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DoomRL => Discussion => Topic started by: runequester on July 22, 2013, 12:47

Title: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: runequester on July 22, 2013, 12:47
Do you prefer the graphical tiles, or ASCII for Doom RL? What about other roguelikes?


I tend not to mind ASCII, though for DOom RL, I do use the tiles, as they're so well done.
For Angband, I always play with ascii, even though they have a new tile set that's really good.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: ParaSait on July 22, 2013, 14:20
ASCII.
The DoomRL tile mode is very well done, both graphically and program-wise, but for RLs I've just never been a fan of tiles in general.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: IronBeer on July 22, 2013, 18:25
ASCII.
The DoomRL tile mode is very well done, both graphically and program-wise, but for RLs I've just never been a fan of tiles in general.
Also the fact that running under the tileset doesn't put the whole floor on the screen at once.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Juice on July 23, 2013, 01:34
I prefer tiles over ascii both for doom and for nethack. I' just way tooo bad in ascii and I don't really want to spend the time learning to play on ascii properly..
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Bloax on July 23, 2013, 06:04
ASCII is fine for DoomRL, since there's not a lot to memorize and as said - it shows the entire floor at once.

Though for something much bigger like Crawl I'd take tiles any day.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Klear on July 23, 2013, 06:40
I like tiles in DoomRL, though I've learnt to play Dwarf Fortress in ASCII. Turns out it's not a big difference.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: LuckyDee on July 23, 2013, 10:11
Tiles for me. The release of the first graphics version is actually what drew me in; I'd seen the ASCII version before and just couldn't be bothered.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: raekuul on July 23, 2013, 19:46
I love the ascii version, it just feels more responsive than the graphical version, what with not having to wait for the tiles to slide into place...
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: ParaSait on July 23, 2013, 20:13
Also the fact that running under the tileset doesn't put the whole floor on the screen at once.
I love the ascii version, it just feels more responsive than the graphical version, what with not having to wait for the tiles to slide into place...

Yea besides just generally not liking tiles, this and this are exactly the other main reasons why I stick to ASCII
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: AlterAsc on July 24, 2013, 10:13
ASCII.
1. It's more information packed per pixel. 
2. It's much faster.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Fanta Hege on July 25, 2013, 00:42
I used to like the ASCII but the Tiles have grown on to me ever since the graphic release
not to mention the ASCII version feels bit more.. Less responsive for me for some odd reason compared to the current tile version.
I tried to play the ASCII version on the new ones but it just didnt work out.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: runequester on July 27, 2013, 11:30
ASCII is fine for DoomRL, since there's not a lot to memorize and as said - it shows the entire floor at once.

Though for something much bigger like Crawl I'd take tiles any day.

It probably helps in Crawl that the mouse interface is really handy. Being able to click on the map and so forth. Doom RL, I end up playing almost entirely with the keyboard.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Klear on July 27, 2013, 13:58
Yeah, I rarely touch mouse when playing.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Sambojin on July 30, 2013, 20:49
Ascii for DoomRL. Tiles for DF, NH, Slashem and DCSS. The tiles are so pretty for DRL that I'm actually going out of my way to learn how to use them. But I got so used to ascii that the change isn't easy. I played tile-mode on all the others first.

For a graphical ascii that is seriously "the best" style of this, look no further than X@com. Now that's graphical ascii!
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: thelaptop on July 31, 2013, 23:16
Ooo this question again.  ASCII for me, definitely.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: ParaSait on August 01, 2013, 00:59
"After the end of 0994, the world was split into two -- ASCII and Tiles. This marked the beginning of the era called the Cold War..."
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Mech__Warrior on August 01, 2013, 09:06
Being rather new around here, I prefer the graphics over ASCII. It was the graphics that initially brought me here from a Youtuber known as Phreakidee. They are very well-done and I'll continue to use them.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Simon-v on August 02, 2013, 01:37
Need i remind you that modding was much more accessible when you only had to replace a few letters instead of drawing a whole new spritesheet?
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Klear on August 02, 2013, 03:57
You can still only replace a few letters, only it won't work in graphical mode, at least I think that's the case.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: GinDiamond on August 02, 2013, 13:21
I've always liked the ASCII. It makes me feel at home or something, some sort of feeling of nostalgia from when I first discovered DoomRL. I also like how you can see the whole map at once, and it leaves alot to imagination.

That said, I do enjoy playing it fullscreen with tiles every now and then.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Ashannar on August 03, 2013, 00:13
Both. Tiles are much more bearable once you alter the configuration file to make them twice as small.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Zoli on August 04, 2013, 07:04
Tiles for me. I love the original Doom graphics. And I'm playing with mouse.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: White Rider on August 04, 2013, 17:27
Tiles. But now that I can play Crawl kinda-sorta competently without a mouse I might try DoomRL in ASCII.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: dougjoe2e on August 24, 2013, 18:25
ASCII.  Like others have commented, I like being able to see the whole map at once.  i tried the tile mode a few times (and again, as others have said the tiles are well done) and it just didn't click for me for some reason.

And, as a side note, I like the availability of the low-quality download too... the difference between 100 MB and 5 MB is a big deal for my crappy internet connection.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Yholl on August 25, 2013, 18:15
Tiles. A picture is worth a thousand letters, I guess. Is that a Cacodemon? Yes. Also, does ASCII even have entities shifting from one tile to another when they move, or do they just blink there instantly? Smooth movement helps identify things threats even more. ASCII is offputting for me because my brain needs to do the extra work of identifying that letter/symbol and remembering what it's even supposed to be, instead of just looking at the graphic of a Cacodemon.
Title: Re: Tiles or ASCII?
Post by: Delta Falcon on August 26, 2013, 18:25
I was always used to the ASCII, but I recently learned of the mode with tiles, and I've come to enjoy that even more.