Sid Digital Alien Invasion
Games
browser game
SHOW HN2016
43points
16comments
#817of 2,264 in 2016
Top 37%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.44.
Performance: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 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
Commenters find the idea cool and fun
From 2 comments
Wow,that's awesome. How long did it take to create and set up? And are you all actually managing to get work done while this is going on? And this just may be server…
SamBam on HNSo cool. How long are you guys planning on working in your space suits for? Hours? Days? Weeks?! Also, how does the turret get refilled? Is there a Roomba to clean up the balls…
instakill on HN
Objections
Queue wait times jump around and seem inconsistent
From 2 comments
Wow,that's awesome. How long did it take to create and set up? And are you all actually managing to get work done while this is going on? And this just may be server…
SamBam on HNI'm seeing the same issue. Queue time keeps jumping, was down to 10 minutes, shot back up to 20. Seems that there's queue jumping or something else going on behind the scenes. It…
mrbrt on HN
Page shows 'Thanks for playing' before any play, or stalls on connecting
From 2 comments
I'm confused, it shows me "Thanks for playing" before I've eve done anything. Is this one-time event that's already finished?
pimlottc on HNCan anyone see what this is, or is it down under HN traffic? I just get a spinner with "Connecting".
mijoharas on HN
Requests
Show more detail on the build and implementation
From 1 comment
Are there any pictures of the turret build and possibly a bit of details about the implementation of the project?
tlow on HN
Add Twitter sign-in and sharing for virality
From 1 comment
Suggestions: # Landing Page 1. Increase the visual weight of the Call-To-Action button. One way to do this would be to move the button up on the landing page, perhaps after the…
tlow on HN
Questions
How is the queue and wait time calculated?
From 2 comments
Wow,that's awesome. How long did it take to create and set up? And are you all actually managing to get work done while this is going on? And this just may be server…
SamBam on HNI'm seeing the same issue. Queue time keeps jumping, was down to 10 minutes, shot back up to 20. Seems that there's queue jumping or something else going on behind the scenes. It…
mrbrt on HN
Does the video stream need Flash?
From 2 comments
Can anyone see what this is, or is it down under HN traffic? I just get a spinner with "Connecting".
mijoharas on HNIt uses flash for the video streaming, it should detect a lack of, but sometimes if the browser interrupts the loading of it it might never trigger as not being enabled.
alexcroox on HN