Dungeon Mercenary

Devlog

• My new game has its own page now: https://hgames.itch.io/pixel-card-wars
  August 31, 2020 by smelc3#pixel card wars

  The title says it all. After having vampirized Dungeon Mercenary's devlog, my new game Pixel Card Wars has its own webpage on itch now: https://hgames.itch.io/pixel-card-wars . It's very much in de... Continue reading

  
• Completing the board
  July 23, 2020 by smelc3

  I've been working on the game mechanics, I've added the player's hand (at the bottom). You can now drag cards from the hand to the board, press End Turn on the right to resolve the fight. I've also... Continue reading

  
• Got board drawing working
  April 30, 2020 by smelc3#pixelart, #pixel-card-wars

  Not a mockup... Continue reading

  
• Back to indie dev...
  February 06, 2020 by smelc3

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  #kcg

  No promises it’ll end with a finished/polished game, but I’m back onto something… Expect less updates than in the past though, I’ll focus less on communication, because hey, who’s interested... Continue reading

  
• 2018 recap
  January 01, 2019 by smelc3#recap

  I've written a long post to describe what happened for my games in 2018, check it out ==> http://hgamesdev.blogspot.com/2019/01/2018-recap.html... Continue reading

  
• Released first demo of my second roguelike game: Rogue vs Evil -> https://hgames.itch.io/rogue-vs-evil
  November 24, 2018 by smelc3#rogue vs evil

  I've released the first demo of my second game (after Dungeon Mercenary ): Rogue vs Evil which you can try out here: https://hgames.itch.io/rogue-vs-evil It's exclusive to itch! You've seen thi... Continue reading

  
• Coded a new pixelart procedural room: wizard office
  November 15, 2018 by smelc3#pixelart, #procedural

  I've added a new procedurally generated room: the wizard office #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #roguelike Beware not to touch its belongings!... Continue reading

  
• Added traps
  November 09, 2018 by smelc3#traps, #features

  During the last week, I've added traps to my roguelike. They can either be initially visible or be noticed randomly when you walk by... Continue reading

  
• Adding skills
  October 31, 2018 by smelc3#skills, #balance

  I'm adding skills as reward for beating dungeons # roguelike # indiedev # gamedev # screenshotsaturday # codesourc e. That’s part of the progression of the player, together with better items... Continue reading

  
• Enhanced monsters' descriptions
  October 25, 2018 by smelc3#descriptions

  Revamped # monsters descriptions in my # roguelike . No more sentences, only tables :-) # indiedev # gamedev # screenshotsaturday # pixelart I'll be easier to internationalize. Hope you lik... Continue reading

  
• Added a world map to connect the dungeons
  October 19, 2018 by smelc3#world

  I've added a world map to connect the various dungeons. I'm getting faster at coding these things :-) #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart #screenshotsaturday I'm pretty happy with the map which I... Continue reading

  
• Enhancing the pixels UI
  October 15, 2018 by smelc3

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  #UI, #menus, #inventory

  I've again worked on UI, following players' feedback. Menu keybindings are now shown in inventory bar (screen bottom) and current item is highlighted #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #screenshotsaturday... Continue reading

  
• Pixelarting
  October 04, 2018 by smelc3#pixelart, #monsters, #bestiary

  I’ve been working on “””drawing””” monsters that are still missing for my #roguelike. Here’s a little goblin warband, with its king, an archer and a spellcaster: Hope you enjoy my #pix... Continue reading

  
• Working on UI - adding ingame options
  September 21, 2018 by smelc3#UI, #options

  I've been working on the UI, to provide options, to try fitting the needs of various players. There are 2 options only for now, but the bulk of the work is done; since I've coded generic widgets to ch... Continue reading

  
• Switch to lowres tiles
  September 07, 2018 by smelc3#pixelart, #tiles

  I’ve changed my tileset to use a smaller resolution one, so that it is easier for me to craft new tiles. I’m not an artist and I’ve bought those sets. Here’s the previous one (which will be ba... Continue reading

  
• Going pixel in menus
  September 05, 2018 by smelc3#ui, #menus

  Rewrote menus in # roguelike DungeonMercenary to use a more pixely font. Before and after screenshots # gamedev # indiedev also # asciiart -> # pixelart move Before: After: Do you like the chan... Continue reading

  
• Continuing the pixelart UI
  August 30, 2018 by smelc3

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  #ui, #throwmode

  I've plugged path highlighting in the new pixelart backend, ooh fancy:... Continue reading

  
• Changing text display in roguelike Dungeon Mercenary, for smaller devices
  August 23, 2018 by smelc3#messages, #internationalization

  I’ve changed the text display of # roguelike # DungeonMercenary to better fit small devices and make it easier to newcomers # indiedev # gamedev # screenshotsaturday . It'll also make it much... Continue reading

  
• Ascii UI -> pixels UI continued
  July 26, 2018 by smelc3#UI, #pixelart

  I'm continuing to port my ASCII UI to pixelart. I've changed the inventory. Here's how it was: and how it is now (inventory border looks a bit glitchy on the screenshot, but it isn't): This change wil... Continue reading

  
• Ascii UI -> pixels UI
  July 12, 2018 by smelc3#ui

  I'm continuing to port my UI to the pixels backend: Before: After (look at the bottom): ❤ to new followers (and old timers too obviously!)... Continue reading

  
• Autotiling walls
  July 07, 2018 by smelc3

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  #terrain

  Autotiled walls last night, not convinced it is looking better, any opinion ? #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #DungeonMercenary Before: After: Which one do you prefer ?... Continue reading

  
• Autotiling grass
  June 14, 2018 by smelc3#terrain

  Autotilling grass patches, one of the many enhancements to do for #pixelart backend of #roguelike #DungeonMercenary #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday @oryxdesignlab and with autotiling:... Continue reading

  
• After a release starts BIG changes
  May 30, 2018 by smelc3#pixels

  Hey guys, did you enjoy the last release of ASCII #roguelike #Dungeon Mercenary ? Coz next, it’ll be…. pixelart!!... Continue reading

  
• New version \o/
  April 30, 2018 by smelc3#release

  After 10 months of development, I'm very happy to announce the new version of Dungeon Mercenary, bringing more interesting monsters (welcome bounty huntress, death mage, mother of spiders, cerberus, e... Continue reading
• Playtesting, playtesting, and playtesting for the upcoming release
  April 26, 2018 by smelc3

  But it seems I can't beat my own #roguelike anymore! Did I made the game too difficult ? O_o #gamedev #indiedev #java #libgdx... Continue reading

  
• Polish polish.. on the way to the release
  April 17, 2018 by smelc3#release

  Polish polish.. disambiguating spell level when useful #indiedev #gamedev #nethack #roguelike + sending alpha builds to #betatesters , starting release process... Continue reading

  
• Monsters death special effects
  April 11, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  Added an explodes-upon-dying poisonous worm to #roguelike #DungeonMercenary #indiedev #gamedev #asciiart #nethack... Continue reading

  
• SCARY monsters
  April 05, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  End depths miss monsters variety.. so I added liches #gamedev #indiedev #asciiart #roguelike . End depths are fun for roguelikes coz you can roll some SCARY monsters:... Continue reading

  
• Burn stuff down
  March 22, 2018 by smelc3#interactions

  burning spells (firebolt/dragon breath) now burn burnable items lying on the ground #interactions #gamedev #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #nethack #moria... Continue reading

  
• Get Wet
  March 07, 2018 by smelc3#terrain

  Making shallow water more easily recognizable. Two trials, second one will be kept (blue tildas) # roguelike # brogue # nethack # gamedev # indiedev... Continue reading

  
• Interleaving quests
  February 28, 2018 by smelc3#quests

  I've been extending internal code to be able to make quests interact between each other. First, a chain of prisoner rooms (in orange): Key (± symbol) to first locked room is freely available, while... Continue reading

  
• Safety first: locked rooms
  February 18, 2018 by smelc3#quests

  Been working on locked rooms with keys (± symbol for now) to open them in #roguelike #DungeonMercenary #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #artistontwitter Will enable new interactions \o/... Continue reading

  
• Poisonous areas
  February 12, 2018 by smelc3#terrain

  Something I wanted to do for a very long time! One of my oldest idea: poisonous areas, here's a paralyzing one #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #nethack It's gonna be fun pushing monsters into them... Continue reading

  
• Ranged attacking allies
  January 26, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  Ranged attacking allies showing support to clear a cemetery of its dead inhabitants #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday... Continue reading

  
• New monster: mother of spiders
  January 17, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  Please welcome the mother of spiders in #roguelike #DungeonMercenary ’s bestiary #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday Ooops she paralyzed the rogue O_o #dungeoncrawler... Continue reading

  
• Welcome ranged attackers
  January 12, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  Last release brought spells, next one will bring ranged attackers. First the goblin archer! #roguelike #dungeon #gamedev #indiedev and happy new year everyone!... Continue reading

  
• New monster: the master of rats
  January 10, 2018 by smelc3#bestiary

  Adding special monsters to #roguelike #dungeonmercenary : the master of rats, coming with its furry minions #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #libgdx #itchio... Continue reading

  
• New miniquest
  January 09, 2018 by smelc3#quest

  This weapon is weirdly well surrounded... #roguelike #DungeonMercenary #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #libgdx #java... Continue reading

  
• New interactions
  December 26, 2017 by smelc3#parchments

  New content, new interactions... that's what a #roguelike is about right ? -> burning parchments down #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #asciiart #java #squidlib #libgdx... Continue reading

  
• Parchments
  December 13, 2017 by smelc3#parchments

  New wall ♪ in #roguelike #DungeonMercenary is a parchment. Gonna be useful for explaining quests, giving hints, etc. #gamedev #indiedev #indiedevhour #screenshotsaturday... Continue reading

  
• New walls...
  December 04, 2017 by smelc3

  Added a new kind of wall in #roguelike #DungeonMercenary : the ♪. What could it be ? #gamedev #indiedev #crazygraphics #nvidia... Continue reading

  
• Adding statues
  November 16, 2017 by smelc3#statues

  I'm adding statues to Dungeon Mercenary, to spring new interactions with bombs, potions, and spells: I also plan to implement a special room with statues. Stay tuned!... Continue reading

  
• Totems with colored lighting
  November 08, 2017 by smelc3#lighting, #totems

  I've added color lighting for aura based totems in my #roguelike #DungeonMercenary . Totems will provide various positive effects (speed, resistance, etc.) to your enemies and negative (slowness, etc... Continue reading

  
• Monsters descriptions \o/
  November 07, 2017 by smelc3#descriptions

  Integrated descriptions written by https://twitter.com/Haywritesalot into Dungeon Mercenary. I like that they are so colorful!... Continue reading

  
• New version of Dungeon Mercenary, featuring a new spells system, rings, classes, etc. - oups should have been posted on June 22th - better late than never...
  October 20, 2017 by smelc3#release

  This post is 4 months late since I released this new version on June 22th, but I forgot to press send on this devlog entry... Anyway, here's a short description of this update. Next one is planned beg... Continue reading
• First enemy with a special move \o/ The knight
  August 12, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #knight, #rpg, #move

  Added a new enemy to my #roguelike #DungeonMercenary with a special move: the knight. Fleeing is not an option!... Continue reading
• UI polish UI UI work...Now highlighting target of spell in "what you see panel"
  June 20, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #spell, #UI, #asciiart

  New version is coming in 2 days, on June 22th; stay tuned!... Continue reading
• Continuous arrow keypresses
  June 15, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #UI, #asciiart

  I've implemented handling of having the arrow keys continuously pressed. It was working already for the vim keys (hjkl) but I think it's important to have it for arrows, as most of you use arrows, and... Continue reading
• Building bridges to connect unreachable areas
  June 09, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #dungeon, #ascii art

  After connecting the disconnected areas between them (green Ψ), I’m now connecting these areas to the reachable part of the dungeon with bridges. Pretty bridge-y right ?... Continue reading
• Choice treasure rooms. Carefully choose your loot!
  May 29, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #asciiart, #dungeoncrawler

  I've coded "choice" treasure rooms in Dungeon Mercenary, which contain a couple of items; but you can only pick one as other items will vanish when you pick one. This should provide interesting strate... Continue reading
• Teleportation spell
  May 24, 2017 by smelc3

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  #roguelike, #ascii, #rpg, #dungeoncrawler

  The new teleportation spell (part of the spells system I'm adding to the next version of Dungeon Mercenary) is ready. It allows to teleport anything: monsters, walls, items, etc... Continue reading
• List of classes, continued and ending
  May 24, 2017 by smelc3#roguelike, #asciiart, #rpg, #dungeon

  And here are the last classes (see the ones before that ): Priest, Slayer, Southern Knight, and Tourist Nothing super fancy in there. The Slayer should be a strong starting class while the priest wi... Continue reading
• Roguelike Dungeon Mercenary's classes, continued
  May 12, 2017 by smelc3

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  #class

  Continuing the list of classes from yesterday's post : I think some of the most fun classes are in there (with the exception of the Conjuror of Cheap Trick in yesterday's post): the Mage Wannabe and t... Continue reading
• Hey welcome devlogs
  May 11, 2017 by smelc3

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  #classes

  I'm getting closer to the next release of my roguelike Dungeon Mercenary which will be full, I mean really full of new content . Brand new items: spells and rings; and classes ! Starting by the latter... Continue reading