I like that this is on the front page and there are no comments. I imagine because everyone is busy exploring and didn't yet go back to the comments to see what people think. Good sign!
p0w3n3d 20 hours ago [-]
yup
onehair 2 days ago [-]
clearly xD
LorenDB 2 days ago [-]
Well, clearly you and I have made it out alive :)
SamBam 2 days ago [-]
I only managed to get out once I had earned all 9 badges...
swyx 2 days ago [-]
ah so you havent discovered the secret 10th badge yet, have you
ebipaul5194 1 days ago [-]
Where I can see the badges
johnfn 2 days ago [-]
This is so good! Using mouse motion as a control scheme is particularly genius - how did no one think of this before? I particularly like the points where the mouse control is taken away from you, i.e. when you float downstream, or when you go down a slide. It's also particularly genius how the mouse can 'teleport' around the screen (i.e. when you go into a door and come out somewhere else).
This idea could even be taken further - it would be really cool to have terrain that is more difficult to traverse. I'm also intrigued by the lack of walls. I think something like a hedge maze would be really fun!
mNovak 20 hours ago [-]
I think the water is difficult to traverse, in that it slows you down when 'swimming'.
It's really interesting how it still feels grounded even though you can fly all around. Having the cursor disappear underneath bridges and behind buildings really helps the illusion.
pixelmelt 19 hours ago [-]
There was an old game called cursors.io which was the same concept but collaboratively traversing a maze where you would sometimes have to leave other players behind to reach the next level
munificent 22 hours ago [-]
When you go all the way to the top near the horizon, the cursor shrinks and moves more slowly as it recedes into the distance.
Genius.
DrSiemer 22 hours ago [-]
A random experiment I made a few weeks ago does something similar, but it only uses the real cursor position for now: https://2shine.nl/demo/mousemaze/
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latexr 2 days ago [-]
Badge Guide (to avoid spoilers, encoded with rot13¹):
* Cannonball!: Tb ba gur qvivat obneq va gur cbby. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.
* Treasure Hunter: Teno n zrgny qrgrpgbe gura frnepu arne gur yrsg fvqr bs gur ibyyrlonyy svryq. Abegujrfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.
* Goal!: Fpber n tbny jvgu gur fbppre onyy. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* S'more Please: Teno n znefuznyybj sebz gur ohpxrg naq chg gurz va gur ovt sver. Gnxrf nobhg gra frpbaqf. Abegurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Cat Person: Crg gur png va gur ubhfr. Abegujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Take a Seat: Fvg ba gjb punvef.
* Slide!: Tb ba gur ovt fyvqr. Rnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Beachcomber: Svaq nyy gur frnfuryyf.
* Green Thumb: Jngre gur irtrgnoyrf. Fbhgujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.
Is there anything to the weird book in the treehouse or is it just for flavor? It seems to be alluding to something but I can't figure it out.
krackers 1 days ago [-]
There's mention of the cave and a "convergence point". I tried looking all around the cave, but there doesn't seem to be anything there (although you can find the drawings on the walls)
Edit: I looked at the source though and I don't see anything else clickable in the cave... No hidden secret badge either, maybe it is just for ambiance.
latexr 1 days ago [-]
Turning the antenna in the treehouse gives different messages of about two minutes each. It’s a bit hard to listen to the whole thing without someone else interrupting by changing the antenna, so here are the audio files:
There’s talk of the tent near the beach, the gong, and gathering at the big fire once you hear the call. There’s also talk of the cave, the star map, trusting the bats, and reading the right side of the book carefully. Though it seems to me the audio may be outdated and that the star map was initially in the book and was since moved to the telescope.
The right side of the book mentions the time 8:47.
If we look at the star map, only two of them are pointing inwards. If we consider that a “convergence point”, it should be around the area of the big fire and tent.
Why do you say the point corresponds with the fire, to me it seems closer to the dance studio
why_at 20 hours ago [-]
Hmm this is interesting. I was playing on mute so I didn't notice the radio messages.
I was thinking the "convergence point" was the center of camp with the sign since that's where all the paths meet up and the book mentions something about that. The radio also says "I just put a sign on it".
>it seems to me the audio may be outdated and that the star map was initially in the book and was since moved to the telescope
He also mentions he wrote it in 1967 but the book says 1987
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notsylver 1 days ago [-]
There's also a locked door in one of the buildings, but I couldn't figure out what either mean if anything. It would be cool if the radio was used for something though
krackers 1 days ago [-]
Yeah I saw that too, but the list of all accessible rooms is also in the code and the only scenes I see are
Because then you’d need to decode the full message and might read something you didn’t mean to. This way you can decode just the individual ones you want.
The badge names aren’t secret, they’re available in the book in the house even before you unlock them.
lgas 22 hours ago [-]
Could just include the badge names both unencoded and encoded to get the best of both worlds.
steve_adams_86 1 days ago [-]
The encoding is too advanced
quantummagic 1 days ago [-]
With Firefox, moving the cursor is really unresponsive and difficult, at least with my touch-pad. Taking many swipes to move even a little bit in each direction. It's a much more enjoyable experience with Chrome.
testfrequency 1 days ago [-]
This is why I could never commit to a Gecko based browser. There’s just too many daily sites I don’t have the patience to debug if it’s me or them.
maccard 1 days ago [-]
I've used Firefox as a daily driver for 20 years now (that's terrifying to say). I have to switch to another browser about once a month (although at a previous job I had to use $INTERNAL_WEBSITE in edge permanently). I have 0 issues with daily sites
testfrequency 1 days ago [-]
20 years of Firefox consistent use is actually impressive. Thank you for your service!
maccard 1 days ago [-]
I was indoctrinated as a teenager. A friends older brother was using it when he showed me World of Warcraft (not a euphamism) and I went home and downloaded it and never looked back.
I've contributed to a bunch of OSS, but for some reason never firefox.
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TonyStr 1 days ago [-]
Haha, this is hardly a daily site, is it? I can't remember the last time I experienced a firefox-specific browser issue before this. 95%+ of my issues usually come from ublock
testfrequency 1 days ago [-]
No doubt, OP’s site is niche (and very cool!), but between weird graphical rendering I’ve experienced in the past with Firefox and WebGL, among a number of just flat out broken forms - I just gave up.
I want Gecko to succeed as Chromium being a bully in the web space has been unfortunate, though I’m even more rooting for Ladybird.
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ForHackernews 1 days ago [-]
Designed For Chromenet Explorer 6.0
Orygin 1 days ago [-]
No issue on FF Macos with a touchpad
rendaw 1 days ago [-]
Me too, mouse.
whamlastxmas 21 hours ago [-]
Firefox has years long outstanding bugs in regards to capturing cursor movements. It's really frustrating as someone who has spent years developing Babylon and three.js games and apps and uses FF as my primary browser. It basically makes Firefox completely unusable if you're relying on capturing cursors.
KerrickStaley 2 days ago [-]
I love this! It reminds me of https://cursordanceparty.com/ which was built by a friend about 15 years ago and is still online :)
tikimcfee 2 days ago [-]
I had fun on the internet again. Thank you internet people <3
chrisshroba 2 days ago [-]
This is such a breath of fresh air. I feel like I'm back on Club Penguin!
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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danielrmay 2 days ago [-]
Brilliant. If you needed proof the internet is still alive, here you go. I feel like Neal's creations are the result of creatively iterating on "what if" and "why not".
accCer 2 days ago [-]
It was fun rick rolling you all on the piano. Vibe coded a little script that would play all kinds of melodies including rick roll. I eventually attracted a whole audience of cursors emoji reacting to it.
hadrien01 2 days ago [-]
I'm really watching 12 Angry Men through a small window in a wonderfully cute browser game, I love it!
Nautman 2 days ago [-]
I think it's incredible that you can feel a human connection with someone on the other side of the world purely by moving your cursors together. Just had a "game" of soccer with random people.
Well done, Neal!
jbombadil 2 days ago [-]
I think there's a case for a corporate class action lawsuit against Neal for employee productivity loss every time every time a new game is published.
> There is an urban myth that the release of Dragon Quest III caused a law to be passed in Japan banning the sale of Dragon Quest games or video games in general except on certain days such as weekends or national holidays. When III was released in Japan, over 300 schoolchildren were arrested for truancy while waiting in stores for the game to be released. The rumor claims there was a measurable dip in productivity when a Dragon Quest game was released and although muggings of Dragon Quest titles became so widespread that there were hearings in the Japanese Diet, no law was ever passed.
Aeolun 2 days ago [-]
Arrested for truancy?
LeoPanthera 2 days ago [-]
Truancy is a crime in many countries, including the USA.
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buzzerbetrayed 2 days ago [-]
An offense, sure. But it’s not a “crime” in the US.
thayne 1 days ago [-]
Not for the student. But at least in some states, parents can potentially face jail time if their children miss enough school.
portmanteur 1 days ago [-]
Kamala Harris bragged about enforcing this law against parents in California. That’s the only way that I know that it’s an actual law that gets enforced because I had never heard of laws like this before, and I grew up in US public schools in the South.
Gigachad 1 days ago [-]
I seem to remember some similar discussion about when google put pacman in the google doodle.
0x3444ac53 2 days ago [-]
Lmao it's blocked on my corporate wifi
mghackerlady 23 hours ago [-]
same :(
echelon 2 days ago [-]
That's a crime. Your HR/IT are certifiably not fun.
swyx 2 days ago [-]
dont make them the scapegoats. who was it that said "behind every rule on that wall is an idiot who made it necessary"
only-one1701 2 days ago [-]
Found the manager
andrew_lettuce 2 days ago [-]
Never Let common sense and trust do the job when another policy in the employee handbook can do the job!
rohitpaulk 1 days ago [-]
Nice one. Pleasantly surprised that this has nothing to do with Cursor the IDE
lacoolj 1 days ago [-]
Lol Zed > Cursor but this Cursor > Zed
TheGRS 2 days ago [-]
Well this is one of the most adorable things I've seen in a while. Thank you for sharing a little joy. So many little details I love, falling off the waterfall, the cursor size fading into the background, the flashlight in the cave. Haven't explored it all but going to share this right away.
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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nzeid 1 days ago [-]
I'm a huge neal.fun fan but I still worried that this was some scammy LLM coding YouTube clickbait.
Love the joystick for mobile users.
pcthrowaway 1 days ago [-]
The most unrealistic thing is that the cat doesn't chase the mice around.
bhresko1 2 days ago [-]
I absolutely love this. Kind of gives me Club Penguin vibes.
sprinkly-dust 5 hours ago [-]
Club Penguin always held a special place in my heart but I never reflected on why. I'm sure part of it is a yearning for simpler times and a childhood unawareness of the nature of the world.
However, playing this reminded me of exploring hidden parts of a map imbued with love, the joys of finding other souls just lounging around or moving excitedly, and the cute little games and things strewn about every corner.
jborichevskiy 2 days ago [-]
I got taken back to Club Penguin as well. Especially clicking into the cave or treehouse and getting transported into a little side pocket of the map. Amazing work!
dtmooreiv 1 days ago [-]
100%, briefly playing this brought me right back to that for a second. I'm glad others felt that same vibe.
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ebbi 2 days ago [-]
So much fun! I ended up playing beach volleyball with a bunch of people from around the world! :D excellent!
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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ebbi 2 days ago [-]
Unfortunately it's the start of my work day so I had to force myself to close the tab! Will give it another go after work...
SamBam 2 days ago [-]
Find treasure hunting equipment on the beach...
deweywsu 1 days ago [-]
SO much better than the metaverse, at 1/1000000th the cost!
kang 1 days ago [-]
I saw this experiment decades ago on the internet and it was to a music concert, i always wanted to do a cursor moshpit
8bitbeep 21 hours ago [-]
Very cool, but I think the user's cursor should be a different shape/color from the others. I frequently tried to move a neighboring cursor by mistake.
ggambetta 1 days ago [-]
This is so well made! In the car racing track there's an overpass, and the cursor correctly Z-orders depending on whether you're coming from the upper or lower part of the track. Respect.
Does anyone know how he is implementing country detection? I'm certain it's not GeoIP since my current IP address (and physical location) is different than the country it's showing me from.
GeoIP services can sometimes be wrong, they are essentially just lookup tables for IP subnets. I have a VPS in the Netherlands which most GeoIP providers detect as being in Czechia, for example. I assume whichever one the site is using just has the wrong country listed for your IP.
jp0d 1 days ago [-]
It's the same for me. I'm in Australia and on my work laptop I'm connected to an American VPN. It's showing my location as USA. I was wondering how it's detecting the country.
topherjaynes 2 days ago [-]
Well, lads, 10 laps, been a day, going to sleep.
ceroxylon 2 days ago [-]
When I see the domain of a post is neal.fun, I instantly get a huge grin because I know I am about to be delighted. Thank you Neal! The beach yurt with the mushroom soup was a hilarious touch.
0xferruccio 2 days ago [-]
Incredibly well done by Neal as usual!! Always has new fun experiments that are always completely new concepts
kami23 2 days ago [-]
This reminds me of the old internet for some reason I can't really nail down, but maybe the club penguin-ess of it.
greengreengrass 2 days ago [-]
Came to say the say thing. Strong Club Penguin feeling as soon as I saw that “off duty” sign on the lifeguard tower
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0x0ffff 1 days ago [-]
That's brilliant, at first I thought it was about with Neal Wu's site. but nah actually it turns out that it's just a cursor game!
ultratalk 1 days ago [-]
Strangely enough, when I enter the "convergence point" book, my cursor gets an American flag, even though it wasn't American before. Has anyone else seen this?
lucy_hnatchuk 1 days ago [-]
genuinely had a blast,felt like being a kid on a playground again.
throw5 2 days ago [-]
I really had fun with this one. You know what would make it even cosier? Being able to choose a small avatar for ourselves. The mouse pointer as your icon feels a very impersonal at the moment. Having avatars would make it feel more like we're all hanging out together in this wonderland.
stronglikedan 2 days ago [-]
It's not what you asked for, but right click to choose an enhanced icon. (EDIT: Oops that appears to just be a temporary emoticon)
devilbunny 2 days ago [-]
You can put the hat on. It's in the main camp building in a bedroom. Your cursor will be wearing a hat from then on.
ZeWaka 2 days ago [-]
You can also put other clothes on, like sunglasses and shorts.
devilbunny 2 days ago [-]
Can you don multiple items? Didn't try.
krackers 1 days ago [-]
Yeah you can. You buy them with seashells.
RugnirViking 1 days ago [-]
pretty hard to click through the cookie consent form because the browser hijacks the mouse and doesnt let it move to the right place. ended up using tab to click through it.
pred_ 1 days ago [-]
And the cookie consent form is one of those that require you to click a gazillion toggles. Hasn't it been established now that opt-out must be no harder than opt-in?
RugnirViking 1 days ago [-]
the law unambiguously says that, yes. However, companies these days seem to respond to enforcement, not the text of the law. They are all using the same few cookie banner libraries/providers, so that they have herd protection (if the eu wants to crack down on it, it has to do it to hundreds/thousands of companies simultaneously). It seems neal chose that route also.
npw55036 1 days ago [-]
That's awesome! It seems like all the rooms are accessible, but the football area is a bit laggy; the interaction feels like there's a lot of delay.
victorbjorklund 1 days ago [-]
Really cool. Sucks that they have to have the cookie banners though. I feel like this could have been done without user tracking in that way.
amenghra 24 hours ago [-]
Reminds me of the era of flash games/applets. People were building lots of cute, interactive stories back then.
only-one1701 2 days ago [-]
He's done it again folks
zhainya 1 days ago [-]
This probably would have been fun if it worked.
latexr 1 days ago [-]
Clearly it is working for many people. Perhaps if you share your setup and what exactly is the issue you’re facing, someone may have a suggestion. “It doesn’t work” is just about the worse “bug report” one can make.
onemoresoop 23 hours ago [-]
Fun intrusion. Works pretty good on my phone though it’s got really hot.
Jordan-117 1 days ago [-]
Weirdly, this seems to kill my wifi connection after a minute or so (Firefox on Linux).
Ancalagon 19 hours ago [-]
I couldn't find the last sea shell :(
eranation 1 days ago [-]
Just spent 20 minutes of my life, I don't want them back, was worth every second.
thatguymike 2 days ago [-]
Well this is incredibly joyful, well done.
bovermyer 2 days ago [-]
I loved the impromptu dance party I had in this with a bunch of people just bouncing on the stage.
nickvec 1 days ago [-]
The depth of this project is amazing. So many details that you can click into!
deviantony 2 days ago [-]
I love Neal's creations so much !
qainsights 1 days ago [-]
I thought cursor.com camp :)
dakolli 1 days ago [-]
NO AI !
rollyboo 1 days ago [-]
A really enjoyable journey ;) Felt like a kid again, cheers!
lacoolj 1 days ago [-]
Bug report. If i click a book on the phone my pseudo cursor goes away! :(
xnx 2 days ago [-]
Any tips for getting the right-click menu to work with a touchpad?
I two-finger tap, but the menu immediately disappears.
52-6F-62 2 days ago [-]
Click + hold. Then move onto an option
xnx 2 days ago [-]
Argh. No luck.
52-6F-62 1 days ago [-]
:(
latexr 2 days ago [-]
For the beach volleyball, aim to click only when the ball is in its downward trajectory.
darshanmakwana 2 days ago [-]
This is awesome! Where can I find the music from the DJ booth? I can listen to that all day
idk1 1 days ago [-]
Well, that was absolutely delightful. What a tonic.
lovegrenoble 23 hours ago [-]
Thank you for productivity loss, Neal!
asimovDev 1 days ago [-]
I love the cave paintings of cursor cavepeople
buremba 2 days ago [-]
I don't usually like my cursor to be hijacked but man, I like this one.
otar 22 hours ago [-]
Very cute and funny! Thank you!
WillieCubed 2 days ago [-]
The art style here is really charming. Thanks for the whimsy today!
asadm 2 days ago [-]
I wonder whats the multiplayer stack here. I haven't looked yet.
janmagnusdev 1 days ago [-]
Anyone else having performance problems?
null_ptr1 1 days ago [-]
Ok, that's super cute. Dance on the dance floor!
tiffanyh 2 days ago [-]
Cool, but wow - my iPhone heats up super fast while on that site.
parentheses 2 days ago [-]
Legit first post I've wanted to upvote in a long time.
nerdsniper 2 days ago [-]
The last seashell is eluding me. Otherwise I got all the badges.
lbebber 2 days ago [-]
Near the title sign, on the center of the camp, is where I found the last one I missed
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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_air 2 days ago [-]
Grab a metal detector to the left of the volleyball court. Then hold it near the bottom left edge of the court
SamBam 2 days ago [-]
You need to stop spamming this message. This isn't Reddit.
antdke 2 days ago [-]
That was a lot of fun. Brought back some nostalgia :)
matsbjork 1 days ago [-]
Best cursor camp ive seen!
huseyinkeles 2 days ago [-]
Really love all his work!
Check out the Space Elevator or Size of Life too.
spking 2 days ago [-]
Touch virtual grass
structuredPizza 2 days ago [-]
We have achieved world peace, fanks Neal :)
neurowave 2 days ago [-]
Nice use of Rive!
hmokiguess 2 days ago [-]
Sorry, what's Rive?
neurowave 2 days ago [-]
Interactive engine for building apps, games, products with lots of motion https://rive.app
hmokiguess 2 days ago [-]
Thanks! Didn’t know about it, looks fun
GrifMD 2 days ago [-]
That was delightful, what more can I say?
wg0 2 days ago [-]
I thought its the 60 billion dollars one.
madebysnacks 2 days ago [-]
So engaging! Made me smile the entire time
ygyooo 1 days ago [-]
That is so interesting!
melonpan7 2 days ago [-]
It even works on mobile, brilliant.
benjian 1 days ago [-]
coolest website i've seen in a while! absolutely loving this!
andrethegiant 2 days ago [-]
Absolutely incredible. Well done Neal
SlackingOff123 2 days ago [-]
I can't get the 17th shell :(
alstonite 2 days ago [-]
SPOILER
the two that are hard to find are 1. by the river on the far left and 2. at the main spawn point
bl4ckneon 2 days ago [-]
One is kinda half hidden behind a tree on the far right and another one is next to the starting sign. The rest are on the beach area and very slightly off the beach area
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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SlackingOff123 2 days ago [-]
No, I don't think so.
ebipaul5194 1 days ago [-]
Nice game this is my first if able to add name that will be grate
biosubterranean 2 days ago [-]
This is great
bob_backwards 20 hours ago [-]
Arm-less nun, somehow pushing a wheelchair, holding a rabbi, carrying a military baby, eating spaghetti.
BrunoBernardino 2 days ago [-]
Remember to have fun, people!
mindwork 1 days ago [-]
neal.fun is the bestest place on the internet
knight_47 1 days ago [-]
This is so neat!
peyo25 1 days ago [-]
Fun! Thanks!
dartharva 1 days ago [-]
Genuinely amazing!
nkmnz 2 days ago [-]
This was fun!
bitwize 2 days ago [-]
When I was a teenager we had the Living Books edition of Arthur's Teacher Trouble on CD-ROM as part of a "multimedia kit". Every page had short animations that would play by clicking on random things with your cursor, in addition to following along with the story, clicking on single words to hear them pronounced and spelled, etc. It was incredible and paved the way for similar phenomena like clickable Easter eggs in Homestar Runner cartoons.
This reminded me of that.
wellthisisgreat 2 days ago [-]
Cursor brethren, why y u no join me on my pink flamingo expedition
dylkil 2 days ago [-]
Weirdly i got slight motion sickness from this
mattlondon 2 days ago [-]
Yeah same here - unexpected!
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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hmokiguess 2 days ago [-]
awww man that was fun!
arikrahman 1 days ago [-]
I'm happily disappointed this has nothing to do with a certain electron based code editor fork.
lanewinfield 2 days ago [-]
Really putting the "fun" in "Neal.fun." Yet another amazing work by Neal Agarwal.
dadima 1 days ago [-]
nice fun game
sph 19 hours ago [-]
Another certified neal.fun banger
subpar 2 days ago [-]
firefly! iykyk
ChicagoBoy11 24 hours ago [-]
This is utterly delightful. Thank you.
ondrek 2 days ago [-]
This is the reason I love Hckrnews.
leadgenman 1 days ago [-]
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fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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botzi2001 2 days ago [-]
I think this you need to take the metal detector from the beach and search in the area
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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frankfrank13 2 days ago [-]
brother how many times are you gonna comment that
forsakenharmony 2 days ago [-]
please don't re-implement mouse movement, this would work perfectly fine without and now it just feels really bad to use because my sensitivity is fucked
sgtlaggy 2 days ago [-]
My mouse is set to 400 DPI, acceleration off (libinput flat profile), and default (0) sensitivity (range -1.0 - 1.0, no change at 1.0). Had similar settings on Windows, games have crazy high default sensitivity but websites like this have extremely low sensitivity. I had to crank my DPI up to 2000 to make it usable and 4000 to be comfortable and roughly match desktop settings, but this also made the cursor extremely unwieldy when pausing the game.
This and volume control are my biggest gripes.
dag11 2 days ago [-]
The soul of this game requires that your cursor can go "behind" things (like trees, or partially submerged in water), can have subtle nudges to keep you on paths and add friction when in water, and also to be able to take full control of your cursor for the lazy river etc!
Macha 2 days ago [-]
Yeah, whatever bug they have with this affected me two, was swinging my mouse across most of my desk to move any distance whatsoever.
duderific 2 days ago [-]
I noticed this on Safari, but when I switched to Chrome it seemed fine.
fatthor123 2 days ago [-]
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asadm 2 days ago [-]
except thats the whole point of this game. mouse movement needs to be controlled by the game here!
Rendered at 12:38:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
This idea could even be taken further - it would be really cool to have terrain that is more difficult to traverse. I'm also intrigued by the lack of walls. I think something like a hedge maze would be really fun!
It's really interesting how it still feels grounded even though you can fly all around. Having the cursor disappear underneath bridges and behind buildings really helps the illusion.
Genius.
* Cannonball!: Tb ba gur qvivat obneq va gur cbby. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.
* Treasure Hunter: Teno n zrgny qrgrpgbe gura frnepu arne gur yrsg fvqr bs gur ibyyrlonyy svryq. Abegujrfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbfvgvba.
* Goal!: Fpber n tbny jvgu gur fbppre onyy. Fbhgurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* S'more Please: Teno n znefuznyybj sebz gur ohpxrg naq chg gurz va gur ovt sver. Gnxrf nobhg gra frpbaqf. Abegurnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Cat Person: Crg gur png va gur ubhfr. Abegujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Take a Seat: Fvg ba gjb punvef.
* Slide!: Tb ba gur ovt fyvqr. Rnfg sebz gur fgnegvat cbvag.
* Beachcomber: Svaq nyy gur frnfuryyf.
* Green Thumb: Jngre gur irtrgnoyrf. Fbhgujrfg arne gur fgnegvat cbvag.
¹ https://rot13.com
Edit: I looked at the source though and I don't see anything else clickable in the cave... No hidden secret badge either, maybe it is just for ambiance.
https://neal.fun/cursor-camp/sounds/harold-1.mp3
https://neal.fun/cursor-camp/sounds/harold-2.mp3
There’s talk of the tent near the beach, the gong, and gathering at the big fire once you hear the call. There’s also talk of the cave, the star map, trusting the bats, and reading the right side of the book carefully. Though it seems to me the audio may be outdated and that the star map was initially in the book and was since moved to the telescope.
The right side of the book mentions the time 8:47.
If we look at the star map, only two of them are pointing inwards. If we consider that a “convergence point”, it should be around the area of the big fire and tent.
That’s as far as I’ve got with this.
here's the star map fwiw https://neal.fun/cursor-camp/optimized/maps/telescope.webp, there's a convergence point already labeled.
And for reference here's the map of the camp: https://neal.fun/cursor-camp/optimized/maps/treehouse.webp
Why do you say the point corresponds with the fire, to me it seems closer to the dance studio
I was thinking the "convergence point" was the center of camp with the sign since that's where all the paths meet up and the book mentions something about that. The radio also says "I just put a sign on it".
>it seems to me the audio may be outdated and that the star map was initially in the book and was since moved to the telescope
He also mentions he wrote it in 1967 but the book says 1987
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47961275
The badge names aren’t secret, they’re available in the book in the house even before you unlock them.
I've contributed to a bunch of OSS, but for some reason never firefox.
I want Gecko to succeed as Chromium being a bully in the web space has been unfortunate, though I’m even more rooting for Ladybird.
Well done, Neal!
> There is an urban myth that the release of Dragon Quest III caused a law to be passed in Japan banning the sale of Dragon Quest games or video games in general except on certain days such as weekends or national holidays. When III was released in Japan, over 300 schoolchildren were arrested for truancy while waiting in stores for the game to be released. The rumor claims there was a measurable dip in productivity when a Dragon Quest game was released and although muggings of Dragon Quest titles became so widespread that there were hearings in the Japanese Diet, no law was ever passed.
Love the joystick for mobile users.
However, playing this reminded me of exploring hidden parts of a map imbued with love, the joys of finding other souls just lounging around or moving excitedly, and the cute little games and things strewn about every corner.
I two-finger tap, but the menu immediately disappears.
Check out the Space Elevator or Size of Life too.
the two that are hard to find are 1. by the river on the far left and 2. at the main spawn point
This reminded me of that.