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Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by bagels » Thu, May 16, 2024, 4:03 AM UTC

I made it past 5 levels, and I don't really think I understand what is happening. There's some sort of mirror thing that I can't seem to control, and I can click on things, but I get less stars if I click on things.

I pass if I try to mirror right to left, but mirroring in the opposite direction does nothing. I have trouble controlling where the mirror plane is. It seems on the 'Tap' level I should be able to solve this by mirroring left to right, but I can only click on the white square to pass.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by james_marks » Thu, May 16, 2024, 4:19 AM UTC

bagels wrote: post #51

I made it past 5 levels, and I don't really think I understand what is happening. There's some sort of mirror thing that I can't seem to control, and I can click on things, but I get less stars if I click on things. I pass if I try to mirror right to left, but mirroring in the opposite direction does nothing. I have trouble controlling where the mirror plane is. It seems on the 'Tap' level I should be able to solve t…

The reflection is always the edge of the filled tiles, like a hinge in the direction of the flip.

You control where it is by choosing which tiles to fill.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by sinuhe69 » Thu, May 16, 2024, 4:26 AM UTC

It’s fun. But on the iPad, swipe down right is nearly impossible! The web page always scroll down. Why not making a single page where no scrolling is possible? You can always change into other scenes by previous/next buttons.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by tacitusarc » Thu, May 16, 2024, 5:16 AM UTC

The tutorial puzzles were absolutely trivial, but I spent a decent amount of time trying to understand the mechanics of the main puzzle and frequently actions produce unexpected results. I do not understand why sometimes only a piece is mirrored, and then sometimes the whole puzzle is, or why tapping can prevent some pieces from being flipped, etc. I do not know if it is buggy or just confusing.

EDIT: I see. Drawing a line causes a mirroring effect at a line perpendicular to the one drawn, located at the furthest point in the direction of the drawn line.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by yijiahe » Thu, May 16, 2024, 5:41 AM UTC

I think an undo button would help.

It would make experimenting to get the right solution quicker by not having to restart from scratch and take away the pain of having to restart because you accidentally interacted with the game.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by LudwigNagasena » Thu, May 16, 2024, 5:49 AM UTC

james_marks wrote: post #33

LudwigNagasena wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you have to scroll down using your arrow keys. The swipe aid in the game is still bugged though.

I think it's specifically scroll-wheel on a mouse that doesn't work in Safari, which I can't readily explain. Adding to the list. Can you elaborate on the swipe aid being buggy?

It’s misplaced and distorted.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by zem » Thu, May 16, 2024, 7:32 AM UTC

james_marks wrote: post #52

bagels wrote: post #51

I made it past 5 levels, and I don't really think I understand what is happening. There's some sort of mirror thing that I can't seem to control, and I can click on things, but I get less stars if I click on things. I pass if I try to mirror right to left, but mirroring in the opposite direction does nothing. I have trouble controlling where the mirror plane is. It seems on the 'Tap' level I should be able to solve t…

The reflection is always the edge of the filled tiles, like a hinge in the direction of the flip. You control where it is by choosing which tiles to fill.

having that explained with an animation in the beginning would help immensely

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by montebicyclelo » Thu, May 16, 2024, 8:13 AM UTC

The introduction / training could be made clearer with some GIFs / animations showing what to press and the effects.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by ibrothergang » Thu, May 16, 2024, 9:43 AM UTC

I don't know how to play it, adding some guidance and hints should make it a bit better.

Re: Show HN: I wrote a symmetry game with a daily puzzle

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Post by RandomWorker » Thu, May 16, 2024, 9:57 AM UTC

This was really cool. Challenging for sure on the first try I got one star. It challenges your ability to play around with it. I think the tutorial clicked for me when I saw the black shaded areas appear and they were mirror images of the red, then I got the game. With a small tutorial that this is the operation triggered by swiping would be useful. Though I did enjoy the aha moment when I got it.

When do the puzzels get updated? It makes sense to add a time zone. I’m definitely going to take another go tomorrow.