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by JoshTriplett 2050 days ago
It was fun back in the day. I wish that the developer hadn't backed out of the promise to make it Open Source.

Mechanically, it has moderate (though polished) depth. But it has more story and unique events than most roguelikes. It benefits far more than most from playing entirely unspoiled; there's enough information in-game to solve all its puzzles.
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sudeepj 2050 days ago
Not sure if you seen the latest incarnation: https://www.ultimate-adom.com/

As far open sourcing the code is concerned, I remember the author said that it would open-up some secrets which players would otherwise will have to discover. E.g existence of "inn of the red rooster"

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JoshTriplett 2049 days ago
> As far open sourcing the code is concerned, I remember the author said that it would open-up some secrets which players would otherwise will have to discover. E.g existence of "inn of the red rooster"

I've heard that argument, but people have figured out the various mysteries anyway through reverse engineering. I don't think anything would be lost by opening it up.

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