Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#11

Post by w4yai » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:42 PM UTC

I got some rendering issues, but otherwise very cool !

https://i.imgur.com/qT6ozyh.png

Firefox 144.0.2, Windows

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#12

Post by cmiller1 » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:43 PM UTC

Lots of javascript for a "css-only" tool. Looks like just the rendering is css-only.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#13

Post by rofko » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:46 PM UTC

w4yai wrote: post #11

I got some rendering issues, but otherwise very cool ! https://i.imgur.com/qT6ozyh.png Firefox 144.0.2, Windows

Thanks for the report! Are you using a dark mode extension by any chance? I’ve seen that happen with Dark Reader in Chrome.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#14

Post by MarsIronPI » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:46 PM UTC

cmiller1 wrote: post #12

Lots of javascript for a "css-only" tool. Looks like just the rendering is css-only.

Yep. Can confirm this does not work with JS disabled. I'm disappointed by the misleading title.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#15

Post by embedding-shape » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

cmiller1 wrote: post #12

Lots of javascript for a "css-only" tool. Looks like just the rendering is css-only.

Not to mention of all of those pesky HTML tags and images, clearly not CSS-only, what a fraud.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#16

Post by ryukoposting » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:48 PM UTC

Dark Reader mutilates the rendered output, but only certain tiles. No clear pattern as to what tiles get mangled. Peculiar.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#17

Post by cmiller1 » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:50 PM UTC

embedding-shape wrote: post #15

cmiller1 wrote: post #12

Lots of javascript for a "css-only" tool. Looks like just the rendering is css-only.

Not to mention of all of those pesky HTML tags and images, clearly not CSS-only, what a fraud.

"CSS-only" colloquially tends to mean HTML and CSS without Javascript, sometimes without images.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#18

Post by dylan604 » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:52 PM UTC

johnh-hn wrote: post #4

mpeg wrote: post #3

Reminds me of Populous! Very cool

I just came here to say the same thing. The raise and lower tools in particular reminded me of it. For anyone who hasn't heard of it before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game)

You guys have sent me down memory lane. Hopefully, I don't forget when I have free time to search, but hopefully I can find this to play in an emulator somewhere. This was the very first game I ever bought even though I didn't have an Amiga but had one that was very accessible.

edit: couldn't wait. did the search. it's very much available to play online. hello rabbit hole...

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#19

Post by DonaldPShimoda » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:53 PM UTC

cmiller1 wrote: post #17

embedding-shape wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to mention of all of those pesky HTML tags and images, clearly not CSS-only, what a fraud.

"CSS-only" colloquially tends to mean HTML and CSS without Javascript, sometimes without images.

The tone of the parent comment suggests they were writing in jest and are aware that "CSS-only" includes HTML.

Re: Show HN: A CSS-Only Terrain Generator

#20

Post by bogwog » Tue, Nov 04, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

cmiller1 wrote: post #12

Lots of javascript for a "css-only" tool. Looks like just the rendering is css-only.

I guess it'd be more accurate to call it a "Generator for CSS-Only Terrain", as the generator itself is not CSS-only.