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JUNE 14, 2024

Expertise on visuals like lighting, rendering, shaders, etc. should be directed elsewhere. Expertise on visuals like lighting, rendering, shaders, etc. should be directed elsewhere. Likely also locks players off from returning to the previous area.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Alien Artifacts. Exiles Prototypes.

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Grid Sage Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Despite its relatively small item pool and low emphasis on random variants, Brogue has an even greater emphasis on terrain factors that really help support the dynamic gameplay in a way that keeps repeated runs interesting. Brogue’s trippy colors come from impactful terrain features like water, lava, and gases.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 13, 2022

We knew that we needed custom modifications for destructible terrain, dynamic lightning, and support for thousands of swarm monsters. We still don't know if the game is balanced enough, which is why we are on Early Access to check what works right and what doesn’t. Much of our custom tools needed tricks to pass the data around.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Corrupted Game Files: Corrupted or missing game files within Broken Roads can lead to crashes, disrupting the seamless flow of data required for stable gameplay. Furthermore, this transition reduces load times, minimizes potential data access bottlenecks, and contributes to a more stable gameplay experience with fewer instances of crashes.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

I could save the data to revisit it later, after adjustments are made. Rampant terrain destruction is awesome, by the way ;). Of course this change comes with significant balance repercussions, which we’ll cover when we get to discussing that topic further below. Sample Garrison content list from Beta 11.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

data from the ever amazing Sensor Tower. data from the unrivalled GameRefinery. After carefully composing a balanced team of fighters, the player takes their party of stalwart heroes into battle. The Matchers Gonna Match E&P’s core gameplay is carefully designed and balanced. Well, not quite unprecedented.

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