Farmhand
Games
farming game
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Playable and well made for a solo effort
From 1 comment
One thing I've seen in open-ended games like this (Rimworld, Crusade Kings) is to just jump into a "tutorial" at first and direct the player into the basic game loop. It feels…
viklove on HN
Interesting idea for linking game instances
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. Looking at a possible linkage to Factorio when I get back to modding again soon.
adamius on HN
Objections
Opening screen is a wall of text and menus instead of gameplay
From 1 comment
Nothing screams "fun" like seeing a wall of text and multiple menus when I load up a video game. I'd really prefer to be dropped into gameplay when I open the link.
viklove on HN
Game logic is not obvious and lacks documentation
From 1 comment
I like it. I get dropped in and almost instantly have questions about how exactly things work that poking at things just doesn't answer.
duxup on HN
Requests
Add a tutorial or guided start into the core game loop
From 1 comment
One thing I've seen in open-ended games like this (Rimworld, Crusade Kings) is to just jump into a "tutorial" at first and direct the player into the basic game loop. It feels…
viklove on HN
Allow state to be changed or exported between instances
From 1 comment
Server written in js using node. Interesting. If i wanted to change its state from outside it shouldn't be that hard should it? , eg let me take sold seeds or whatever from…
adamius on HN
Questions
Can market state be changed from outside the server
From 1 comment
Server written in js using node. Interesting. If i wanted to change its state from outside it shouldn't be that hard should it? , eg let me take sold seeds or whatever from…
adamius on HN
Alternatives named
Factorio
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. Looking at a possible linkage to Factorio when I get back to modding again soon.
adamius on HN
Rimworld and Crusader Kings tutorials
From 1 comment
One thing I've seen in open-ended games like this (Rimworld, Crusade Kings) is to just jump into a "tutorial" at first and direct the player into the basic game loop. It feels…
viklove on HN