Welcome to 2023’s edition of “Some Games I Played in [Year] and What I Thought Of Them”! This has been a very busy year for me – much of the time was spent applying for, and subsequently getting (phew!), both promotion (to “Senior Lecturer”, roughly equivalent to Associate Professor in North America) and tenure at … Read More
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Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #12: Relics, Weapons, Clockwork
Welcome back friends! A few really juicy updates this week. First, here’s the (updated) current status of 0.11’s development, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop items You can pick items up You can use items (whatever that means for the item in question) You … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #11: Throwing, Snowing, and Going (Bounty Hunting)
Hello everyone! Firstly, most of you will be aware that around a month ago I spoke at this year’s Roguelike Celebration, essentially about the previous blog update, and now here’s the video :). Enjoy! Next, here’s the (updated) current status of 0.11’s development, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #10: Riddle Generation 1
Hello everyone! This is a big one, I think :). I normally start each blog post with an update about 0.11’s development status in terms of what is finished, what is being done, what has not yet been started, and so forth, but this week I’m unveiling progress on something so novel and interesting that … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #9: Death, Keys, Statues, Messages, Weather
Hello everyone! Firstly, before anything else, I am speaking at this year’s Roguelike Celebration. Here’s the info about my talk: You’ll note this is something that hasn’t yet been shown off on the blog, but I have an update on this planned to coincide with the talk :). It’s all insanely exciting development for 0.11 … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #8: Faces, Wounds, Altars, Travel, Diseases
Hello everyone! Big gameplay progress this week and a whole ton of worldbuilding stuff too alongside the usual suite of bugs and minor issues resolved, so let’s get right into it. Firstly here’s the current status of 0.11’s development, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #7: Allegiances, Eldritch Horrors, and Time Travel
Hello everyone, welcome back! Lots of progress this month, so let’s get to it. Here’s the current status of 0.11’s development, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop items You can pick items up You can use items (whatever that means for the item in … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #6: Relics, Lands, and Statues
Hello everyone, welcome back! 0.11 continues to crack along at a, er, cracking pace, and I’ve got a whole bunch of great updates for you this week. The last update was heavily focused on the development of some of the core mechanics, and this week I’ve gone back to further expanding the world that all … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #5: Relics, Crowns and Buildings
Hello everyone! Welcome back – I do hope you’re all enjoying these regular updates :). I certainly am. To begin with here’s the latest update on progress, where BLUE denotes something finished and GREEN denotes something currently being worked on: ITEM INTERACTIONS You can drop items You can pick items up You can use items (whatever that … Read More
Ultima Ratio Regum 0.11 Update #4: Buried Treasure
Hello everyone, welcome back! This fortnight’s update is entirely about some huge developments on hunting down treasure in the game. First though, here’s where things currently stand on 0.11 development, with BLUE items being things which are finished and GREEN items being those that are partly developed. As you can see, things are cracking along nicely: ITEM INTERACTIONS … Read More