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Multiplayer mode
« on: January 26, 2011, 19:31 »

The old topic for this is closed, or I would have posted there.

I'd just like to bring attention to http://mangband.org/, a multiplayer roguelike game that has been in existence for over ten years. I used to play quite often, although I haven't played in several years - a quick check of the site showed me that the servers are still running and the game is actively maintained, however.

In any case, if anyone were to become interested in developing a multiplayer version of DoomRL, the MAngband forums or IRC channel(#mangband on irc.perl.org if I remember - that seems rather dead at the moment, however) might be a good place to start.
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Re: Multiplayer mode
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 06:25 »

Well a lot of people are begging for a multiplayer version of DoomRL :D It's just that the technical limitations of the game do not allow it (as far as I understood).
Even if it were possible, nobody else than Kornel himself could possibly develop a multiplayer version. Since he's the only one who owns the source code (for now).
Maybe DoomRL 2 will have multiplayer?
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Re: Multiplayer mode
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 11:18 »

Well, what I'm saying is that it is possible to convert a roguelike game to a multiplayer mode.

I don't know exactly how well that translates between Angband and DoomRL, as they have very different playstyles - I'm just saying that it has been done before, and that if anyone was curious as to how to go about doing it, they might find some useful information over at MAngband.

I'm not necessarily suggesting or requesting that it be done, just providing a bit of information to anyone interested.

It's also quite a decent game, if any Angband players are around that wanted to give it a try - might even download the latest client and try it(again) myself, between rounds of Doom, of course.
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Re: Multiplayer mode
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 11:37 »

Not in DoomRL 1, possibly as a mode for DoomRL 2.
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