I am completely confused about the orbital mechanics in this game. They seem completely broken; at any rate they do not work remotely like any other simulation I've played with (e.g. Gravitation or Kerbal Space Program). The bodies other than the first body appear to actively deflect the spacecraft away!
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
#42When you go fast, the text in the center ruins visibility, hurts gameplay
Good art style, terrible UX
You didn't play the game you created
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#43Took a little bit of figuring out why I always exploded. The restart button was right where I tapped to launch.
I loved the simplicity, it was fun!
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#44The game is pretty fun. Page height is a bit wrong on mobile, you probably need some dvh height?
Also, the game is much faster on desktop, looks like it's maybe not framerate independent?
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#45I have never been worse at a game than I am at this one
Same! I suck at this! I noticed that clockwise slingshots seem harder to time for me than anti-clockwise ones… weird
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#46Super cool, super addictive :-)
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#47Looks and plays quite nicely. I don't know how well it represents the real slingshot physics, but it's quite fun.
I've made a similar little web game based on Lunar Lander, check it out!
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#48I am completely confused about the orbital mechanics in this game. They seem completely broken; at any rate they do not work remotely like any other simulation I've played with (e.g. Gravitation or Kerbal Space Program). The bodies other than the first body appear to actively deflect the spacecraft away!
I don't think it has any expectation of being an astrophysics simulation. I mean, if the "spaceship" misses, it falls towards the "floor"...
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#49I love this and it’s very clean. Only piece of feedback, put the play again button where the scores are as that is where the thumb sits on the phone to do the tapping. Mind numbingly groovy
Re: Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file
#50I am completely confused about the orbital mechanics in this game. They seem completely broken; at any rate they do not work remotely like any other simulation I've played with (e.g. Gravitation or Kerbal Space Program). The bodies other than the first body appear to actively deflect the spacecraft away!
You have elucidated a real gap in the marketplace: physically accurate mindless tapping orbital mechanics sandbox.