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PyRouge #1

Yes, I misspelled the name, but it is too late to change the repository name and everything, so it will remain PyRouge.

Content:

  • Some rambling intro
  • Generating maps

Build your own X 🔧

I found an amazing repository called Build your own X, which is a collection of posts, videos, tutorials, guides about implementing your own X ("X" being a game, a cli, a database or something like that).

This would help you understand how that "X" works and you would learn a lot about the programming language that is being used for the implementation. This finally gave me a burst of motivation to start coding something.

RoguelikeTutorials 🎮

Obviously I jumped straight to the "Game" section, where I found a great site: RoguelikeTutorials.com and started coding along right away.

The tutorial uses Python and tcod (a C library ported to Python that contains useful things for roguelike game development, like a customizable console, grid-based pathfinding, etc) to implement the basics of the original Rogue.

Rouge end-state

Why 😕

Long story short, in my lifetime I want to implement a game. Probably not now and not even next year ... but sometime when I will have enough dedication and experience. A game that I enjoy playing. And I only play (and enjoy) online / multiplayer games, but implementing those are god-damn hard.

Creating a good single-player game is hard enough for a solo (or small team) indie developer(s) ... you have to think about UI / UX, a good gameplay loop, a hook, a progression system, balance, a story, a coherent visual design, ... and the list goes on. Adding server-authoritative networking to the picture makes the whole thing 10x harder.

Okay, let's continue with the Rogue stuff!

Part 1-2

I forgot to take screenshots, but the first two parts are just basic project setup and creating the skeletons of the architecture.

Part 3 - Generating maps

Implementation of the map generation started, now we can create rooms (currently by hand, but this will change shortly).

Rouge Part 3 started

And the first (very simple) dungeon room generating function is implemented!

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To be honest I don't really like the generated layouts (too many paths, paths are overlapping, paths running along the side of the rooms), so I will try to come up with a different one after I finished the complete tutorial.

I continue this journey in Part Two!