Aberoth
Games
browser mmorpg
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
7 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Execution: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic, reminds commenters of Runescape and Browser Quest
From 2 comments
Amazing, reminds me of Runescape, the old days
michaelchum on HNVery impressive. Reminds Browser Quest a bit.
shmerl on HN
Objections
Norton blocked the site as a drive-by download threat
From 1 comment
Um, when I try to access the site, I get this: http://gyazo.com/8b0d0be033b42c789cbfde821fc7a7e1 For posterity's sake, I'll explain the image: it's Norton blocking the site,…
elohesra on HN
Session ends error on some browsers and app stores
From 2 comments
For me it's only showing this message. "Session has ended"
cfontes on HNI'm not sure what the causes this. I always get this error when trying to run Aberoth from Apple stores (and I have tried 3 different stores). I can't debug or fix the problem…
simple1 on HN
Keys not working in Chrome on Windows
From 1 comment
Hmm. None of the keys work for me. Chrome Windows Version 31.0.1650.57 m
nmeofthestate on HN
Requests
Mining, auction house, scripting and player economy
From 1 comment
Would like to see: ``` - Mining - Auction House - Scripting language - Player driven economy like crafting ``` You will eventually need some kind of gold sink to balance out the…
sabalaba on HN
Release on Steam
From 1 comment
This is amazing. I shared this with my stepdad and his friend, and we started talking about retro-gaming and how things were in the 80's-90's with gaming. I hope to see this hit…
Empathenosis on HN
Non-minified source code
From 2 comments
A link to the non-minified source?
tibbon on HNIs this open source by chance? I'd love to see an un-obfuscated version and the server side code (I'm assuming there has to be at least some?)
kelner on HN
Questions
How is cheating prevented and is input validated on the server
From 1 comment
Great job. How do you prevent cheating? Are you validating every action on the server?
Kiro on HN
How WebSockets achieve smooth real-time
From 1 comment
Where can I read more about the technologies used? I'm especially interested in how you are using WebSockets to achieve such smooth real-time. I was always under the impression…
Kiro on HN
Alternatives named
Runescape
From 1 comment
Amazing, reminds me of Runescape, the old days
michaelchum on HN
Browser Quest
From 1 comment
Very impressive. Reminds Browser Quest a bit.
shmerl on HN
Kingdom of Loathing and Candy Box
From 1 comment
I think you've got a few options. Route 1 is to spread it by hand, post it on 4chan /v/ or on Neogaf and ask for advice there, as you did here. Second option is to buy actual ads…
VonGuard on HN