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lonespelunker

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Educational and non-educational game developer, Halloween home haunter. Interested in roguelikes, procedural generation, tabletop gaming, RPG's, papercraft, haunted houses, and any cuisine that involves chile peppers. He/him.

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GottaLaff, to random
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President Biden is projected to win New Mexico’s Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ.

lonespelunker,
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@GottaLaff I heard from a poll worker that they are having an unexpectedly large voting turnout in our area, including an unusually high number of people declaring a party affiliation.

lonespelunker, to politics
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A producer on “The Apprentice” signed a nondisclosure agreement, but it has expired and he told Slate about his experiences with Trump while filming the show.

It’s exactly what you’d expect if you’ve been paying any attention, but it’s good to see it come out anyway.

https://apple.news/A-0pkEfoCQMqpEkU

#politics

lonespelunker, to RPG
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Continuing to replace the AI-generated images in my game now that I understand how problematic it is.

It's turning out to be making my game better. Below is a comparison between the AI image I'd generated (on the left) for a snowy outpost and what I drew (on the right).

The AI version is evocative enough, I suppose, but it's obviously AI generated. And the image on the right is MUCH closer to what I envisioned for the scene (despite my art skills). I like mine better.

#rpg #scifi #solorpg

lonespelunker,
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@zdl

Thanks for saying so! I'm kinda struggling with it, but it's coming along slowly!

lonespelunker, to random
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The results are in and TRASH-80 ROGUE got a 2.33 out of 3, so not as high as I usually place, but then, my time to work on this one was cut pretty short, so not exactly unexpected. And people seemed to enjoy it, which is the main thing.

Kinda stung by the reviewer comment that the game is "the opposite of innovative" - I put in a good amount of effort developing ideas to make a superhero roguelike workable. I do appreciate the time they took to judge it, though.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/trash-80-rogue

Tim_Eagon, to television
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There's nothing better than watching go in for the proverbial kill. Another smarmy, rich asshole goes down (just watched the S3 episode "Publish or Perish").

lonespelunker,
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@Tim_Eagon

That new series "Elsbeth" (on CBS, Paramount+, and maybe other places) feels a lot like Columbo. It's structured the same way – you know "whodunit" from the beginning and the main character is easy for the murderer to underestimate but she's lovable and shrewd. The entertainment value is in watching Elsbeth reel them in, inviting them to incriminate themselves, until she ultimately catches her quarry.

chrislewislee, to EldenRing
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Page 5 and 6 of my #EldenRing visual diary 💀

lonespelunker,
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@chrislewislee

I love your journaling style. It's amazing. I'd love to see an RPG adventure / ruleset / video game with this art!

cssbasics, to CSS
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#CSS for printing to paper: "At work, one of the things I do pretty often is write print generators in HTML to recreate and replace forms that the company has traditionally done handwritten on paper or in Excel." https://voussoir.net/writing/css_for_printing

lonespelunker,
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@cssbasics

This is fantastic. Solid, clear, and straightforward discussion that solves some real problems I've had with the topic in the past. Great article.

lonespelunker, to random
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Just pushed out a new version of "Murder Most Foul", my 7DRL submission from 2023, where you solve a procedurally generated mystery by searching the mansion for clues and deducing the murderer using a logic puzzle.

This new version has a few bug fixes for some issues reported by the intrepid krzhang.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/murder-most-foul

#7DRL #roguelike #murdermystery

lonespelunker, to random
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Looks like the entries have been released for people to check out. I had a trip to Washington DC in the middle of it so I didn't have nearly as much time to work on it that I usually do, but I still got something done.

It's a superhero-themed roguelike styled as if it were made for a 1970's-era Radio Shack TRS-80 computer.

Free (including IAP-free and ad-free) and playable in your browser.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/trash-80-rogue

lonespelunker, to random
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Haven't participated in before, but here goes.

I'm on day 4 of the game jam, so I'm sharing a weird roguelike game I'm working on.

The idea was to imagine a superhero-themed roguelike for a TRS-80-like computer from the late 1970's.

It's playable in its current state below.

Sadly, I won't have much time to work on it in the coming days, so it was somewhat rushed, and most likely won't get any significant improvements until after the jam timeline.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/trash-80-rogue

lonespelunker, to random
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Pushed up a draft submission for my 7DRL.

The idea was to make a superhero-themed roguelike as if it were created for the old TRS-80 computers sold at Radio Shack back in the late 70's.

There's still plenty of time before the end of the game jam, but I will not have any time to continue working on it, sadly, except maybe a little bit tonight to knock back any bug reports. I wanted to add a lot more, but at least it's playable and winnable.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/trash-80-rogue

lonespelunker, to random
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Been looking around at some sprite tilesets on itch, considering using one for 7DRL.

I'm leaning towards the superhero idea, but of course most tilesets are either sidescroller or dungeon-themed.

So I think I'm going to have to adapt one of my own tilesets, like my weird-as-hell 13x13 tileset that I used for "Murder Most Foul".

Or, you know, go old-school ASCII.

Or maybe I go with my TRS-80 style emulation idea and do the superhero thing with it.

Too many options!

lonespelunker,
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@jake4480 @lonespelunker

Thanks! I’m kinda nervous because this is the first time I don’t have a clear picture of what I want to make…

lonespelunker, to random
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Other ideas I've had for 7DRL:

  • Wild west gunslingers.
  • Sequel to "No Crypto" that takes on more recent tech issues like AI, voter suppression, and surveillance society. (Might be too depressing to throw myself into.)
  • Low fantasy "Conan" type game with detailed combat with feints, parries, etc.
  • WW2 squad-based game.
  • Slasher movie survival.
  • Heist-planning roguelike.

So many ideas, so little time to implement them!

lonespelunker,
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@jake4480

Heh. Yeah. I just don't have a clear picture of how it would work (like most of my #7DRL ideas!).

lonespelunker, to random
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Yikes! The starts in NINE DAYS.

I've gotta come up with an idea!

Here's a page that has six of my entries from previous years:

  • Murder Most Foul (mystery logic)
  • Fable on your Table (papercraft, won #2 overall!)
  • Battle Weary (screen reader friendly)
  • Piratical (pirate-themed roguelike!)
  • Arkham After Midnight (procgen horror investigations)
  • No Crypto for Old Men (hacking sim, political, critical of encryption backdoors)

https://lonespelunker.itch.io

lonespelunker, to random
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Our studio is hosting some food researchers this week as we start work on another educational game about food safety.

They're wonderful, funny, caring people, and it's going really well.

The only weird part is the meals. Turns out it can be a little intimidating to order lunch in front of a table full of food safety experts!

"Uh...I'll have whatever she's having."

derek, to StarTrek
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I wish there were a game that captured the feel of #startrek #voyager. I even tried to make one: https://derekcaelin.itch.io/the-captains-log

Here's the thing. The best thing about the show is not the space fights. It's not about the strange new worlds. Strictly speaking, it's not even the resource management. It was about the people interacting with each other and being good to each other while navigating peril.

That's not something you get from FTL, or Eve Online. Mass Effect comes close.

lonespelunker,
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@derek

Heh. You and me both! I tried to make a solo tabletop RPG that captures the feeling of captaining a ship with a close crew. Most sci-fi games are skin-of-your-teeth survival, grunge future, or dystopian, and doesn't really capture the more idealistic or social aspect of captaining.

https://lonespelunker.itch.io/welcome-aboard-captain

lonespelunker, to RPG
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The posts about Dungeons and Dragons turning 50 and people posting pictures of their original white box books got me nostalgic. So I pulled this out.

Know what this is?

lonespelunker,
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@jake4480 It's pretty neat to look at. The part that became D&D is a "fantasy supplement" in the back of the book, almost like an afterthought. Heh.

lonespelunker,
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@jake4480

My older brother was an avid wargamer, and bought it off the store shelves when he was a kid. He bequeathed it to me a decade later when I started getting into D&D. It's been in our family the whole time.

You'd think it'd be valuable, but I don't think I'd get more than a couple hundred for it if I tried to sell it. It's not exactly in pristine condition.

Anyway, wouldn't part with it because it's more about the memories and meaning than the money. Wanna bequeath it myself some day!

mekkaokereke, to random
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There should be a word for the very specific type of shame that happens when a person that knows what's up (👍🏿), hopes to be nominated alongside highly talented but underrepresented people that they admire, only to be horrified and ashamed as they themselves are nominated, while the underrepresented people that they look up to, are not.🙂🙃

Adele -> Beyonce.

Ryan Gosling -> Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie.

Happens a lot. 🤷🏿‍♂️

lonespelunker,
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@FeralRobots @mekkaokereke

Is there a better question (or set of questions) to pose? Ones which, if used as a performance target without the nuance of full text responses, would do a better job producing desirable results?

GottaLaff, to legal
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Via Lisa Rubin: 1/…

The judge overseeing
trial decided late last night that with respect to any testimony, the court will take “such measures as it finds appropriate to avoid circumvention of its rulings and of the law.”

But even though Carroll’s lawyers presented the court with a menu of options to prevent that testimony becoming a new episode of The Trump Show, the court’s order gives no hint what measures he’s considering or will employ. Stay tuned.
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lonespelunker,
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@GottaLaff Thank you for keeping us informed on this stuff. I’m a “lurker” who almost never comments, but I find your analysis, insight, and coverage very valuable and I appreciate the effort you put into it.

drahardja, (edited ) to random
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WebMD’s parent company, Internet Brands, released a cringey and abusive internal video threatening their employees to . “We aren’t asking or negotiating at this point”, the CEO says. “Don’t mess with us”, the video reads at the end. The video features employees dancing and celebrating RTO (at gunpoint? or at least under threat of firing by HR?).

I know corporate videos are all kinda crappy, but this one is…spouse-beating levels of terrible.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxqnx/dont-mess-with-us-webmd-parent-company-demands-return-to-office-in-bizarre-video

lonespelunker,
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@drahardja

Wow. Tell me you are toxically extroverted without telling me.

Seriously, what idiot honestly believes people are more creative when sitting in a cubicle? Cubicle farms are where creativity goes to die.

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