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How HN took it
6 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun to play
From 4 comments
Very fun! A few tips for others that I learned via struggle: - Use Space to air dash, do it every time after releasing a swing to position yourself for the next swing - Use WASD…
joelres on HNHaha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?
jonasmst on HNThat was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.
jeromechoo on HNthis is so cool
goosethe on HN
Building snapping helps avoid falling
From 1 comment
That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.
jeromechoo on HN
Objections
Swinging is hard to aim and control
From 2 comments
very fun. kind of hard to swing where I want. I often aim for a building in front of me but hook onto something behind me and it throws me off course
TSiege on HNIs it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
ryankrage77 on HN
Swings slam into buildings
From 1 comment
Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
ryankrage77 on HN
Broken for at least one user
From 2 comments
Broken
Brainspackle on HNhttps://imgur.com/a/d6Ku9dA
Brainspackle on HN
Mouse gets locked in Safari
From 1 comment
great game, love it. for some reason the mouse gets locked in safari and only option is to hit esc - would suggest to point this out - even more nunaced so that folks are aware
totaldude87 on HN
Buildings look generic and the diagonal avenue appears reversed
From 2 comments
I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?
mncharity on HNthe blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic
shahahmed on HN
Requests
Shoot web with both hands and swing side to side
From 1 comment
I think it would be more fun if you can shoot web with both hands and swing side to side not just forward.
jekjek on HN
Use OpenStreetMap data for accurate Manhattan
From 1 comment
I'm not sure it would be more fun, but you could probably ingest openstreetmaps data so it's actually a real manhattan
mips_avatar on HN
Forward-facing anchor selection only
From 1 comment
thanks for trying it - yeah i might update the distance logic to be forward facing only, good point
shahahmed on HN
Auto-swing option
From 1 comment
it's possible, takes a bit of finesse. i might add an auto-swing to make it easier. you can also jump to shift momentum aggressively
shahahmed on HN
Questions
How accurate are the buildings and streets?
From 1 comment
Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?
jonasmst on HN
What is the stack and how building data was processed?
From 1 comment
Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.
N_A_T_E on HN
Alternatives named
Windlands 2 VR game
From 1 comment
Fun. For all people with VR headsets I'd strongly recommend the game Windlands 2. It's an awesome swinging game. The default settings are more "grapple hook" than swing, but it…
7734128 on HN
Spider-Man movies swinging
From 1 comment
Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
ryankrage77 on HN