The dev streamed the development of this game on Twitch, pretty cool to watch: http://www.twitch.tv/m280/profile/past_broadcasts
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#162Custom cell images for programming languages would be fun.
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#163Dev here, feel free to ask me questions.
Just wanted to commend you on game design. It feels really balanced, and somehow it keeps the game interesting even after a _long_ time playing.
What I didn't understand is why it would disconnect me sometimes out of nowhere and reconnect me into another realm. It happened twice or thrice when I was on the leaderboard.
What dev stack did you use? Do you have a blog post with your math models for growing, speed, zoom, etc?
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#164Dev here, feel free to ask me questions.
Just wanted to commend you on game design. It feels really balanced, and somehow it keeps the game interesting even after a _long_ time playing. What I didn't understand is why it would disconnect me sometimes out of nowhere and reconnect me into another realm. It happened twice or thrice when I was on the leaderboard. What dev stack did you use? Do you have a blog post with your math models for growing, speed, zoom,…
The servers restart periodically to apply updates.
I've already answered somewhere in here what it's written in.
I didn't write any math model, I just wrote whatever felt right.
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#166How many servers does this run on? How does this scale?
18 servers at the moment. There are different realms.
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's up with the statement about ad-blocking? Are ads part of the game or are you just trying to convince users to expose their browser to global malware and exploit delivery?
I have 18 servers running for this game at the moment. If you want to write me a check to pay for all of them, I'll give you my address.
I'm curious--do you really make enough from ads on this game to pay for all of the servers? I turned off ad blockers and didn't even see an ad.
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#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's up with the statement about ad-blocking? Are ads part of the game or are you just trying to convince users to expose their browser to global malware and exploit delivery?
I have 18 servers running for this game at the moment. If you want to write me a check to pay for all of them, I'll give you my address.
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#169Dev here, feel free to ask me questions.
I played for several hours this morning. It seems playing cautiously and defensively is the best strategy. But splitting frequently and being aggressive is a lot more fun. Maybe adjust the balance to reward aggression more?
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#170Dev here, feel free to ask me questions.
Feature requests: choose the server (to play with friends), see map borders, super fast mode (twice the speed for everyone) Great game!
+1 for visible borders. How about power ups of some kind? Maybe a speed burst that shrinks you, for example?