BoxByte Lyte
Games
arcade game
SHOW HN2015
151points
93comments
#134of 2,565 in 2015
Top 6%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
13 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Design: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good game, fun and worth trying
From 2 comments
It's actually quite good. Give it a try!
dordoka on HNGreat game! Like others, having a simple webpage with a YouTube video is not just a must, but it's also quite easy! Give http://itch.io a try.
beshrkayali on HN
Day-one Linux support appreciated
From 2 comments
Congrats isaiahg on your project and public release! Shared your story on my website: https://rootgamer.com/download/12170/download-boxbyte-lyte - hope it helps getting word out.…
himlims on HNMade an account to give thanks for day-one Linux support. We're a small fan-base but very vocal. :)
destroythecore on HN
Story of solo developer is inspiring
From 2 comments
Ignore all the people here telling you to open-source this (for now). You have a product and a compelling story. This could be one of the rare games that actually makes money.…
JabavuAdams on HNI think this thread is a bit of a showcase of the best things about HN. It's a place where someone without existing distribution can get what they've made in front of people. The…
strttn on HN
Objections
Tutorial text boxes animate slowly and are annoying
From 1 comment
Hey :) Well done on reaching beta! First bit of feedback - I'm running through the tutorial, and text boxes animate on to the screen, slowly, every single time. It's really…
notnownikki on HN
Windows firewall warning and worry about network requests
From 1 comment
Congratulations on shipping. Most people who want to get into independent development never even make it past alpha, if that. Really, I think the basic idea is alright, but the…
krapp on HN
Difficulty and movement feel artificial; enemies small
From 1 comment
Congratulations on shipping. Most people who want to get into independent development never even make it past alpha, if that. Really, I think the basic idea is alright, but the…
krapp on HN
Download links hosted on Dropbox are unsafe or blocked
From 3 comments
Self-reported "Long time lurker" to HN: "run my binary, look it's ported to all platforms!" Excuse me if I don't.
contingencies on HNWhile I'm pretty sure you don't have any bad intentions, you may want to consider how this looks like to someone [paranoid] like me: - New HN member makes his first post claiming…
crypt1d on HNCurrently getting: Error (429) This account's links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!
aswerty on HN
Requests
Put up a proper website with screenshots or video
From 3 comments
Friendly advice: Getting a simple site up and running describing your game with a few screenshots or a gameplay vid and providing download links takes no more than 2 hours.…
nopslider on HNScreenshots? Not sure I want to download this without some idea what it is.
viraptor on HNMake a 3 minute video of the gameplay and upload it to youtube
LittlePeter on HN
Open source the game
From 2 comments
It would be nice if you put the open source the game as well (seeing as it's free atm, so no profit loss from it). I'd like to see how you wrote it, and learn from it!
chii on HNWhile I'm pretty sure you don't have any bad intentions, you may want to consider how this looks like to someone [paranoid] like me: - New HN member makes his first post claiming…
crypt1d on HN
Fix keyboard and mouse on Linux build
From 1 comment
Is it just me, or would it make much more sense if it switched in order of red > green > blue? Most people already know that sequence, so there'd be much less of a learning…
Mocha_Bean on HN
Reverse color order to red, green, blue
From 1 comment
Is it just me, or would it make much more sense if it switched in order of red > green > blue? Most people already know that sequence, so there'd be much less of a learning…
Mocha_Bean on HN
Questions
Is this the maker's first release and how did they stay focused
From 2 comments
Very interesting! I have a few questions: 1) Is this your first time releasing your game to the public? 2) How were you able to focus on such a project for so long? 3) I've never…
mrnismo92 on HNCongratulations on the release! Any tips for how you managed to spend 6 years on the same project without getting board?
lucaspiller on HN
What technologies were used
From 1 comment
So can you give us some description of the technologies used in order to build that game ?
aikah on HN
Alternatives named
itch.io for hosting and distribution
From 3 comments
Great game! Like others, having a simple webpage with a YouTube video is not just a must, but it's also quite easy! Give http://itch.io a try.
beshrkayali on HNYou could use itch.io or Github pages.
akx on HNYou should maybe look into distributing this on itch.io (http://itch.io), which handles hosting, promotion, and pricing for you.
ntide on HN
GitHub Pages for a project site
From 1 comment
Why not use Github Pages?
mauvm on HN
Steam via Greenlight
From 2 comments
Have you considered publishing on Steam? Its a good avenue to monetise as well.
_nedR on HNIt's actually pretty hard to get on Steam without a publisher. Without a publisher, you have to go through the Greenlight process which requires a ton of people voting "Yes I'll…
nacs on HN