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Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript

• jashkenas 13y ago
  Fabulous acronym. Also, direct link to the (really quite juicy bits of) the source code: https://github.com/pents90/eburp/tree/master/src https://github.com/pents90/eburp/tree/master/src
• Kiro 13y ago
  Very nice. What did you use to package it as an app?
  • pents90 13y ago
    (Author here) The apps are just really thin native WebView/UIWebView layers, included in the source. No frameworks were used.
    • knome 13y ago
      You may want to consider standard WASD for directions, moving back to Q, select to E and special functions to ZXC. The WASD habit is strong, for me at least. Not that it will matter as much for the end app, of course.
      • djent 13y ago
        I'm used to HJKL for movement.
• judk 13y ago
  The other half is a good RPG story/interaction design. What are the good mobile-device RPGs? Anything better than playing FF6 again?
  • minimaxir 13y ago
    Unfortunately, gameification trumps game design in modern mobile RPGs. (looking at you, Zenonia and Inotia)
    • jaibot 13y ago
      I keep seeing complaints like this, which indicates an existing and underserved market. That's an opportunity for anyone who can make a decent RPG and sell it for a flat fee.
• tlarkworthy 13y ago
  I really like the spatial combat mechanics
• rockdiesel 13y ago
  FYI...you forgot the "s" in Universal. "The Eight-Bit Univeral Role Playing (EBURP) engine " Just a heads up.
• camus2 13y ago
  awesome game!