Rebels in the sky
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terminal game
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How HN took it
15 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Docs: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 5 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Great pixel art and graphics
From 3 comments
The graphics are way better than the description "terminal game" would suggest, I recommend putting some images in your README to better demonstrate the amount of effort you put…
kibwen on HNI tried it! Really cool concept and great pixel art!
thianvan on HNPlanet animations remind me of Captain Blood. Congratulations. The terminal, from constraint comes creativity.
nickdothutton on HN
Fun and original concept
From 3 comments
So much fun! Works fine on windows terminal too! mouse, keyb, colours -- all good.
x0n on HNfirst game i've played for an hour straight in years. well done!
bcooney_info on HNThis is really cool. Like a mix between TradeWars 2002 and sportsball management. Well played sir.
20after4 on HN
Objections
Hard to understand what to do and how gameplay works
From 2 comments
As an Italian, some of the player names are hilarious. The game seems really cool and honestly really impressive, but it's hard to understand what you're supposed to do at any…
riffraff on HNLooks very original although I’m a bit daunted by getting to grips with it. Plan to give it a go later. Feedback: The mashup of themes make it difficult to assess what the…
pacifika on HN
Server overloaded, demo videos fail to load
From 3 comments
None of these work for me. Put it on YouTube or something.
Kiro on HNThis link just takes forever to load for me
kouru225 on HNThis link also did not work for me.
davidjfelix on HN
SSH to a random server raises privacy concerns
From 1 comment
Reminder that ssh'ing to some random server is not without some privacy concern.
emmelaich on HN
Requests
Add screenshots or images to the README
From 3 comments
The graphics are way better than the description "terminal game" would suggest, I recommend putting some images in your README to better demonstrate the amount of effort you put…
kibwen on HNThis is very cool. Thank you for sharing your creativity with this game and its source! I love that it is accessed via ssh and is multiplayer. A screenshot or animated gif in the…
neomantra on HNThat link works, thanks :) I had tried a couple links earlier and they hadn't. Does that song say "dogboy"? But seeing your video makes me realize the colors are messed up in my…
neomantra on HN
Questions
How are match results decided
From 1 comment
Just curious, how are the results of the match decided? How much player agency is there?
balbo321 on HN
Which library was used for graphics
From 1 comment
One question out of curiosity: Which library did u use for the graphics?
bartzokas on HN
Alternatives named
FTL
From 1 comment
I have a friend who played FTL and I kept thinking that was just a fancy terminal game.
hinkley on HN
TradeWars 2002
From 1 comment
This is really cool. Like a mix between TradeWars 2002 and sportsball management. Well played sir.
20after4 on HN
Captain Blood
From 1 comment
Planet animations remind me of Captain Blood. Congratulations. The terminal, from constraint comes creativity.
nickdothutton on HN