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[Beaulamb1992]

This is really nice, i love the whole idea

I played the demo and it feels good although after a few monster battles i just died, but i guess this will change with Armour upgrades and health potions maybe?

One other thing i found was that if i wanted to add a dungeon piece to the bottom sometimes the cards restricted my view but apart from that i enjoyed it.

Looking forward to an update :D

[gambrinous]

Thanks for trying it out. It's not obvious in any way (a tiny bit of instructions is on my todo list... ) - but you can scroll the map by dragging with the mouse or using the arrow keys

[Beaulamb1992]

Ah i feel silly for not even trying that out! cool

[Henrikc3]

Played this at last Dubludo in Dublin. A very interesting concept, balancing the use of tougher monsters versus giving him phat loot. Look forward to seeing how far it's evolved, hopefully at next dubludo

[gambrinous]

Hi Henrik, yep I'll be bringing it along to the next one - Feb 21st!

[gambrinous]

Update: v0.6.9 Feb 9th

Changes since the last version
- equippable weapons, shields, helmets and armour. These are found in the HOPE deck so you may need to beat some easier monsters to be able to play them first.
- all treasure/monster tokens shown on cards have a white background, when you play them they then have the appropriate colour background
- added some more monsters: Bandito, Cyclops, Fire Demon, Ghost, Giant Bat, Scary Spider, Goblin
- known issue: if you equip a lot of armour and fight against a similarly armoured monster so that neither hurts the other the fight never ends. TODO: have fights end in a draw after say 10 rounds..

Play this version: Browser (Flash)
Feedback very much welcomed!

[gambrinous]

Mini Update: v0.6.10 Feb 10th

Changes since the last version
- fix for the bug where if you clicked on your dungeoneer repeatedly he would float off upwards and to the right
- fix for battles that never end (if both dungeoneer and monster have high armour and can't be hurt). Now the dungeoneer runs away after five battle rounds. TODO on this is to have him say something cowardly and to have the monster retain whatever health it was on (currently they reset to full health)

Play this version: Browser (Flash)

[gambrinous]

ErraticGamer interviewed me and we talked about my inspirations for the game, design challenges and where I hope to take it next, among other things:

http://www.erraticgamer.com/blog/2014/2/11/paper-heroes-colm-larkin-and-guild-of-dungeoneering.html

Worth a read if you are interested in Dungeoneering! One excerpt:

EG: Cool. I didn’t intend this to be the Name Drop interview, so after this I’ll stop, but have you played Card Hunter? Is there a plan to work any kind of deck building mechanic into the larger framework of the game, since the whole thing is randomized based on card draws? Collecting items and monsters that would then have a chance to drop in your next run, etc?

Colm: I sure have. It has a lot of similarities to Dungeoneering, including the ‘just like a board game’ look and feel. I have to say when I first played it I was blown away by what they had created. The aesthetic, the throwbacks to D&D like their adventure module faux-booklets, the game itself. This was right about when I was planning Dungeoneering and I remember thinking “I’ll never be able to make something as amazing as this.” Then I had a look at their team page which is full to the brim with super talented people, including Richard Garfield (creator of Magic The Gathering). That made me feel a lot better! As for deck building, it is very tempting to include as I love card games that let you change your deck (I even made a drafting game for 1GAM). I don’t think I will make it as integral to the game as they did in Card Hunter, but I think a little bit of deck manipulation will be interesting. Say you improve your Guild to have a shrine to the goddess of luck - maybe that adds a ‘lucky escape’ card to your HOPE deck which might get you out of a tight spot; a small bonus rather than a game changer.

[IndieRex]

ErraticGamer interviewed me and we talked about my inspirations for the game, design challenges and where I hope to take it next, among other things:

http://www.erraticgamer.com/blog/2014/2/11/paper-heroes-colm-larkin-and-guild-of-dungeoneering.html

Worth a read if you are interested in Dungeoneering! One excerpt:

Great article. It seems like one of your biggest challenges with this game is it being a spare time project for you. Have you given any consideration to running a crowdfunding campaign so you could dedicate yourself to this full time?

[Gorman]

this looks really cool. i need to make time to try it out!

[gambrinous]

Great article. It seems like one of your biggest challenges with this game is it being a spare time project for you. Have you given any consideration to running a crowdfunding campaign so you could dedicate yourself to this full time?

I have thought about it alright. The game is now at a pretty good concept state with nice art that it should be possible to do so. The main issue for me is that being from Ireland means Kickstarter is not an option. When I then compare similar game projects on Indiegogo and KS it makes me think is it even worth it - it really looks like you will get 10x the attention simply by being on KS 

[IndieRex]

The main issue for me is that being from Ireland means Kickstarter is not an option.

While it doesn't have the userbase of Kickstarter - there is always IndieGoGo. Alternatively, you could have someone from the US run a Kickstarter for you.

EDIT: If you do go the proxy route it would probably make more sense to do it through the UK rather than the US actually. Here's a guide you might find helpful (http://www.xenonauts.com/kickstarter.html).

[gambrinous]

Thanks IndieRex, I had actually read that article about 8 months ago. Very interesting, but for the amount I would likely look for it would be extremely expensive and difficult. I'm still debating going for IndieGoGo vs just proceeding onwards without funding.. will see

[gambrinous]

Update: v0.6.10 Feb 16th

Changes since the last version
- Initial work for a boss monster. EMBRO the fire lord now appears on screen as you start to rant at you.
- Added some demon sounds when Embro is talking. Will eventually do this kind of thing for all chatter
- Improved UI fade in at start of game; improved appearance of monster/treasure tokens on board

Next up:
- Embro will grow stronger if you let dread stay at 5 (the max) from turn to turn
- Embro will eventually appear in the map once you kill enough minions
- Beating him wins the alpha

Play this version: Browser (Flash)
Feedback very much welcomed!

[gambrinous]

Mini Update: v0.6.11 Feb 17th

Changes since the last version
- added a placeholder sound for when your dungeoneer is talking (it's actually a baby ); going to go for a similar non-verbal style of sound for this later on
- fixed a bug with the 'wooden shield' card's title being too big for the space on the card

Play this version: Browser (Flash)

[gambrinous]

Mini Update: v0.6.11 Feb 18th

Changes since the last version
- changed the boss monster to run in from offscreen to deliver his lines. He also bounces as he shouts
- added some more lines for the boss when you kill your first minion. I'm going to use him to guide you / give you goals / prod you if you aren't pushing onwards etc

Play this version: Browser (Flash)

[gambrinous]

Just wanted to say I'm going to be attending GDC for the first time this year, so if anyone wants to meet up let me know. Naturally happy to show off Dungeoneering to anyone who wants to see it (do press frequent the Tigsource forums? ha), but mostly going for inspiration and to meet other devs.

[gambrinous]

If anyone wants to try the game as an installable for PC or Mac there is a download link here:
http://gambrinous.com/games/dungeoneering/dungeoneering.air

You should be prompted to install Adobe AIR first, if you don't already have it.

[MasterLee]

Saw your post on Reddit, and played the game a bit. Really cool idea, and love the "pen and paper" visual style. Made it feel very nostalgic:)

[gambrinous]

Thanks for the encouragement MasterLee!