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https://archive.org/details/ArchiveRL.7z
New in v0.8
-new PLATFORM directory : all the roguelikes not available on Windows
and exclusive to other systems (68 new archives)
-some games were updated since the 0.7 release
-new games were added to previous sections
-ability to browse the collection here and pick individual games

Full changelog here: http://arkhammanor.com/rpgbase/ARLv0.8changelog.txt

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ArchiveRL is a project aiming to build an ultimate roguelike archive,
with emphasis on preservation, historical accuracy, search for lost
games and including not only game files itself but also as much
documentation as possible. It was inspired by TOSEC and other
retro-gaming archival projects. Version 0.8 is its fourth release: it
includes the majority of non-commercial games contained in the
International Roguelike Database and also gathered from other sources.

Complete list of games is included below. Available as a torrent or a
direct download.
You can also browse the zip file here and download individual files. If
you already have the 0.7 version, you can just download the 0.7 to 0.8
update (3.2 GB)

-Stats: 1191 archives - 12.9 Gigabytes - 776 games - ~712 individual
ones - 415 sources

-at the moment the collection is only for  DOS/Windows platform (due to
the lack of time for building Mac/Linux versions) although this release
adds the PLATFORM directory which contains all the games only found on non-Windows systems.
The game version included is almost always the latest available (as of
June 2018 for this edition)

-the collection is organised using directories and tags, with a unified
naming system. This is based mostly on IRLDB categories. It allows for
easy reshaping, structural control and flexible searches. Presently it includes games classified as ALPHA / BETA+STABLE / VARIANT / MISC /
SOURCE / PLATFORM

-next releases will add these categories: XDRL ("compo" RLs such as
7DRLs, game jams, etc) / VERSION (earlier available versions)

-it contains some games that were never released before, such as
MysteryHack and new Halls Of Mist, plus numerous ones that are
increasingly hard to locate or were not compiled for Windows before

-historical context and accuracy is a crucial part of this project:
every game included was treated as individual case and at least some
research conducted. Extra care has been put into obtaining correct files
and version numbers. Every individual archive includes a separate DOC directory containing available info regarding the game.

-equally important is the drive to rescue/rediscover some "lost" games:
these are covered in the MISSING doc http://arkhammanor.com/rpgbase/ARLMISSING.ods

-all main directories have corresponding doc files which are based on
IRLDB but do try to correct some of its errors and add updates (fields: name-version-dates-platforms- devs-trad-source-comments and some web links)

For an in-depth description of ArchiveRL, methods and motives behind its structure and decisions taken please read the ARL README doc in the
archive or check the website:www.arkhammanor.com/rpgbase/RLdb.html
Contact the author:
akeley@arkhammanor.com There are also ARL threads on assorted forums
(mainly Roguetemple) and Reddit's r/roguelikes.

*HOW YOU CAN HELP & CONTRIBUTE*

Up till now this project has been mostly an individual effort, only
announced on Roguetemple forums and plagued by slow pace due to IRL
debuffs. However, it now reached a major completion stage, where it
makes sense to publicize it more widely and ask for rogulike community's assistance.

Here's what would be most appreciated:
-simple "bug reporting" - despite thorough examination there are bound
to be mistakes: spelling errors, archive/files/directory problems,
doc-file mismatches and so on.
-trying to find & rescue games from the MISSING doc (http://arkhammanor.com/rpgbase/ARL MISSING.ods)
-testing the games: I've personally tried quite lot of them - but not
all, and mostly on x64 Windows
-any historical and informational error corrections and contributions
-adding more games/sources/docs/info
-compiling sources that have no corresponding binaries
-building either Linux or Mac side of this archive.
-providing feedback regarding structure and methodology of this project

Please read the ARL README or check the website for more details
regarding this section.

*VIRUS/MALWARE*: before uploading the files have been scanned with a
freshly updated Windows Defender , there were no warnings. I'm fairly
certain that all files in this collection are absolutely safe, however I
do not take any responsibility if somehow they destroy your computer
and/or open a rift to a parallel universe.

*COPYRIGHT*: to my best knowledge all the files contained in this
torrent are publicly available free of charge and fall under assorted
licenses that make it possible to release them here. If you have an
objection regarding any of the content included here - be it files, docs
or anything else - please contact me (akeley@arkhammanor.com) so we can discuss it, any valid claims will be of course respected, content
removed and the collection updated accordingly.

*THANKS*
To everybody who helped out with this project by contributing files
and/or comments. And of course to the
IRLDB/Roguebasin/Roguetemple/reddit crews, without these resources ARL
would not be possible. Check out the Credits section of the main readme
for more details

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