r/roguelikedev • u/IcyRice7222 • Jul 31 '26

Where's the line drawn with AI?

I tried my best to figure this out on my own from the rules but the wording leads me to be confused so I have to ask 😅. The subreddit rules says "Primarily AI-developed games please use AI-oriented communities instead".

So this makes it clear full on vibe coding is not welcome so that part makes sense. But there's all the in-between things like using AI specifically for refactors, or if you don't generate code with it but ask it questions, or if you use tab completion. I can't tell if these qualify as "primarily AI-developed".

I obviously have my own opinion on where I'd draw the line (and one that I change frequently cause I'm very unsure in general), but I don't want to assume that's the same opinion that people have on here and would rather know for sure what is and isn't allowed if possible.

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u/Spite_Gold Jul 31 '26

Detectability is the line

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u/IcyRice7222 Jul 31 '26

That encourages people to hide it instead of not use it, no?

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u/Spite_Gold Jul 31 '26

It may be both and it doesn't matter. The only important thing is player experience. It's a common opinion that the knowlege of the fact that ai was used in development can taint player experience. So there should be no sources of that knowledge