Trystan's blog

People seem to like my roguelike tutorial! For those who want to try making your own roguelike in java, here's the links to each of t...

I'm focusing on making a playable alpha version this month: usability, balance, polish, a bit more content, stuff like that. I usually h...

I didn't have much time this week but managed to change how elevation is handled and added some basic stats. Hurting from walking on...

I added z-levels to the island so I could add caves and towers and eventually large trees. But it was really slow and I wasn't too happy...

The island now has some random plant life! During worldgen a few dozen plant species are generated. Each species has an ideal elevation, p...

I implemented time, some seasonal weather, and a small bit of geology this week. Time and seasons.  Time on the island is pretty straight...

I got some basic worldgen done this week. Just creating a bare island and walking around on it but that's not bad for one week starting ...