SSHTron
Games
multiplayer terminal game
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and incredible to play over a terminal
From 3 comments
Hey this is incredible, nice job! Any chance of sharing the source? Edit: Nevermind - I see it. https://github.com/zachlatta/sshtron I can't believe you made this in 20 hours,…
qrv3w on HNThanks for posting this! It's amazing how something so simple can be so much fun.
stevewillows on HNGreat there still are some multiplayer network games for terminal-only systems. Nice work!
plugnburn on HN
Objections
Freezes and disconnects due to latency and poor network handling
From 2 comments
Hey everyone! My friend and I made this over the weekend. I'm sorry about all the issues with the freezing and disconnects – the response has been really overwhelming and the…
zachlatta on HNDo not redraw the whole display. Use termcap and ncurses to send terminal escapes. It's unplayable for me, probably because of latency. Good idea :-)
rdancer on HN
Does not work on PuTTY or some terminal emulators
From 3 comments
Putty keep crashing with weird errors, any reason for this ?
131hn on HNI think this is a great idea, and it looks like a lot of fun, but unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. Though I'm sure tested this on "Linux" and "MacOS X" as you said, the…
jcr on HNInteresting but... ``` Packet integrity error (4144 bytes remaining) at ../channels.c:2421 Disconnecting: Packet integrity error. ``` There is another problem with Gnome…
vmorgulis on HN
Redraws whole display, causing unplayable latency
From 2 comments
Do not redraw the whole display. Use termcap and ncurses to send terminal escapes. It's unplayable for me, probably because of latency. Good idea :-)
rdancer on HNInteresting but... ``` Packet integrity error (4144 bytes remaining) at ../channels.c:2421 Disconnecting: Packet integrity error. ``` There is another problem with Gnome…
vmorgulis on HN
Requests
Dvorak keybindings
From 1 comment
Can you add Dvorak keybindings also? ",aoe" instead of "wasd". You see, they do not interfere with qwerty.
ycmbntrthrwaway on HN
Support for Windows terminals such as PuTTY
From 1 comment
Probably the UNIX escape codes we're using. SHHTron is currently only designed for Linux, OS X, and friends. If you'd like to change that, pull requests are welcome!
zachlatta on HN
Multiple servers for better global latency
From 1 comment
> If it helps, the server is in SF right now (though I'm able to get a solid connection that's playable from NY). I don't think your audience is 99% silicon valley, or even 99%…
lucb1e on HN
Questions
Is the source code available
From 1 comment
Hey this is incredible, nice job! Any chance of sharing the source? Edit: Nevermind - I see it. https://github.com/zachlatta/sshtron I can't believe you made this in 20 hours,…
qrv3w on HN