[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":335},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-9763870":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":9,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":44,"post_text":45,"what":46,"said":84,"maker_in_thread":193,"shape":203,"grid":207,"attempts":294,"same_week":295,"maker_shows":33,"maker_hidden":326,"reader_version":327,"card":328},"9763870","Hypatia 0.2","A 2D adventure game engine","title","Show HN: Hypatia 0.2, a 2D adventure game engine",null,"lillian-lemmer",1435058060,2015,191,38,94,2565,4,"notable","games","game engine","library",[23,24,25,26,27],"2d game engine","adventure game engine","zelda-like engine","game maker","open source game engine","mixed",0.208,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},6,5,1,3,15,{"docs":37,"design":40,"idea":41,"performance":42,"execution":43},{"positive":38,"critical":39},0,2,{"positive":38,"critical":38},{"positive":17,"critical":38},{"positive":38,"critical":38},{"positive":38,"critical":33},[32,38,33,38,34,38,34,38,38,38,32,38,34,38,32,38,34,38,32,38,33,34,38,34,38,32,38,32,38,38,38,38,38,33,38,38,38,38],"Hello, Hacker News!\n\nMy name is Lillian (see: http:\u002F\u002Fabout.lillian.link\u002F), and I just released version 0.2 of my MIT-licensed game engine, Hypatia(http:\u002F\u002Flillian-lemmer.github.io\u002Fhypatia\u002F).\n\nHypatia is a game engine for single player 2D action adventure games. You can use it to make a game like Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Hypatia is aimed at non-programmers and programmers alike.\n\nI'm seeking any sort of feedback.\n\nHypatia supports FreeBSD first, but has great support for just about any platform (https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Flillian-lemmer\u002Fhypatia\u002Fwiki\u002FPlatform-Support). Maybe",{"problem":47,"audience":53,"pricing":9,"motivation":60,"time_to_build":9,"stack":69,"openness":81,"stage":82,"team_size":83},{"value":48,"source":49,"evidence":50},"Making 2D action adventure games (Zelda-like) without deep programming skills","maker",[51],{"id":52},"post",{"value":54,"source":49,"evidence":55},"Non-programmers and programmers making 2D action adventure games",[56,57],{"id":52},{"id":58,"by":10,"text":59},"9764082","You're right, I really need to have videos, and more in-depth instructions with pictures included! Not only that, but I really need to get workin' on my GUI-based editors. :)…",{"value":61,"source":49,"evidence":62},"Give back to the community that got them into programming, inspired by OHRRPGCE and RPG Maker",[63,66],{"id":64,"by":10,"text":65},"9766176","YES, EXACTLY, I feel like this project brings me full circle--OHRRPGCE got me into programming, and now I made my OWN game engine. :) Communities are beautiful like that.",{"id":67,"by":10,"text":68},"9769164","That's a tremendous idea! I'll definitely consider targeting the browser, what a fun thing to think about! I'll mull that over. :) Also, I'm really happy you like the concept and…",[70],{"value":71,"source":72,"evidence":73},"Python","inferred",[74,78],{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"9767293","mtrpcic","Is there any idea of what kind of performance a game framework like this gets on various platforms? I've been curious about PyGame for a long time, but it always felt like it…",{"id":79,"by":10,"text":80},"9769136","Don't worry, there will be the inevitable benchmarks, graphs, etc. :) Benchmarking is definitely an important component. The demo actually filled with animations (the water) and…","open_source","beta","solo",{"praise":85,"objections":117,"requests":144,"questions":167,"alternatives":172},[86,102,113],{"value":87,"source":88,"evidence":89},"Nostalgia for classic RPG and Zelda-style games","commenter",[90,94,98],{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"9765695","mhink","This brings back SO many memories of the earliest \"programming\" I ever did: RPG Maker 2000. The stuff I wrote could barely even be called 'games' (after all, I was about 12 years…",{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"9766784","zem","good stuff indeed :) brings back fond memories of that class of game.",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"9764055","hundunpao","Adventure and Action Adventure are completely different things in my book.",{"value":103,"source":88,"evidence":104},"Non-programmer manual and beginner focus appreciated",[105,109],{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},"9767685","blingojames","Loved the general idea and the non-programmer manual. Would also love if it will be ported to http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pygame.org\u002Fproject-Pyjsdl-2888-4709.html in the future, so it could be…",{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},"9764087","trishume","Neat! I like the idea of having both programmer and non-programmer customizability: it invites collaboration as well as people who start as non-programmers to expand their…",{"value":114,"source":88,"evidence":115},"Interesting idea for beginners and collaboration",[116],{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},[118,125,133],{"value":119,"source":88,"evidence":120},"Only supports desktop platforms, no iOS",[121],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"9764971","lnanek2","Doesn't seem to support iOS, so I wouldn't recommend it for any development where you are hoping to earn money, but could be a fun thing to play around with and learn, maybe, I…",{"value":126,"source":88,"evidence":127},"Name suggests a different genre than Zelda-style action adventure",[128,129],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"9764379","joncameron","I agree that it's misleading based on the title. On the site and in the text above it's more explicit about being a Zelda-like engine for action adventure games, and it looks…",{"value":134,"source":88,"evidence":135},"Too hard for complete beginners without GUI editors",[136,140],{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"9764070","reedlaw","I like how this is aimed at beginners (non-programmers). Although I don't think it's really possible for a complete neophyte to pick up this project and make something, it seems…",{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"9764568","mistagiggles","GUI-based editors\u002Fviewers should be your next goal if your want to capture non-programmer users. People who don't program are far less likely to be comfortable poking around in…",[145,153,159,163],{"value":146,"source":88,"evidence":147},"GUI-based map or scene editor",[148,149],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"9764619","mattisdada","Looks good so far! Have a look at unity for inspiration for gui, I've seen plenty of non programers use it very effectively because of how user friendly it is",{"value":154,"source":88,"evidence":155},"Support for Tiled map editor",[156],{"id":157,"by":138,"text":158},"9775472","What about using the Tiled map editor? 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I'm really glad you enjoyed the post and the software. :) I'm sorry I neglected to utilize the \"Show HN\" feature. I'll be sure to utilize it in the future!",{"id":58,"text":59},{"id":201,"text":202},"9764775","Totally is my next goal! :D I agree whole-heartedly with what you're saying. :) I'm really glad you think it seems nice. 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