Show HN: UK Farming Simulator

(butterbean.farm)

26 points | by pattle 2 hours ago

17 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 53 minutes ago
      Thanks for the feedback, I'll work on this
  • wrxd 43 minutes ago
    It could have told me that the game doesn't work on mobile before downloading all the assets
  • krbzsq 1 hour ago
    I blew up the tractor and paid 10k for hospital treatment. I know the NHS is on its knees but sheesh
    • robinduckett 1 hour ago
      This is the American Dream I’ve been hearing about
    • HPsquared 1 hour ago
      If you want to actually get treatment, you need to pay.
      • codeduck 51 minutes ago
        Not sure what reality you live in, but NHS Emergency care is among the best in the world.
      • properbrew 49 minutes 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 15 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 41 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.
  • ketzu 1 hour ago
    I wanted to close the "email me" window and reflexivly clicked on the "X"... :D
    • syshyk 4 minutes ago
      Did the same, could be a dark pattern... though I don't get the feeling it wasn't intentional.
  • ForHackernews 8 minutes ago
    Firefox/Ubuntu I can't seem to move my farmer: clicking does nothing and arrow keys also don't move him.
  • GordonS 41 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.
  • mglvsky 1 hour ago
    can I choose Lambo as tractor?
  • 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 44 minutes ago
    I can't walk :D
  • Kevin_Flynn 2 hours ago
    Tried to load page, got stuck on progress bar.

    Linux/firefox

  • ErroneousBosh 1 hour ago
    It's going to be a spreadsheet and a bunch of impenetrable PDFs, isn't it?
    • Earw0rm 22 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 1 hour ago
      That’s my favourite kind of game! Management simulation. Hate it IRL, love it for games.
    • whoanoway 1 hour 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 46 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 28 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.
  • beaconflint 23 minutes ago
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  • fr2029r 1 hour ago
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  • yourmahbub 58 minutes ago
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