1. brunovcosta 2 days ago parent

   Not exactly, since they aren't opinionated in the game engine, they can't control what "primitives" are being used to render.. they probably just encode video
2. brunovcosta 2 days ago parent

   That's AMAZING!

   I will definitively follow that!

3. brunovcosta 2 days ago parent

   It's possible, but harder than traditional client/server paradigm since the client here is generic so the predictablity should be based on something other than heuristics

   I'm thinking about simple ML to predict inputs and feedbacks. Since the amount of data generated in the streaming is massive and well structured, it looks like a possible approach

4. brunovcosta 2 days ago parent

   good feedback! I'm seeing people really struggly with the control lag + speed.

   I'm always biased since I test locally with no delay when developing :)

5. brunovcosta 2 days ago parent

   I will definitely try it!

   I'm using Gzip since it comes with all browsers hence a easy approach

   That said, I will find som zstd decompressor for js/wasm and try!

   edit:

   I just added and the difference was huge! Thank you!

6. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

   That's exactly my approach! I'm sending canvas commands instead of pixels, which makes things faster

   That said.. I don't think stadia could do that since it's not opinionated about the game engine. Unless they go really deep on the graphics card instructions instead, but then it becomes comparable to pixel rendering I guess

7. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

   Thank you!
8. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

   Amazing! Never heard of this byond/ss13/14

   Thank you for the reference!

9. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

   You're correct

   My approach lives in some place between video streaming and data streaming in terms of performance

   It's not intended to be faster than a proper client that brings a lot of logic and information that diminish the amount of information required to be transfered

   My proof of concept is more about: Can my dev exp be much better without relying on the video streaming approach? (which is havier)

10. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

    You're right

    Especially with today's computer vision

    The cheating I'm more protected (just as stadia, etc..) is regarded to client/code exploitation

    which we don't have to worry about in this approach

11. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

    Yeah.. As people are playing and I'm watching their feedbacks it is becoming clear to me that the main source of input delay comes from the distance to the server.. the whole game is running in a single machine in SFO, so it makes total sense this bad exp in europe

    I think this is inevitable unless I add some optimism/interpolation in the client

    Also, thanks for the feedback! I will fix the Abstra landing page

    try https://www.abstra.io/en instead

12. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

    exactly as @iku commented.. there is a cooldown time between shots.. it pulses when you're ready and resets when you try before it's loaded!

    It seems that I should add a better visual feedback haha

13. brunovcosta 3 days ago parent

    Amazing! hahaha.. Tip: Arrows + Z (shoot)
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    Show HN: Server-rendered multiplayer games with Lua (no client code)

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16. brunovcosta Dec 29, 2024 parent

    lol
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18. brunovcosta Jan 5, 2024 parent

    Founder of https://abstra.io here (YC S21, a python friendly alternative to Airplane).

    Given the abrupt timeline of 3 months, we are urgently prioritizing support for Airplane users.

    If you're seeking a more open-source, user-friendly, and secure alternative, please don't hesitate to get in touch:

    airplane-to@abstra.io

    We promise to make every effort to ensure a smooth and safe transition for you.

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20. brunovcosta Apr 3, 2023 parent

    Great work! I love it!
21. brunovcosta Mar 29, 2023 parent

    Hey! You should definitely check Abstra! It is a Python Visual Basic on your vscode that outputs webapps https://www.abstracloud.com/editor
22. brunovcosta Mar 29, 2023 parent

    You should try: https://www.abstracloud.com/editor

    It is VB, but for Python and for the web!

23. 1 point Mar 28, 2023

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24. brunovcosta Mar 17, 2023 parent

    I'm a super fan of Visual Basic!

    I'm building a "visual basic" for Python in the VSCode https://www.abstracloud.com/editor

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26. brunovcosta Feb 10, 2023 parent

    yes! I'm building it mainly for interactive viz. Also, videos, waveforms, etc.. will have specialized widgets too
27. 7 points Feb 9, 2023

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28. brunovcosta Feb 8, 2023 parent

    Great project!!

    I was trying to build my own python interpreter to my project and this saved me a lot of work!

    super nice-to-have ask: could you replace the is_prime test on the README from range(2,x) to range(2,int(math.sqrt(x)))?

29. brunovcosta Jan 17, 2023 parent

    Hey all, I'm Bruno, founder of Abstra, we are building a GUI builder for Python.

    This is similar to Retool/Appsmith, but instead of JS queries, you can use Python, also this brings some other differences: - Runs in backend (thus you can pip install anything) - Easier logic handling code (there is no "query" abstraction where you squeeze your code) - It's Python! (Code reuse, unit testing, CI/CD, etc..)

    It is still in development, but we plan to fully launch in a few weeks

    What would you like to have on a tool like that?

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