The Roadmap

I like to think that people are begging for an expansion pack because, as with other really good and really underpriced Indie titles, only paying $5 for (literally) hundreds of hours of compelling gameplay feels like we are ripping you off. We want to see you succeed, and you can't do that and make new games without more money. Short of donating to something like a Gaslamp Games PayPal account (does such a thing even exist?), the only way for us to fatten your Make New Games With Me Wallet is if you make something you can charge us real moneys for. An expansion pack is a great way to do this; DLC is another option (I didn't say it was a good option); and Merch is another.

I have this same dilemma with Terraria: literally hundreds of hours played, free updates, only $10. I almost with they'd charge us $5 for the latest update so I wouldn't feel so guilty. I feel the same way about Dredmor. I welcome an excuse to toss a bit more cash at you guys for making an amazing game that is satisfying an empty niche in the current market.

Also, 2 week(ish) updates that fix bugs and add a few goodies here and there? Sounds great to me. In the meantime, I need to try 1.0.5 with some Caster builds and see how my Eyebrowed Compatriot fares.

Keep up the great work guys, there's a lot of us out there that really appreciate it, even if we can't promote you via Let's Plays on YouTube, and even if the majority of us aren't constantly harassing you via IRC or Twitter or what-have-you.

 

Sounds sensible, though that's a pretty aggressive release schedule. How many of these patches do you estimate will have a noticeable effect on game balance? Each time balance gets tweaked, I'd say it'd be a good idea to give the patch some time to settle so you can figure out what further changes are needed.

 

Amen.

I am an old-timer, as computer gamers go, and have been a huge rogue-like game fan since, well, Rogue. I probably played it first on a pdp-11 at least a year or two before IBM came out with its first PC. Forgive me if my dates are off (memory is the first thing to slip as you get older).

I am absolutely thrilled at your game's success among mainstream gamers and I really hope you will take some time to enjoy and appreciate your success (just not too much time -- I really can't wait to see what's coming next for DoD). You young'uns can now enjoy a type of game that us ol' timers have known about for years. Good Job and thanks for all the hard work and a great game.

 

Sounds awesome, just wondering how the linux version is going to work. I recently installed Ubuntu 11.04 onto my netbook (It runs so much smoother than Win 7) and am having trouble getting steam working, will there be a standalone client or will it still be through steam since it has no official linux support? I'm fine with buying the game again if it means I can get it standalone on my netbook, would be awesome for train journeys! Keep up the good work!

 

I can't wait for the Linux release of DoD

I did suggest a couple of places before - gameolith, desura and indievania (Desura is in-porting to Linux, so not official yet, only weeks away though).

Keep up the awesome work and thanks for supporting Linux

 

What is the link for the bug list again? It seems like the sticky post has been removed since the forum transition.

 

http://glg.me/bugsheet

 

How would one become a beta tester and what would that entail? I'd love to help with this disgustingly awesome game.

For reference, here's a disgustingly cute doggie That living emoticon is to cute as this game is to awesome... and if you can come up with a better abstract descriptive, let me know.

 

thanks.

 

Great plans! Really looking forward to all the stuff.

I would "suggest" that you increase the price of the game when you reach 1.1. or earlier (should have been 9,99 € in the first place) and after that go on sale when your first DLC is ready (if you can control that). That might be a good idea to get more players and with that more money.

 

For an expansion, I would pay $0.99 for say 10-20 new skill lines. Yes, you could probably do it with a mod, but we pay you for the quality and creativeness. I would have never though of some of the things you did for the current skill lines.

If you added a 2nd dungeon, more enemies, and a maybe a new boss I would pay more.

Personally, my reasons for wanting an expansion:
1) The game is good, quite good, I would pay for more content of this quality.
2) The game seems to be designed in a way that makes it really friendly towards expansions. New mobs, rooms, and new skill lines and bam, expansion.

The thing about the $5 price, I can tell someone "this game is great and only $5, buy it" and they will buy it without a second thought. You would pay $10 for it because you now know how good it is.

 

I'd pay 3$ for:

-Another row of skill lines

-A crapload of items (but please no "expansion stuff trumps base game stuff" shit)

-A dungeon branch / some new dungeon mechanic

-Moar interactive dungeon furniture

-Moar silly background!

 

I'd pay another 5$ for a few new skills (+expansion of some skill trees?), 5 more floors, ergo finding the secret entrance to the demon that sends Dredmor out there again and again, new artwork, new items, and basically just to support you guys since this game is so awesome.

Oh and definitely for a new higher difficulty level without this meaning there will be fewer items as it's a pain to find stuff for crafting already.

 

I would gladly pay $5 for extra content as long as it's worth it, take Modern Warfare for example, $10 for a couple maps...very expensive for not much :/

 

Marak nailed my feelings %100. I'd give $10 for more character sprites (or a 3d conversion) so equipment would change the appearance of a character but that doesn't seem like a 6 month project

 

Just joined the swelling ranks here & I'd have to say that I'd happily pay .99 for whores armour.

 

Did the subject change while I wasn't looking?