Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
On 2019-03-18 14:55, Ricardo Wurmus wrote: > > Pierre Neidhardt writes: > >> Ricardo Wurmus writes: >> >>> We have this. It’s called “btanks”. >> >> Shouldn't we name this "battle-tanks"? >> >> >>> I think this one is packaged: see the `crawl' and `crawl-tiles' packages. >> >> Shouldn't we name this "dungeon-crawl-stone-soup"? >> >> Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. >>> >>> This we have already. :) >> >> It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this >> "armagetron-advanced"? > > Instead of renaming the packages (whose names follow our packaging > guidelines) how about adding the full name of the games to the > description? 👍 This would have helped me find the packages when I compiled the list :) -- Cheers Swedebugia signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Pierre Neidhardt skrev: (18 mars 2019 16:32:26 CET) >Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >> Pierre Neidhardt writes: >>> It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this >>> "armagetron-advanced"? >> >> Instead of renaming the packages (whose names follow our packaging >> guidelines) how about adding the full name of the games to the >> description? > >That would not help interfaces like Emacs-Guix and >Helm-System-Packages. >I think names are more important than having obsolete packages :) > >-- >Pierre Neidhardt >https://ambrevar.xyz/ I agree. What about adding a pretty name to show the user that matches the marketing name of the software? Arch seems to have this and it is used in the gui tools like pamac but not on the command line. We could solve this by adding a new optional field to the package record (pretty-name "Armagetron Advanced") For the packages that lack this field I would in the gui display them like this: (name "aircrack-ng") -> Aircrack-ng -- Sent from my k-9 mail for Android.
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Ricardo Wurmus writes: > Pierre Neidhardt writes: >> It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this >> "armagetron-advanced"? > > Instead of renaming the packages (whose names follow our packaging > guidelines) how about adding the full name of the games to the > description? That would not help interfaces like Emacs-Guix and Helm-System-Packages. I think names are more important than having obsolete packages :) -- Pierre Neidhardt https://ambrevar.xyz/ signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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swedebugia writes: > Hi! > > I just went through Julie Marchants excellent list of libre games: > https://onpon4.github.io/articles/libre-games.html > > There are so many! :) > I have packages for Adanaxis, Alex the Allegator 4, B.A.L.L.Z., Criticalmass and Dopewars. I'll clean them up and upload them when I can. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Pierre Neidhardt writes: > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >> We have this. It’s called “btanks”. > > Shouldn't we name this "battle-tanks"? > > >> I think this one is packaged: see the `crawl' and `crawl-tiles' packages. > > Shouldn't we name this "dungeon-crawl-stone-soup"? > > >> > Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the >> > classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. >> >> This we have already. :) > > It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this > "armagetron-advanced"? Instead of renaming the packages (whose names follow our packaging guidelines) how about adding the full name of the games to the description? -- Ricardo
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Pierre Neidhardt writes: > Dan Frumin writes: > >>> Shouldn't we name this "dungeon-crawl-stone-soup"? >>> >> >> Possibly, but the official packages from crawl.develz.org are called `crawl' >> and `crawl-tiles'. > > Maybe packagers use abbreviated names, often with underscores or simply > no word separator. > > I think we should not follow what other packagers do, but rather what > the _users_ expect. The full program name is much more certain to be > known to the wider audience rather than some abbreviation that is only > known to the set of developers / restricted community members. This is what our packaging guidelines say: --8<---cut here---start->8--- 14.4.2 Package Naming - […] Both [variable name and package name] […] correspond to the lowercase conversion of the project name chosen upstream, with underscores replaced with hyphens. --8<---cut here---end--->8--- -- Ricardo
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
On 18-03-19 08:25, Pierre Neidhardt wrote: Ricardo Wurmus writes: We have this. It’s called “btanks”. Shouldn't we name this "battle-tanks"? I think this one is packaged: see the `crawl' and `crawl-tiles' packages. Shouldn't we name this "dungeon-crawl-stone-soup"? Possibly, but the official packages from crawl.develz.org are called `crawl' and `crawl-tiles'. Maybe it is good to add the abbreviation "DCSS" somewhere in the description tho? Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. This we have already. :) It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this "armagetron-advanced"? Cheers!
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Ricardo Wurmus writes: > We have this. It’s called “btanks”. Shouldn't we name this "battle-tanks"? > I think this one is packaged: see the `crawl' and `crawl-tiles' packages. Shouldn't we name this "dungeon-crawl-stone-soup"? > > Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the > > classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. > > This we have already. :) It's named "armagetronad". Shouldn't we name this "armagetron-advanced"? Cheers! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
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swedebugia writes: > Currently we are missing these (according to > https://guix.mdc-berlin.de/): This is not a good general resource as it only shows the current snapshot used by default at the MDC. -- Ricardo
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swedebugia writes: > Battle Tanks - An engaging multiplayer overhead shooter game. Features > deathmatch and cooperative modes. Includes a nice selection of tanks > and weapons. When your current tank is destroyed, your character > ejects from it as an infantry unit and can search for and board a new > one, or continue fighting on foot. We have this. It’s called “btanks”. -- Ricardo
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
On 2019-03-17 17:51, swedebugia wrote: Hi! I just went through Julie Marchants excellent list of libre games: https://onpon4.github.io/articles/libre-games.html There are so many! :) Currently we are missing these (according to https://guix.mdc-berlin.de/): A7Xpg - An arcade game centered around avoiding enemies while collecting as many gold pieces as possible. Centered around a "booster" which repels enemies and makes you go faster. Adanaxis - A first-person 4-D space shooter game. Literally "adds an axis" to typical 3-D space shooters for a very unique experience. Alex the Allegator 4 - A fun, lighthearted, short platformer. Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. This we have already. :) B.A.L.L.Z. - Highly engaging action puzzle game centered around a character that moves automatically. You start with only one action (jumping) and gain two more actions later in the game. Battle Tanks - An engaging multiplayer overhead shooter game. Features deathmatch and cooperative modes. Includes a nice selection of tanks and weapons. When your current tank is destroyed, your character ejects from it as an infantry unit and can search for and board a new one, or continue fighting on foot. Criticalmass - A simple space shooter game similar in style to games like Galaxian with great production value and balance. The game awards you with more/better weapons for playing at higher difficulty levels. Dink Smallwood (GNU FreeDink) - A funny Zelda-style RPG. Dopewars - A simple game where you buy drugs for cheap and then sell them to make a profit, avoiding (or fighting) cops along the way. You have one month to make as much money as you possibly can. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - A very fun and well-made dungeon crawl game with a nice interface. Find the "Orb of Zot" and then exit the dungeon (without getting yourself killed, of course) to win! Endgame: Singularity - A very fun real-time strategy game from the perspective of the Singularity, an advanced A.I. that seeks to eventually surpass reality itself. Help the Singularity achieve the highest possible state before the humans uncover its presence and destroy it. Flare: Empyrean Campaign - A very fun, engaging, well-balanced, and detailed isometric action fantasy RPG about someone who has been exiled from their homeland and their quest to regain entry. Funguloids - A simple arcade game where you control some sort of blob thing in space, collecting mushrooms while avoiding asteroids. The thing you control moves at a constant speed which increases as you collect mushrooms and move through levels, so it gets harder and harder until you finally mess up. Great production value and very fun to play. Gunroar - An abstract naval-themed bullet hell game. Hex-a-Hop - A fun puzzle game where you have to find the right path to clear the board of tiles. Inside a Star-filled Sky - Progress as deep as you can into an endless abstract world. Your actions in the current level affect the state of your character in the next level. You can enter into yourself and enemies, regressing back a level, to change their properties if you find yourself in a pinch. Very unique and challenging. Jump 'n Bump - A classic multiplayer deathmatch game where you stomp on your friends' heads. Features fully customizable graphics, allowing you to create any kind of map you can imagine if you are so inclined. Krank - A puzzle game incorporating elements from Pool/Billiards. You have to use a large ball to bump smaller balls into their proper place. Includes a lot of variety and gets quite challenging later on. Konquest - A fun turn-based strategy game which is a twist on the Risk board game. Send ships from planets you control to conquer others. Crush all other empires and conquer the whole galaxy to win! Liquid War - A unique real-time strategy game: you tell your liquid what direction to move in, and nothing else. Liquid attacks enemy liquid when it goes in its direction. Your goal is simply to end up with more liquid than all of your opponents when the timer runs out. For such a simple concept, it is surprisingly engaging. Meritous - A fun action-adventure dungeon crawler game. Micropolis - The libre version of Sim City Classic. This is not a clone, but actually directly based on the Unix port of Sim City. Mindustry - A pixel-styled "sandbox tower defense" game centered around building networks to collect materials and then using those materials to build defense systems. Fantastic production value and highly engaging, with online multiplayer support. Mirror Magic - A fun puzzle game where you have to use mirrors to manipulate a beam. Mu-cade - A unique abstract shooter game taking place on a ring. Knock your enemies off the ring while preventing them from knocking you off. Nikki and the Robots - A very nice ori
Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Hi! On 17-03-19 17:51, swedebugia wrote:> Hi! > > I just went through Julie Marchants excellent list of libre games: https://onpon4.github.io/articles/libre-games.html > > There are so many! :) > > Currently we are missing these (according to https://guix.mdc-berlin.de/): > >> <>> > Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - A very fun and well-made dungeon crawl game with a nice interface. Find the "Orb of Zot" and then exit the dungeon (without > getting yourself killed, of course) to win! > I think this one is packaged: see the `crawl' and `crawl-tiles' packages. Best, Dan
Libre games that might be worth packaging :)
Hi! I just went through Julie Marchants excellent list of libre games: https://onpon4.github.io/articles/libre-games.html There are so many! :) Currently we are missing these (according to https://guix.mdc-berlin.de/): A7Xpg - An arcade game centered around avoiding enemies while collecting as many gold pieces as possible. Centered around a "booster" which repels enemies and makes you go faster. Adanaxis - A first-person 4-D space shooter game. Literally "adds an axis" to typical 3-D space shooters for a very unique experience. Alex the Allegator 4 - A fun, lighthearted, short platformer. Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. B.A.L.L.Z. - Highly engaging action puzzle game centered around a character that moves automatically. You start with only one action (jumping) and gain two more actions later in the game. Battle Tanks - An engaging multiplayer overhead shooter game. Features deathmatch and cooperative modes. Includes a nice selection of tanks and weapons. When your current tank is destroyed, your character ejects from it as an infantry unit and can search for and board a new one, or continue fighting on foot. Criticalmass - A simple space shooter game similar in style to games like Galaxian with great production value and balance. The game awards you with more/better weapons for playing at higher difficulty levels. Dink Smallwood (GNU FreeDink) - A funny Zelda-style RPG. Dopewars - A simple game where you buy drugs for cheap and then sell them to make a profit, avoiding (or fighting) cops along the way. You have one month to make as much money as you possibly can. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - A very fun and well-made dungeon crawl game with a nice interface. Find the "Orb of Zot" and then exit the dungeon (without getting yourself killed, of course) to win! Endgame: Singularity - A very fun real-time strategy game from the perspective of the Singularity, an advanced A.I. that seeks to eventually surpass reality itself. Help the Singularity achieve the highest possible state before the humans uncover its presence and destroy it. Flare: Empyrean Campaign - A very fun, engaging, well-balanced, and detailed isometric action fantasy RPG about someone who has been exiled from their homeland and their quest to regain entry. Funguloids - A simple arcade game where you control some sort of blob thing in space, collecting mushrooms while avoiding asteroids. The thing you control moves at a constant speed which increases as you collect mushrooms and move through levels, so it gets harder and harder until you finally mess up. Great production value and very fun to play. Gunroar - An abstract naval-themed bullet hell game. Hex-a-Hop - A fun puzzle game where you have to find the right path to clear the board of tiles. Inside a Star-filled Sky - Progress as deep as you can into an endless abstract world. Your actions in the current level affect the state of your character in the next level. You can enter into yourself and enemies, regressing back a level, to change their properties if you find yourself in a pinch. Very unique and challenging. Jump 'n Bump - A classic multiplayer deathmatch game where you stomp on your friends' heads. Features fully customizable graphics, allowing you to create any kind of map you can imagine if you are so inclined. Krank - A puzzle game incorporating elements from Pool/Billiards. You have to use a large ball to bump smaller balls into their proper place. Includes a lot of variety and gets quite challenging later on. Konquest - A fun turn-based strategy game which is a twist on the Risk board game. Send ships from planets you control to conquer others. Crush all other empires and conquer the whole galaxy to win! Liquid War - A unique real-time strategy game: you tell your liquid what direction to move in, and nothing else. Liquid attacks enemy liquid when it goes in its direction. Your goal is simply to end up with more liquid than all of your opponents when the timer runs out. For such a simple concept, it is surprisingly engaging. Meritous - A fun action-adventure dungeon crawler game. Micropolis - The libre version of Sim City Classic. This is not a clone, but actually directly based on the Unix port of Sim City. Mindustry - A pixel-styled "sandbox tower defense" game centered around building networks to collect materials and then using those materials to build defense systems. Fantastic production value and highly engaging, with online multiplayer support. Mirror Magic - A fun puzzle game where you have to use mirrors to manipulate a beam. Mu-cade - A unique abstract shooter game taking place on a ring. Knock your enemies off the ring while preventing them from knocking you off. Nikki and the Robots - A very nice original puzzle platformer with a retro style. Noiz2sa - A fun and c
