http://roguelikefiction.com A Tale Fraught with Peril and Wonder Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:58:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just put up some videos of the new Legerdemain tileset on Youtube. It was a grueling and expensive endeavor, nearly one thousand tiles in all, but when you've got frozen isles, floating observatories, death by porridge and demonic smoking halls they start adding up. Thanks to the efforts of ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=88 So... cheers to all the cool folks we met at Origins last month in Columbus, OH; we had a real blast. Sales of our Legerdemain cluebook package exceeded expectations and we have already sent in a call to our printer here in Atlanta for another run. Next up is Gen*Con Indy, ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=87 This week Roguelikefiction will be appearing in Columbus, Ohio to participate in the 2010 Origins Game Fair. Come out and show your support as we provide a preview of new features coming to our CRPG Legerdemain. The fair will be held from Wednesday, June 23rd to Sunday, June 26th. For more ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=86 Roguelikefiction will be attending IGDA Atlanta's Open Mic party on Saturday, February 6th from 7:00 to 10:00 PM at W. Atlanta Midtown. Come out and show your support as we provide a presentation of Legerdemain and talk shop with lots of other indie-game developers all around Atlanta. You can find out ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=85 After a bit of a hiatus we are pleased to announce a new release of Legerdemain! Version 1.0.2 retains backward compatibility with previous versions while introducing many bugfixes and new features too. Go get it from the downloads area, and visit our todo list for an exhaustive list of changes. Also ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=84 Roguelikefiction is currently seeking an artist to draw tiles for our CRPG Legerdemain. Those of you familiar with the game (or roguelike games in general) will know that the entire world is rendered in a motley collection of letters, numbers, upside down question marks, trademark symbols, and some of the ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=83 An article I've put together titled "The Room as Metaphor in Interactive Fiction" has been posted by the kind folks over at Brass Lantern. If you are interested in IF theory or the idea of electronic storytelling in general, it might be worth your while to have a look: http://brasslantern.org/writers/iftheory/roomasmetaphor.html Be sure ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=82 We're pleased to announce that Blume and Hegemoth have joined the ranks of those who have completed Legerdemain. We're looking to tabulate these reports as they come in, so send your winning save game files to legerdemain@bellsouth.net. We're hoping to build something along the lines of a high score table, indexable by ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=81 Well the excitement of Dragon*Con and SIEGE has died down so it's back to work! This version is a bugfix release, highly recommended for those who have gone creeping and crawling into the deeper cracks of Legerdemain over the past couple of months (there are quite a few of you!). ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=80 Just a heads up that the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGE) will be taking place Oct. 3-5 in the Hyatt Regency Suites in Marietta, GA. SIEGE is an ambitious three-day affair full of game companies great and small, presentations by speakers in the game industry, and much much more. SIEGE's emphasis is ... http://roguelikefiction.com/?p=78