Have you wondered whether the hyperbolic geometry of HyperRogue does indeed affect gameplay, or is it just an irrelevant gimmick? In HyperRogue 5.3 you can find this out yourself! Euclidean mode is available on the third page of the Settings. The usual Achievements and Leaderboards cannot be obtained from the Euclidean mode, but there is one special Euclidean achievement. Euclidean mode has also led to a discovery of some subtleties... The first subtlety is that Mirages created by other Mirages work more correctly now. The second subtlety is that, in the previous versions, if you were attacked by two monsters at once and there were no obstacles nearby, you could easily run away and make them block each other. This was caused partly by the laws of the hyperbolic geometry, and partly by the weakness of the monster AI. In the new version, the monster AI has been improved a bit, so they actively try not to block each other, and thus it is now more important to learn how to use the geometry to your advantage. (Euclidean mode does not give any advantage to the chased, so if you are chased by two monsters, you have to run until you either find a third monster (which is usually game over), or a terrain obstacle which blocks one of them.) I am not sure whether this change affects the high scores, please tell me on the discussion forums if you think it does. Some minor fixes: end-game monsters no longer appear randomly in the Crossroads; the game now displays the remaining distance to the Key. Also, Steam trading cards for HyperRogue are now available! Have fun! Also see my blog for my own findings about the Euclidean mode.
[ 2015-02-06 21:18:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
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The twist is the unique, unusual geometry of the world: it is one of just few games which takes place on the hyperbolic plane. Witness a grid composed of hexagons and heptagons, straight lines which seem to be parallel, but then they diverge and never cross, triangles whose angles add up to less than 180 degrees, how extremely unlikely is it to reach the same place twice, and how the world seems to be rotated when you do return. All this matters for the gameplay. The game is inspired by the roguelike genre (although in a very minimalist way), works of M. C. Escher, and by puzzle games such as Deadly Rooms of Death.
HyperRogue can be played for free from its website. The Steam version adds online achievements, online leaderboards, trading cards, and convenience. Also, as the game is constantly updated, the Steam version includes the newest features, such as new lands with new mechanics, or new game modes -- see Gallery for the current differences.
- OS: any
- Processor: 0.5 GHzMemory: 512 MB RAMStorage: 60 MB available space
- Memory: 512 MB RAMStorage: 60 MB available space
- Storage: 60 MB available space
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- Processor: 1.5 GHzMemory: 8192 MB RAMStorage: 60 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Some settings (e.g. 3D geometries) might require more RAM.
- Memory: 8192 MB RAMStorage: 60 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Some settings (e.g. 3D geometries) might require more RAM.
- Storage: 60 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Some settings (e.g. 3D geometries) might require more RAM.
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