr_dude_III for the tips, man you're even good at ASCII art! 😁👍🏾

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Working on end-game events for . Won't give away spoilers ... shooting the ship core causes energy to just splay harmlessly off it. 🧐🤔

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Recoloured chasms so they're more visible - before, they used to be just black voids in the ASCII style. Now, they have a dark background, so they're visible in both display modes.

Thoughts?

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Added a "fully saturated" palette option to make monsters really, really clear. It was an / request.

What do you think? With regular palette, the monsters are all just varying shades of blue, instead.

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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First cut at using a solid-colour wall/floor for my (requested /#a11y feature). It looks pretty decent (considering I prefer that classic look).

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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WIP sub-menu in-game. You can use it to review data cubes (story items you find), or to quit the game entirely (no save/autosave yet)!

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Found a weird bug in today. If you descend, then ascend, you see power-ups from the previous floor. (It's really obvious, when they're embedded in the walls, that something is wrong.)

#sadconsole #monogame #roguelike #ascii #gamedev #bugs #alitheandroid

Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Dungeon now generates with data-cubes (story hooks) on every floor between B2 and B9. Here, you can see me pick up a placeholder (empty/corrupt) one that I generated for testing.

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Finished adding "backtracking" areas: areas that you can't yet access, but will soon (on the next floor) get the power-up for. This encourages metroidvania-style backtracking! Pictured here, the chasm room.

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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You no longer start with all weapons - now you start with just the blaster, and can assimilate weapons as you encounter them.

Here, I rush through B2 and B4 to get the mini-missile launcher and zapper.

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Last updated 6 years ago
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NightBlade · @nightblade9
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Difficulty ramps up on higher dungeon floors. You experience more types of monsters, in addition to a large number of monsters.

Here's a quick run-down of one dungeon, floors B1 to B10.

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Last updated 6 years ago
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Andy · @andy
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New interface for SubQ now I've discarded the idea of having a forward-view in the top-right console.

Depth should be better represented by the blue gradient on the main map, with # symbols still indicating rock/impassible terrain.

The targeting console will be used to display, um, targets. As I plan on a detailed damage system for subs (hull, flooded bulkheads, fires, etc.) this square-based view, a la BATTLECHARS, should work well.

#rexpaint #sadconsole #roguelike #gamedev

Last updated 6 years ago
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