Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - turn-based survival game in post-apocalyptic world
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#2Is this a re-implementation of an old game? I ask because "whole cloth" games don't usually get posted here.
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#3I like turn-based games and look forward to trying.
Went to download... someone is overthinking version numbers: "0.F-3 Frank-3"
Nothing is wrong with a simple 1, 2, 3 counter. Maybe a single decimal if you really want to signal minor vs. major upgrades (but all too many projects wind up at 0.x or 1.x).
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#4It’s been a while but I’ve played this for hundreds of hours. I highly suggest playing terminal mode, your imagination is far cooler than any tile set and the in game description of things are very detailed considering the ridiculous amount of stuff in it. I once lived long enough to build a fully military armored RV, the memory of it still feels like a whole other life, with a tragic ending. Don’t drive too fast into unexplored territory.
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#5Is this a re-implementation of an old game? I ask because "whole cloth" games don't usually get posted here.
I believe it’s original. Open source and passed along through a few leads, but last I saw it’s actively developed and has quite the following.
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#6It’s been a while but I’ve played this for hundreds of hours. I highly suggest playing terminal mode, your imagination is far cooler than any tile set and the in game description of things are very detailed considering the ridiculous amount of stuff in it. I once lived long enough to build a fully military armored RV, the memory of it still feels like a whole other life, with a tragic ending. Don’t drive too fast int…
Also terminal mode in Cataclysm has advanced ascii art, unlike older games like nethack. It's a joy to play.
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#7A review. https://youtu.be/Cyoj4-niEPc
Caves of Qud is another similar game.
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#8Helpful project if you want to know more about anything in game https://nornagon.github.io/cdda-guide/ saw it presented at the last Roguelike Celebration.
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#9I like turn-based games and look forward to trying. Went to download... someone is overthinking version numbers: "0.F-3 Frank-3" Nothing is wrong with a simple 1, 2, 3 counter. Maybe a single decimal if you really want to signal minor vs. major upgrades (but all too many projects wind up at 0.x or 1.x).
They just looped. 0.9, 0.A, 0.B, etc.
0.F.3 but of course that doesn't vocalize well so "Frank 3".
Postgres rules though, so 0.B to 0.C was (potentially) breaking.
Re: Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - turn-based survival game in post-apocalyptic world
#10Is this a re-implementation of an old game? I ask because "whole cloth" games don't usually get posted here.
I believe it’s original. Open source and passed along through a few leads, but last I saw it’s actively developed and has quite the following.
Yeah, DDA got started when some people from the dwarf fortress forums forked the original Cataclysm by Whales. There's also Bright Nights which forked from DDA a few years back and focuses on fun over realism.