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by ZeggyZon
Sun May 06, 2012 5:40 am
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: Brilliant game up til Level 9. I won't be finishing it.
Replies: 60
Views: 63350

Re: Brilliant game up til Level 9. I won't be finishing it.

Is it just me or do most of the posts complaining about backtracking or not having the correct item etc. come across as the player being younger of age? Games of the 80's, 90's, and some in 2000 didn't hold your hand and tell you exactly where to go and what to do. (see Oblivion and fallout 3) It ap...
by ZeggyZon
Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:08 am
Forum: Grimrock 1 Discussion
Topic: any chance of a random dungeon generator in the future?
Replies: 62
Views: 124088

Re: any chance of a random dungeon generator in the future?

One way to randomize dungeons is to use a method similiar to Dungeons of Dredmor. Basically you have an xml text file that describes all the rooms that can be randomly generated. The game then reads this file and randomly applies these room to create a whole level. The upside is that you can create ...
by ZeggyZon
Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:28 am
Forum: Modding
Topic: Dungeon mapping tools to sketch ideas in
Replies: 11
Views: 20099

Re: Dungeon mapping tools to sketch ideas in

I also found a decent random dungeon generator. Coincidentally its a mapping tool for a windows ported version of Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back called Return to Chaos. http://ragingmole.com/RTC/ The biggest problem is the fact that the games uses doors and secret walls as one whole tile inst...