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192points
93comments
#415of 3,515 in 2024
Top 12%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun concept and nostalgia for Rocket League
From 3 comments
I played so much Rocket League before it went free-to-play. Seeing this repo made me watch some youtube videos, and remember what a great game it is. It's been tweaked and…
karaterobot on HNLooks just like Rocket League! Seriously though, this is awesome and the single source file makes it much easier to poke around the source without cloning. Thanks for sharing!
nazgulsenpai on HNI've been playing different styles and genres of video games ever since Wolfenstein 3D and I consider myself pretty adept at playing them. However, Rocket League is one game that…
polyvisual on HN
Small binary and codebase
From 2 comments
I am amazed at how small the code is once you strip all the vulkan
a1o on HNLooks just like Rocket League! Seriously though, this is awesome and the single source file makes it much easier to poke around the source without cloning. Thanks for sharing!
nazgulsenpai on HN
Objections
Physics and renderer not synced; frame-rate-tied physics and sleep timing issues
From 1 comment
I find projects like this really fun, but when it comes to being a game I am seeing a lot of problems. - renderer and physics aren't synced in any way, physics shouldn't be tied…
Cieric on HN
Mixing Eigen and GLM is unnecessary
From 2 comments
I find projects like this really fun, but when it comes to being a game I am seeing a lot of problems. - renderer and physics aren't synced in any way, physics shouldn't be tied…
Cieric on HNCurious: why Eigen for math? Isn't it oriented towards academic purposes? Wouldn't something like Terathon be faster? https://github.com/EricLengyel/Terathon-Math-Library
klaussilveira on HN
Requests
Add AI-generated assets for a real game
From 1 comment
Very very cool. Let's make a real game out of it. No steam no gigabyte large assets. Just that cool game. Maybe use some ai to generate some assets with stability ai / stable…
BimJeam on HN
Add a flip reset
From 1 comment
Do a flip reset :)
ProteanLabsJohn on HN
Questions
Why Eigen for math instead of other libraries
From 1 comment
Curious: why Eigen for math? Isn't it oriented towards academic purposes? Wouldn't something like Terathon be faster? https://github.com/EricLengyel/Terathon-Math-Library
klaussilveira on HN
When is HLCS
From 1 comment
Sick, when is HLCS?
Toorkit on HN
Alternatives named
Rocket League
From 1 comment
I played so much Rocket League before it went free-to-play. Seeing this repo made me watch some youtube videos, and remember what a great game it is. It's been tweaked and…
karaterobot on HN
bzflag
From 1 comment
Not that similar except for the retro graphical style, but I immediately thought of bzflag after I clicked the video
indigodaddy on HN
SuperTuxKart
From 1 comment
SuperTuxKart also has a soccer mode available.
LorenDB on HN
Warsow
From 1 comment
> "Esports" games require absolutely massive communities (e.g., marketing) and no open-source game has even come close to the scale required to sustain an esport. If by "sustain…
lupusreal on HN