Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Dancing Bottle Genres: Games Role Playing Simulation Free Supported Devices: iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 8.0 Download Size: 96.2MB Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Dancing Bottle Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a post-apocalyptic zombie survival roguelike game with procedural world generation. It is … TouchArcade Rating: Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a post-apocalyptic zombie survival roguelike game with procedural world generation. It is heavily focused on crafting and exploration. The game is set in near-future New England after a catastrophic event killed most of the human population and spawned various monsters and hazards. Surviving is difficult: you have been thrown, ill-equipped, into a landscape now riddled with monstrosities of which flesh eating zombies are neither the strangest nor the deadliest. Unlike most roguelikes, it has no goal: the player is free to explore the procedurally generated map, clear areas of monsters, work with NPCs, and build shelters and vehicles. The gameplay is mainly based on day-to-day survival, and the game tracks parameters like hunger, thirst, morale, illness and temperature which the player must manage to stay alive. There are several other things in the game such as NPC Quests and Secret Structures. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is heavily focused on crafting with many basic necessities such as clothing and food being craftable from raw items that are found lying around. There are several professions and scenarios to choose from during character creation, as well as a variety of positive and negative traits. The game also provides the player with a robust platform to construct structures and build/modify vehicles. The game includes vehicles, bionics, mutations, realistic fire and smoke effects, real-life seasons and a wide array of combat and crafting skills. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Original author: Whales (retired) Project Manager: KevinGranade Website/Forum: GlyphGryph Current Main Developers/Github Managers: KevinGranade, Rivet-the-Zombie, BevapDin, Coolthulu, i2amroy For a full list of contributors please see: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/contributors Information Seller:Dancing Bottle Genre:Role Playing, Simulation Release:Dec 08, 2015 Updated:Jan 28, 2016 Version:1.12.3 Size:146.3 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (20) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal zen_mode Well-Known Member Feb 8, 2015 366 0 16 Sydney #2 zen_mode, Dec 9, 2015 Last edited: Dec 9, 2015 For those not familiar, it's a turn-based, sandbox, survival roguelike with a zombie apocalypse theme. This is a port of the collaborative, open source project on PC/Mac/Linux that has been in development for a number of years. There are very few games on iOS with this level of complexity and depth, and can easily be compared to Nethack or Dwarf Fortress adventure mode in this respect. I've been beta testing for some time, and happy to say that this port is serviceable and has come up with some decent solutions to some of the UX challenges to porting a game of this magnitude. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #3 ScotDamn, Dec 9, 2015 Omg Zen your description makes me happy. It's like one of those games you didn't know you wanted. Can't wait to play this! zen_mode Well-Known Member Feb 8, 2015 366 0 16 Sydney #4 zen_mode, Dec 9, 2015 For those picking this up for the first time, make sure you check out the wiki as well to get some of the basics: http://wiki.cataclysmdda.com There's a lot going on in this game and there's definitely a learning curve to both navigating the many menus and commands and also getting some basic strategies down, especially if you have limited experience with more traditional roguelikes. Once you get a grasp on things though, you're setting your self up for potentially some very rewarding gameplay and there's many in the community with thousands of hours logged. This game is the real deal and only very rarely do we see something with this sort of longevity come to iOS. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,616 377 83 #5 Talbs, Dec 9, 2015 I've just been getting into nethack for the past week or two, so this amps me even more. Man, do I have a time shortage now. Never tried it but so very happy to give it a shot on my iPhone. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,616 377 83 #6 Talbs, Dec 9, 2015 Just gave this a go for the first time ever. Man this game is hardcore. Think I've got some reading up to do. Nycteris Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2012 86 0 0 #7 Nycteris, Dec 9, 2015 Whoa!! I had no idea they would bring this to iOS!! Instadownload! Maglor cat should go here. Repulsa Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2015 1,584 81 48 #8 Repulsa, Dec 9, 2015 This game seems a little too overcomplicated. I personally don't understand the complex PC-like controls and menus for a touch screen mobile game. It looks really cool don't get me wrong I got as far as creating a character and I really appreciated the massive variety of options. I guess i wish it was just a little more easy to jump right into. zen_mode Well-Known Member Feb 8, 2015 366 0 16 Sydney #9 zen_mode, Dec 9, 2015 The controls aren't perfect as it is a PC port. The game is difficult, the learning curve a year ago wasn't as steep for me because I was already comming from obtuse interfaces such as Nethack and Angband. But if was comming from little roguelike experience it would be a lot more difficult, especially seeing you have to grapple with an additional mobile UI interface on top. Surviving in the game itself is also difficult, but reading the wiki and following the basic strategies there makes it a lot easier. Though still not trivial. All in all, the people that this port is really going to appeal to is those that have been playing the PC version and want it on the go. The vast majority of mobile gamers will be put off by the less than ideal interface and complexity and difficulty of the game. Kaje85 Active Member Apr 17, 2013 33 0 0 #10 Kaje85, Dec 9, 2015 Oh wow. I have been playing CataclysmDA on the PC for as long as I can remember it being available. And now it's on iOS? Instant buy. This is going to keep me nice and warm this winter. Thank you! zen_mode Well-Known Member Feb 8, 2015 366 0 16 Sydney #11 zen_mode, Dec 9, 2015 Last edited: Dec 17, 2015 Nothing to pay for. The iAP is for sound packs but I'm honestly not even sure how much he's charging for it. Either way it's obviously not required. On an unrelated note, here are the settings I use that I've found useful for this platform: - autosave every 100 turns - all animations off - tileset: RetroASCII20 -> Edit: scratch that, RetroASCII30 is probably better ChiefStorm New Member Oct 30, 2014 4 0 0 #12 ChiefStorm, Dec 9, 2015 I have never posted in this forum, but I had to for Cataclysm DDA. Just download it now. Now. Do it. Pyroknight Member Mar 31, 2014 14 0 0 #13 Pyroknight, Dec 9, 2015 Omg its on iOS holy crap V Kuolema Well-Known Member Jun 30, 2011 431 27 28 Canada #14 V Kuolema, Dec 9, 2015 I had beta tested this and it is absolutely amazingly done. The whole game is there save for some lua required mods but most of what you've come to love and expect from DDA is there. The only issue is DDA itself can be rather hard to adjust to if you're not a roguelike player. I'd recommend watching some beginner tutorials on YouTube, play the tutorial in game and finally on the main screen go to the hell menu and read all of what's there. It's well well worth it. Dailon80 Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2014 3,574 66 48 Program Director/Radio DJ Eos #15 Dailon80, Dec 9, 2015 Surprise of the week! Downloading now. ZugZug Well-Known Member Jan 14, 2011 48 0 6 #16 ZugZug, Dec 9, 2015 Been playing this for a week now. It's so good, I will be spending many hours on this. gmattergames Well-Known Member Mar 1, 2013 607 42 28 #17 gmattergames, Dec 9, 2015 Last edited: Dec 9, 2015 Unless you have a sincere appreciation of traditional RL, most will find the mobile UI of cataclysm frustrating. The absence of direct touch interaction with onscreen prompts, menus and in-game items renders even the most trivial actions cumbersome. Hesitate to rate entire game on this issue alone but simply don't have the patience required to labor through the iOS keyboard control scheme. The die-hard will surely chuckle as the game seems as deep as any in the genre. Dailon80 Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2014 3,574 66 48 Program Director/Radio DJ Eos #18 Dailon80, Dec 9, 2015 Doing a lot of research on how to properly play this game. It's so deep and complicated at first but I'm catching on. Like others have stated if you are new to it you will need to read up or you fill find it very frustrating but I can already tell this will be worth it! Dailon80 Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2014 3,574 66 48 Program Director/Radio DJ Eos #19 Dailon80, Dec 9, 2015 Has anyone bought the 99 cent soundpack? I want to just to support this awesome game. I'm new to this game so is it for in game sound? only sound I get is menu but I didn't know if that was the way it should be. i'm already experimenting with texture packs and it's awesome to see how diff ones look. thanks for helping a noob loving it! drelbs Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2009 11,200 7 38 #20 drelbs, Dec 9, 2015 Huzzah! \/ (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 14 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 14 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
For those not familiar, it's a turn-based, sandbox, survival roguelike with a zombie apocalypse theme. This is a port of the collaborative, open source project on PC/Mac/Linux that has been in development for a number of years. There are very few games on iOS with this level of complexity and depth, and can easily be compared to Nethack or Dwarf Fortress adventure mode in this respect. I've been beta testing for some time, and happy to say that this port is serviceable and has come up with some decent solutions to some of the UX challenges to porting a game of this magnitude.
Omg Zen your description makes me happy. It's like one of those games you didn't know you wanted. Can't wait to play this!
For those picking this up for the first time, make sure you check out the wiki as well to get some of the basics: http://wiki.cataclysmdda.com There's a lot going on in this game and there's definitely a learning curve to both navigating the many menus and commands and also getting some basic strategies down, especially if you have limited experience with more traditional roguelikes. Once you get a grasp on things though, you're setting your self up for potentially some very rewarding gameplay and there's many in the community with thousands of hours logged. This game is the real deal and only very rarely do we see something with this sort of longevity come to iOS.
I've just been getting into nethack for the past week or two, so this amps me even more. Man, do I have a time shortage now. Never tried it but so very happy to give it a shot on my iPhone.
Just gave this a go for the first time ever. Man this game is hardcore. Think I've got some reading up to do.
This game seems a little too overcomplicated. I personally don't understand the complex PC-like controls and menus for a touch screen mobile game. It looks really cool don't get me wrong I got as far as creating a character and I really appreciated the massive variety of options. I guess i wish it was just a little more easy to jump right into.
The controls aren't perfect as it is a PC port. The game is difficult, the learning curve a year ago wasn't as steep for me because I was already comming from obtuse interfaces such as Nethack and Angband. But if was comming from little roguelike experience it would be a lot more difficult, especially seeing you have to grapple with an additional mobile UI interface on top. Surviving in the game itself is also difficult, but reading the wiki and following the basic strategies there makes it a lot easier. Though still not trivial. All in all, the people that this port is really going to appeal to is those that have been playing the PC version and want it on the go. The vast majority of mobile gamers will be put off by the less than ideal interface and complexity and difficulty of the game.
Oh wow. I have been playing CataclysmDA on the PC for as long as I can remember it being available. And now it's on iOS? Instant buy. This is going to keep me nice and warm this winter. Thank you!
Nothing to pay for. The iAP is for sound packs but I'm honestly not even sure how much he's charging for it. Either way it's obviously not required. On an unrelated note, here are the settings I use that I've found useful for this platform: - autosave every 100 turns - all animations off - tileset: RetroASCII20 -> Edit: scratch that, RetroASCII30 is probably better
I had beta tested this and it is absolutely amazingly done. The whole game is there save for some lua required mods but most of what you've come to love and expect from DDA is there. The only issue is DDA itself can be rather hard to adjust to if you're not a roguelike player. I'd recommend watching some beginner tutorials on YouTube, play the tutorial in game and finally on the main screen go to the hell menu and read all of what's there. It's well well worth it.
Unless you have a sincere appreciation of traditional RL, most will find the mobile UI of cataclysm frustrating. The absence of direct touch interaction with onscreen prompts, menus and in-game items renders even the most trivial actions cumbersome. Hesitate to rate entire game on this issue alone but simply don't have the patience required to labor through the iOS keyboard control scheme. The die-hard will surely chuckle as the game seems as deep as any in the genre.
Doing a lot of research on how to properly play this game. It's so deep and complicated at first but I'm catching on. Like others have stated if you are new to it you will need to read up or you fill find it very frustrating but I can already tell this will be worth it!
Has anyone bought the 99 cent soundpack? I want to just to support this awesome game. I'm new to this game so is it for in game sound? only sound I get is menu but I didn't know if that was the way it should be. i'm already experimenting with texture packs and it's awesome to see how diff ones look. thanks for helping a noob loving it!
