vox2
Games
voxel engine
SHOW HN2015
47points
15comments
#598of 2,565 in 2015
Top 24%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Performance: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive voxel demo that sparks desire to make games
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing. Stuff like this instantly rekindles my desire to create games. It's like being a kid again, the tiny visible portion sparks my imagination as to what could…
AustinG08 on HN
Objections
Built on Three.js, which may limit a voxel engine
From 1 comment
This is built using Three.js ... I've seen tons of cool Three.js demons, even tried doing some stuff myself, but not that many actual games. It seems webGL is too bleeding edge.…
z3t4 on HN
Frame rate drops during play, possibly from chunk rebuilding or GC pauses
From 2 comments
I am getting periodic drops in FPS, is it rebuilding chunks or what?
trumpete on HNSounds like GC pauses. Next to unavoidable in javascript unfortunately.
adrusi on HN
Loading stalls at 83% in Opera
From 1 comment
I'm stúck at Loaded: 83% using Opera browser.
z3t4 on HN
Questions
Is it rebuilding chunks causing FPS drops?
From 1 comment
I am getting periodic drops in FPS, is it rebuilding chunks or what?
trumpete on HN
Alternatives named
Voxatron
From 1 comment
If you haven't seen Voxatron you might like it. It's a virtual fantasy voxel console you can make "cartridges" for. Here's some of the user made carts…
greggman on HN
Voxel.js
From 1 comment
Several books with WebGL in the title are almost completely about Three.js. The same goes for several online tutorials for beginners. A sad current state. Three.js is a JS…
frik on HN