Anyone able to do a custom trackball mouse commission?
So I was wondering if anyone here customizes computer mouses as a hobby or some such, was wondering if anyone is willing to make me a mouse for a price. Specifically I'm looking for a trackball mouse,...
View ArticleCo8 5.0.0 vs Co8 8.1.0
Can anyone speak to 5.0.0's stability / playability compared to the latest standard edition of Co8? I'd really like to play with as many bug fixes, but with as little new content as possible. I read...
View ArticleTo Unity Developers: Will you switch engines?
Recently, Unity announced their new per-install fees and retroactive changes to their ToS forcing developers of all Unity games, including already released games, to pay a tax that they didn't agree...
View ArticleMaking a Darkest Dungeon inspired RPG with more in depth mechanics
I'm making it in Unity/C# Figured I'd post about it here, if anyone is interested in following or perhaps collaborating in some regard (coders and artists would be most needed). I'm just going to...
View ArticleMod for Shadowrun Hong Kong: Project Genesis
Hi all, I've been slowly plugging away at bringing to life a Shadowrun project that is inspired by Shadowrun on the Genesis. It will take influences, locations and characters from the Snes/Genesis...
View ArticleMay Die Valley: Might
I know this is like the third thread I make in the codex workshop about a game I am supposedly developing, but ideas have to flow even worse than water. This is a game I am trying to make. It is a...
View ArticleSolo dev interested in your your opinion about a turn-based isometric RPG...
Hi guys, Long story short: I'm a solo dev who's developed a heavily Fallout-inspired branching narrative isometric CRPG with turn-based combat over 15 years ago. A lot of the choices back then were...
View ArticleHow to play Fallout 2,Resurrection and Nevada in Linux
Hi guys! I decided this weekend to fool around a bit in Fallout 2 and specifically in Nevada and Resurrection 1.5, two great mods for Fallout 2 and since I had some hurdles and had to look around a bit...
View ArticleGrand Worldbuilding Questionnaire
Questions about the physical universe itself - its composition, climate, geography, ecology, place in the cosmos, etc. : The World Astronomy What is this invented world called? What kind of world is...
View ArticleIsometric art
I see a couple people asking about Isometric art, and not that much helpful information about it. I am not an artist but I enjoy drawing isometric art and like to share my exploration.
View ArticleBrick Atelier
The new version of Brick is coming soon-ish. It's a pixel drawing program I've been working on since forever. I had the idea to create a tool for pixel art, because I couldn't find any programs that...
View ArticleAdding npcs & menus from scratch
What is my problem : Hello everybody, i'm a junior developper but with all due modesty i would say that i'm good ! i've been developing for two years now (alongside with my studies) and started with...
View ArticleInfra Arcana - An H.P. Lovecraft/Horror based Roguelike
Hello- I've made a Roguelike based heavily on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Today marks the release of the 6th version, and it has finally reached a state worthy of the attention of the refined...
View ArticleBest way to make gold
What's the best way to make gold after clearing out the temple (without breaking co8 content quests)? I've been summoning Balors with the DM tools to get experience but they don't drop any loot....
View ArticleGangsters: Organized Crime remake
For the past month I've been working on a clone of one of my all-time favourite games, Gangsters: Organized Crime. Not sure how many of you are familiar with it, but it was a simulation of a crime...
View ArticleMy (recent) Jagged Alliance 2 Mods
As the codex doesn't seem to have a specific subforum for mods, I guess this may go here into the workshop. I'm posting my most recent Ja2 mods here. In order to avoid confusion: these are my mods even...
View ArticleWiP - GAME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR (once it's released, in about 35 years)
Hello, I've been lurking in here for years and have managed to stay behind the safety net so far, but I've finally made the mistake of making an account in this shit hole. Why? So I can dump random...
View ArticlePurpose in an RPG
Some questions: How important do you find a sense of (narrative) purpose in an RPG? How important is it that your purpose is of great significance (either in Save-The-World terms, or in personal...
View ArticleForgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) thread
Gay Elf Sex got you down? Is QTE just making you rage? Need a break from ArmA II? Missing some of the good old Gold Box turn based game lovin? Remember all those awesome old D&D Modules? Well guess...
View ArticleLegend of Saladir remake
So, a while ago I learned that the original developer of an ancient roguelike project Legend of Saladir had released the source code. It's not open source per se, but I downloaded it and began to...
View Article(Help Wanted) Darkstone: Evil Reigns Master Thread (Help, Patching and Modding)
Greetings all, I've recently started playing Darkstone (technically for the second time, but only now "properly") and I'm quite enjoying it. I've seen it mentioned in passing on here several times as...
View ArticleBanana Rogue
I found an old source code for Advanced Rogue from 1985 and began to rewrite it for a modern compiler. Most work comes from changing old C function "list" parameter style to "new" style with parameters...
View ArticleMortal: The Simulation Video Game
Before you tl;dr, read the introduction alone. Reading order is 1,2,3 and 4,5,6 below. The setting and plot are to be replaced. I'm going to put in lore excerpts every here, now and then to spruce...
View ArticleOld school Isometric RPG hardship
So this all goes back to some years ago when I had been wanting to make an isometric rpg for ages - similar in art style to Baldurs gate or perhaps Spiderweb's rpgs, something like that. I had been...
View ArticleTemple+ Support
Download Temple Plus v1.0 Changelog Instructions Download & Run the setup From the link above, get TemplePlusSetup.exe and run it. This installs Temple+ and the Configuration utility,...
View ArticleBreakdown: Building a RPG on a years+ worth of free time and $6,000
Codex devs, thought this might be of interest to you. tl;dr: Long-ass rant about building a SCP Foundation-inspired, turn-based, grid RPG. Link here. Open Beta Screenshot I started in September 2018...
View Article"Dominion of Darkness" - simulator of the Dark Lord/Lady
Dominion of Darkness” is a strategy/RPG text game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making...
View ArticleIs AI the future of Indie RPGs?
https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiff...rstablediffusion_integrating_sd_in_photoshop/ So, a few days ago I was complimenting CryptRat on his choice of artist for his most recent release, not knowing...
View ArticleThe Darkness Below: a retro CRPG in the making
Hey guys, i'm vlzvl and i'm creating a dungeon crawler game titled The Darkness Below. The game itself its on early stages of development and i am focusing at the moment into appropriate graphics and...
View ArticleThe Tangut Prophecy: FOnline RPG, Historical Fiction, 12th Century China
Description: "The Tangut Prophecy" is a stand alone RPG game based on the FOnline Engine. It is a historical fiction RPG game set in medieval 12th Century China. Features: *Historical Fiction set in...
View ArticleAnybody need a good animated 3D model?
My main job is in the mobile games industry as a 3D modeller/animator. Here's an example of my work: This is from 2019. I've been wanting to make a new asset like the one above to update my portfolio,...
View ArticleBest Artificial Intelligence Tools to assist in Unreal Engine Development for...
Hi I'm looking into developing a Indie Game (kinda preliminary early alpha stuff) and was wondering what are the most recommended Artificial Intelligence tools and software that other developers...
View ArticleTotal War-like Formation Tactics Game
Hello, I've been working for awhile on a Total War-like real time formation tactics game, but that is a bit slower paced and involves more wargaming rules like anarchy charges, zone of control,...
View ArticleDeveloping a blobber/Dungeon Crawler
So, it's been months since I worked on anything video-game like. What was going to be my next project is something I have 0 passion for working on right now. Conversely, this has been a good time for...
View ArticleRandomly, Procedurally, or Manually Generated D&D Campaign Generation in an...
I'm waiting for my new gaming/art/gamedev laptop to get out of the repair shop so I'm keeping busy brainstorming gamedev projects I want to make. One thing I'm not familiar with is CRPGs. Bear in mind...
View ArticleTeemu
It's a roguelike/adventure game. I play it myself, so it's really not that bad. Unlike most roguelikes this one has no known bugs. (old broken link removed)
View ArticleLast Call: Those who played Redaxium 2, give your feedback! (2024 survey)
Last Call: Those who played Redaxium 2, give your feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2023250 Obviously very few people gave feedback since Redaxium 2's release. Infact I got less feedback...
View ArticleThe Expanded CRPG Book is out!
It is finally here: https://crpgbook.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/crpg-book-expanded-edition_3.6a.pdf Now with 680 pages and 56 new reviews, with the help of many new faces, including Mandalore! Huge...
View ArticleSemi-Practical Game Design Ideas
This thread is for posting game design ideas that (in my case have not been implemented yet because of lazyness) we want to post here to benefit gaming as a whole. I'll start with the postile state. In...
View ArticleAutomapper for some RPGs
So, I made a tool for automapping. I used it for the first two Might & Magic titles; I'm not sure whether it'll be useful for anything else (but I guess it might be). I don't want to brag about it...
View ArticleKnights of the Chalice 2 - Editor & Module Creation
We now have the editor in our hands, it's time to make some modules and try to figure out how this editor works. This thread is for that, and I also began making a Google Docs file to serve as tutorial...
View ArticleTurn By Turn Villain: A Turn-Based Action RPG
Hi RPGCodex community! I am a solo dev currently making Turn By Turn Villain, a whimsical pixelart game I like to describe as "Turn-Based Action RPG" in which you play as a demon forced to walk the...
View ArticleIdeas for games you've had
Thought we could use a thread for kicking around game ideas. Can be as simple or detailed as you like. If nothing else I will use this as a place to write shit down whenever I think of it, since these...
View ArticleModding TES Arena (and Battlespire?)
After 25 years, Arena now has a mod in earnest--something more substantial than UI tweaks. I've been poking around in the dark, and this is the first fruit worth sharing. Description from the Nexus:...
View ArticleElea (completed "branching story" book project)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTXF64CJ I just finished writing and publishing a book, Elea. It was a hobby project and some of you might have seen early versions of it as a pdf or website. This thread is...
View Article[Neolithic]To the End (Modern-day Supernatural Open World indie RPG from...
Hello, I don't think we've met before. I am an indie game developer from China. And the title is a quite ancient RPG I've been developing since 2004. (So, it's made with RPG Maker XP) Here is the link:...
View ArticleKaduria
I'm in a process to design level themes and in that I thought it would help to write "design docs" for them. Since I've been talking about one of the themes earlier in my blog I can share the design...
View ArticleGolel, a Dungeon Crawler RPG.
I am making a Golel thread here, since Golel is not only a VR game. Also, VR forum is dead basically. Golel is a dungeon crawler, tile based, turn/time based. You can bash the enemies with spells and...
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