Yeah, this is super nice. I remember seeing all over twitter back then. At the time the articles were focusing on the wave function collapse, which I find awesome. Thank you for publishing it to the web so we could play with it.
Townscaper Running in the Browser
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#32What is missing from this demo compared to the full game? I thought that even the full game was this minimalistic.
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#33I feel like this is how the UX for developing software should be. Types and intellisense plus copilot somewhat bring us close to something like this. Where adding a new module somehow automatically adjust itself to the project instead of having to provide strict API interfaces. Just a thought.
Hey, this sounds like the goal of the low code industry. To deliver an authoring experience where you don't have to worry about the semantics of code do develop software. It works really well in certain contexts, but a word of warning - there are trade offs. For instance, putting constraints on how applications talk to each other using APIs may seem limiting, but it does provide a standard interface that can be relied on for software to connect with one another.
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#34Cool demo, well polished. Now it only needs some gameplay! I could imagine a friendly MMO game where you trade resources with other sea villages.
It's not a demo, it's a complete product already being sold. I think it's nice that it isn't a traditional game.
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#35Full version is available in Steam.
Also on iOS/Android
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#36It takes about 90 seconds to load for me, but once it does, it's buttery smooth on my M1 Pro. Unity's web story is still so bad for many reasons, but the initial load times are a huge one (~15MB of wasm for an empty scene last I checked). They were working on Project Tiny[0] to address exactly this, but they've now paused work on it indefinitely :( Someone please build tools to fix this! [0] https://unity.com/solutio…
Its interesting in that perhaps if Unity gets it right it could fill the functional use case void that has been present ever since the demise of Adobe Flash - rich interactive user experiences within the browser.
And done natively with no need for the plugin mess and security holes of Flash. The key would be navigating the feature creep that led to the bulk and security holes of Flash.
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#37Here is a speech about Townscaper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APIdkBwwWJI
at 1:12
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's interesting I have a mid computer (3060/i9/80gb ram/ssd) and with gigabit fiber, it still takes a long time. What is taking a while? Maybe it's request load. Once it loads though wow, the graphics are great, nice little physics effects. Wonder how many online games are like this. Light source/shadow also cool. On subsequent loads it's fast like it's near 80-90% already.
It took 6 seconds for me (pretty similar computer and connection speed). I am however just 6 ms RTT away from its hosting location in Copenhagen, DK. (I'm in southern Sweden.)
Okay guess it is just a data transfer thing, I'm in the middle of US.
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#39It takes about 90 seconds to load for me, but once it does, it's buttery smooth on my M1 Pro. Unity's web story is still so bad for many reasons, but the initial load times are a huge one (~15MB of wasm for an empty scene last I checked). They were working on Project Tiny[0] to address exactly this, but they've now paused work on it indefinitely :( Someone please build tools to fix this! [0] https://unity.com/solutio…
Meanwhile, Godot 4 should be _editable_ in the browser.
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#40It takes about 90 seconds to load for me, but once it does, it's buttery smooth on my M1 Pro. Unity's web story is still so bad for many reasons, but the initial load times are a huge one (~15MB of wasm for an empty scene last I checked). They were working on Project Tiny[0] to address exactly this, but they've now paused work on it indefinitely :( Someone please build tools to fix this! [0] https://unity.com/solutio…
Works just fine in Firefox on my aging Moto Z4. Took 45 seconds to load, but then was very smooth.