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"01a0c550-3126-73cf-8b9d-bfda2a0eb217", "title": "Special Game Modes in a Roguelike Context", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2019/05/special-game-modes-roguelike-context/", "published_at": "2019-05-28T23:36:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c550-3126-73cf-8b9d-bfda2a989f2c", "title": "Turn Time Systems", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2019/04/turn-time-systems/", "published_at": "2019-04-23T01:20:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c550-3126-73cf-8b9d-bfda2b684fa5", "title": "Roguelike Level Design Addendum: Static or Procedural?", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2019/03/roguelike-level-design-addendum-static-procedural/", "published_at": "2019-03-28T01:58:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c550-3126-73cf-8b9d-bfda2c3e478a", "title": "Kyzrati is on Patreon", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2019/03/kyzrati-patreon/", "published_at": "2019-03-11T02:19:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c550-3126-73cf-8b9d-bfda2cd50549", "title": "Roguelike Level Design Addendum: Procedural 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"url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2018/05/achievements/", "published_at": "2018-05-04T00:28:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-5c21-7033-9ffc-999f2abaa6af", "title": "2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 4: Finishing Touches", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2018/03/7drl-postmortem-part-4-finishing-touches/", "published_at": "2018-03-29T00:59:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-f12a-739e-bb64-dd0cfc2804f3", "title": "2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 3: Spending Too Long on Map Generation and Content", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2018/03/7drl-postmortem-part-3-spending-long-map-generation-content/", "published_at": "2018-03-26T13:17:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-f12a-739e-bb64-dd0cfcabe47c", "title": "2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 2: First Days with UI, Aesthetics, and Mechanics", "url": "https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2018/03/7drl-postmortem-part-2-first-days-with-ui-aesthetics-and-mechanics/", "published_at": "2018-03-23T13:14:07+00:00" }, { "id": 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2025

Year 12 of the Cogmind original ↗

18 Dec 2025

Designing for Mastery in Roguelikes (w/Roguelike Radio)original ↗

7 Aug 2025

2024

Year 11 of the Cogmind original ↗

20 Dec 2024

Multitile Actors, Revisited original ↗

3 Sept 2024

Full UI Upscaling, Part 5: Completion and Demos original ↗

23 Feb 2024

Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 5: QoL original ↗

11 Feb 2024

Full UI Upscaling, Part 4: Simpler Lightweight Fonts original ↗

19 Jan 2024

Full UI Upscaling, Part 3: Dynamic Terminal Swapping original ↗

12 Jan 2024

Full UI Upscaling, Part 2: Holy Mockups!original ↗

5 Jan 2024

Full UI Upscaling, Part 1: History and Theory original ↗

2 Jan 2024

2023

Year 10 of the Cogmind original ↗

22 Dec 2023

Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 4: Polishing original ↗

12 Dec 2023

Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 3: Implementation original ↗

7 Dec 2023

Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 2: Engine-level Architecture original ↗

2 Dec 2023

Adventures in Map Zooming, Part 1: Realtime Image Scaling original ↗

29 Nov 2023

Experimenting with Drone PIP original ↗

25 Nov 2023

Projectile Deflection original ↗

23 Nov 2023

A Simple Approach to Player-Designed Robots original ↗

21 Nov 2023

Special Events Give Back, and Perfect Stealth original ↗

19 Nov 2023

Teleportation Mechanics original ↗

17 Nov 2023

“Post-Balance” Cogmind Item Expansion original ↗

15 Nov 2023

Roguelike-Discord Integration Using Webhooks original ↗

30 Jun 2023

Writing about Cogmind and Roguelikes, a History original ↗

28 Apr 2023

Cogmind Beta 11 Player Stats original ↗

21 Mar 2023

Special Mode Design, Polymind Part 2: Players, Stats, and the Future original ↗

7 Feb 2023

Special Mode Design, Polymind Part 1: Architecture, Features, and Balance original ↗

28 Jan 2023

2022

Year 9 of the Cogmind original ↗

4 Dec 2022

On Backtracking in Roguelikes original ↗

29 Nov 2022

The Scrap Engine original ↗

2 Oct 2022

Item Variants and Randomization in Roguelikes original ↗

16 Sept 2022

Garrisons 2.0 original ↗

18 Jul 2022

Kyzrati’s Game Design Philosophy original ↗

8 May 2022

Rebalancing Cogmind original ↗

10 Mar 2022

Special Commands Menu Design original ↗

9 Mar 2022

2021

Maps Between Maps, and DSFs original ↗

10 Dec 2021

Year 8 of the Cogmind original ↗

4 Dec 2021

Design Overhaul 4: Fabrication 2.0 original ↗

15 Nov 2021

Map Comments and Log Notes original ↗

12 Nov 2021

Spicing Up Primary Maps 2: Area Denial original ↗

27 Sept 2021

Spicing Up Primary Maps 1: Cargo Convoys original ↗

14 Sept 2021

Extreme Infowar: Active Sensor Suite original ↗

2 Aug 2021

“Desire Paths” for a Robot World original ↗

22 Jul 2021

Design Overhaul 3: Damage Types and Criticals original ↗

17 May 2021

Design Overhaul 2: Propulsion original ↗

22 Apr 2021

Design Overhaul 1: Capping Inventory original ↗

9 Apr 2021

Infowar Expanded original ↗

26 Feb 2021

The Map Ruler (and other overlay QoL)original ↗

23 Feb 2021

Cogmind Beta 9 Player Stats original ↗

9 Jan 2021

2020

Item Searching and Filtering original ↗

27 Dec 2020

Cogmind 2020 ARG Walkthrough original ↗

22 Dec 2020

Cogmind 2020 ARG Post-mortem original ↗

9 Dec 2020

Year 7 of the Cogmind original ↗

4 Dec 2020

Exploring the Concept of a Terminal Roguelike “Overmap”original ↗

9 Nov 2020

Audio Accessibility Features for Roguelikes original ↗

30 Jun 2020

Building Cogmind’s Ambient Soundscape original ↗

14 Jun 2020

My Cogmind Dev Tools original ↗

11 May 2020

Developing Multitile Creatures in Roguelikes original ↗

7 Apr 2020

Special Mode Design: Battle Royale original ↗

3 Mar 2020

What is a Traditional Roguelike?original ↗

12 Feb 2020

Special Mode Design: RPGLIKE original ↗

6 Jan 2020

2019

Leaderboards and Player Stats with Protobufs original ↗

26 Dec 2019

Leaderboards and Player Stats: The Old Way original ↗

10 Dec 2019

Year 6 of the Cogmind original ↗

3 Dec 2019

Movement QoL original ↗

26 Nov 2019

Steam Rich Presence original ↗

11 Nov 2019

Special Mode Design: Abominations original ↗

26 Oct 2019

Siege Tread Mechanics original ↗

30 Sept 2019

Sorry macOS users, but Apple has gone too far for some of us devs original ↗

29 Sept 2019

Quicksaving and Restore Points original ↗

27 Sept 2019

Rebranding Difficulty Modes original ↗

17 Sept 2019

Building the Ultimate Roguelike Morgue File, Part 4: History Logging original ↗

27 Aug 2019

Building the Ultimate Roguelike Morgue File, Part 3: Mid-run Stat Dumps original ↗

2 Aug 2019

Building the Ultimate Roguelike Morgue File, Part 2: ASCII Maps original ↗

17 Jul 2019

Building the Ultimate Roguelike Morgue File, Part 1: Stats and Organization original ↗

3 Jul 2019

Robot Hacking: Upgrades original ↗

12 Jun 2019

Special Game Modes in a Roguelike Context original ↗

28 May 2019

Turn Time Systems original ↗

23 Apr 2019

Roguelike Level Design Addendum: Static or Procedural?original ↗

28 Mar 2019

Kyzrati is on Patreon original ↗

11 Mar 2019

Roguelike Level Design Addendum: Procedural Layouts original ↗

6 Mar 2019

Level Design and Shaping a Cogmind Experience original ↗

18 Feb 2019

2018

Year 5 of the Cogmind original ↗

4 Dec 2018

Debugging Mapgen Seed Divergence original ↗

14 Nov 2018

How to Make a Roguelike original ↗

24 Oct 2018

Roguelike Celebration 2018, the Experience original ↗

12 Oct 2018

65 Robot Hacks original ↗

15 Aug 2018

Robot Hacking, Take 2 original ↗

13 Jul 2018

Achievements UI: Design and Implementation original ↗

21 May 2018

Achievements original ↗

4 May 2018

2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 4: Finishing Touches original ↗

29 Mar 2018

2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 3: Spending Too Long on Map Generation and Content original ↗

26 Mar 2018

2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 2: First Days with UI, Aesthetics, and Mechanics original ↗

23 Mar 2018

2018 7DRL Postmortem, Part 1: Preparation original ↗

21 Mar 2018

POLYBOT-7, a 2018 7DRL original ↗

12 Mar 2018

Color Customization original ↗

10 Jan 2018

2017

Player Metrics: Stats and Preferences on and off Steam original ↗

29 Dec 2017

Year 4 of the Cogmind original ↗

12 Dec 2017

Data and Insights from a Month on Steam original ↗

20 Nov 2017

Cogmind Released on Steam original ↗

17 Oct 2017

Prepping for Steam original ↗

3 Oct 2017