7 Day Roguelike Challenge 2017

Feb 12, 9:19 am

wolf

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This forum seems to have quite a few programmers and roguelike fans. Do any of you plan to make something for the 2017 7 Day Roguelike Challenge?

*Tries to add poll, fails*

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Feb 12, 7:51 pm

archangel

Joined: Sep 8, 2010
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Hmm, I think I might have vowed to do this at one stage...
Would tinkering with IVAN count?

Serin-Delaunay wrote

*Tries to add poll, fails*

Is it a bug in the forum software?

Batman? wrote

its been so long since i had gotten that far i didnt think it through. arrrr!!!!!!

Feb 12, 10:17 pm

Mage Prophet

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The polls appear to be broken, yes.

Uchuudonge wrote

creating stable chaos
making patterns where there should be none
sewing order into the chaos
you spit in the face of random numbers, of chaos

Feb 13, 12:21 pm

wolf

fejoa wrote

Hmm, I think I might have vowed to do this at one stage...
Would tinkering with IVAN count?

Tinkering with IVAN, making a variant, using its engine for a new game, etc. definitely count! The games only get judged on what was newly written during the challenge, though.

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Mar 2, 5:13 am

archangel

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Ugh, it would certainly help if I tried to fix a bug or two... There's an exploding wand of polymorph bug just been reported.

Batman? wrote

its been so long since i had gotten that far i didnt think it through. arrrr!!!!!!

Mar 2, 12:27 pm

wolf

It must have polymorphed the host OS into Windows 95.

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