[krajzeg]

Actually working on a non-violent indie 4X right now, called Slipways [1][2]. It's set in space, but I do owe lots of inspiration to Railroad Tycoon and Transport Tycoon, and the core of the game is about connecting places together so that goods can flow from place to place.

It's a much more condensed experience than either of these - 40-60 minutes per playthrough depending on playstyle.

[1]: https://twitter.com/krajzeg/status/1304447134209585152

[2]: https://slipways.net

[danbolt]

I love the PICO-8 version as a way to spend time when waiting for a compile to finish. Thanks for making it!

[afterburner]

Why use ESDF instead of WASD

Fun game btw.

[krajzeg]

The web version is a PICO-8 game. PICO-8 is a very constrained fantasy console (posted here on HN a few times). ESDF are actually the "player 2" keys of the "console", so they're easy to access from within, unlike the actual keyboard - letting me save precious code tokens (you only get 8192 for the whole game on the PICO-8) for actual gameplay.

[acdha]

Oh, neat – I'll take a look tonight!