7DRL 2013

Blog posts documenting the creation of my 7-day Roguelike, Possessor.

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Possession 2: What’s in a name? 2

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Dev Blog Possession Possession 2 Roguelike Development and tagged 7drl dev blog name possession possession 2 roguelike on March 27, 2017 by weirdfellows

A while back, someone cautioned me about naming the game Possession 2, since the first game was just a quick project I made for the 7-day roguelike challenge that I never really spread around after the challenge, and almost nobody has played it or heard of it. As we get […]

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Release: Possession 1.2 – Graphical Version

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged graphics possession roguelike on October 1, 2014 by weirdfellows

I’ve released a new version of the original Possession. No gameplay changes, but this adds support for graphics, though it has nowhere near the polish and fancy effects that Possession 2 has. There are separate settings for creature and environment graphics, so if you like having ASCII characters for creatures, […]

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My new game, Possession, is Released! 4

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged 7drl 7drlc done finished game design games new game possession release success thank god it's over on March 16, 2013 by weirdfellows

For the last week, I’ve been taking part in the “7-Day Roguelike Competition,” which involves creating a new game in 7 days. Today’s the last day, and I’m done! In case you (somehow) missed my earlier (incessant) posts about it, in this game you play as a ghost escaped from […]

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Possession Dev Log – Days 5-7

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged game design games possession roguelike success that sense of completion on March 15, 2013 by weirdfellows

For more information on Possession, you can view my Day 0 Post. Days 5 and 6 were mostly content, but I didn’t get much done in general because of work. I had today off, though, and I’ve been working on it all day, and… It’s basically done. I’m kind of stunned. […]

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Possession Dev Log – Days 3 and 4

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged possession on March 12, 2013 by weirdfellows

If you have no idea what any of this is about, more info is in this post. Mostly been cranking away on content these past two days. A few days ago when I wrote up a list of the creatures, I split them into 5 creature types per level, and a […]

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Possession Dev Log – Day 2 1

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged game design games more fun with corpses necromancers possession zombies on March 10, 2013 by weirdfellows

Didn’t get much done today. My phone didn’t change for DST, so I ended up waking up at used to be my normal waking time, which was now an hour later, and I had to be at work earlier than usual. I did make it so that spells can be […]

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Possession Dev Log – Day 1 1

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged 7drl exploding corpses game design games possession roguelike tourism on March 10, 2013 by weirdfellows

It’s actually currently day 2, but I didn’t get this post finished until today so I’m posting it now. Official Start time: 2:00 PM, March 9 Official End Time: 3:00 PM, March 16 (Later because of DST) Since this is day 1, it made sense to me to focus today […]

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Possession Development Log – Day 0 2

This entry was posted in 7DRL 2013 Possession and tagged 7drl 7drlc challenges game design games insanity locking myself in my room for the next 168 hours possession roguelike on March 8, 2013 by weirdfellows

I am going to be taking part in the 2013 7-Day Roguelike Challenge. Starting tomorrow, I will have 7 days to create a brand-new Roguelike game. I’ll be posting my progress on the main site for the challenge, 7drl.org, but I’ll also be crossposting here. My idea is fairly simple: you play […]

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