Show HN: RIFT – A procedurally generated FPS game in the browser

Post by xigency » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 7:58 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #10

xigency wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's more of a proof of concept than a game yet. Adding gameplay goes hand in hand with adding plot, and without enough of a framework or scaffolding to fit the whole game together I haven't started on that. Plus, all of the monsters / enemies I tried to make in code looked really horrible. The other demos, like flying through space, can be more fun but they lack gameplay, too. There's just not that many reasons to m…

It's neat. Is this all HTML5 and JavaScript then?

Post by nhdev » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 8:23 PM UTC

xigency wrote: post #7

This is an example of a first-person shooter game written in JavaScript using WebGL. All of the (limited) art assets are generated procedurally. The game uses the team duck game engine (tedge.js) which handles things like loading shaders, buffering object meshes, and calculating collision using octrees. The input controls are slightly confusing, because it is not possible to capture the mouse in the browser without u…

Post by xigency » Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 11:54 PM UTC

keslag wrote: post #14

keslag wrote: post #6

Blocked at work for some reason.

The URL that you are attempting to access is a potential security risk. Trend Micro OfficeScan has blocked this URL in keeping with the network security policy. URL: http://team-duck.com/rift/index.html Risk Level: Dangerous Details: Verified fraud page or threat source

Post by xigency » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 4:22 AM UTC

ketralnis wrote: post #16

Rift is already the name of a large popular first person MMORPG http://www.riftgame.com/en/

Post by starshadowx2 » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 8:48 PM UTC

keslag wrote: post #14

keslag wrote: post #6

Blocked at work for some reason.

The URL that you are attempting to access is a potential security risk. Trend Micro OfficeScan has blocked this URL in keeping with the network security policy. URL: http://team-duck.com/rift/index.html Risk Level: Dangerous Details: Verified fraud page or threat source