A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game • Hacker News Board

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by emhs » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:05 AM UTC

ipodize wrote: post #35

ximeng wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

arrow keys

Darn, guess I'll have to start all over again on my PC. Seems like there'd be a use for a way to "save" games by emailing a parameterized URL to yourself... Or just an alternative to arrow keys for all of those tablet users out there. Still a great game, though! Next time I'm feeling like procrastinating on a 2007 vintage netbook, I'll know where to look :)

No reason you can't "save" and transfer your game by moving your cookie. You just need to get at your iPad cookies.

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by egypturnash » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:18 AM UTC

MrBra wrote: post #55

is this just some js and jquery or there is more behind it? browser db? angular js? I am not familiar with those technologies so I can't be sure I can recognize them, so please just answer...

Have you looked at the source?

With the exception of the two minimized libraries, none of this code is obfuscated in the least. It even has comments in it!

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by vog » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:18 AM UTC

It seems to run on Chrome but not on Firefox. If that is on purpose, it should be clearly stated as such at the beginning.

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by readme » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:20 AM UTC

psbp wrote: post #75

Is there anything cool after getting the spaceship? I can't keep playing, but I will if I can get more of a fix....

I had looked at the source and concluded the spaceship was just a file left from some other project. Damn, I should have played further.

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by dgroves » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:22 AM UTC

vog wrote: post #93

It seems to run on Chrome but not on Firefox. If that is on purpose, it should be clearly stated as such at the beginning.

I just played on firefox and eventually won? it took me several hours however. It was great fun and well worth it.

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by fuzzywalrus » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:36 AM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #16

Seems to use the psychological technique of intermittent rewards to encourage continued clicking of "stoke the fire." Unfortunately after about 4 stokings with no new developments in the game, I got bored and quit.

I had the same effect although the others seem to disagree...

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by creamyhorror » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:37 AM UTC

spodek wrote: post #23

I got eaten by a grue.

Or did the grue perhaps stoke a fire?

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by larkarvin » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:42 AM UTC

took me 3 hrs to finish! but a really great game nonetheless. I enjoyed every part of it. kudos!

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by firegrind » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:50 AM UTC

hawkharris wrote: post #41

This is probably a simple question, but I'm new to JavaScript: How did you create the side-scrolling animation effect that happens when you switch between locations?

jQuery is your friend.

Re: A Dark Room - minimalist text-based game

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Post by ipodize » Sat, Jun 29, 2013, 9:56 AM UTC

emhs wrote: post #91

ipodize wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Darn, guess I'll have to start all over again on my PC. Seems like there'd be a use for a way to "save" games by emailing a parameterized URL to yourself... Or just an alternative to arrow keys for all of those tablet users out there. Still a great game, though! Next time I'm feeling like procrastinating on a 2007 vintage netbook, I'll know where to look :)

No reason you can't "save" and transfer your game by moving your cookie. You just need to get at your iPad cookies.

I think it's actually using local storage, which is a bit harder to get at. But I ended up surpassing my iPad game within 15 minutes anyway... Good fun :)