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4,210karma·657submissions·September 3, 2012
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Depends on what you want exactly, but I think it should be straightforward. Please use the contact form so we can continue this conversation: https://forms.gle/dvA4Wr8LiuHFmDZN7 …
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I suspect there is a bug in the selector. I need to investigate. Thanks for the report!
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Good catch, thanks a lot!
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This is correct, JS should be enabled to play :). The alternative is using a server to get clues which I want to avoid (the website is a single, static html). This enabled to play offline as well.
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> Having been cheerfully awarded the sleuth-o-matic rank of Barely Conscious (the murderer was was clear, the precise weapon+time wasn’t) I was wondering: is the mystery generator implemented in su…
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Ethereum as a platform is not really used, but Solidity smart contracts simulated inside a testing tool. Check my explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38422232 …
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It was used because of the nature of blockchain transactions as operations, but everything is simulated so no cryptocurrency is involved. Instead, every transaction represents a possible state change …
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Thanks!, I know that cliché, but I tend to take comments too literal :)
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What do you mean exactly?
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I wanted to create an alternative to murdle.com (which is very good, btw!) and learn a little bit of about web technology
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I'm the main developer behind mystery-o-matic, happy to take questions and feedback regarding its engine here!
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I'm the main developer behind mystery-o-matic, happy to take questions and feedback here!
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I see what you mean. A writer is taking care of creating an overarching story that will explain why they do what they do. Visitors will have access have a small piece of story solving the daily myster…
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Noted!, I will be thinking about this in the next iteration.
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I think these are fair points, let's take a look: > I don’t find this engaging as a murder mystery. Firstly, the player doesn’t have agency other than revealing other clues. I think it would b…
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Not yet. I'm wondering how is the best way to present it without avoiding people to be tempted to skip the daily mystery.
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> Can the suspects lie? Right now, the suspects will never lie, but the killer will avoid revealing "too much". > Is the rating at the end based on minimum numbed of clues required, or…
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I'm the main developer behind mystery-o-matic, happy to take questions and feedback here! PD: the code will be open-source soon, I'm finishing with the cleaning and refactoring..
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This is neat, I'm wondering if it can solve it reducing the number of clues. Have you tried it?
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Murdle is great and it was certainly an inspiration for mystery-o-matic
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A few things:
* (Hopefully) better UI and tutorial * Progressive Web Apps support * More types of clues * A more balanced gameplay (should not be too hard) * A few smalls changes based on the HN feedb…
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Hi, Thanks for the feedback. These puzzles are randomly generated, the code for it will be open-source soon! Regarding your issue, which browser/operating system are you using?
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Actually, a friend got this game, it is quite fun to play in group!