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The Living Dungeon

By Kyzrati | Published: April 30, 2015

Having introduced the world of Cogmind from a macro perspective, we now zoom in on the anatomy of individual floors. In a majority of roguelikes, the content of a given dungeon map is unchanging, and individual encounters on that map play out in relative isolation. When you arrive there are X number of enemies in […]

Posted in Design, Game Overview | Also tagged AI, Cogmind | 6 Responses

A World of Robots

By Kyzrati | Published: April 21, 2015

In the previous post we discussed many of the traditional vs. unique characteristics of Cogmind, but one area was just too big to not cover on its own: the makeup of the world itself. For over a year on this blog we’ve demonstrated individual mechanics and features, along with how those fit into a bigger […]

Posted in Design, Game Overview | Also tagged Cogmind | 11 Responses

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