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Show HN: VoxLords – My latest WebGL Chrome Experiment

32 points by nergal 11y ago

krylon 11y ago
Looks like fun. (FWIW, seems to work in Firefox on OSX.) Unfortunately, using WASD for movement is very uncomfortable for me, because I am left-handed and use the mouse with my left hand.
- nergal 11y ago
  Yes, I'm aware of the WASD trouble for some people and I've noted this for future development of both new games and possible updates for this game. Thanks for your input!
  - arcatek 11y ago
    Could you please support ZQSD (azerty keyboards)? You just have to alias Z=W, and Q=A. It's a very simple thing, but almost no web game does it, which makes them unplayable on many computers. I shouldn't have to switch my keyboard layout to use a website :(
    - anon4 11y ago
      Your fault for using a nonstandard layout. Next you'll complain, that it doesn't work when you disable javascript.
      - arcatek 11y ago
        It's a french standard. Every french/belgian keyboard is AZERTY-based. You don't HAVE to support it, but accessibility is nice, especially when it comes at virtually no cost except awareness (it is not supported because people don't know it exists).
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Fogest 11y ago
My mouse didn't seem to lock to the game window so I could only turn so far before my mouse hit the edge of the screen. Other than that it is a cool game to play around with!
- nergal 11y ago
  Did you click "Allow" when it asks to look the pointer? (seems to work in FF and Chrome)
  - Fogest 11y ago
    Ah okay, I notice it now that you point it out. Was hard to notice the small popup while I was focused on looking at the game not the little window above it that popped up :/
thedufer 11y ago
There are slowly-rotating objects that it seems like I should be able to pick up or something? But I can't. I assume this is related to the fact that I have no idea how to beat the first level (I defeated all enemies and went to the princess). Not sure if this is supposed to happen, but I also can walk through the cage around her and some other objects (castle-looking thing).
- nergal 11y ago
  Shoot the cage (after all enemies are dead) to save the princess. The powerups can be shot to gain content.

32 points by nergal 11y ago

Looks like fun. (FWIW, seems to work in Firefox on OSX.) Unfortunately, using WASD for movement is very uncomfortable for me, because I am left-handed and use the mouse with my left hand.

nergal 11y ago
Yes, I'm aware of the WASD trouble for some people and I've noted this for future development of both new games and possible updates for this game. Thanks for your input!
- arcatek 11y ago
  Could you please support ZQSD (azerty keyboards)? You just have to alias Z=W, and Q=A. It's a very simple thing, but almost no web game does it, which makes them unplayable on many computers. I shouldn't have to switch my keyboard layout to use a website :(
  - anon4 11y ago
    Your fault for using a nonstandard layout. Next you'll complain, that it doesn't work when you disable javascript.
    - arcatek 11y ago
      It's a french standard. Every french/belgian keyboard is AZERTY-based. You don't HAVE to support it, but accessibility is nice, especially when it comes at virtually no cost except awareness (it is not supported because people don't know it exists).

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Fogest 11y ago

My mouse didn't seem to lock to the game window so I could only turn so far before my mouse hit the edge of the screen. Other than that it is a cool game to play around with!

nergal 11y ago
Did you click "Allow" when it asks to look the pointer? (seems to work in FF and Chrome)
- Fogest 11y ago
  Ah okay, I notice it now that you point it out. Was hard to notice the small popup while I was focused on looking at the game not the little window above it that popped up :/

thedufer 11y ago

There are slowly-rotating objects that it seems like I should be able to pick up or something? But I can't. I assume this is related to the fact that I have no idea how to beat the first level (I defeated all enemies and went to the princess). Not sure if this is supposed to happen, but I also can walk through the cage around her and some other objects (castle-looking thing).

nergal 11y ago
Shoot the cage (after all enemies are dead) to save the princess. The powerups can be shot to gain content.