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Show HN: Fed Up Inflation Game

30 points by amalgamated_inc 4y ago

Elixir/Phoenix LiveView Concept shamelessly stolen from Cookie Clicker.

dannyw 4y ago
Seems broken on Firefox for Android.
- xwowsersx 4y ago
  I think the server is just getting hammered. Not loading in Brave or Chrome on Android.
  - amalgamated_inc 4y ago
    :sweat: Sorry, had the default connection limit of 25 and it's all websockets, so anybody after that couldn't connect. It works for me now.
    - xwowsersx 4y ago
      Ha no worries, happens to the best of us. It loads now, but I'm still not sure it's working 100%. I images loading, but also a bunch of unrendered text as well as a "start new game" button that doesn't work. https://ibb.co/vVzD0YM https://ibb.co/vVzD0YM
      - amalgamated_inc 4y ago
        I will admit I've never tried it on mobile. Thanks for letting me know, that hadn't even crossed my mind.
transitivebs 4y ago
Not the best demo of fly.dev if it can't handle a HN spike..
- amalgamated_inc 4y ago
  Sorry, this is my first time on fly.io. The connections were hard-coded to 25. I've increased it.
RonanMcGovern 4y ago
it's loading but needs more instructions or intuitive interface to know what to do. How do I win/lose?
- amalgamated_inc 4y ago
  Thanks for trying it! There is no winning/losing condition. You just keep on printing money :) As you print more, you unlock new mechanisms to build and technologies to research. I suppose it's all about the journey.
  - mcrumm 4y ago
    I hit ~5.6 Decillion before I closed the tab. The rankings and technology names were cracking me up, excellent work! Is the code available anywhere?
    - amalgamated_inc 4y ago
      Thanks for the comment :) This made my day. I suppose at the end of the day besides reaching the highest number, reading the descriptions is what the game is about ;) I think you reached the "end" because there isn't really anything after that. I don't have the code open source. But it's basically 1 gameloop LiveView with a big list of assigns, and 2 long lists of technologies and buildings with a bunch of helper functions.

Elixir/Phoenix LiveView Concept shamelessly stolen from Cookie Clicker.

dannyw 4y ago

Seems broken on Firefox for Android.

xwowsersx 4y ago
I think the server is just getting hammered. Not loading in Brave or Chrome on Android.
- amalgamated_inc 4y ago
  :sweat: Sorry, had the default connection limit of 25 and it's all websockets, so anybody after that couldn't connect. It works for me now.
  - xwowsersx 4y ago
    Ha no worries, happens to the best of us. It loads now, but I'm still not sure it's working 100%. I images loading, but also a bunch of unrendered text as well as a "start new game" button that doesn't work. https://ibb.co/vVzD0YM https://ibb.co/vVzD0YM
    - amalgamated_inc 4y ago
      I will admit I've never tried it on mobile. Thanks for letting me know, that hadn't even crossed my mind.

transitivebs 4y ago

Not the best demo of fly.dev if it can't handle a HN spike..

amalgamated_inc 4y ago
Sorry, this is my first time on fly.io. The connections were hard-coded to 25. I've increased it.

RonanMcGovern 4y ago

it's loading but needs more instructions or intuitive interface to know what to do. How do I win/lose?

amalgamated_inc 4y ago
Thanks for trying it! There is no winning/losing condition. You just keep on printing money :) As you print more, you unlock new mechanisms to build and technologies to research. I suppose it's all about the journey.
- mcrumm 4y ago
  I hit ~5.6 Decillion before I closed the tab. The rankings and technology names were cracking me up, excellent work! Is the code available anywhere?
  - amalgamated_inc 4y ago
    Thanks for the comment :) This made my day. I suppose at the end of the day besides reaching the highest number, reading the descriptions is what the game is about ;) I think you reached the "end" because there isn't really anything after that. I don't have the code open source. But it's basically 1 gameloop LiveView with a big list of assigns, and 2 long lists of technologies and buildings with a bunch of helper functions.