I’m Santiago Zapata, better known online as slashie, a Software Engineer and Independent Game Developer and from Medellín, Colombia.

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Category: Elite International Detective

  • EID 2021.2

    Fixes some critical bugs found in 2021.1 with the transition to SERF0.29, and further improve user experience: Prevent exploit to recover HP using Run command Replace Luck with HP for clarity Improve delay logic for better gunfight SFX Replace fancy useless Miss messages with more practical numeric damage caused Use…

  • Elite International Detective v2021.1 – After 10 years!

    It’s been over 10 years after I last updated this game! recent playthroughs made me want to fix some stuff so here we are! Here are the biggest changes: Much smaller map size, less boring exploration Fix display of map when the mission starts so it actually makes sense Show…

  • Elite International Detective: Day 7, VICTORY!

    Victory! Managed to pull out another 7DRL success against all odds. 🙂 Download here, source code can be found here, if you want to continue developing it, just ping me Very happy with the way it turned out, this may be the first year I am content with the results,…

  • Elite International Detective – Day 4.25

    Worked on the criminal “track” generation, traveling and detective-research model, as well as moving between locations. Still a lot to do! I think I’ll probably stick to static locations for most places, only having the criminal hideouts as random complexes (the overall mission structure is also random though, just the…

  • Contribute to Elite International Detective!

    Do you like roguelikes? did you like “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” back then? we are inviting people from all around the world to submit city and countries data, and help Elite International Detective become a fun game and a real challenge to your geopolitics knowledge. You can…

  • Elite International Detective – Day 4

    Day 4, we are past half the challenge… not much to show tonight since it was mostly backend work, setting the foundations for the traveling system. However I furnished the detectives office a bit and created a simple location for the airport. What is more important, I have a clear…

  • Elite International Detective – Day 2

    Second day is gone! You can grab items, wear them and try to murder your own workmates… stress is dangerous! Approximate work time: 8:25 (4:20 + 4:05)

  • Elite International Detective – Day 1

    First day is gone! You can run around your office and bump friend detectives, not much more- but the basics are there 🙂 I am using serf engine; making this the third game to be powered by it. It lacks so many things yet it has proven to be useful…

  • Elite International Detective: 2011 7DRL Challenge

    The 20117DRL Challenge is on, and I have just started development of my entry. You are an elite international detective, bad guys do bad things so you must chase them, leaving a trail of blood behind.That is all. Title: Elite International Detective Engine: SERF (http://code.google.com/p/serf-engine/) Wish me luck!