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It's a really easy game if you have a slow computer, the physics has to be separated from the graphics.
Add a splash screen with the "Rocket drone" name when you die so it's easier to know what's being played.
The instructions for using P and Q was not obvious for three people who tried it. (non native speakers and children). N=5
Fun as a fast game or as a slow game.
Hi all, thanks for all the great feedback so far! Here is a bit more context: I (also go by wavy) made this game while taking a break from my work project. It was inspired by the old-school lunar lander games as well as drone racing. I wanted to build something that illustrates the difficulty of drone flight. It was made in p5.js over the course of several weekends. I never really intended on publishing it until I sh…
The controls get stuck on my Android phone. It'd be much more fun if that didn't happen. The fact you have to land fully in the 'landing pad' is also immensely annoying. With a more play testing and better controls it could be fun. I'm really tempted to make a clone in React.
Hmm I don't have an android phone to test. I hope it's an isolated case..
Very cool game! I'm into controls and would love to write a PID controller for it to stabilize it and have it auto-follow my mouse, as a controls demo. I'm not sure how best to capture it's state though (position, xy velocity, angular velocity, etc.), Nor how to integrate mouse into it.
Not a bad idea, though you would have to use bang-bang control since the thrusters are either full on or full off. I'm not sure if you can integrate anything as is, but when I release the source code you can try to build up from that.
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Thanks for the feedback! The level generation probably still needs tuning to avoid those kinds of levels. Daily leaderboard is a great idea!
Reading the other comments I tried the tutorial (who plays tutorials?!). They did feel faster (and thus relatively more difficult) than the random levels. Is inertia and gravity the same on all levels? And tutorials 8 and 9... they are intended for someone to implement automation, aren't they?
EDIT: and... literally on my next attempt, I made it through the narrows. It's possible.
EDIT #2: and... made it. >:D
Hi all, thanks for all the great feedback so far! Here is a bit more context: I (also go by wavy) made this game while taking a break from my work project. It was inspired by the old-school lunar lander games as well as drone racing. I wanted to build something that illustrates the difficulty of drone flight. It was made in p5.js over the course of several weekends. I never really intended on publishing it until I sh…
I think you nailed this part 100%. I suck in the very same way I did with my first - and only - real life drone I bought.
I ran this full screen and let other people play. Some notes: It's a really easy game if you have a slow computer, the physics has to be separated from the graphics. Add a splash screen with the "Rocket drone" name when you die so it's easier to know what's being played. The instructions for using P and Q was not obvious for three people who tried it. (non native speakers and children). N=5 Fun as a fast game or as a…