DRL (video game): Difference between revisions

{{Infoboxshort description|2013 video game}}

| imagelogo = Doom-rl logo.png

| released = {{Video gamelatest release|WW|19 Marchversion 2013= {{small|(v0.9.9.7)}}}}997

| modesgenre = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] [[Roguelike]]

| designerauthor = Kornel Kisielewicz (code), [[Derek Yu]] (art)

[[File:Doomrl-screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of equipment and character info screen.]]

'''''DRL''''' (formerly '''''DoomRL'''''), short for '''''Doom, the Roguelike''''', is a [[roguelike]] [[video game]] developed by ChaosForge. Since 2002 in-development and based on the [[first-person shooter]]s ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' and ''[[Doom II]]''. It has been in development since 2002, itand was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[OS X]]. Following a [[cease and desist]] notice from "Doom" [[trademark]] owner, [[ZeniMax Media]], the game's namesname was changed to ''DRL'' in 2016.

The game was created by programmer Kornel Kisielewicz with [[Free Pascal]], and uses art by [[Derek Yu]]. The developers based DRL in the popular [[first-person shooter]]s ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' and ''[[Doom II]]'' universe. Since approximately 2002 in-development with first [[beta version]]s, the latest stable release is from 2013.<ref>[https://github.com/ChaosForge/doomrl/blob/master/bin/version.txt version.txt] on github.com</ref>

On December 2, 2016, Kisielewicz received a [[cease and desist]] notice from [[ZeniMax Media]], concerning the use of the wordmark "Doom" present on game's website and name, which ZeniMax trademarked worldwide.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/12/02/doom-roguelike-zenimax/ |title=DoomRL dev receives legal letter from ZeniMax |last=Smith |first=Adam |date=December 2, 2016 |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref> To exclude "Doom" from the game's name, the title was changed to simply ''DRL'' on December 7, 2016.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/12/07/doomrl-becomes-open-source-drl-zenimax/ |title=DoomRL becomes DRL and goes open source after legal warning from ZeniMax |last=Caldwell |first=Brendan |date=December 7, 2016 |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref>

In addition, the game was made [[Open-source software|open source]] by Kisielewicz on December 6, 2016the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/12/07/bethesda-lawyers-attack-doom-roguelike-it-respawns-as-open-source |title=Bethesda Lawyers Attack Doom Roguelike, it Respawns as Open Source |last=Benson |first=Julian |date=December 7, 2016 |website=[[Kotaku UK]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Kisielewicz had planned on releasing ''DoomRL'' as open-source prior to receiving the notice at the conclusion of an ongoing [[Kickstartercrowdfunding]] campaign on [[Kickstarter]] for ''[[Jupiter Hell]]'', a sequel to ''DoomRL'' using the same assets, as a thank-you to his supporters. The notice only made him push up this change to an earlier date.<ref name="polygon opensource">{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/8/13883258/drl-download-doom-roguelike-mod | title = Facing down copyright claims, Doom roguelike fan game goes open-source | first = Allegra | last = Frank | date = December 8, 2016 | accessdate = December 8, 2016 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> The [[source code]] was made available via [[GitHub]] under [[GPLv2GNU General Public License|GPL 2.0 or later]] and the game's assets under the [[Creative Commons license|CC BY-SA 4.0]] license.<ref>[https://github.com/ChaosForge/doomrl/blob/master/LICENSE License] on github.com/ChaosForge/doomrl</ref> Kisielewicz anticipates that the open-source community will be able to provide support and improvements to enhance both ''DRL'' and ''Jupiter Hell''.<ref name="polygon opensource"/> For instance, a community [[source port]] of DRL to the [[OpenPandora]] [[handheld]] resulted already three days later.<ref>[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/doom-rl.78871/ Release DooM RL] by ptitSeb on pyra-handheld.com (2016-12-09)</ref>

In 2014 ''DRL'' was described by [[PCGamer]] as ''"a brilliant [[wikt:Special:Search/mashup|mashup]] of two classics."'' and named among the "Ten top [[Fan game|fan remade]] classics you can play for [[Freeware|free]] right now".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/ten-top-fan-remade-classics-you-can-play-for-free-right-now/2/ |title=Ten top fan-remade classics you can play for free right now |author=Craig Pearson |date=2014-01-01 |publisher=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>

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