Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game

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57 points | by ellg 2 hours ago ago

42 comments

  • Retr0id 2 hours ago

    Feels like there's too much rolling resistance, even with a perfectly lined up shot there's not so far you can go. And definitely not enough to make it in 6!

    Also if the camera angle is too high, you can't pull back far enough to reach maximum speed.

    • munro 39 minutes ago

      If you bounce off the wall at the start, and RNG gods look down on you, you're lined up to go through castle on first shot. Then knock it through castle, and lined up for 3rd final putt into hole.

      But I agree with those points. I feel like real putt putt glides more, then more resistance at slower speeds then slow speeds have more resistance. And then yeah, default camera angles are troublesome--it makes it impossible to do full power shot at some angles too.

    • wtfHN26 31 minutes ago

      Got it done in 4.

      https://ibb.co/VYwvY4qN

    • ellg 2 hours ago

      tweaking this currently, thanks for the feedback

      • Retr0id an hour ago

        My pasteable "scorecard" was fairly simplistic, just 8 solid green circles followed by an ellipsis. I think you could improve this by dividing the course into regions (either visibly or invisibly - same number of regions as the par) and considering each hit to be green if it makes forward progress, amber if it doesn't, or red if it goes backwards. And don't truncate it if it takes more than 8 shots!

  • hankbond an hour ago

    It's cute but the physics feel off. Something about the bouncing feels like it dampens the momentum too much, and the rolling resistance also feels like it's too aggressive. I really did not like the ramp that pushes for you.

    • ellg an hour ago

      ya its still a wip, I appreciate the feedback though and I do want to keep tweaking stuff like this. Feel free to add feedback at the end of level prompts too if you feel like it, I'll be reading all of them

  • kjgkjhfkjf an hour ago

    I like the concept. It's fun. Feedback:

    1. The ball seems a bit soft. I suggest you get a real golf ball and putter and see how they behave, if you haven't already.

    2. It would be nice if the camera positioned automatically so that it's roughly in the direction the ball should go on the next shot.

    3. There were a bunch of flying yellow blobs. I was not sure what they were supposed to be.

    • em-bee an hour ago

      i agree on the camera direction. that is annoying.

      the flying blobs are other players going wild

  • darkgray 2 hours ago

    Prove you can get in the hole in just 6 putts, damn you.

    • wtfHN26 29 minutes ago

      https://ibb.co/VYwvY4qN

      It's possible. Done in 4.

      Bounce it off the left wall in your first shot and you can land close to the end of the course.

    • daemonologist an hour ago

      You can bounce the ball up slightly (presumably the spin from rolling is modeled or approximated, and gives lift when hitting a bumper), which might be enough to skip from the tee to near the end of the course. Not sure that should be considered for "par" though. Took me 14.

    • jdauriemma an hour ago

      I scored 5. Bank at max power at 5 o’clock from tee, the ball bounces over the wall and skips most of the course.

      • mcapodici 28 minutes ago

        Thanks for the tip. Was 26. Now 4.

        More specifically: aim back, and where the left side (as you now face) starts to ramp down there aim for the spot where it starts to slope down. Full power.

    • foco_tubi 37 minutes ago

      edit LocalStorage and you can have whatever score you like

      https://ibb.co/nNBYzWPp

    • cluckindan an hour ago

      I made it in 3. Git gud.

  • falsaberN1 36 minutes ago

    Adorable little game, works very well! In today's hole I found a little shortcut by bouncing back from the starting position into just before the little "house" and managed to complete the hole in 4 shots. I like that such things are possible, feels satisfying.

  • m1rsh0 26 minutes ago

    I like it! The graphics are really good but it feels a bit laggy to me. IDK if someone else has experienced this.

  • montag an hour ago

    The score card should reflect your latest playthru even if it “doesn’t count.”

    • em-bee an hour ago

      or the best one, so i can challenge myself to improve.

  • 2OEH8eoCRo0 2 hours ago

    Par 6 my ass

    • ben0x539 2 hours ago

      https://i.imgur.com/PzlgXnD.png skill issue

      edit: https://i.imgur.com/9xnntqB.mp4 fairly reliable trick shot

      • Retr0id an hour ago

        Mind giving a description for the jurisdictionally challenged? (imgur self-censors in the UK)

        • bauble 28 minutes ago

          Before making the first shot, turn around and face backwards. Shoot back and to the left toward the barrier. After the ball ricochets, it should hit the downward-angled barrier on the opposite side and hop over it to the end section, where it's not too hard to sink the ball with three or four more shots.

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          • Retr0id an hour ago

            Honestly I assumed imgur blocked tor exits, but you're right, it doesn't (at least not in my test just now).

            I configured my host-based proxy multiplexer to use tor for *.imgur.com, and now I'm free!

        • ben0x539 an hour ago

          screenshot of finishing with 4 strokes / 6 par (tho my locked-in daily result was 14 strokes).

          The video is bouncing the ball of a wall right at the start to make it jump over the wall, water, and corner behind the start, to skip most of the track.

        • duncancarroll an hour ago

          There's a shortcut

    • spython an hour ago

      You can go from the starting position to the last u-turn, skipping nearly the whole course. But I doubt that's intentional.

    • wuliwong an hour ago

      Got dat Birdie son!

  • therealdrag0 an hour ago

    Congrats on game that can be used in a mobile browser. Thats rare.

    • ellg an hour ago

      I made this because I wanted something quick to play while pooping

  • wuliwong an hour ago

    Freakin awesome. Hahahah, I love that there are 'cheats' and the fact that you can see everyone playing definitely makes it cool! You can even get hints by watching the ghost players. Great job!

  • Hugsbox an hour ago

    This is really awesome! But par 6 is absolute bullshit. I thought I was doing really good, made great progress with every putt, didn't seem to make any major mistakes... but way over par :( I'll return tomorrow and try again

    • wuliwong an hour ago

      I got a Birdie! You don't just have to follow the main path...(mysterious sounds)

  • lellow an hour ago

    fun little game!

  • sergiotapia 2 hours ago

    Par 6 seem impossible? At least 15 necessary at the least?

    • recursive an hour ago

      6 is possible. Just did it. Less is possible. Hitting a wall gives you a vertical impulse. That can be used.

    • Retr0id 2 hours ago

      I got it in 15 but overshot the last 2, so I'd say 13 at least is possible. But definitely not 6!

    • duncancarroll an hour ago

      There's a trick to it

    • slopinthebag an hour ago

      I did it in 3, but you need to hit a jump from the start over, and roll far enough to go through the arch on shot 2.

    • cactusplant7374 an hour ago

      I got 12. I'm not going to tell you the secret though.