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Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Re: Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Post by corytheboyd »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #4

Caves of Qud, similar to Dwarf Fortress, is one of those games that I have a lot of respect for. The amount of complexity and content is pretty nuts. I'll never play either, but they're super cool and deserve a footnote in gaming history.

I too respect these games but cannot for the life of me play them. I’ve tried to get into DF a few times and it’s just too low-fidelity for me, nothing feels like it matters. It’s just not for me and that’s okay! Glad they made a bunch of hard earned money off of it on steam recently :)

Re: Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Post by levabalkin »

corytheboyd wrote: post #5
Night_Thastus wrote: post #4

Caves of Qud, similar to Dwarf Fortress, is one of those games that I have a lot of respect for. The amount of complexity and content is pretty nuts. I'll never play either, but they're super cool and deserve a footnote in gaming history.

I too respect these games but cannot for the life of me play them. I’ve tried to get into DF a few times and it’s just too low-fidelity for me, nothing feels like it matters. It’s just not for me and that’s okay! Glad they made a bunch of hard earned money off of it on steam recently :)

This guy creates good tutorials for Caves of Qud and Dwarf Fortress https://www.youtube.com/@BlindiRL

Re: Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Post by cdiamand »

marcellus23 wrote: post #3

I've always wanted to get into Caves of Qud but it seems so daunting, similar to Dwarf Fortress. It's been a few years though, maybe I should give it another shot. Does anyone here play it? Are there any good guides or tutorials out there?

I come back to it from time to time and play for a week. It looks like it's been getting more accessible over time, with a new UI update having been rolled out recently.

There's definitely a certain mindset that helps make it more enjoyable. Imagination being key! From the technical side, the developers have peeled back the curtain on how they've created parts of the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U03XXzcThGU&ab_channel=Logo%...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-DZqdKlnE&ab_channel=GDC20...

Re: Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Post by ninininino »

marcellus23 wrote: post #3

I've always wanted to get into Caves of Qud but it seems so daunting, similar to Dwarf Fortress. It's been a few years though, maybe I should give it another shot. Does anyone here play it? Are there any good guides or tutorials out there?

If you're the type that likes to optimize or solve problems perfectly, it's easy to get into a situation of feeling overwhelmed by the scope of choice and scope of the problem space, so it's best to just accept imperfection and avoid thinking too hard for your first 3-5 playthroughs (accepting you'll likely lose/die), and -then- be more strategic or pre-optimize if you wish to. That or lean into roleplay for your decision making and always just immediately choose what the character/archetype you're imagining would choose, even if it feels suboptimal.

Re: Mapping all 13.8 gigapixels of the Caves of Qud world map

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Post by xipho »

marcellus23 wrote: post #3

I've always wanted to get into Caves of Qud but it seems so daunting, similar to Dwarf Fortress. It's been a few years though, maybe I should give it another shot. Does anyone here play it? Are there any good guides or tutorials out there?

Caves of Qud 1.0 is out as of a couple days ago. It has a built in Tutorial now, and lots of UI improvements (though I pine for Nethack feel it started with). They have a publisher, Freehold Games, and their first DLC. I suspect the push to 1.0 was a good ting in terms of recognizing that they can make the came more accessible?!
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