61 pointsby n4ze3m4 hours ago20 comments
  • croniev24 minutes ago
    Just me or is this a bit cynical? Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the gameplay is fun and everything. Just the concept makes me really uneasy, especially as I have a friend who's house was destroyed recently in war...
    • AspireOne10 minutes ago
      I think it's fun, not cynical at all. I'm sure if my close one was shot, I'd be uneasy playing call of duty, and so on.

      I'm sorry for your friend.

    • tokai5 minutes ago
      You are overreacting. Its not cynical.
    • n4ze3m18 minutes ago
      I'm really sorry about your friend's home. I never meant it that way. It started as just a 3D map that you could drive around. Then I added collisions, then a tank, and it grew into a game from there. None of it came from anything in real life. But I understand why it feels uneasy when war is real for people you know.
  • fixitplz8 minutes ago
    I want to try this but every time I try to join either from my mobile or desktop (both on WiFi), I get this error: "That callsign belongs to another player. Pick a different one." that comes from the Railway-hosted wss://worldstrike.fun/ws

    Here's a full response with headers:

    HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols Connection: Upgrade Sec-Websocket-Accept: GeKaJfsfiYd9s2vROz7kMU3RDWA= Sec-Websocket-Extensions: permessage-deflate; server_no_context_takeover; client_no_context_takeover server: railway-hikari Upgrade: websocket X-Railway-Request-Id: UA8DKXk_TKiusD2aYqVb7A x-hikari-trace: lhr1.7mfs x-railway-edge: lhr1

    {"type":"error","message":"That callsign belongs to another player. Pick a different one."} Connection Closed: 1005

    • n4ze3m4 minutes ago
      sorry thats confusing names are locked to the first browser that users them, so someone else probably took it
  • heggyan hour ago
    Fun idea but horribly laggy. Just driving down a street and I would get bounced back constantly and make very little progress. Ping was showing up as much as 5000ms
    • n4ze3m43 minutes ago
      sorry, that's on me! Way more people showed up than I expected and the server couldn't keep up. When it falls behind it drops your inputs and yanks your tank back, so that's the bouncing. I found the culprit (collision checks looking at way too many buildings)
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  • vfosnar3 hours ago
    as an active osm contributor and community member and io games enjoyer i love this.

    if the author is readin this by any chance pretty please improve the attribution placement, projects like this are whats bringin interested people in to help us build a better open map for everyone <3

    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      Thank you! You're right, it was buried behind a tiny ⓘ. Fixed now, so the OpenStreetMap credit is always visible in-game and on the home screen.
  • glibg10b2 hours ago
    It keeps saying "Your connection dropped. Let’s get you back out there." after a few seconds, then returns me to my spawn point. I don't see any bad HTTP status codes in the network tab

    Can you make it a little more resilient on Wifi + 4G? I would really like to try this, it seems fun

    Also, incorporating elevation data would also be really cool

    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      thanks, found it! The server was kicking laggy connections. Fixed, and it auto-reconnects now.
      • glibg10b2 hours ago
        Hah, I thought it just randomly started working. But no, you fixed it :)
  • ByThyGracean hour ago
    This thing just crashed my whole DE. My GPU reset. Haven't had one like that in years.
    • n4ze3man hour ago
      Sorry! It's WebGL, so it shouldn't be able to do that. Which browser, OS and GPU? I'd like to track it down.
    • anonymous908213an hour ago
      This happens on every shitty vibe coded 3D webapp that makes it onto HN. I don't know what the fuck they're feeding these bots.
  • discoinverno2 hours ago
    Nice! Are tanks spawned at the last picked location? I picked my hometown as I wanted to demolish a friend's house, and I was surprised to find 2 tanks there (it's a random small city in Europe).

    I also have the bug where it keeps respawning me to the starting point after ~30 seconds

    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      They're real players, no bots! The 30-second reset was a connection bug, fixed now.
  • latexr5 minutes ago
    I am genuinely interested in the opinions of people who live in or fled war-torn countries. Would they find this in poor taste? That it trivialises ongoing struggles? Have they tried looking into their own cities? Do they not care? Do they think this is somehow useful? Does it surface memories? Are they more bothered by the execution?

    Of course, we’d need more than one or two data points. If you know someone (or are you yourself) in that situation, I’d welcome learning your thoughts. No judgement or ulterior motive, just looking to understand another perspective.

  • brontosaurusrexan hour ago
    Is there a way to change viewing angle?
    • n4ze3man hour ago
      Yes! Press C to switch between the chase and overhead camera, and scroll (or pinch on mobile) to zoom.
      • brontosaurusrexan hour ago
        I understand. I meant, can i get rid of this top-down view? I like the lowpoly model btw, is that something you modeled or ai creation?
  • netsharc2 hours ago
    I guess I wasn't the first to have the idea to flatten the White House...

    Bye bye, ballroom!

  • jaapz2 hours ago
    5 minute respawn timer after being shot is a bit excessive
    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      Fair point, Just cut it to 30 seconds.
    • notcrazylol2 hours ago
      yeah i just started and someone shot me. Now i gotta wait 5mins?
  • igleria2 hours ago
    I don't get it, how is it possible people are in my local town? or is this more populr than this thread? fun stuff nevertheless.
    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      Real people, no bots :) If you join with the default option, you're dropped near where other players are already fighting, so you'll usually find company
      • igleriaan hour ago
        but I chose Drogheda! (random ass town in Ireland)
        • nothingnixan hour ago
          The others probably chose to spawn "near players", so that's how they ended up in your random ass town in Ireland
          • Den_VR22 minutes ago
            I can see the potential already for an acquisition by Match Group.
  • indrex2 hours ago
    Saw no buildings. Fired at the next tank.
    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      tanks can fight each other too! Press M and drive somewhere new for buildings nobody has flattened yet
  • RicoElectrico2 hours ago
    Similar in spirit: https://kaijumietz.de/
  • m00dy2 hours ago
    it's missing interpolation on position estimation.
    • n4ze3m2 hours ago
      It was timed by server ticks, which fell behind under today's load. It's fixed now, so refresh and it should be smoother.
  • pythonRon2 hours ago
    It would be more fun if I could pick a city. Knocking down Trump's white house would be a kick.
    • hobofanan hour ago
      You can pick a city and exact location on the map.
    • snvzzan hour ago
      That's how you get the law enforcement knock on your door.
    • pythonRon2 hours ago
      Or Trump Towers!
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