voxlords
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voxel game
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
0 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.47.
Design: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
Objections
Mouse rotation is limited to about 90 degrees and resets when the cursor re-enters the window
From 1 comment
I found I could only rotate for about 90 degrees plus/minus. I tried to circumvent the problem by dragging my cursor outside of the window and bringing it back in on the opposite…
FrankenPC on HN
Forced WASD controls exclude left-handed players
From 1 comment
Left handed people do exist in the world. Forcing wasd is not a good idea
skimmas on HN
Frame rate is low compared to demanding native games
From 1 comment
I love how I can run Crysis 2 on my laptop on Ultra with >30 FPS, and I'd be lucky to get ~24 FPS on this.
pmalynin on HN
Pointer capture is fiddly in Firefox and Chrome
From 2 comments
On FF it seems sort of fiddly. It should capture (or ask you if it can) any time you click in the window, but in practice sometimes I have to click twice, sometimes I have to…
mundo on HNOn a Mac with Chrome 43, I had a small pop-up at the top of the screen that asked me to allow the page to capture my mouse input.
malexw on HN
Requests
Rebindable keys for all controls
From 1 comment
Don't force any specific layout. Just have defaults plus rebindable keys for all controls.
rcthompson on HN
Questions
Is there a Chrome setting needed for mouse rotation?
From 1 comment
I use Chrome. Is that a specific setting?
FrankenPC on HN