JohnJohnson123

Show HN: GlobeHoppr – find a route between cities using limited-distance jumps

Posted by JohnJohnson123 on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @09:42PM
from the show-hn dept.

Hi HN,I built a game where you have to travel from point A to B by hopping through intermediate cities.Each jump has a maximum range, so you can’t simply select the destination. You need to build a route through cities that are close enough together, using as few jumps as possible.It sounds straightforward until you need to cross a part of the world where you only know one or two cities. I’ve...

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Re:Show HN: How far do I have to go to run into 100k people? on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @07:22PM (#49091342)

This is very cool - I really want to see it in other places outside of the US - I imagine the centre of Australia only has like 4 potential lines. Do you plan on expanding it beyond the US?

Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @06:19PM (#49090742)

I'm not too sure on the music - but Flappy Bird is probably a good inspiration for some of the sound effects! I'd make the music not relatively low key/not too intense

Re:Show HN: Beakdown – a game inspired by Joust/Skirmish on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @04:32PM (#49089540)

Hey this game was fun - I kept on trying to use the UP button to jump instead of Space, but I think that's more of a user error issue as I realised it says it on the landing page. It was also a little counterintuitive to land on the other birds instead of trying to hit them with my horn/beak :D

I think it's good to have some sort of sound option, but with a toggle that's easy to switch off - could just be sound effects instead of music. Kind of need the sound to be relatively good and matching the game otherwise it can be more annoying than not.