The Curious Expedition
Games
strategy game
SHOW HN2018
458points
141comments
#31of 2,155 in 2018
Top 2%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 29 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Performance: 2 for, 13 againstDesign: 2 for, 11 againstExecution: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good game design and polish
From 2 comments
congrats! played the demo a little, it's very well polished and quite interesting as a concept.
LoSboccacc on HNI found this game endearing, and I wish I was a kid again with lots of time to play. I would have gotten immersed in this. The game play is pretty smooth, and I am impressed with…
RobertRoberts on HN
Interesting HTML5 proof of concept on Steam
From 2 comments
I really love Curious Expedition - and I am also a huge fan of making JavaScript/web games. My favorite aspect is that it's no longer even very notable when a game IS a HTML5…
mrspeaker on HNFor those interested in HTML5 games on Steam, our HTML5 engine Construct has supported Steam publishing with NW.js for some years now - here's a selection, all built with HTML5…
AshleysBrain on HN
Objections
Poor performance and frame drops in browser
From 4 comments
Datapoint: demo is VERY slow on Ubuntu 16.04 x86_64 + Chromium 66.0. Startup took more than a minute, and then it proceeds with what feels like 1-2 fps. More info: 8GB of RAM,…
amelius on HNThe performance on my PC isn't the best, regular spikes in FPS
lewisj489 on HNThis is great, but my first experience with it so far makes me wonder whether you wouldn't have been better off just creating a traditional game instead of using HTML5. I really…
dom96 on HNCongrates .. But it seems to be slow .. or its my browser ?
itajooba02 on HN
Zoom controls broken in some browsers
From 3 comments
Seems to "work" in safari/osx (if a bit slowly and the initial loading bar is as bad as can be), however none of the zoom hooks work (neither scrolling nor keyboard keys) and…
masklinn on HNBug report: can't zoom in. No scroll wheel, '+' doesn't work. Macbook pro/Chrome
shawndrost on HNHi, looks great. I'm trying the tutorial, but the mousewheel doesn't zoom, but scrolls up and down on the map. The +/- keys also don't zoom. I'm running on a macbook pro, in…
heretoo on HN
Unexpected sound is obnoxious
From 1 comment
The unexpected sound is quite obnoxious. There is no obvious way to shut it up.
tobyhinloopen on HN
Requests
Fix zoom and scroll controls
From 2 comments
Seems to "work" in safari/osx (if a bit slowly and the initial loading bar is as bad as can be), however none of the zoom hooks work (neither scrolling nor keyboard keys) and…
masklinn on HNBug report: can't zoom in. No scroll wheel, '+' doesn't work. Macbook pro/Chrome
shawndrost on HN
Document technical details and write-up
From 2 comments
The demo looks cool, but for I really expected to read which libraries were used, what IDE did you use for programming, how did you package it for Steam release, etc. Could you…
babuskov on HNis there a write up about how you approached doing it?
keithnz on HN
Questions
Was the similarity to Renowned Explorers accidental?
From 1 comment
Congrats on the success! I stumbled across Curious Expedition a while back, bought it on Steam and had a few playthroughs (of varying success). It's a very cool game, and despite…
danielbarla on HN
Alternatives named
CrossCode
From 1 comment
For those who are interested because of the tech, "CrossCode" is another Steam game that uses HTML5. It has a demo running in the browser as well. I thought it was quite…
chmod775 on HN
Renowned Explorers
From 1 comment
Congrats on the success! I stumbled across Curious Expedition a while back, bought it on Steam and had a few playthroughs (of varying success). It's a very cool game, and despite…
danielbarla on HN