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Sparklin Wars

Sparklin Wars, multiplayer Web shooter I built over 2 nights

wars.sparklinlabs.com

#multiplayer browser game #web shooter #node.js game #three.js #socket.io

Shown by elisee on Apr 17, 2013. Click the card to turn it over.

72points

42comments

#350of 1,739 in 2013

Top 21%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

10 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.

Design: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 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

Fun and addictive for its simplicity
From 3 comments
- I really had wayyyy too much fun playing this, for how "simple" it is. I'm very impressed with what was possible in just two nights. Thanks a lot for sharing!
  creativename on HN
- I love simple games like this, reminds me of the good ol' days. =)
  sunnybunny on HN
- Good job for this little game, really funny and addictive continue the good work ! -sequel A.
  akimc on HN
Impressive what was built in two nights
From 3 comments
- Nice work, amazing that you could crank this out in a couple of nights. Inspirational!
  sekm on HN
- I really had wayyyy too much fun playing this, for how "simple" it is. I'm very impressed with what was possible in just two nights. Thanks a lot for sharing!
  creativename on HN
- Great little game, especially consider such a small amount of time was taken to write it. Also great that you'v'e released the source code. I can think of loads of very fun…
  fmdud on HN
Source code released for learning
From 2 comments
- Great little game, especially consider such a small amount of time was taken to write it. Also great that you'v'e released the source code. I can think of loads of very fun…
  fmdud on HN
- Nice job, thanks for opening the repo. Simple though the gameplay is, and knowing very little little about {Node,Three}.js, I have to admit the game changed my mind a little…
  mik3y on HN

Objections

Laggy for players far from the server
From 3 comments
- Quite funny, but (being in asia) it lags. It is visible when pressing a key and have somthing like 500ms delay before my avatar move. Maybe should you cheat me a little and make…
  olivier1664 on HN
- interesting game - tho its very laggy for me, unplayable =(
  chii on HN
- same here. I'm sure playing from Australia doesn't help, either.
  anthonyb on HN
Trackpad users cannot play
From 3 comments
- I spent a lot of years using wasd and the mouse, but I no longer have a mouse. Anything you can do for us trackpad users?
  pbiggar on HN
- This doesn't seem to work well on my MBP. I can't rotate with my trackpad...
  ssabev on HN
- rip trackpad users
  hydralist on HN
Players team-kill without realizing it is a team game
From 2 comments
- Most people just ran around team killing, and I suggest this is because they didn't realize it's a team game at all. Some suggestions: * At the beginning of the screen show a…
  mkilling on HN
- You can tell the ex-counterstrike players who bait their teammates.
  siliconc0w on HN

Requests

Add a secondary weapon
From 1 comment
- Quite funny, but (being in asia) it lags. It is visible when pressing a key and have somthing like 500ms delay before my avatar move. Maybe should you cheat me a little and make…
  olivier1664 on HN
Add gamepad or trackpad support
From 2 comments
- I spent a lot of years using wasd and the mouse, but I no longer have a mouse. Anything you can do for us trackpad users?
  pbiggar on HN
- I'm afraid the game is pretty much designed to be played with a mouse as it requires precise shooting. I'd love to add gamepad support later on though, should work well with dual…
  elisee on HN
Add team indicators and team-kill penalties
From 1 comment
- Most people just ran around team killing, and I suggest this is because they didn't realize it's a team game at all. Some suggestions: * At the beginning of the screen show a…
  mkilling on HN

Questions

What server is it running on
From 1 comment
- well done! what kind of server is it running on?
  rschmitty on HN
How the important source files work
From 1 comment
- Thanks for releasing the source code. Could you give some background info on what the important files do? Such as the ones in the lib folder. Some methods can be guessed from…
  tharshan09 on HN

Alternatives named

BrowserQuest
From 1 comment
- Glad you had fun with it! :) - Speaking of Web-based multiplayer RPG, did you try Mozilla's BrowserQuest? http://browserquest.mozilla.org/
  elisee on HN
Bombermine
From 1 comment
- Another game in a similar vein that came up on HN a couple months ago is http://bombermine.com/ -- that's the game that changed my perspective about the possibilities for…
  thenonsequitur on HN