Cool. I was considering making something like this a few months ago. Didn't know Moonman existed. Now I'll just remove that idea from my list and wait for you to finish it so I can play ;)
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#52Woah! AWESOME! You actually MADE all that? That's the ambitious kinda stuff I only manage to dream about. But you actually BUILT that stuff! Major Kudos! :D
Please put it up on github! I am sure there's a ton of stuff we could all learn from it, not to mention we'd love to help, pushing the project closer to completion.
(Unless of course you plan on putting the game on a market place and earning money from it)
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#55I love the music in the YouTube video. Anyone know of bands/groups that do something similar?
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#56The background music and game sound effects are mellow, subtle and beautiful!
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is Terraria a clone of?
I guess minecraft.
Terraria takes inspiration from Minecraft, but it is not a clone of it.
Zynga's "The Ville" is a clone, for reference. [1] Terraria is what happens when a dev sees a neat game mechanic and thinks "Oh wow, I know what I can do with that" and extends it, which is to be embraced. It's how whole genres are launched and how we got some of the greatest games in the industry.
1) http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/08/10/clone-wars-z...
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#58Thanks Hacker News for keeping me sane during that time. :)
Great job handling the traffic spike by still giving us links so we can check out your game.
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#60I find it interesting that you took the classic advice of "just use Box2D" for a 2D platformer and it worked well for you. It doesn't seem like your game using anything much more complex than basic box vs. tile grid collision and doesn't use any of the advanced features of Box2D. No complex constraints, rigid body usage seems simple or non-existent, etc. I could be completely wrong about that though, this is all spec…
Intersection tests mainly, I'm sure the reason is buried somewhere in the devlog. At the same time it looked like complex dynamic machines (with pistons, pivots and other parts) were also going to be a priority. It was definitely worth the extra effort, and I still have plans for simpler machines, rope-style bridges with connected parts, and more complex monsters which will no doubt have constraints between their par…
Not to mention helps you solve some more advanced problems like tunneling and collision resolution with no extra effort. I think it was a very smart choice to use Box2D rather then rolling your own solution.