The developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge'
Kissaki
14 points
todayIt's been over 10 years since we released Rogue Legacy 1, and in the pursuit of sharing knowledge, we are officially releasing the source code to the public.
https://github.com/flibitijibibo/RogueLegacy1/
License head
Rogue Legacy 1's source code is made available under a custom license. Basically, you can compile yourself a copy, for free, for personal use. But if you want to distribute a compiled version of the game, you might need permission first. See the EXCEPTIONS.md page for more information.
14JazzDoggo 7 points today
I hope somebody will make source ports to other platforms eg. Android :D
7SplashJackson 20 points tomorrow
Rogue Legacy is a great game, and I hear the second one is sweet too
20Donut 6 points today
The second game is the ultimate version that Rogue Legacy 1 should have been, and I say this with a lot of love and hours into the first game. It takes everything from 1 and turns it up the maximum and then some.
6AngryPancake 7 points today
The second one knocked it out of the park. Really well done successor.
7Robust_Mirror 3 points today
100%. It's almost like the first is a beta for the second, despite being amazing in its own right.
3Telorand 34 points tomorrow
Legend
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ThePantser
17 points
tomorrowCan't wait for the mods with thousands of new traits .
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toothbrush
8 points
tomorrownot open source :(
8I_am_10_squirrels 1 point today
They don't seem to claim it's open source, just that they made the source code available.
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misk
22 points
tomorrowLicense seems to be quite permissive, isn’t it? I specifically checked. Unless you mean strict copyleft.
22ChaoticNeutralCzech 19 points tomorrow
Custom license, not free for commercial use. Assets are still proprietary. https://github.com/flibitijibibo/RogueLegacy1/blob/main/LICENSE.md
I guess the main benefactor will be the modding scene. Indie devs can make deals with Cellar Door Studios to get a commercial licence with additional conditions. It might be close to open source in practice if the commercial licences are handed out generously.
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toothbrush
9 points
tomorrow
Just to clarify, licenses are free software or open source when they fit the definition of those terms, aka the 4 freedoms and whatever open source requires, but both require being able to use the software without restrictions. So this isnt open source.
9 CaptDust 1 point tomorrow
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P4ulin_Kbana
4 points
tomorrowUnrelated but how does one gains profit from an open source project? I heard that Doom is open sauce, but it's still a commercial game…
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TeddE
26 points
tomorrowHonestly? They're probably going to continue to offer the game on Steam and it will probably continue to trickle in revenue. Most people who are interested in the game have already bought it, so it's never going to draw in millions again.
The game is currently listed at $15, but goes on sale frequently for $3. I bet many new players would be happy to pay steam $3 for the cloud save and steam's easy game management, as opposed to compiling from source for every new PC install.
Finally, the gameplay loop between Rogue Legacy and Rogue Legacy 2 are pretty similar. This means the the original is a good extended demo for the sequel which is .$25, but up to 50% off. Frankly, it's a great marketing move at this stage in the game's lifetime.
26ColeSloth 8 points today
The source code being available doesn't allow you to play the game. To actually play it, you'd still have to buy the game. Unless you figure out how to play it without any artwork.
8Faresh 1 point tomorrow
1ShankShill 19 points tomorrow
The assets aren't free and open source. If you want to legally use the open source code to play a game, you'll either need to buy the game to get the assets or use an alternative like freedoom.
19thisbenzingring 4 points tomorrow
I love hate that game. Fuckin bullshit sometimes!
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