Ask YC: Advice on my Startup, Star Empire Elite
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1938573So, I came back from Startup School, and decided that I would take a shot at developing a web app. I got to thinking about Ron Conway's comment that there is room in the web-based game space. And so, for my first web-based project, I decided to adapt an old gaming classic - Solar Realms Elite - for the web. It is quite minimal right now, and there is certainly lots of room for features and improvements. A few questions:
1. Where do I go from here? I would happily sink more time into it, but I would like to find out whether the idea has legs.
2. What suggestions do you have for the design? I know the design needs work; the game is essentially a series of forms in a certain sequence. But I'm not exactly sure where to go next. I'm looking for some simple improvements (I'm going for a retro look).
3. What suggestions do you have for gameplay? I've got lots of ideas about where to go, but I want to make sure they appeal. In the near future, I want to implement the possibility of defensive and offensive alliances.
4. Any other comments, much appreciated.