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My wife started playing Pokopia and told me it's the best game she's ever played.
memalign.github.io#clicker game#settlement builder#browser game#pokopia demake
How HN took it
4 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and satisfying to play
From 2 comments
Neat! That was fun and satisfying. I beat with with only discovering 2% of the map apparently.
willks on HNThis was a lot of fun! I beat it in just under 30 minutes but lost to the new settlers. Thanks for sharing!
KaiserPister on HN
Zooming from 2D map to 3D planet is neat
From 2 comments
I love the zooming 2d to 3d feature. I do not fully understand the goal and rewarding system yet - maybe this aspect can be better indicated somewhere in the GUI
tom-wal on HNAs usual for projects aided by generative AI, the user experience is lacking due to a failure of basic considerations on the part of the human prompting. Clicking is so…
xerox13ster on HN
Objections
Clicking causes canvas drag, leading to misplaced tiles and wasted resources
From 1 comment
As usual for projects aided by generative AI, the user experience is lacking due to a failure of basic considerations on the part of the human prompting. Clicking is so…
xerox13ster on HN
Trackpad scrolling zooms instead of panning, causing strain
From 1 comment
You can make a farm and then you get wood a lot. The mechanics are a little painful though, I've got horrible cramp from playing on a trackpad, and the fact that scrolling around…
drcongo on HN
Motion sickness and unusable on mobile-first click interaction
From 2 comments
>I spent several weeks worth of nights on this project and put a lot of thought into the experience, though I exclusively played it on touch devices. I really didn't play, I…
xerox13ster on HNAs usual for projects aided by generative AI, the user experience is lacking due to a failure of basic considerations on the part of the human prompting. Clicking is so…
xerox13ster on HN
Wood is scarce early on
From 1 comment
As usual for projects aided by generative AI, the user experience is lacking due to a failure of basic considerations on the part of the human prompting. Clicking is so…
xerox13ster on HN
Requests
Fix mouse and trackpad user experience
From 2 comments
Thanks for checking this out! I need to fix the mouse/trackpad user experience. If anyone wants to see more of the game in the meantime, this link exposes the debug menu where…
memalign on HNThanks for playing! I spent several weeks worth of nights on this project and put a lot of thought into the experience, though I exclusively played it on touch devices. I need to…
memalign on HN
Use Ctrl+click or right-click for dragging instead of click-drag
From 1 comment
As usual for projects aided by generative AI, the user experience is lacking due to a failure of basic considerations on the part of the human prompting. Clicking is so…
xerox13ster on HN
Alternatives named
Pokopia
From 1 comment
Thanks for playing! I spent several weeks worth of nights on this project and put a lot of thought into the experience, though I exclusively played it on touch devices. I need to…
memalign on HN
Universal Paperclips
From 1 comment