Counter-Strike Football
Games
multiplayer fps game
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How HN took it
11 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive that a shooter is built on PHP and Electron
From 1 comment
This is wild... PHP server with electron client.. I'm genuinely impressed. It's been many years since I worked with PHP. Back in the days before proper namespaces etc. This just…
bilekas on HN
Good starting point for 3D game development
From 1 comment
Open-sourcing this is awesome! What a great jumping off point for people wanting to do 3D game dev.
wormlord on HN
Objections
No license file for much of the discussion, so not truly open source
From 2 comments
Still not open source many hours later after multiple people said to put a license on it. Calling something open source when its not is really not okay, and it is hurting free…
tokai on HNThat’s not a valid license. Without a file or statement in the repository, I guess it’s a proprietary piece of software that people cannot legally fork.
JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B on HN
Odd choice of PHP server and Electron client
From 2 comments
Making FPS game with Electron client and PHP server is an interesting choice of technologies to say the least.
dfox on HNYou would think it would run in browser. Why are the clients packaged electron applications?
therein on HN
Name may infringe Counter-Strike trademark
From 1 comment
Having Counterstrike in the name of the repo and title of the game might not be the best idea, as it's a trademark. It's also ... not an awful lot like CS at the moment. Mostly…
camtarn on HN
Requests
Add a license file
From 1 comment
Can you add a license file?
josephcsible on HN
Make it run in a browser
From 1 comment
The client runs in Electron, but there is no web version? Why not?
modeless on HN
Questions
Why is the client packaged as Electron rather than running in a browser?
From 2 comments
You would think it would run in browser. Why are the clients packaged electron applications?
therein on HNThe client runs in Electron, but there is no web version? Why not?
modeless on HN
Alternatives named
Play-cs.com browser Counter-Strike 1.6
From 1 comment
There is also play-cs.com which is the real counter strike 1.6 in browser.
de_elusive on HN
Beyond All Reason
From 1 comment
There are some seriously impressive open source games out there. One of my friend groups into gaming got me into BAR (Beyond All Reason) last year and it is seriously impressive…
loufe on HN