The developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge'
The developer of Rogue Legacy has officially released its source code 'in the pursuit of sharing knowledge'
Legacy secured.
Legend
Rogue Legacy is a great game, and I hear the second one is sweet too
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.
Can't wait for the mods with thousands of new traits .
It'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.
not open source :(
License seems to be quite permissive, isn’t it? I specifically checked. Unless you mean strict copyleft.
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.
They don't seem to claim it's open source, just that they made the source code available.
I hope somebody will make source ports to other platforms eg. Android :D
I love hate that game. Fuckin bullshit sometimes!
Unrelated 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…
Honestly? 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.
It is also only the source code that's been released, not the assets, so you will still have to buy the game if you want to play it.
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.