Show HN: UK Farming Simulator

(butterbean.farm)

28 points | by pattle 2 hours ago

20 comments

  • pigpop 1 hour ago
    Maybe this could be good but it needs a lot of optimization. A top down 2D game really shouldn't be that slow even in a browser. It's also very unclear what to do at the start. I only played for a few minutes because I didn't really know where to begin. My only comparison would be to Harvest Moon or Stardew valley where you're given some tasks immediately to get you started. Even a very short intro would help a lot to just get you started on the first game mechanics. Without anything to do a lot of people are just going to bounce off of it especially since moving around the world is so sluggish that it isn't even fun to just walk around and explore the farm.
    • pattle 1 hour ago
      Thanks for the feedback, I'll work on this
  • wrxd 55 minutes ago
    It could have told me that the game doesn't work on mobile before downloading all the assets
    • tommygamedev 2 minutes ago
      I second this. I was waiting so excitedly just to be disappointed afterwards :(
    • wiederholen 39 minutes ago
      [dead]
  • krbzsq 2 hours ago
    I blew up the tractor and paid 10k for hospital treatment. I know the NHS is on its knees but sheesh
    • robinduckett 2 hours ago
      This is the American Dream I’ve been hearing about
    • HPsquared 2 hours ago
      If you want to actually get treatment, you need to pay.
      • codeduck 1 hour ago
        Not sure what reality you live in, but NHS Emergency care is among the best in the world.
        • scarby2 10 minutes ago
          Specifically emergency yes.

          There ongoing and preventative care has gotten bad enough that it can drive you to A&E to actually get seen. Last time I called my NHS doctor I was given an appointment 3 weeks out and my mom just waited 6 weeks for an X-ray on her foot.

      • properbrew 1 hour ago
        Not true at all, especially in this scenario (emergency), when you finally leave hospital there is no bill to pay for the treatment you received.
        • arethuza 27 minutes ago
          No bill for anything - accommodation, food, ambulance transfers, treatment, medicines...
      • Jtarii 1 hour ago
        You definitely do not need to pay to get acute injuries treated.
        • arethuza 54 minutes ago
          In fact if you do get private treatment in the UK they make it clear that if things go badly wrong they will take you to an NHS hospital.
  • yoda7marinated 2 minutes ago
    the walking WASD controls don't work on my AZERTY keyboard
  • ketzu 1 hour ago
    I wanted to close the "email me" window and reflexivly clicked on the "X"... :D
    • syshyk 17 minutes ago
      Did the same, could be a dark pattern... though I don't get the feeling it wasn't intentional.
  • Starlevel004 8 minutes ago
    Looks like every other claude game and it's laggy to the point I just closed it immediately.
    • pattle 4 minutes ago
      I need to improve the performance but I disagree it looks like every other claude game. I spent a long time iterating on the artwork style to get it to the point where it's at now. I haven't seen a game that looks as good as mine
  • GordonS 53 minutes ago
    Kinda reminds me of SimFarm, from back in the early 90's! Anyone else have fond memories of SimFarm?
  • rmorato1 1 hour ago
    Very cool! Just as constructive feedback, I feel like the physics could improve a bit (walking through the wheels and buckets, seeing the contents inside the garage but not seeing anything when under the silos etc.), but the details are great, love the mud on the tractor tracks when leaving a field, and the car beams when blocking the path.
  • ForHackernews 20 minutes ago
    Firefox/Ubuntu I can't seem to move my farmer: clicking does nothing and arrow keys also don't move him.
  • robinduckett 2 hours ago
    Doesn’t work on mobile sadly, but I do love (the Swiss) Farming Sims :P I’ll give it a go on desktop later and give some feedback.
  • partsch 56 minutes ago
    I can't walk :D
  • mglvsky 1 hour ago
    can I choose Lambo as tractor?
  • Kevin_Flynn 2 hours ago
    Tried to load page, got stuck on progress bar.

    Linux/firefox

  • ErroneousBosh 2 hours ago
    It's going to be a spreadsheet and a bunch of impenetrable PDFs, isn't it?
    • Earw0rm 34 minutes ago
      Nope, that's the EU farming subsidy simulator. The UK left the Common Agricultural Policy after Brexit.

      (Although I doubt its home grown replacement is much better.)

    • robinduckett 2 hours ago
      That’s my favourite kind of game! Management simulation. Hate it IRL, love it for games.
    • whoanoway 2 hours ago
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  • luxuryballs 1 hour ago
    I'm def going to sit down and try this out today but perhaps you could move the "mobile support" alert to happen before the asset loading progress bar :)
  • deadbabe 59 minutes ago
    I gave up as soon as I saw the slow moving loading bar.

    You need to really prioritize getting the player to something interesting on screen as quickly as possible and then loading things in the background.

    A few seconds is all you get in this world, if you don’t sieze it, you’re internet roadkill.

    • cellsstudio 41 minutes ago
      yeah, unfortunately I was the same. I really liked the loading bar too. It reminded me of all those old school flash and shockwave games. When it hit 1% though, I bailed.
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