Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC

jeromechoo | a day ago

That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

really helped to add the signifier of which building would be snapped. glad you enjoyed it!

sjacob | a day ago

Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

did you find your building? this was based on OpenNYC

Brainspackle | a day ago

Broken

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

how so?

Brainspackle | a day ago

https://imgur.com/a/d6Ku9dA

N_A_T_E | a day ago

Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.

1970-01-01 | a day ago

Best Clamber-Man video game ever.

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

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

it's actually web slinging spider person

mncharity | a day ago

I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

uh oh, is it reversed!! i will fix

jonasmst | a day ago

Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

the blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic

ryankrage77 | a day 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.

[OP] shahahmed | a day 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

7734128 | a day 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.

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

thank you for the rec, will try, and thanks for playing!

montebicyclelo | a day ago

Fun, and enjoyed the track it uses:

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

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

thanks! yes i was a big fan of the song

TSiege | a day 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

[OP] shahahmed | a day ago

thanks for trying it - yeah i might update the distance logic to be forward facing only, good point

mips_avatar | a day ago

I'm not sure it would be more fun, but you could probably ingest openstreetmaps data so it's actually a real manhattan

joelres | 23 hours ago

Very fun! A few tips for others that I learned via struggle: - Use Space to air dash, do it every time after releasing a swing to position yourself for the next swing - Use WASD while swinging to steer away from your anchor point for a nicer swing curve - Otherwise, use pointer to pick your anchor (holding space did not work well for me)

goosethe | 20 hours ago

this is so cool

totaldude87 | 6 hours ago

great game, love it. for some reason the mouse gets locked in safari and only option is to hit esc - would suggest to point this out - even more nunaced so that folks are aware