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Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file

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Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file

#21
The single HTML file as a distribution format is really underrated. No server, no CORS issues, no CDN — just open the file. It works offline, you can email it, and it'll still work in 10 years.

I ship self-contained HTML files for a different project and the sneakiest gotcha is tags — the browser sees Fun concept for the format too — games are the perfect use case.

Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file

#25
Seriously fun! A first it felt frustrating but it was interesting that at a certain point (after about 10 minutes) I suddenly got an intuitive feel for the ball’s trajectory and it became addictive at that point.

My only gripe is you render the bonus notification too near the ball and it distracts me and makes it harder to keep a combo going.

Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file

#26
Love it, but bro you got to make the process of staying playing in the first 2 minutes simpler.

Right now the first 5 or so times you miss. Probably the first 5 times you try.

You get an annoying process of having to shift you hand to press the play again button.

The solution is easy as checking what the game score and high score is, if it's 0 just restart.

I don't need or want to hear about how to sign up to your mailing list if I've just fallen flat on my face!

There's a reset button but it seems to do nothing and you end up at the play again screen.

Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file

#28
Really nice and very fast becoming addicted :D. Feedback from my side:

- on desktop (tested in Brave Browser) the speed is faster than on mobile (is this supposed to be ?)

- on desktop would be nice to have a short cut to instantly start a new game (may be on mobile you could calculate early on if the balls curve would have a collision and show a button to directly restart)

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