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Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by wazoox »

So here I am, it's frozen there: https://demo.intellique.org/nextcloud/index.php/apps/files_s...

You can see several problems : I've deselected bus stations, boat stations, etc but they're still displayed. Time is frozen, my bus isn't coming, I'm stuck in Almeria, too bad !

Here's what's in the console:

    Uncaught TypeError: can't access property "geometry", xe is undefined
        lr App.vue:984
        callback App.vue:2183
        rr App.vue:894
    App.vue:984:25

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by pattle »

Karliss wrote: post #38

Bought a ferry ticket, it told me I am close enough to board. The usual popup for advancing time to leaving time didn't show up. Decided to speed up time and wait it manually it just kept going without getting in until 2am when out of hotel triggered game over.

Hmm, that's not good. Where was the ferry from and to?

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by pattle »

tekkk wrote: post #40

Just remove the work part man. It's incredibly frustrating when you run out of money. Add some credit card loan or something and your final score is the amount of money you have left. Also, add teleport button—I clicked the big red button thinking it would transport me instantly. Only to be dropped off to in the middle of nowhere. And when you select a departure from train station, it should auto-select the end-stop,…

The reason you have to work is because the game is based on a BBC show called "Race across the world" where you have to race from point A to point B with the money equivalent of an air fare for the journey.

If you run out of money in the show or your funds are running low you can work to earn more money. So that's why I added that feature. I do think it adds a extra layer to the game as it's something you always have to think about

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by rathboma »

pattle wrote: post #27
emzo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In BBC's "Race across the world" you aren't allowed a mobile phone to check timetables, so I guess this is in the spirit of that game.

Yeah I didn't implement that as in the show they don't let you look anything up but quite a few people have mentioned it would be useful. I think I will add - A minimap to all the timetables that show visibly where the transport goes - A tourist information center in town and city centers you can use to find out other information

That'd be cool! Or maybe just going to any train/bus station gives you the timetables for all of them, so you don't have to add another thing.

Def ran into issues on my second play - there were no trains from Waterloo, nor any boats from Plymouth or Portsmouth.

Shows a lot of promise. Can't wait for it to improve some of the core systems just a little, will be very addictive.

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by Liftyee »

Neat game! I would like the map to have a scale bar though. It would also be useful to see train station timetables while somewhere else to plan ahead.

Floating points for currencies :/ "You only have 306.99999999999994 GBP, you can't exchange 307. "

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by janfoeh »

Just did Galway-Rome and enjoyed it! I'll check back in a while when you've had time to implement the minimap and tourist center, as you wrote elsewhere.

What was weird: Paris did not seem to have any public transport - I had to walk from one train station to another for 70 minutes, and the only bus I could find was an overland bus, not an inner city one.

Also, it's a bit unintuitive that the "Journey Details" at the end start at nine hours — to me, when I begin my journey at 9 'o clock, that is hour zero.

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by 4ndrewl »

pattle wrote: post #10

Hello I'm Chris the creator! For the past year I've been working on Geo Racers, a free to play web game where you have to race from one side of the world to another just using public transport. It's inspired by the BBC show "Race across the world". It's early stages but any feedback on the game it's greatly recieved.

I love this, but I'm thwarted. Apparently there are no trains from London Waterloo (one of the UKs busiest railway stations) at 1902. I've been stuck there waiting for trains for so many years I can tell you that's not the case :)

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by Karliss »

pattle wrote: post #42
Karliss wrote: post #38

Bought a ferry ticket, it told me I am close enough to board. The usual popup for advancing time to leaving time didn't show up. Decided to speed up time and wait it manually it just kept going without getting in until 2am when out of hotel triggered game over.

Hmm, that's not good. Where was the ferry from and to?

One of the 2 terminals in Cherbourg France, the city you reach by traveling from Dublin to France, but not the one I arrived in. It only had routes to England.

Re: Show HN: Geo Racers – Race from London to Tokyo on a single bus pass

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Post by decimalenough »

How do I ride public transport on mobile? I've managed to get the timetable to pop up a few times by clicking around randomly, but there's no obvious button or action for this. I take it you have to actually be at the station to be able to see them?
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