J.A. Machete
@somestinkydude.bsky.social
Gothrockin' weirdo. Love traditional roguelikes (ascii), StonerDoom, Rockabilly/Surf too. Deaf, btw. Will be on my laptop most of the time, playing my own Variant.
ZMAngband 0.7H ME
https://jose-machete.itch.io/zmangband07me (Angband/ ZAngband Variant)
ZMAngband 0.7H ME
https://jose-machete.itch.io/zmangband07me (Angband/ ZAngband Variant)
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant You my folks would never guess who gave me some encouraging words. He said will include my variant into the official list. Even threw in a "nice". Said my enthusiasm permeates into the game. Maester Nick. I'm hyperventilating.
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant You my folks would never guess who gave me some encouraging words. He said will include my variant into the official list. Even threw in a "nice". Said my enthusiasm permeates into the game. Maester Nick. I'm hyperventilating.
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Posted a little update about delve over at itch!
danarama.itch.io/delve/devlog...
tl;dr I'm on track to release 0.5.0 sometime in December!
#roguelikedev
danarama.itch.io/delve/devlog...
tl;dr I'm on track to release 0.5.0 sometime in December!
#roguelikedev
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Posted a little update about delve over at itch!
danarama.itch.io/delve/devlog...
tl;dr I'm on track to release 0.5.0 sometime in December!
#roguelikedev
danarama.itch.io/delve/devlog...
tl;dr I'm on track to release 0.5.0 sometime in December!
#roguelikedev
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November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant used #vim with my updated .vimrc to get help with #clanguage and it has been a quite productive day. Introduced a BUNCH of code regarding the ranged attacks from monsters. They should be shooting arrows, throwing daggers, axes and rocks at you,
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant used #vim with my updated .vimrc to get help with #clanguage and it has been a quite productive day. Introduced a BUNCH of code regarding the ranged attacks from monsters. They should be shooting arrows, throwing daggers, axes and rocks at you,
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant Road to 0.8 is already being paved. So far the tests for speaking/sounds effects on monsters are successful. Historically, 'bands only had lines for Uniques. I'm expanding that feature and the test runs are being a BLAST.
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant Road to 0.8 is already being paved. So far the tests for speaking/sounds effects on monsters are successful. Historically, 'bands only had lines for Uniques. I'm expanding that feature and the test runs are being a BLAST.
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant while most of time I get only pointless downvotes, some ppl are nice, this fella asked about the possibility of raising undead monsters and I explained him how. Recommended Skaven Priest or Kenku Warrior-Mage, this is his reply.
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant while most of time I get only pointless downvotes, some ppl are nice, this fella asked about the possibility of raising undead monsters and I explained him how. Recommended Skaven Priest or Kenku Warrior-Mage, this is his reply.
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant hello there! Latest version, 0.7H, is up and running! Check the link on my bio and go download it while it's steaming hot :] Packing extensive code work on the Priest and the Mage class, along with some gameplay improvements.
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant hello there! Latest version, 0.7H, is up and running! Check the link on my bio and go download it while it's steaming hot :] Packing extensive code work on the Priest and the Mage class, along with some gameplay improvements.
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Latest developments on Eikasia dev
- New colour system and dynamic starry ethereal floor tiles
- UI glow up
- Spell casting system a la Rift Wizard style
- Real time parry system tuning (the "golf swing" mechanic)
- Animated some sprites meself
#indiedev #roguelikedev
- New colour system and dynamic starry ethereal floor tiles
- UI glow up
- Spell casting system a la Rift Wizard style
- Real time parry system tuning (the "golf swing" mechanic)
- Animated some sprites meself
#indiedev #roguelikedev
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Latest developments on Eikasia dev
- New colour system and dynamic starry ethereal floor tiles
- UI glow up
- Spell casting system a la Rift Wizard style
- Real time parry system tuning (the "golf swing" mechanic)
- Animated some sprites meself
#indiedev #roguelikedev
- New colour system and dynamic starry ethereal floor tiles
- UI glow up
- Spell casting system a la Rift Wizard style
- Real time parry system tuning (the "golf swing" mechanic)
- Animated some sprites meself
#indiedev #roguelikedev
Omg looks exactly my notebook, wth. Reckon great minds work alike after all xD scribbling all kind of code related stuff and rando kat stuff in the sides xD wow i was not anticipating this one, my man
I’ve never really found a way I like to take notes digitally. I think I just like how tactile it is to scribble in a notebook, doodle, cross things out. So I fill notebooks full of notes for delve, work, things i want to remember. It’s not journaling but I do sometimes scribble down random thoughts
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Omg looks exactly my notebook, wth. Reckon great minds work alike after all xD scribbling all kind of code related stuff and rando kat stuff in the sides xD wow i was not anticipating this one, my man
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant now it's testing time before 0.7H can be up with these latest long-craved new-from-scratch-no-one-else-has-them features can be enjoyed by this humble variant players! Boy does it feels good. I'm almost a second-tier low-leagues developer xD
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant now it's testing time before 0.7H can be up with these latest long-craved new-from-scratch-no-one-else-has-them features can be enjoyed by this humble variant players! Boy does it feels good. I'm almost a second-tier low-leagues developer xD
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant I just hard-coded Priest Class to be like brave ones not just flimsy clerics.
In the process, recoded how races handle weights and gave Electric branded objects/weapons a self-lite value. Bc sparks can give a bit of a light out of them.
In the process, recoded how races handle weights and gave Electric branded objects/weapons a self-lite value. Bc sparks can give a bit of a light out of them.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #roguelikedev #variant I just hard-coded Priest Class to be like brave ones not just flimsy clerics.
In the process, recoded how races handle weights and gave Electric branded objects/weapons a self-lite value. Bc sparks can give a bit of a light out of them.
In the process, recoded how races handle weights and gave Electric branded objects/weapons a self-lite value. Bc sparks can give a bit of a light out of them.
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant #roguelikedev considering seriously to turn classic Mage class into Wizard class.Since I'm gonna rework Priests into a sort of templars, might as well put some work into a Wizard class. But Mage is so embedded into 'band culture that feels like sacrilege.
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant #roguelikedev considering seriously to turn classic Mage class into Wizard class.Since I'm gonna rework Priests into a sort of templars, might as well put some work into a Wizard class. But Mage is so embedded into 'band culture that feels like sacrilege.
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Latest developments on EIKASIA - a dungeon crawler of ancient Greek mythos, where Plato has trapped you in a series of images converted to labyrinths, from which you must explore, loot, fight, and escape, if ever you are to reach the realm of the perfect and unchanging Form.
#roguelikedev #indiedev
#roguelikedev #indiedev
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Latest developments on EIKASIA - a dungeon crawler of ancient Greek mythos, where Plato has trapped you in a series of images converted to labyrinths, from which you must explore, loot, fight, and escape, if ever you are to reach the realm of the perfect and unchanging Form.
#roguelikedev #indiedev
#roguelikedev #indiedev
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The next thing I'm working on is an underwater cave. I didn't like the underwater effect I made a while back, and here's a new version based off the fog animation I made a couple of weeks ago. Next up: filling the cave with vicious, nasty fishies...
#roguelikedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#roguelikedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The next thing I'm working on is an underwater cave. I didn't like the underwater effect I made a while back, and here's a new version based off the fog animation I made a couple of weeks ago. Next up: filling the cave with vicious, nasty fishies...
#roguelikedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#roguelikedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
This weekend away from my trusty laptop was not my idea of having fun, but, I guess is doing good to clear out a foggy mind I didnt know I had xD Can't wait to be in my lousy office to pour down lousy ideas upon my very humble variant. So, have a nice weekend, everybody <3 \m/_
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This weekend away from my trusty laptop was not my idea of having fun, but, I guess is doing good to clear out a foggy mind I didnt know I had xD Can't wait to be in my lousy office to pour down lousy ideas upon my very humble variant. So, have a nice weekend, everybody <3 \m/_
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Also depth charging #roguelikedev (thank u @conornally.bsky.social)
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Also depth charging #roguelikedev (thank u @conornally.bsky.social)
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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Rumors say #roguelikedev also hang out on mastodon... */*The rumor scrolls crumbles after reading*/*
Tags are our friends. #traditionalroguelike #turnbasedrpg
Tags are our friends. #traditionalroguelike #turnbasedrpg
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Rumors say #roguelikedev also hang out on mastodon... */*The rumor scrolls crumbles after reading*/*
Tags are our friends. #traditionalroguelike #turnbasedrpg
Tags are our friends. #traditionalroguelike #turnbasedrpg
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"at first, he'd see shadows most easily, then images of men and other things in water, then the things themselves"
- Republic, 516a
#EIKASIA
- Republic, 516a
#EIKASIA
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"at first, he'd see shadows most easily, then images of men and other things in water, then the things themselves"
- Republic, 516a
#EIKASIA
- Republic, 516a
#EIKASIA
Hi :} I said it on reddit s/roguelikes but you reddit can feel cold and out of human real interaction. Here I feel way closer to the person I'm replying, being you this time. I respect the tiles, but boy do I LOVE Ascii.
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hi :} I said it on reddit s/roguelikes but you reddit can feel cold and out of human real interaction. Here I feel way closer to the person I'm replying, being you this time. I respect the tiles, but boy do I LOVE Ascii.
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Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #retro #microsoft
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #retro #microsoft
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.
arstechnica.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #retro #microsoft
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #retro #microsoft
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First cut attempt at implementing a rhythm-based parry system in a traditional #roguelike (pls forgive my bad skill)
ping @conornally.bsky.social
#roguelikedev #indiedev
ping @conornally.bsky.social
#roguelikedev #indiedev
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
First cut attempt at implementing a rhythm-based parry system in a traditional #roguelike (pls forgive my bad skill)
ping @conornally.bsky.social
#roguelikedev #indiedev
ping @conornally.bsky.social
#roguelikedev #indiedev
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant ...surfing the code, hopefully the struggle is worth it. Since I'm on it, I'm also attempting to write a bunch of code myself and that, my friends, is where the emboldening is flirting with the disaster... Or glory. Because ancient ZAng code is no joke.
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant ...surfing the code, hopefully the struggle is worth it. Since I'm on it, I'm also attempting to write a bunch of code myself and that, my friends, is where the emboldening is flirting with the disaster... Or glory. Because ancient ZAng code is no joke.
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant well, lets see how this goes, I'm getting bolder when it comes to modify and introduce changes to suit my goals in the /src/. Since Priest pretty much sucks, I'm reinventing them as sort of Priest-Warriors. On the paper looks good to me. All nightshift...
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#ZMAngband #traditionalroguelike #variant well, lets see how this goes, I'm getting bolder when it comes to modify and introduce changes to suit my goals in the /src/. Since Priest pretty much sucks, I'm reinventing them as sort of Priest-Warriors. On the paper looks good to me. All nightshift...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM