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Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler

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Re: Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler

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Post by iCarrot »

knodi123 wrote: post #69
IgorPartola wrote: post #18

So I used to play Pixel Dungeon and then saw a bunch of clones that looked like it. Is Shattered Pixel Dungeon the original project or a clone of a closed source game? Or completely unrelated?

It's a variant, with lots of quality-of-life upgrades, some very well thought-out new mechanics, and new biomes and missions.

I always found the game becoming easier with more mechanics/weapons/potions added (in other variants). Is this the case with SPD?

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Post by aireo »

IggleSniggle wrote: post #59
aireo wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve already mentioned Cogmind, but Brogue is a beautiful game with tight gameplay. Another great recommendation.

It's not a roguelike really, but Brogue was my gateway to CDDA (Catalysm: Dark Days Ahead). Not sure if I've lost more of my life to one of those or to Slay the Spire. I don't regret it one bit. Been meaning to get into Cogmind (which seems even more aesthetically appealing than Brogue) and Caves of Qud, but I have children now, and must wait until they are of age before re-engaging with such things.

Brogue was my introduction to the genre. I also tried Golden Krone Hotel, a beginner-friendly title (and the first one I beat)! I played CoQ for a while, too, but there's something about Cogmind that clicked with me. I'm not very good at it, but it's a _total_ blast.

And I agree with you -- it is, imo, the most beautiful roguelike that I've seen or played. And it's got hundreds of unique sound effects, too, which makes a huge difference.

I've thought about CDDA, but honestly, the amount of material there is intimidating. But it looks very cool.

These games are indeed dangerous! I don't have kids, but I'm still in school, so I have to be careful. When you have some time, definitely give Cogmind a try. Hope you enjoy it!

Re: Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler

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Post by iCarrot »

wanderingmind wrote: post #44

Any reason this is not provided for download through F-Droid. I trust apps on F-Droid more than Google Play and helps with installing in degoogled phones.

Is this not it? Built and distributed by F-Droid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.shatteredpixel.shattered...

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Post by suprjami »

rjmill wrote: post #9

Well, there goes the rest of the week. I don't install games on my phone, but I always give SPD a pass because open source. The first time I installed it, I almost lost an internship because I was too focused on the game. The most recent time I installed it, my wife thought I was cheating on her because I was acting so shady and obsessive about my phone. Don't say I didn't warn y'all.

Make sure you don't install Caves then, it's even better.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=thirty.six.dev...

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Post by mock-possum »

Borealid wrote: post #3

I'm not really sure what this is doing on Hacker News, but the game (Shattered Pixel Dungeon) is fun. One of the nicest features is that whenever you observe an effect that unambiguously tells you what a potion/scroll does - such as throwing a potion - that type of object is automatically identified for you. In more "traditional" hack games you'd have to write notes yourself even though obviously a thrown potion expl…

I can also recommend POWDER as a solid not-many-frills classic roguelite.

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Post by pests »

wanderingmind wrote: post #63
sphars wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a thread on GitHub where the dev explains why: https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/issues/13... Downloading the APK direct from GitHub is the official way to get it without the Play Store. App updates take a bit more work, but you can set up notifications through GitHub to be notified for new releases.

I like Fdroid because it automatically compiles from source and does vulnerability scanner. Its not a safe practice to download random binary blobs from github. Its a shame it looks like a nice implementation but I will have to give it a pass.

It looks like another commentor posted the Fdroid link.

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Post by yorwba »

wanderingmind wrote: post #63
sphars wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a thread on GitHub where the dev explains why: https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/issues/13... Downloading the APK direct from GitHub is the official way to get it without the Play Store. App updates take a bit more work, but you can set up notifications through GitHub to be notified for new releases.

I like Fdroid because it automatically compiles from source and does vulnerability scanner. Its not a safe practice to download random binary blobs from github. Its a shame it looks like a nice implementation but I will have to give it a pass.

Well, you can get it from https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.shatteredpixel.shattered... if you don't mind the vulnerability scanner having a false positive occasionally.
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