Newsletter 009: Add content for Dathos and bracket-lib

content/posts/newsletter-009/index.md

@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ It's around 2-5x faster than the current rusttype .ttf rasterizer.
   2D co-op action/arcade game highly inspired by Evil Invasion.
   Two weeks ago the game received a few updates of UI and multiplayer.
 
-  Also, [a short video](grumpy_visitors-video) was posted to twitter, showing the latest state
-  of Grumpy Visitors:
+  Also, [a short video](grumpy_visitors-video) was posted to twitter,
+  showing the latest state of Grumpy Visitors:
   [![grumpy_visitors-video](grumpy_visitors-video.gif)][grumpy_visitors-video]
 
 - [Boulder Dash] remake by [dpc] - a new remake of an old classic.
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ Here's a roundup of some of them:
 
   ![fermi paradox screenshot](fermi-paradox.jpg)
 
-
 ### [Veloren][veloren]
 
 ![Buildings](veloren1.png)
@@ -751,6 +750,40 @@ For more information visit [docs.rs][erupt-docs] and [GitLab][erupt-gitlab].
 [erupt-docs]: https://docs.rs/erupt
 [erupt-gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/Friz64/erupt
 
+### [bracket-lib]
+
+![OfficeRL screenshot](officerl.png)
+
+[bracket-lib] is a toolkit for creating roguelikes in Rust.
+Version 0.8.0 of the library was released this month,
+adding many new features and fixes, such as:
+
+- A new input system
+- RGBA support, with conversions to RGB and HSV
+- Support for bigger Unicode font maps
+- A 'flexible' terminal with support for floating point positions
+- A 'sprite' terminal that lets you render sprites wherever you want
+- A 'virtual' terminal, sections of which can be rendered to other terminals
+- Runtime font switching
+- OpenGL hooks
+- Framerate limiting
+
+Full release notes are available on [/r/rust][bracket-lib-0.8].
+
+The author of the library has also published a [new tutorial][bracket-lib-noise],
+showing how you can use simplex noise to generate worlds
+\[[twitter thread][bracket-lib-noise-twitter]\].
+
+In the wider community, DrMelon has published a alpha version of [OfficeRL],
+a roguelike built with bracket-lib that's set
+in an eternally sprawling office complex.
+
+[bracket-lib]: https://github.com/thebracket/bracket-lib
+[bracket-lib-0.8]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/fz5rb7/bracketlib_work_week_of_4112020_080_has_shipped/
+[bracket-lib-noise]: https://bracketproductions.com/posts/minituts/spherical_noise/
+[bracket-lib-noise-twitter]: https://twitter.com/herberticus/status/1252335121258237953
+[OfficeRL]: https://drmelon.itch.io/officerl
+
 ### [miniquad]
 
 ![miniquad logo](miniquad_logo.png)
@@ -817,6 +850,23 @@ to the [website repo][tetra-website-repo] to get it added!
 [tetra-showcase]: https://twitter.com/17cupsofcoffee/status/1255901557322928128
 [tetra-website-repo]: https://github.com/17cupsofcoffee/tetra-www
 
+### [Dathos]
+
+![Melody Madness screenshot](melody-madness.png)
+
+[Dathos] is a simple, extendable 2D game engine built in Rust.
+It exposes a Ruby API for writing game/rendering logic,
+and a Rust API that allows you to build native extensions for those scripts.
+
+[@resinten][resinten], the author of the engine, has also published
+an example game called [Melody Madness][melody-madness].
+Players submit commands via a Slack channel,
+trying to write a melody one note at a time.
+
+[Dathos]: https://github.com/BrianMWest/dathos-game-engine
+[resinten]: https://twitter.com/resinten/status/1255697868104531968
+[melody-madness]: https://github.com/BrianMWest/melody-madness
+
 ### [Shipyard] v0.4
 
 [Shipyard] is an ECS library built on top of sparse sets.