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Show HN: Our little html5/js dungeon crawler.

71 points by ido 16y ago

ido 16y ago
It was our submission to the 4drl challenge[1]. Here is the success post: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.development/browse_thread/thread/caa43c3ba10ff9f6# http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.developme... What do you think? [1] http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=4DRL_Contest_2010 http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=4...
cowboyhero 16y ago
Oh man ... it's a little cruel to post something like this on a _Monday_ morning when I can't play it! (Excellent work, though. I love rogue-likes and this one looks like fun).
- lucisferre 16y ago
  Yeah, very cool, but I can't get into it. Bookmarked
wanderful 16y ago
Love it! Took me a while to find how to turn the music off. How about a character review at death? And maybe a local and global leaderboard? Maybe a different colored icon for the stairs down would be nice, but that depends on how easy you want to make it for the player. ;) My keyboard doesn't have a numpad — maybe a duplicate of the numpad somewhere on the keyboard would be a solution? EDIT: After playing more, monster and item variety is low. A way to see dungeon level would be good as well.
- ido 16y ago
  Thanks for the input, working on all of these points except for the numpad, as I'm not sure what you mean: the game only uses the 4 arrow keys.
  - wanderful 16y ago
    Oh ok, I had assumed it was possible to move diagonally.
mcantelon 16y ago
Well done! Much easier to use than most crawlers. Is there a way to save the game? Should be easy to implement using localstorage.
- ido 16y ago
  Thank you! You can save & load but it doesn't work so well yet, which is why I haven't listed the keys for it in the help screen :)
yatsyk 16y ago
see also one of 10k contestants with similar game: http://10k.aneventapart.com/entry/177 http://10k.aneventapart.com/entry/177 guys created this game said that if not IE9 support requirement for 10k competition they would be created 2.5d version with css skew scale transformations (this is a sample of their renderer http://habreffect.ru/files/e8d/aa56d8ae1/kitty.jpg http://habreffect.ru/files/e8d/aa56d8ae1/kitty.jpg ) google translated article: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/webdev/102153/ http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&h...
- newobj 16y ago
  10k? Bah. Here's my JS 1k entry: http://js1k.com/demo/285 http://js1k.com/demo/285
callahad 16y ago
I seem to have gotten stuck on on the fourth level or so (whenever the wall textures first change). I can only explore the upper left quadrant of the map, and there are no doors or stairs in the accessible area. I've also bumped into all of the exterior walls, in hopes of finding a hidden passage. Help?
- ido 16y ago
  It's a bug, sorry :( Will be fixed asap!
- noodle 16y ago
  ha, you're lucky. i started in a room with one door, into another dead-end room.
troygoode 16y ago
Neat! I descended down to around the 7th floor I think, and found a bug: there are only five small rooms on the map, no staircases, and no doors to the rest of the map. I can't descend further or ascend back up to wipe up the mobs I left behind. http://imgur.com/P7csK.jpg http://imgur.com/P7csK.jpg
- ido 16y ago
  Known bug, working on it :)
- deleted 16y ago
  [deleted]
ido 16y ago
BTW, the source is available publicly on bitbucket: http://bitbucket.org/ido.yehieli/cardinal-quest/ http://bitbucket.org/ido.yehieli/cardinal-quest/ If anyone wants to join us just drop me a message (my email is listed in my profile) and I'll give you write access and walk you through the code base (it is quite small and not very complicated, Corey was committing changes within a day or so of joining me).
- callahad 16y ago
  That's an awesome invitation, and I'll likely take you up on it. FYI, the "email" field your profile isn't visible to others.
  - ido 16y ago
    Oh...Thanks for the head up! I just updated it. We would love to have you on board!
netghost 16y ago
That's a pretty neat roguelike. It might be nice to make it more mouse friendly. I picked up a bracer, and assumed I would be abel to click on it to equip it.
- ido 16y ago
  Thanks! Mouse control (and generally better interface) is on my todo list. I also want to eventually get it working with a touch interface.
- cowboyhero 16y ago
  I had the same experience at first -- reached for my mouse to handle inventory, etc. Once I found the "help" button (which was actually useful!) and the keyboard shorts ... I found I preferred the game mouseless. Primarily because it brings back memories of playing games like this on IBC XT PCs in the early 1980s, or funneling quarters into the arcade equivalent (eg, Gauntlet). So while usability is important, consider this post a vote to keep the game keyboard only.
  - listic 16y ago
    The list on the right that is visible at all times is hinting that it might be clickable, but it isn't.
    - ido 16y ago
      It will be soon! Patience, grasshopper (or you can join us and help improve the interface ;)
listic 16y ago
Is it hard to make game run full screen in a browser window?
- ido 16y ago
  Not really: press f11 in windows or linux (I think it's apple+f on mac os x).
  - listic 16y ago
    Maybe i didn't make myself clear. Sorry, I'm not a native speaker. I asked how hard it is to make a game, specifically html5 one, that occupies the whole area of a browser window. Secondly, f11 doesn't work for this specific site.
    - ido 16y ago
      It is quite easy, you just need to specify the size in the cs (or set it with js).
      - listic 16y ago
        Why didn't you do it, then?
        ido 16y ago
        Didn't think it was necessary.
laharofdeath 16y ago
too cool!
callahad 16y ago
There's a hidden class available, just to the left or right of the three visible options: The invulnerable, blind NaN!
- nefD 16y ago
  Ah-hah! Thanks for reporting this.. fixed, and will soon be rolled into the live version of the game.
  - ido 16y ago
    Updated.
- ido 16y ago
  Spoiler!
- netghost 16y ago
  Blind NaN is mighty indeed!
elblanco 16y ago
awesome! love the old-skool scene music by 4mat.
wazoox 16y ago
Argh, I just lost 45 minutes with no return, damn you :) And this excellent lofi music!
coffee 16y ago
Really good! Small point, the start there should be a blinking cursor so you know to enter name at that point. Also, I have no clue how I died, but a JS popup told me I did shrugs - good stuff...

71 points by ido 16y ago

ido 16y ago

It was our submission to the 4drl challenge[1]. Here is the success post: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.development/browse_thread/thread/caa43c3ba10ff9f6# http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.developme... What do you think? [1] http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=4DRL_Contest_2010 http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=4...

cowboyhero 16y ago

Oh man ... it's a little cruel to post something like this on a _Monday_ morning when I can't play it! (Excellent work, though. I love rogue-likes and this one looks like fun).

lucisferre 16y ago
Yeah, very cool, but I can't get into it. Bookmarked

wanderful 16y ago

Love it! Took me a while to find how to turn the music off. How about a character review at death? And maybe a local and global leaderboard? Maybe a different colored icon for the stairs down would be nice, but that depends on how easy you want to make it for the player. ;) My keyboard doesn't have a numpad — maybe a duplicate of the numpad somewhere on the keyboard would be a solution? EDIT: After playing more, monster and item variety is low. A way to see dungeon level would be good as well.

ido 16y ago
Thanks for the input, working on all of these points except for the numpad, as I'm not sure what you mean: the game only uses the 4 arrow keys.
- wanderful 16y ago
  Oh ok, I had assumed it was possible to move diagonally.

mcantelon 16y ago

Well done! Much easier to use than most crawlers. Is there a way to save the game? Should be easy to implement using localstorage.

ido 16y ago
Thank you! You can save & load but it doesn't work so well yet, which is why I haven't listed the keys for it in the help screen :)

yatsyk 16y ago

see also one of 10k contestants with similar game: http://10k.aneventapart.com/entry/177 http://10k.aneventapart.com/entry/177 guys created this game said that if not IE9 support requirement for 10k competition they would be created 2.5d version with css skew scale transformations (this is a sample of their renderer http://habreffect.ru/files/e8d/aa56d8ae1/kitty.jpg http://habreffect.ru/files/e8d/aa56d8ae1/kitty.jpg ) google translated article: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/webdev/102153/ http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&h...

newobj 16y ago
10k? Bah. Here's my JS 1k entry: http://js1k.com/demo/285 http://js1k.com/demo/285

callahad 16y ago

I seem to have gotten stuck on on the fourth level or so (whenever the wall textures first change). I can only explore the upper left quadrant of the map, and there are no doors or stairs in the accessible area. I've also bumped into all of the exterior walls, in hopes of finding a hidden passage. Help?

ido 16y ago
It's a bug, sorry :( Will be fixed asap!
noodle 16y ago
ha, you're lucky. i started in a room with one door, into another dead-end room.

troygoode 16y ago

Neat! I descended down to around the 7th floor I think, and found a bug: there are only five small rooms on the map, no staircases, and no doors to the rest of the map. I can't descend further or ascend back up to wipe up the mobs I left behind. http://imgur.com/P7csK.jpg http://imgur.com/P7csK.jpg

ido 16y ago
Known bug, working on it :)
deleted 16y ago
[deleted]

ido 16y ago

BTW, the source is available publicly on bitbucket: http://bitbucket.org/ido.yehieli/cardinal-quest/ http://bitbucket.org/ido.yehieli/cardinal-quest/ If anyone wants to join us just drop me a message (my email is listed in my profile) and I'll give you write access and walk you through the code base (it is quite small and not very complicated, Corey was committing changes within a day or so of joining me).

callahad 16y ago
That's an awesome invitation, and I'll likely take you up on it. FYI, the "email" field your profile isn't visible to others.
- ido 16y ago
  Oh...Thanks for the head up! I just updated it. We would love to have you on board!

netghost 16y ago

That's a pretty neat roguelike. It might be nice to make it more mouse friendly. I picked up a bracer, and assumed I would be abel to click on it to equip it.

ido 16y ago
Thanks! Mouse control (and generally better interface) is on my todo list. I also want to eventually get it working with a touch interface.
cowboyhero 16y ago
I had the same experience at first -- reached for my mouse to handle inventory, etc. Once I found the "help" button (which was actually useful!) and the keyboard shorts ... I found I preferred the game mouseless. Primarily because it brings back memories of playing games like this on IBC XT PCs in the early 1980s, or funneling quarters into the arcade equivalent (eg, Gauntlet). So while usability is important, consider this post a vote to keep the game keyboard only.
- listic 16y ago
  The list on the right that is visible at all times is hinting that it might be clickable, but it isn't.
  - ido 16y ago
    It will be soon! Patience, grasshopper (or you can join us and help improve the interface ;)

listic 16y ago

Is it hard to make game run full screen in a browser window?

ido 16y ago
Not really: press f11 in windows or linux (I think it's apple+f on mac os x).
- listic 16y ago
  Maybe i didn't make myself clear. Sorry, I'm not a native speaker. I asked how hard it is to make a game, specifically html5 one, that occupies the whole area of a browser window. Secondly, f11 doesn't work for this specific site.
  - ido 16y ago
    It is quite easy, you just need to specify the size in the cs (or set it with js).
    - listic 16y ago
      Why didn't you do it, then?
      - ido 16y ago
        Didn't think it was necessary.

laharofdeath 16y ago

too cool!

callahad 16y ago

There's a hidden class available, just to the left or right of the three visible options: The invulnerable, blind NaN!

nefD 16y ago
Ah-hah! Thanks for reporting this.. fixed, and will soon be rolled into the live version of the game.
- ido 16y ago
  Updated.
ido 16y ago
Spoiler!
netghost 16y ago
Blind NaN is mighty indeed!

elblanco 16y ago

awesome! love the old-skool scene music by 4mat.

wazoox 16y ago

Argh, I just lost 45 minutes with no return, damn you :) And this excellent lofi music!

coffee 16y ago

Really good! Small point, the start there should be a blinking cursor so you know to enter name at that point. Also, I have no clue how I died, but a JS popup told me I did shrugs - good stuff...