Powderkeg
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multiplayer browser game
SHOW HN2012
153points
71comments
#123of 1,677 in 2012
Top 8%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 13 mixed, 14 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 0 for, 9 againstPerformance: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive gameplay
From 4 comments
This is a great little game. Just played a few rounds and had a blast but hit some nasty lag a few times. The basic game play is quite addictive. Nice job.
lrm242 on HNI didn't have any lag. That was fun, kind of like Bomberman. Nice job!
rlp on HNNice game, no complaints at all. I can see myself wasting a few hours at this. :-)
sabat on HNDude, that was awesome +1 Wish there were more levels
zio99 on HN
Polished graphics and well executed
From 3 comments
Really well done & polished. Had a few moments where the lag made it unbearable but besides that it works as expected.
nulluk on HNThe graphics are very nice and felt professional. However, I don't think you're doing enough of the game logic client-side. I saw very noticeable glitches constantly, to the…
cmccabe on HNYour licenses page (http://powderkeg.artillery.com/attribution.html) is down and otherwise, there's no reference to Bomberman here at all. It's a well-executed game though.…
Tipzntrix on HN
Objections
Heavy lag and snapbacks make it unplayable for many
From 4 comments
Unplayably laggy over here. I really wanted to like it, but it's so slow.
flipstewart on HNUnplayable ("Waiting for other players").
arcatek on HNAus here. Too much lag on movement for me to be playable.
treelovinhippie on HNIs there any way to display ping? Also perhaps the servers are a bit overloaded? Cause I'm playing from Palo Alto on a decent connection and the lag is making it pretty unplayable.
Arelius on HN
Fails to load or work in some browsers and with Ghostery
From 5 comments
I'm getting these errors in Chrome (v. 22.0.1229.79 m): Unexpected response code: 404 :1 Channel error 'BROWSER_WS_ERROR': 'undefined' __runtime.js:1 Channel 0 closed.…
avi_e on HNI visited the site using Firefox Nightly and it said: "Powderkeg can't run on your browser. Would you mind coming back with either Google Chrome or Firefox?".
CaioAlonso on HNChrome user on Debian (Version 21.0.1180.89). When I load it in a normal window and click "Find a match" nothing happens. In console: > findMatch failed: CHANNEL_REQUEST_ERROR:…
muhuk on HNUnfortunately does not work with IE 10
alyx on HNSeems like Ghostery is causing problems on Chrome.
autonoms on HN
Not playable on mobile or tablet controls
From 2 comments
Would you consider adding on screen controls for tablet users? I'd guess this kind of thing is a better fit for mobile than desktop, but is unusable as is under Android Chrome.
lrem on HNRuns like ass on my nexus 7 and galaxy nexus
hayksaakian on HN
Requests
Invite players via link without Facebook
From 1 comment
Anyway I can invite other players by sending them a link and not use facebook?
steverb on HN
Chat, leaderboards, and high scores
From 2 comments
wow thank you for this. haven't thought about bomberman in years and within 5 seconds i was having a great time. lag issues ("waiting for other players") and passer-throughs are…
catshirt on HNGreat game, well done! Expecting inevitable new features - Facebook integration, leaderboards, powerups, chat, AI.... Good luck
Ohadr on HN
Computer players
From 1 comment
Very cute little game. Quite laggy for me. I used Chrome. Also please add Computer players at some point.
SeanDav on HN
Questions
Can JavaScript or Flash reach native-app latency?
From 1 comment
Is it possible to reach as low ping levels with Javascript or Flash as it is with a native app like Quake?
bemmu on HN
How long did the graphics take to make?
From 1 comment
Ah bomberman! Very cool. The game is a bit laggy for some reason for me, but still cool. How long did it take to make the graphics/sprites?
DrCatbox on HN
Alternatives named
Bombermine.ru
From 2 comments
Another online bomberman clone with massive multiplayer from Russians: http://bombermine.ru/
snizovtsev on HNA similar game, http://bombermine.ru/, that seems to handle the latency/synchronization in a friendlier way. (found on…
kzahel on HN
Original Bomberman (Hudson Soft)
From 2 comments
I love this game. It is a themed copy of Hudson Soft's Bomberman game that I originally played on the SNES. The creators have a blog entry about latency and websockets. With even…
kzahel on HNSweet game! It's a remake/rip of Bomberman, which is totally awesome because Bomberman is the best game ever.
mrgreenfur on HN