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Rogue was originally developed around 1980 for Unix-based mainframe systems as a freely-distributed executable (Public domain software). It was later included in the official Berkeley Software Distribution 4.2 operating system (4.2BSD). Rogue works in the 'Utilities' program Terminal as you would expect for this port of the classic version of Rogue to Mac OS from the code derived from that of Timothy Stoehr. A makefile is included which shows the program compilation dependencies and all source files.

What is this website?

This website is the closest thing to a roguelike game development diary, or blog, I can think of. Personally I'm using this site to document the game's rule system and progress as it develops.

What is a roguelike game?

Wikipedia's take on the subject goes as follows: The roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by randomization for replayability, permanent death, and turn-based movement. Many early roguelikes featured ASCII graphics.
Games are typically dungeon crawls, with many monsters, items, and environmental features. Computer roguelikes usually employ the majority of the keyboard to facilitate interaction with items and the environment. The name of the genre comes from the 1980 game Rogue.

ASCII graphics and keyboard?

No worries, there will also be a mouse driven interface as well as some graphics. There is some level of controller support as well (PS4 DualShock Controller works on Win/Linux/Mac straight out of the box and others can be used if you have drivers for them and you use the in-game calibration tool to map the buttons).

What is the name of the game?

Rogue's Tale

Where does the game take place?

The game takes place in a place called Frostmourn Keep and its underlying dungeons in the World's End Mountains.

What is the ultimate goal of the game?

The goal is to overthrow the King of the Frostmourn Keep and become the new King.

Is it going to be a multiplayer game?

No, single player only.

What character classes will it have?

There will be only one character class and that is the rogue. What kind of character the rogue will be depends on the choices the player makes along the way.

What choices might those be?

At certain levels your character gains ability points as well as talent points that will greatly affect his or hers chances of survival in the hostile world.

What is the maximum level cap, if any?

Level 20, during which the character will receive 6 talent gains, 7 ability gains and 6 health gains.

So do I need to register or something?

No. If you play on the Epixx.org server you will have to create an account (username and password). Note that the online account and all save files related to that are stored on the server and the owner of the server may do whatever he wants with his hard drive space (including deleting the account for whatever reason).

How long has it been in development?

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On and off since Autumn 2009.

When was it released?

December 31st, 2012. Steam release was in March 28, 2014.

What are the system requirements?

Windows 7+/Linux/Mac OS 10.7+, a few year old gaming CPU and GPU and Steam installed.

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I'm poor and I like to steal games, will this game be free so I don't get bad karma?

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The old 1.15 version of the game is free but the newer 2.0 is not and infernals may come to haunt you in your dreams if you pir8 it.

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The Rogue Gem Mac OS