I tried to download the game from appstore but it's not available in NZ, maybe you can provide actual package to download without app store.
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#112This game is not available in the Dutch Apple App Store :(
Is there any way I can diagnose this? As far as I can tell Angeldust is actually available on both the Mac and iTunes App Store. Any feedback or advice is welcome here.
I originally followed your link on your website, which opened App Store and gave me that notice about it not being available in this country.
However, now I just opened App Store, searched for "angeldust", and bought it for less than 5€... so clearly it is available.
So it has something to do with the path a user takes from the link on your website thru the Apple dialog that asks where to open the link [App Store], etc.
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#113This looks incredible. Gives me vibes of old school Runescape, mixed with Minecraft. Plus the performance as you've detailed it sounds like quite a feat! Also very cool to see a project that supports old hardware--I remember being a kid with hand-me-down computers struggling to play even some Flash games.
Gonna give this a play tonight. Rock on, dude!
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#114I tried to download the game from appstore but it's not available in NZ, maybe you can provide actual package to download without app store.
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#115For the senior citizens viewing this they might relate the term "AngelDust" with the dissociative PCP, let me assure them though, it hasn't been called AngelDust since the 70s. You'd be much more likely to hear it referred to as "wet" or "sherm". IF you went to the ghetto and tried t buy Angel Dust they'd think you were a cop. It's like calling weed "dope". Just a little disambiguation from a drug name etymologist :)
> For the senior citizens viewing this they might relate the term "AngelDust" with the dissociative PCP, let me assure them though, it hasn't been called AngelDust since the 70s. I don't see that connection as an issue with the game or your post. It certainly isn't doing anyone any harm, despite what others suggested in earlier comments. That said... I'm 21 years old, and I still associate "angel dust" with PCP. The…
I love your username. Do you follow any particular current of Western Ceremonial Magick?
Re: Show HN: Angeldust – a fast and efficient video game
#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
While I would advise against open sourcing the core of the game, opening the client api may be a good idea - perhaps others can write clients for it, but there may be issuing around people making bots to cheat the game.
I wrote a "bot" myself in the form of a network simulator for general and load testing of the server. If players were to automate the game I'd be more than happy to make a special server where we could show off their work. Making an agent navigate an open 3D space and performing planned tasks would make for an impressive demo for all parties involved.
That might make a good first open source release actually, if it implements a good chunk of the game protocol you might be able to use it to get a rough idea for the types of ideas people would want to run with, and it would also allow people to hit the ground running actually implementing ideas against the engine quickly.
A separate test server would be a very good companion idea.
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#117How did you afford taking off years of work to develop this? Did you have a lot of capital / runway? Low cost of living? Kudos for this extremely well polished project. This is the dream many of us have but can't or won't embark upon. This is very inspirational.
Good question. I started working right after what we call "middle school" in the Netherlands which translates to high school I think. During the daytime I would work my job and in the evening self-study for the "Open University" we have here. I lived with my parents during this time and could save up money as a buffer. Thanks to that support I could financially bridge these past years of development without worrying…
You're killing it!
Great choices, fantastic execution.
You're going to go far. Keep it up!
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#118Uninstalled. Looks like fun but I let Google choose a hard password and there's no way to paste it into the Android app. I tried typing it but had to swap back and forth between apps to get all the pieces of the password. The game clears the password when I got back. Last chance change password but I don't see how.
Totally valid criticism but kind of dickish delivery. The guy built a game, for free, I think it's worth more than an "Uninstalled."!
Totally justified remark. I was frustrated after trying it. I'll reinstall after the password fix. Thanks for keeping me honest :)
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#119Uninstalled. Looks like fun but I let Google choose a hard password and there's no way to paste it into the Android app. I tried typing it but had to swap back and forth between apps to get all the pieces of the password. The game clears the password when I got back. Last chance change password but I don't see how.
In another thread someone shared their experiences with their password manager too. Even after hundreds of thousands of players coming in I never heard or realized this was a problem. I'll do my best to polish this. Thanks for your time though!
As someone else mentioned I should have been gentler in my comment. Thanks for what looks like a great game can't wait to play it.
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#120Stupid name.