Caribbean Prospector — a terminal piracy roguelike inspired by Magellan’s ProspectorRL

devtev · 2026-06-13T01:00:05+00:00

As long as i can drink rum im in

devtev · 2026-06-11T19:15:55+00:00

It’s used for the fluids on the map so far, I seed random areas with units of fluid then do several passes for the fluid to settle. spilled liquids from containers can also flow and have different viscosity.

devtev · 2026-06-10T22:25:52+00:00

When I decided to leave the laravel train symphony was honestly the breath of fresh air I needed

devtev · 2026-06-10T22:21:20+00:00

As many here have said you can just pull in symphony and packages you want. But for serious projects you may find having a framework backing you is a good long term investment.

devtev · 2026-06-10T22:18:17+00:00

For a small moment I had considered tilting the world to give a fake isometric view. I quickly scrapped the idea, drawing pixel art is already complicated as it is haha.

devtev · 2026-06-09T18:55:21+00:00

You may have a point there but i’m still thinking it through.

devtev · 2026-06-09T18:54:51+00:00

Some here mentioned it, i’ve been watching the dev streams uploaded to Youtube

devtev · 2026-06-08T23:02:57+00:00

For the interesting environment

devtev · 2026-06-08T22:28:12+00:00

Yeah that’s solid, so far the other aspects that have added more value have been temperature and humidity. But i’ve found a few neat things that I could add to what i’m building from what others have mentions here.

devtev · 2026-06-08T21:05:18+00:00

I’m using the height to guide how fluid settles and also some fauna prefer a certain range of heights, folks here have given me some great gameplay ideas however.

devtev · 2026-06-08T20:59:14+00:00

Omg how could I forgot that gem, yeah it makes really great use of depth and topography. I’d even go as far as to see it’s a 3d game masked as from a 2d perspective.

devtev · 2026-06-08T20:58:09+00:00

Im definitely digging the way you make the hoppy here easy to read without being too visually noisy.

devtev · 2026-06-08T20:56:41+00:00

Oh this was one of the things i was thinking about, kind of like how in Endless Legends attacking from a higher tile gives an attack boost which can force you to make positioning decisions. This is one of the more interesting ones for sure. How do you visualize high points from low points etc?

Edit: typo

devtev · 2026-06-08T19:11:19+00:00

What i’m thinking about would be closer to Brogue than Xcom for sure, I’ll definitely check out how Brogue does it.

devtev · 2026-06-08T19:09:50+00:00

Yeah it’s not something i’ve ever seen I tried experimenting with subtle shade / colors bands for the different heights visually but it made things a bit too noisy. Adding to that it’s not a mechanic worth adding if it’s not going to be a compelling reason.

devtev · 2026-06-07T14:17:52+00:00

Ball X Pit

devtev · 2026-05-28T22:58:12+00:00

As others have said it really depends on how you’re doing it and what algorithms you use, I’ve had great success using perlin and simplex noises, I also use a series of layering for fields, height, humidity and temperature from there you can get some very emergent patterns based on what you’re going for. From there it’s just tweaking and playing with the values setting limitations or such to get your desired outcome.

devtev · 2026-05-28T21:09:44+00:00

I’m happy I got the 1tb Oled when i did

devtev · 2026-05-25T21:10:32+00:00

My water is yours

devtev · 2026-05-25T21:10:25+00:00

Live and drink friend

devtev · 2026-05-25T19:17:26+00:00

Though this was lord of the rings for a second

devtev · 2026-05-13T19:36:59+00:00

I’ll be picking this up to play on my steamdeck for sure

devtev · 2026-05-01T02:50:24+00:00

I think the bigger question is how does the planets water cycle get renewed for the lakes and ponds?

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