Skynet Simulator

Games

incremental browser game

SHOW HN2020

500points
210comments
#52of 3,028 in 2020
Top 2%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

58 positive, 52 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 15 critical, out of 132 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.

Execution: 6 for, 9 againstIdea: 12 for, 0 againstDesign: 6 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun, atmospheric, engaging game with good storytelling

    From 3 comments
    • [SPOILER WARNING] That was so amazing! It starts out kinda eerie and liminal, then it's really cool when you start discovering all these things and learning about the people on…
      t0astbread on HN
    • This was the most engaging gaming experience I've had in a while. It's nice to get a grats and thank you at the end too.
      tapland on HN
    • This is really well done and fun. Great job!
      jhack on HN
  • Reminds commenters of Uplink and paperclip-style incremental games

    From 2 comments
    • Really reminds me of Uplink, a sort of hacking RPG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplink_(video_game)
      minitoar on HN
    • Reminds me of https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html
      SomaticPirate on HN

Objections

  • Mobile layout is hard to use: small text and tap targets

    From 3 comments
    • For those playing on mobile (I started from materialistic's webview), it might be worthwhile to add a media query to 1. Reduce the width (the text is far too small, even on a 8"…
      efreak on HN
    • FYI The text is insanely small in chrome mobile, and if I pinch zoom the text is very wide so I have to scroll horizontally to read it
      marzell on HN
    • Thank you for this, I really had a blast. As others have noted, it doesn't look so fine on mobile, there are a ton of typo's, and the discoverability of some things is lacking --…
      KlaymenDK on HN
  • Bugs and stuck points, such as unextractable files and the 8th core

    From 3 comments
    • If you get stuck with RFCs.zip and portscanner.zip, but can't extract them despite moving files around to make enough space, open the Console and use diskSizeIncrease.
      ebeip90 on HN
    • I'm still stuck on 7 hosts. I don't know how to get the 8th one in order to be able to force the other 3. I'm 100% scanned too and only have the Dr. Who .csv with no idea what to…
      dkonofalski on HN
    • Fun, but seem to have gotten myself stuck. 4 cores, 100% network scanned. All the research I can do is done. But the remaining hosts can't be absorbed: n0v4, Eris, Juno, Solar,…
      Bedon292 on HN

Requests

  • Add save progress feature

    From 3 comments
    • any way to save my progress?
      xrisk on HN
    • Please make the option to save game. It's so interesting but I just can't take out more than 15 mins of time at a time. Maybe I'll run it on ec2 rdp until that feature hasn't…
      superasn on HN
    • Is there a way to save my progress?
      ReedJessen on HN
  • Fix typos and copy editing

    From 2 comments
    • Super interesting concept! Enjoyed it from start to finish. One minor nitpick: it needs some spell-checking and copy editing throughout. I'd be happy to help if the code is…
      dmitrybrant on HN
    • typo: "automation purpouses"
      outworlder on HN

Questions

  • How to get more cores or past stuck points

    From 3 comments
    • How do you create cores? I feel like I'm stuck at that point with nothing else I can do without them.
      lprubin on HN
    • Okay, I'm seriously stuck on the 8th core. Hint please...
      asforem on HN
    • How do you get 10 cores? I can’t get past 4 :/ (discovered every other host but can’t do anything with them…)
      Flink91 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Universal Paperclips

    From 1 comment
  • Uplink

    From 1 comment
    • Really reminds me of Uplink, a sort of hacking RPG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplink_(video_game)
      minitoar on HN
  • Endgame: Singularity

    From 1 comment
    • If you enjoyed this game I think you'd be very likely to enjoy Endgame Singularity as well. It's been floating around for many years at this point. If you've ever browsed the…
      reificator on HN
  • Candy Box

    From 1 comment
    • Try Mine Defense, Candy Box, Candy Box 2, and A Firelit room. Of those Id say Candy Box is the least click-heavy.
      mr-ron on HN

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