MMO in loving tribute to xkcd-1110

http://1110.n01se.net/

by wooby • 14 years ago

204 60 14 years ago

1110.n01se.net

jonaldomo• 14 years ago

This is neat. To delete all text, hit enter and type something else.

manuscreationis3• 14 years ago

I found a bug

In the Chasm of Fate, after you defeat B'Joril the TimeMaster, you're supposed to get 1 piece of Titan class armor, and a random roll for 1-3 Peacock Plumes, but every time my group only gets the armor, and never any Peacock Plumes.

The devs really rushed this one out. I can't believe they expect people to pay 12 dollars a month for this.

GaryRowe• 14 years ago

NO BUG FOUND: (Spoiler Alert) You haven't activated the Orb of Flounderment which is in the Antideulivation Room.

chrishouser4• 14 years ago

If the server hits its user limit, you can console yourself with a demo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLxOVYeo5w

ned_batchelder• 14 years ago

To label your guy, type "I am Joe", and it will have Joe underneath instead of a number.

tianshuo• 14 years ago

To write really long names, use chrome console, type avatar.msg="I AM 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890", close the console and press return on your screen

blue_spice2• 14 years ago

Server issues. Let me guess: node.js?

mojuba2• 14 years ago

Apparently yes: https://github.com/n01se/1110

blue_spice2• 14 years ago

Thanks. Not surprised.

user243• 14 years ago

You say that like node is known for being flaky at scale, which is completely unfounded.

reinhardt• 14 years ago

... and MongoDB.

Tipzntrix• 14 years ago

Hey, it's web scale

manuscreationis3• 14 years ago

Do you think the server would perform more effectively if they had enabled the Cluster configuration (assuming the server has multiple cores)?

I'm fairly new to toying around with Node, so i'd be interested to know if there are fairly obvious or simple reasons for poor performance here

user243• 14 years ago

that would certainly help but it's just not running on a very powerful server, it's nothing to do with the language.

ville• 14 years ago

Looks like the maximum number of clients is limited to 20 in the code: https://github.com/n01se/1110/blob/master/server.js#L44

chrishouser4• 14 years ago

node.js on a ti-micro. Just not much horsepower on the back end.

thechut• 14 years ago

This is great. I much prefer this experience for viewing than the zooming ones that people posted right after it came out. This seems much more immersive. Great work!!

rtkwe• 14 years ago

Yeah the only issue with this one is exploring the underground bits are difficult. It's practically impossible to get down the holes near the Mario bit in the east.

chrishouser4• 14 years ago

If you become a ghost you can go through the ground. It's slow, but sufficient for getting past blocked tunnels.

mysterywhiteboy• 14 years ago

If you click on yourself then you switch to a ghost - in that state you can pass through objects.

Explore away!

mattparcher• 14 years ago

Tip: As others mentioned, you can switch to a ghost by clicking on yourself, allowing you to pass through solid objects. Once you are in front of a solid object, you can click on yourself again to return to your normal self and travel more quickly through the solid object.

Avitas• 14 years ago

Goll-lee! That's an awfully large antenna tower in North Dakota.

user243• 14 years ago

The server's overloaded. I'm refreshing the page madly but it's only getting worse!

brodney• 14 years ago

Some issues with bounding boxes and collisions it would seem. http://imgur.com/MMM3o

ciferkey• 14 years ago

I fell into the exact same trap...

emillon• 14 years ago

You can click on the stick figure and turn into a ghost.

re_todd• 14 years ago

Holy crap this is cool! Thanks for ruining my productivity for the rest of the day.

jrockway• 14 years ago

I got tangled in the radio tower.

tsahyt• 14 years ago

Same here. I almost got tangled in a bit of dialouge too.

dredmorbius• 14 years ago

I haet when that happens.

tryke• 14 years ago

If you click your guy, he becomes a ghost and can phase through objects.

emeraldd• 14 years ago

Cool!

Timothee2• 14 years ago

Note: it's xkcd, not xckd. (in the page title)

Timothee2• 14 years ago

(note on the note: this has been corrected since my comment. Thanks!)

tibbon• 14 years ago

So serious question- right now its not accepting connections to the (websocket? haven't looked at the code) server as its out of connections.

Any theory as to what the most likely bottleneck for something like this is? I've been tempted a few times to put something like this together, and never been sure where its most likely to fall apart.

hatu• 14 years ago

It's probably just running a single instance that has a set limit of maximum connections. Unlike a big MMO where you connect and you get "forwarded" to one of their hundreds of servers with free spots.

caycep• 14 years ago

I think its a beautiful cartoon - I'm just worried that it sounds so wistful, did something happen in the author's personal life to make it so contemplative?

MartinCron• 14 years ago

xkcd has been wistful pretty much from day one.

icebraining• 14 years ago

Martin is right, but there was also this:

https://xkcd.com/1048/

https://xkcd.com/931/

Because of this: http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/06/30/family-illness/

Evbn• 14 years ago

I don't get 931. He is saying the same thing twice but drawing a bigger picture.

pacomerh• 14 years ago

This reminds me so much of pitfall II http://youtu.be/TSUk_bmJQRQ?t=23s

wreckimnaked• 14 years ago

Awesome! I'd be happier moving around using WASD keys.

kayge• 14 years ago

I was thinking the same thing! I actually considered doing something like this (using the image as a game map) last week, and being able to jump/fly around with a jetpack or something (or maybe import antigravity), but then realized I had no idea where to even begin. This project will be an excellent starting point.

gosub2• 14 years ago

I think this could help you: http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-imple...

dtjohnnymonkey• 14 years ago

Thanks for making this. This is exactly what I imagined when I first saw that XKCD.

forthewyn• 14 years ago

FWIW I set my own instance of this up for anyone who's getting locked out of the main server.

http://www.feoh.org/1110

president• 14 years ago

I wouldn't call this "massively" multiplayer. More like a MUD (multi-user dungeon).

chrishouser4• 14 years ago

Yeah, server is limited to 20 users. "Massive" was more the wish than the reality.

Rayne• 14 years ago

Why is the limit so small?

EDIT: Never mind, read another comment where you pointed out it was running on a server with few resources.

xsaero00• 14 years ago

I'd like world to be darker.

mcu• 14 years ago

This is very beautiful.

jwpeddle• 14 years ago

Probably the 1000th person to name themselves "import antigravity", but I'm still giggling about it.

zaptheimpaler• 14 years ago

I'm curious - how did you handle the collisions with objects? Did you run some sort of algorithm to auto-detect which objects should be solid, or was it all done by hand?

gosub2• 14 years ago

Maybe it is simple as: "if there are more than n black pixel ahead in the direction of movement, bounce"

subsystem• 14 years ago

Yes, more or less. Just read the source, all the game logic is client side. Line 132 in 1110.js.

MMO in loving tribute to xkcd-1110

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