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I would be very interested in real examples!

by bullen 5y ago

meheleventyone 5y ago
Well https://dotbigbang.com https://dotbigbang.com at the very top of this page has loads. Krunker (https://krunker.io/ https://krunker.io/) is a browser based multiplayer shooter. CrossCode (http://www.cross-code.com/en/home http://www.cross-code.com/en/home) is another pretty famous one that is also on Steam and very popular. Slither.io (http://slither.io/ http://slither.io/) and really the whole genre that these sorts of games became. The whole Godot Engine IDE (https://editor.godotengine.org/releases/latest/ https://editor.godotengine.org/releases/latest/) has a web version. Game Dev Tycoon (https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/Game_Dev_Tycoon/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/Game_Dev_Tycoon/) is made with JS. Curious Expedition (https://store.steampowered.com/app/358130/Curious_Expedition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/358130/Curious_Expedition...) was written in CoffeeScript which is compiled to JS. And so on, and on. There are literally loads including umpteen multiplayer ports of Quake 3 and that sort of thing. Throw in all the JS13k games. Numerous games people have published using the Unity web exporter and so on. All the little web games people have released on itch.io, all the stuff made with Twine and Bitsy. And on, and on. The idea that JS is too slow to make games with is pretty silly and smacks a bit of willful ignorance.
- bullen 5y ago
  Ok, which of those have you worked on during those 15 years? These prove the point, they don't scale or deliver anything that will dislocate roblox. Even wormate (which is way better than slither does not run properly on my android pad)...
  - meheleventyone 5y ago
    Come on you keep moving the goal posts. You said: > Javascript is not usable, you wont be able to make anything useful if that is your underlying VM. And yet all these useful games exist all targeting JS backends. Some of which have made oodles of cash. Of that list I've been making games for dot big bang for the last three years. For other slower languages I worked in for shipping games there is EVE Online a large part of which is written in Python and then APB which had a lot of code written in UnrealScript for Unreal Engine 3 both of which are very much definitely slower than JS. Edit: Another really cool browser based project is this fight simulator: https://www.geo-fs.com/ https://www.geo-fs.com/
- astlouis44 5y ago
  https://vrland.io/ https://vrland.io/ VRland is another great example to check out, lightning fast load times and works across all devices such as mobile, PC, and even VR via WebXR. Entirely web-based.
  - arpu 5y ago
    yes so cool!

I would be very interested in real examples!

by bullen 5y ago

I would be very interested in real examples!

Well https://dotbigbang.com https://dotbigbang.com at the very top of this page has loads. Krunker (https://krunker.io/ https://krunker.io/) is a browser based multiplayer shooter. CrossCode (http://www.cross-code.com/en/home http://www.cross-code.com/en/home) is another pretty famous one that is also on Steam and very popular. Slither.io (http://slither.io/ http://slither.io/) and really the whole genre that these sorts of games became. The whole Godot Engine IDE (https://editor.godotengine.org/releases/latest/ https://editor.godotengine.org/releases/latest/) has a web version. Game Dev Tycoon (https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/Game_Dev_Tycoon/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/Game_Dev_Tycoon/) is made with JS. Curious Expedition (https://store.steampowered.com/app/358130/Curious_Expedition/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/358130/Curious_Expedition...) was written in CoffeeScript which is compiled to JS. And so on, and on. There are literally loads including umpteen multiplayer ports of Quake 3 and that sort of thing. Throw in all the JS13k games. Numerous games people have published using the Unity web exporter and so on. All the little web games people have released on itch.io, all the stuff made with Twine and Bitsy. And on, and on. The idea that JS is too slow to make games with is pretty silly and smacks a bit of willful ignorance.

bullen 5y ago
Ok, which of those have you worked on during those 15 years? These prove the point, they don't scale or deliver anything that will dislocate roblox. Even wormate (which is way better than slither does not run properly on my android pad)...
- meheleventyone 5y ago
  Come on you keep moving the goal posts. You said: > Javascript is not usable, you wont be able to make anything useful if that is your underlying VM. And yet all these useful games exist all targeting JS backends. Some of which have made oodles of cash. Of that list I've been making games for dot big bang for the last three years. For other slower languages I worked in for shipping games there is EVE Online a large part of which is written in Python and then APB which had a lot of code written in UnrealScript for Unreal Engine 3 both of which are very much definitely slower than JS. Edit: Another really cool browser based project is this fight simulator: https://www.geo-fs.com/ https://www.geo-fs.com/
astlouis44 5y ago
https://vrland.io/ https://vrland.io/ VRland is another great example to check out, lightning fast load times and works across all devices such as mobile, PC, and even VR via WebXR. Entirely web-based.
- arpu 5y ago
  yes so cool!