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Gluten

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About Gluten

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    Comment #31302989

    The server runs at ~100 FPS, but things like worker updates and attacks happen at a 1.5 second interval. Only the changes (like walking a step, collecting a resource) are sent to t…

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    Comment #31297147

    Thank you for the feedback! This sounds like something that I will get implemented in due time.

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    Comment #31296838

    - Not WebGL, there are just some "canvas" draw functions. - Source is not public currently. - Just jQuery - Game is desktop only, based on 32x32 sprites, there is an option to scal…

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    Comment #31296831

    I've been working on this since 2014, but the actual time spent on development is maybe a few months.

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    Show HN: I made a browser-based RTS game

    I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on Ja…

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    Comment #28738646

    I have posted this here before, but that was in 2015. So maybe another try, now that the game has improved significantly. This is basically a simple RTS game that you play right in…

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    Show HN: MoneyGame – In-Browser Business Simulation Game

    https://www.moneyga.me The goal in this game is to make as much virtual money as possible. Features include working pleb jobs, operating various forms of businesses, trading items,…

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    Comment #20135433

    I have posted this here before, but it was a couple of years ago and the game has evolved a bit since. If anyone of you still use IRC, welcome to #moneygame on QuakeNet! Basically …

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    Comment #20083495

    Used to run an online game, where lots of fraud was going on. People would buy ingame coins or whatever, move them elsewhere and then chargeback. Full protection at just 0.4% would…

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    Comment #20075783

    OVH servers include a pretty efficient DDoS protection. It was the only option for hosting my online game servers that didn't cost tens of thousands.

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    Comment #15674311

    A "government company" buys electricity and cement at a cheap price, since their demand by players is not high enough yet.

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    Comment #15674048

    The General X companies won't be increasing jobs available anymore, so the wage market will be freed up. Other than that the market shouldn't be manipulated in any negative way, or…

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    Comment #15673970

    Been running this lighttpd server for ages for small sideprojects. One day I will have the motivation to switch this server to nginx as well.

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    Comment #15672960

    Tbh it's not really "fully" player-driven, there's still the magical government aspect in the game that sucks out money at one part and spits it out in another.

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    Comment #15672951

    Yes, that's how it works. Making $10 isn't that hard though, just check back a little more often than once every 10 days.

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    Comment #15671999

    That's a bit of an embarrassing shortcoming for now. I'll try to get it fixed in the near future.

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    Comment #15670372

    A short description: in this game you are on a quest to make as much money as possible. Income sources including regular pleb level jobs, speculating currencies/shares, running you…

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