Adam loves ADOM. There should be one thing about very previous roguelikes that overpowers our deputy editor. The attract of a random dungeon. The temptation to drink each potion directly. But he additionally as soon as informed us that the ultimate boss of ADOM (brief for Ancient Domains of Mystery) is his gaming nemesis. Well, now he has a purpose to struggle that big ‘@’ signal as soon as once more. ADOM is being remastered as Ultimate ADOM. Not to be confused with our personal Ultimate Adam, which is simply Adam after a 7-minute energy nap.
This was introduced by unique creator Thomas Biskup at an event celebrating roguelikes and their improvement. It isn’t an entire new sport, nonetheless. More a brand new physique with a recent lick of paint on high of the identical engine. There might be some new options, nonetheless, plus the power to proceed saved video games on different platforms (eg. begin on PC after which preserve going in your Switch).
“Time and time again, I considered writing a true successor to ADOM,” mentioned Biskup. “However, its 25-year-old code base – with a rather complex internal architecture – usually got in the way of a straightforward sequel. And so the idea for Ultimate ADOM was born… Ultimate ADOM will be based around one generic game/rules engine with ultimate customizability for different platforms and play styles.”
It’s not clear if this implies the sport goes to be a free replace to the traditional model on Steam, or a separate sport altogether. But it seems to be just like the latter. We’ve requested for clarification and we’ll let . As for the additional gamey bits, right here’s what a press launch says will come to the sport:
The new engine may even make it doable for gamers to experiment with detailed crafting and modding methods and in addition be taught a vastly extra versatile magic system. Possession, cloning, grafting physique elements, and animating inanimate gadgets like swords (and even partitions and different in-world objects) are all viable methods.
Ultimate ADOM is deliberate for a launch on Steam in late 2018. The non-ultimate model is already there.
