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Coming Soon [In Geological Terms]: A Classic/Indie/Shareware CRPGs Wiki

Apr 9, 2008
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Gaming, Geekery

For a while now, Grandy and I have been talking about putting up a wiki with comprehensive-as-possible coverage of indie/shareware/freeware computer role playing games. It would be a resource linking to downloads, guides, reviews, and the like, with screenshots and a brief description of each game. We'll solicit independent reviews of games, opinions on strategy, etc.

The idea isn't to cover the mainstream published games, but the labors of love: the Spiderweb Software games (like the Avernum and Geneforge series), Tom Proudfoot's games (Nahlakh, Natuk, etc.), Helherron, Eschalon, Mount & Blade, and many more. We'll cover games in development as well, like Age of Decadence.

Watch for it here. We'll be keeping more control over the wiki than is standard, because we're control freaks. But if you'd like to make sure we covered your favorite game (or one you developed yourself) drop us a line at ken at popehat dot com and we'll include it and maybe let you write the page.

Edit: Discuss the project in our forums here.

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  1. Andy  •  Apr 9, 2008 @7:04 am

    Ok, this is an awesome idea. I fully endorse it.

  2. peacedog  •  Apr 9, 2008 @7:14 am

    Some other games might make it in, as we're the sole arbiter of what counts as an RPG.

  3. N  •  Apr 9, 2008 @9:32 am

    This doesn't bode well. To date, I've been able to successfully avoid this genre of games despite my curiously strong overlapping with all gameplay peacedoggy in nature. My future free time weeps at the thought of getting sucked in…

  4. RobF  •  Apr 9, 2008 @9:40 am

    I would love to see this project come to light. I recall you've mentioned it a few times in the past. I'd be interested in helping in some way.

  5. peacedog  •  Apr 9, 2008 @9:51 am

    RobF, I can't speak for Ken (well, really, I can and will do so when it suits me. But it's terribly rude), but I know he wants to start small contribution wise and then possibly add help as we go. We've got a wiki package installed and the next few days will involve Ken and I getting intimate with the package (not with each other). Or maybe me getting intimate with it and then explaining it to Ken. The latter may actually involve more intimacy.

    We're talking about it on the forums right now; this kind of discussion is a little bit better suited in that place. Come on in.

    N – I don't know who you are right now. Just remember tthat I can find out. Also remember that I am not always merciful.

  6. Ken  •  Apr 9, 2008 @10:06 am

    Oh for God's sake peacedog my WIFE reads this blog now.

    RobF, we'd welcome your input. Right now we're thinking about limited access for particular projects to the wiki.

  7. RobF  •  Apr 9, 2008 @10:20 am

    Wiki is false intimacy. I haven't gotten to the forums yet this afternoon, but I'll enter the conversation when I get there. Thanks.

  8. N  •  Apr 9, 2008 @11:12 am

    ~The Meal

  9. peacedog  •  Apr 9, 2008 @11:19 am

    Damn. That seems a little more obvious in hindsight.

  10. SkeleTony  •  Apr 9, 2008 @8:12 pm

    I have a crap-load of indie CRPGs on my hard drive, a number of which are very hard to find anymore. Some, like "City Beneath The Surface" went freeware but their official web site vanished or simply reached some degree of completion before becoming vaporware.

    Let me know if you want any of them or you want me to compile a list of every obscure/hard to find game I have.

  11. Ken  •  Apr 9, 2008 @8:47 pm

    Thanks SkeleTony. I know you've made some major contributions to Helherron and to Proudfoot games. Your input would be welcome. Stop into the forum and register there if you have time; there's a sticky thread where we will collect data until the wiki is up.