Cardinal Quest
Games
browser roguelike
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
6 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 7 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun roguelike that is easy to use.
From 2 comments
Well done! Much easier to use than most crawlers. Is there a way to save the game? Should be easy to implement using localstorage.
mcantelon on HNOh man ... it's a little cruel to post something like this on a _Monday_ morning when I can't play it! (Excellent work, though. I love rogue-likes and this one looks like fun).
cowboyhero on HN
Good music and atmosphere.
From 2 comments
awesome! love the old-skool scene music by 4mat.
elblanco on HNArgh, I just lost 45 minutes with no return, damn you :) And this excellent lofi music!
wazoox on HN
Objections
Dungeon progression bugs block players from descending.
From 2 comments
Neat! I descended down to around the 7th floor I think, and found a bug: there are only five small rooms on the map, no staircases, and no doors to the rest of the map. I can't…
troygoode on HNI seem to have gotten stuck on on the fourth level or so (whenever the wall textures first change). I can only explore the upper left quadrant of the map, and there are no doors…
callahad on HN
Mouse support missing; clickable-looking elements do nothing.
From 2 comments
That's a pretty neat roguelike. It might be nice to make it more mouse friendly. I picked up a bracer, and assumed I would be abel to click on it to equip it.
netghost on HNThe list on the right that is visible at all times is hinting that it might be clickable, but it isn't.
listic on HN
Requests
Working save and load.
From 1 comment
Well done! Much easier to use than most crawlers. Is there a way to save the game? Should be easy to implement using localstorage.
mcantelon on HN
Full-window browser display.
From 1 comment
Is it hard to make game run full screen in a browser window?
listic on HN
Mouse and touch interface.
From 1 comment
Thanks! Mouse control (and generally better interface) is on my todo list. I also want to eventually get it working with a touch interface.
ido on HN
Questions
How to turn the music off.
From 1 comment
Love it! Took me a while to find how to turn the music off. How about a character review at death? And maybe a local and global leaderboard? Maybe a different colored icon for…
wanderful on HN
Whether the game can be played diagonally.
From 1 comment
Oh ok, I had assumed it was possible to move diagonally.
wanderful on HN
Alternatives named
Other 10k contest roguelikes and JS 1k entries.
From 2 comments
see also one of 10k contestants with similar game: http://10k.aneventapart.com/entry/177 guys created this game said that if not IE9 support requirement for 10k competition they…
yatsyk on HN10k? Bah. Here's my JS 1k entry: http://js1k.com/demo/285
newobj on HN