[HN Gopher] Show HN: SmartHome - An Adventure Game
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Show HN: SmartHome - An Adventure Game
SmartHome is a free, browser-based game written in vanilla
JavaScript and no libraries. I don't want to spoil anything about
the gameplay, but if you like text adventures, point-and-click
adventure games, puzzle games, escape room games, art games,
incremental games, cozy games, and/or RPGs, then this might be your
speed. If you find it too hard and don't mind some mild spoilers,
then check out the hints page: https://smarthome.steviep.xyz/help
Enjoy!
Author : scyclow
Score : 146 points
Date : 2024-12-15 17:05 UTC (5 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (smarthome.steviep.xyz)
(TXT) w3m dump (smarthome.steviep.xyz)
| dvh wrote:
| https://smarthome.steviep.xyz/voices.js(3): Uncaught TypeError:
| Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'cancel')
|
| Android 10, generic WebView browser (mobile chrome works)
| scyclow wrote:
| Got it. Thanks!
| dvh wrote:
| It works now
| hiatus wrote:
| At least on mobile there is no way to copy and paste things from
| the main screen into the phone screen. Each time I navigate from
| the phone screen and return the state is lost which makes it
| impossible to copy/paste multiple long hard to remember strings.
|
| spoiler:
|
| trying to copy the required info to get data working is where I
| am running into this issue.
| scyclow wrote:
| That's a premium feature, which will run you 1 Credit.
| otteromkram wrote:
| Do you mean that you phone doesn't let you long press the
| display to enable text selection?
|
| I was able to copy text. I have typical ad/tracker blocking
| enabled on an Android device (Note even close to the latest
| release).
| RonaldDump wrote:
| When trying to enter the SPTX address dictated over the
| phone, I'm only able to get a few digits at a time, but
| returning to the phone app to press 2 to repeat the address
| clears all progress in the other app where I'm trying to
| enter it.
|
| I battled through it and even double checked the address but
| it still failed.
|
| If that's part of the game, then fair enough, but I'm not
| doing that again so that's the end of the line for me.
| cyberax wrote:
| Ah, the genuine phone experience!
|
| Looking at you, Android dialer.
| withinboredom wrote:
| iOS isn't much better. Paste in a number and just want to
| add a country code? No way.
| j0hnyl wrote:
| I had the pleasure of trying this out before it was released. I
| think it's one of those things I can imagine might have a high
| bounce rate, but I would really like to encourage anyone checking
| it out to really give it at least 10-15 minutes. There are so
| many details and easter eggs and the frustration that's baked
| into the game design compounds quite nicely given some time.
|
| EDIT: it's also more rewarding if you delay looking under the
| hood for a while.
| butz wrote:
| This is too realistic. I became annoyed after 5 minutes.
| tensor wrote:
| I bailed at create an account.
| entropie wrote:
| Same, thats for sure not the first thing I do after waking
| up.
| miah_ wrote:
| Me too. I'd like to explore the tree and see what can happen
| but have zero interest creating an account, tracking progress
| or whatever. I got the gist of what the game was about in the
| first few minutes.
| cthackers wrote:
| It's a dummy account for your phone. You will need to 'hack'
| the other admin account so you can install some stuff on it
| and find some helpful notes
| tensor wrote:
| Yeah, I realize it was part of the game, but I just have
| such a strong aversion to it that that was the line for me.
| Even creating a fictional account is too much.
| kbrackbill wrote:
| This is a really impressive rendition of our corporate hellscape.
| It reminds me of games like cart life in that I appreciate what
| it's doing, but even though the frustration is intended it still
| makes it really unpleasant to play. I lasted until I needed to
| figure out how to pay the ISP bill before I threw in the towel.
| pn3k0 wrote:
| very cool, loved the tv controls
| felixyz wrote:
| Excellent! This scenario has a precursor in Philip K. Dick's
| "Ubik" (1969). It's just a sub-plot there, but the parallels are
| striking.
| Sirikon wrote:
| I hate it so, so much. Excellent job.
| Max-q wrote:
| Very unusual that new text appears at the top. Is there any
| specific reason why you chose to do it this way?
|
| I played for a bit but the frustration soon became too real, haha
| :-D
| scyclow wrote:
| Because all the buttons are in the top right, and I thought it
| looked nicer if the new text was even with the buttons :)
| bassrattle wrote:
| It's the morning, and there is no coffee and there is no way to
| get coffee
| Groxx wrote:
| Oh god this is vile. Phenomenal job.
|
| If I can add a recommendation: the app search is far too fast.
| Add a random delay to the results after each letter is entered,
| and let them arrive out of order.
| scyclow wrote:
| ooo, good idea. I might build that in.
| dheera wrote:
| Or build the China version that asks you for an SMS
| confirmation every time you click anything in the phone.
| laurentlassalle wrote:
| I managed to pay my internet bill and then quit, 5/5
| brumar wrote:
| I regret there is not a merciful option like "wait for death in a
| corner".
|
| Great job! I had fun and got bored to death at the same time.
| scyclow wrote:
| Try calling 1-800-666-0000. They might be able to help.
| maille wrote:
| "The phone app appears to use text-to-speech based on the
| device's locale. On my laptop, it's speaking English with the
| worst French accent imaginable
| scyclow wrote:
| Ah, sorry about that. If you go to
| https://smarthome.steviep.xyz/talk do you see any en-US voices
| on your device?
| maille wrote:
| Yes I do
| scyclow wrote:
| Oh well. Try playing with the sound disabled in Settings
| maille wrote:
| Can I select the tts engine from your /talk link?
| macshome wrote:
| Is something supposed to happen when I call a number on the
| phone? If the number picks up I just have silence until I hang
| up.
|
| Also I made the mistake of resetting the phone in an attempt to
| get into the admin account!
| scyclow wrote:
| Some folks are having issues with the SpeechSynthesis on their
| device. Try refreshing. If that doesn't work, then go to
| Settings and disable sound.
| flippyhead wrote:
| I love this!
| astonex wrote:
| Anyone know how to get out of the stairwell? The floors seem
| infinite.
|
| It seems like that is actually the end.
|
| 02:34:39
| scyclow wrote:
| You can always get up to Infinity on YieldFarmer2
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