Didn't know these existed, but pretty cool to find randomly!
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What is Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a open-source turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. It is often described as a “zombie game”, but there is much more to it than just zombies.
The game is procedurally generated, which means that each playthrough is unique, and it features RPG-like skill progression system and is often considered as an epitome of a modern roguelike.
It’s notable for its high level of difficulty and its emphasis on realism, and you must manage attributes like hunger, thirst, and fatigue, as well as deal with injuries and illnesses.
Resources for New Players
Below are some good resources for people who are just starting out in this vast game:
Wiki
The Cataclysm Wiki is a great resource. It can be found here
Tutorial Series
- Vormithrax
- TheMurderUnicorn - Old, but still relevant (a lot of items have changed names, but the fundamental concepts stay the same.
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It is! Every playthroughout generates a new map, with new items and NPC (although NPC are quite rare by default). Its a really cool game honestly, unlike anything else imo (closest thing is project zomboid but CDDA is soooo much more complex), it really blew my mind initially that an open source and free game this good exists.
You can play through the terminal too since tilesets aren't required (thus you an play in complete ASCII mode).
What I like about the game is that its so realistic that in most cases you can pretty much just think "okay what would I do in real life in this situation?" And go from there, for example the crafting system is incredibly vast and you can build most things you can imagine.
I agree, I'm gonna add some info from the CDDA wiki for people starting out as the game can be kinda difficult at first, as well as write a little overview going over some good tutorial series and other useful stuff.
Edit: Aw rip looks like there's already a cataclysm community over at lemmy.ml, but I'll keep this one up for redundancy and post to it anyway! I'll try to be active over at the Lemmy.ml community too though.