[HN Gopher] Kaplay - a JavaScript library that helps you make ga...
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       Kaplay - a JavaScript library that helps you make games fast and
       fun
        
       Author : JSLegendDev
       Score  : 79 points
       Date   : 2024-05-29 23:10 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (kaplayjs.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (kaplayjs.com)
        
       | mrbluecoat wrote:
       | Missing docs and github links?
        
         | kjhughes wrote:
         | They're there:
         | 
         | - Desktop: See visible left nav panel.
         | 
         | - Mobile: Touch left bar to reveal left nav panel.
         | 
         | In case you still don't see them:
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         | - _Guides:_ https://kaplayjs.com/guides/setup/
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         | - _Reference Docs:_ https://kaplayjs.com/reference/
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         | - _Github:_ https://github.com/marklovers/kaplay
        
           | croes wrote:
           | >Mobile: Touch left bar to reveal left nav panel.
           | 
           | Bad design choice.
           | 
           | Pretty narrow so it's hard to touch and nothing indicates its
           | function.
        
             | jmpavlec wrote:
             | 100% agree. I didn't even notice it. Just looked like wonky
             | css or something on the side.
        
       | simple10 wrote:
       | Cool to see Kaboom continuing as Kaplay.
       | 
       | From the website: On 21 May 2024 we took the decision to create
       | this spiritual successor of kaboom, being also a fork of it.
       | 
       | This was due to layoffs at replit (creators of Kaboom.js), and
       | among those affected was the original creator of Kaboom. Prior to
       | this the project was pretty much abandoned with no major releases
       | for more than a year.
       | 
       | The idea is to expand what kaboom was under a new identity,
       | kaplay itself is fully compatible with Kaboom.
        
       | theogravity wrote:
       | I checked out the docs and the getting started is really
       | straightforward. I'm not a game dev, and understood immediately
       | how things fit together because the API looks well-designed.
        
       | lukan wrote:
       | Is this mainly for plattformer game types?
       | 
       | And is it using something else for graphics and physics under the
       | hood, or implements everthing itself?
        
         | throwaway38375 wrote:
         | I don't think you can swap bits out. When I used it things
         | seemed baked in. Yes, mainly suited to 2D side or top down view
         | games.
        
       | throwaway38375 wrote:
       | Very excited about this, I have the best memories of using
       | Kaboom.
        
       | ivanjermakov wrote:
       | > THIS IS THE DOCUMENTATION for kaplay@3001.0.0-alpha.7
       | 
       | 3001st major release? I guess it's not strictly following semver.
        
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