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47 points by shahahmed - 22 comments
TSiege [3 hidden]5 mins ago
very fun. kind of hard to swing where I want. I often aim for a building in front of me but hook onto something behind me and it throws me off course
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
thanks for trying it - yeah i might update the distance logic to be forward facing only, good point
montebicyclelo [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Fun, and enjoyed the track it uses:

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJ23mRbmps

shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
thanks! yes i was a big fan of the song
7734128 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Fun.

For all people with VR headsets I'd strongly recommend the game Windlands 2. It's an awesome swinging game. The default settings are more "grapple hook" than swing, but it can be changed.

shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
thank you for the rec, will try, and thanks for playing!
1970-01-01 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Best Clamber-Man video game ever.

https://chinafake.fandom.com/wiki/Clamber_Man

shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
it's actually web slinging spider person
ryankrage77 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
it's possible, takes a bit of finesse. i might add an auto-swing to make it easier. you can also jump to shift momentum aggressively
jonasmst [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
the blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic
N_A_T_E [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.
mncharity [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
uh oh, is it reversed!! i will fix
jeromechoo [3 hidden]5 mins ago
That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
really helped to add the signifier of which building would be snapped. glad you enjoyed it!
sjacob [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
did you find your building? this was based on OpenNYC
Brainspackle [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Broken
shahahmed [3 hidden]5 mins ago
how so?
Brainspackle [3 hidden]5 mins ago