https://llmwiki.space/ Practical design patterns, technical workflows, and research-backed guides for indie game developers. en Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-combat-loop-pacing-tension-relief-cycles/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-combat-loop-pacing-tension-relief-cycles/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Who this helps : Roguelike combat system designers, technical leads who inherited a difficulty curve but still hear "combat feels repetitive" in feedback, and… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-combat-risk-reward-tuning-gate/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-combat-risk-reward-tuning-gate/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A structural pattern for roguelike difficulty scaling that treats risk-reward as tunable gates, not a single difficulty slider https://llmwiki.space/en/content/ui-ux-checklists/2026-06-28-cross-platform-ui-adaptation-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/ui-ux-checklists/2026-06-28-cross-platform-ui-adaptation-guide/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT If you want a roguelike to feel native on PC, mobile, and controller-based platforms, UI adaptation cannot be a late polish pass. It has to be a core design… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-28-ecs-architecture-roguelike-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-28-ecs-architecture-roguelike-guide/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A decision guide for applying Entity Component System architecture to roguelike simulation without forcing ECS into every game feature. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-28-enemy-ai-state-machine-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-28-enemy-ai-state-machine-guide/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical finite-state-machine workflow for readable roguelike enemies, explicit transitions, debugging, and boss-phase boundaries. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-engine-agnostic-combat-implementation-workflow/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-engine-agnostic-combat-implementation-workflow/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to separate combat logic from engine APIs so the same damage formulas, status rules, and balance tables run across Phaser, Unity, Godot, and Unreal with only thin adapters. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-06-29-multi-touch-revenue-attribution-experiment-isolation/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-06-29-multi-touch-revenue-attribution-experiment-isolation/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A privacy-aware experiment design for measuring monetization changes in web roguelikes without mistaking exposure for causation. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-29-camera-architecture-multi-layer-viewport-spatial-query-LOD/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-29-camera-architecture-multi-layer-viewport-spatial-query-LOD/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A camera-system design for roguelikes that separates rendering, simulation tiers, spatial queries, effects, and comfort testing. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-resource-conversion-chain-design-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-resource-conversion-chain-design-guide/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to design crafting, alchemy, and currency systems that give every run a satisfying factory-floor feeling https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-28-session-tension-curve-design-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-28-session-tension-curve-design-guide/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A roguelike pacing workflow for planning escalation, relief, and readable endings without treating psychology concepts as fixed formulas. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-spawn-density-governor-roguelike-scaling/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-06-27-spawn-density-governor-roguelike-scaling/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Who this helps : Roguelike system programmers tired of "sometimes the first room spawns 20 enemies and sometimes zero," technical leads porting spawn logic… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-status-effect-spatial-propagation-chain-reaction/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-status-effect-spatial-propagation-chain-reaction/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A data-driven pattern for spatial status effect spread that prevents infinite loops and frame spikes https://llmwiki.space/en/content/game-analysis/2026-06-27-tangledeep-monster-breeding-permadeath-mitigation/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/game-analysis/2026-06-27-tangledeep-monster-breeding-permadeath-mitigation/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A source-checked analysis of how Tangledeep's shared Monster Corral turns captured pets and breeding into an active legacy channel across character deaths. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-interrupt-meta-stagger-cancel-priority-combat/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/battle-patterns/2026-06-27-interrupt-meta-stagger-cancel-priority-combat/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A pattern for making combat feel like rock-paper-scissors instead of a DPS race https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-06-29-web-roguelike-runway-cashflow-smoothing/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-06-29-web-roguelike-runway-cashflow-smoothing/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A conservative planning worksheet for separating a small web game's confirmed cash, recurring costs, and uncertain future revenue. https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-07-25-transparent-steam-pricing-workflow/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-07-25-transparent-steam-pricing-workflow/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT This workflow is for a solo developer or small team preparing a paid game, edition, or downloadable-content offer on Steam. It is especially useful when the… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/hermes-ai-skill-guides/2026-07-24-minimap-system-decision-audit-workflow/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/hermes-ai-skill-guides/2026-07-24-minimap-system-decision-audit-workflow/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT This workflow is for indie developers deciding whether a roguelike needs a minimap, and for teams that already have one but cannot explain its ownership, update… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-07-23-unreal-gas-cpp-blueprint-boundary-workflow/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/engine-agnostic-workflows/2026-07-23-unreal-gas-cpp-blueprint-boundary-workflow/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A roguelike ability system changes constantly: a designer adjusts a cooldown, an engineer adds a targeting rule, and a network bug appears only after an ability… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/ui-ux-checklists/2026-07-22-roguelike-minimap-decision-design-guide/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/ui-ux-checklists/2026-07-22-roguelike-minimap-decision-design-guide/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A minimap should help a player decide where to go next, not merely display a smaller version of the level. This guide is for indie developers building… https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-07-20-ad-frequency-cooldown-guardrails/ https://llmwiki.space/en/content/monetization/2026-07-20-ad-frequency-cooldown-guardrails/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT There is no universal cooldown that makes advertising safe for every game. A puzzle game with long rounds, a fast arcade game, and a session-based roguelike…