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50 points by shahahmed 4 hours ago | 22 comments
  • TSiege
    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
    • shahahmed
      thanks for trying it - yeah i might update the distance logic to be forward facing only, good point
  • montebicyclelo
    Fun, and enjoyed the track it uses:

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

    • shahahmed
      thanks! yes i was a big fan of the song
  • 7734128
    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.

    • shahahmed
      thank you for the rec, will try, and thanks for playing!
  • 1970-01-01
    Best Clamber-Man video game ever.

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

    • shahahmed
      it's actually web slinging spider person
  • jonasmst
    Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?
    • shahahmed
      the blocks and building scales are accurate - based on OpenNYC, but the building styles / shapes are generic
  • ryankrage77
    Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.
    • shahahmed
      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
  • N_A_T_E
    Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.
  • mncharity
    I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?
  • jeromechoo
    That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.
    • shahahmed
      really helped to add the signifier of which building would be snapped. glad you enjoyed it!
  • sjacob
    Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.
    • shahahmed
      did you find your building? this was based on OpenNYC