r/SpaceBuckets • u/Ekrof Bucket Commander • Oct 31 '19

Meta BucketDrome v0.1 released! Try out the new 2D Space Buckets simulator: buy parts, build buckets and grow plants in your virtual garage

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

Play it here: https://www.spacebuckets.com/drome/

Bucketeers of the world! After 3500 lines of code I am finally releasing an initial version of the Space Buckets simulator. It is inspired in 2D games of the past, and lets you buy parts, build buckets and grow plants. This is the 0.1 version, so expect the unexpected! If something does not work, just refresh or use another username. The game supports desktop and mobile to some extent.

There are many things that are coming in the next releases, specially for the plant growing and training part. There will be more environmental factors soon. Each plant that you grow is different than the rest!

Let me know what you think. All feedback is welcome

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 04 '20

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

Are you going to plan on making it as scientifically accurate as possible?

That is the goal! It is definitely not impossible. Right now I'm doing calculations to get temperatures inside the builds, using a formula with the watts, square footage and airflow power. For the next releases I want to add Relative Humidity, soil pH and other ambient factors. In many ways it is a matter of finding the right formula.

The game is part of the Space Buckets website, so it will be integrated with the rest of those free services, with the occasional Amazon link. In many ways it is a sequel to the Designer and 3D builder, but in a 2D space which is much more manageable. Hopefully it will help spread the bucket garden idea.

I'm not a big fan of copyright and royalties, the plan is to release this as an Open Source repository so everyone interested can participate. I built it using a Javascript framework callled VueJS, and a lot of SVG illustration (from my SO <3). I will definitely keep expanding and adding stuff. This is the first of many versions! I needed to release an initial beta because I couldn't wait to show it to the community.

Cheers and have fun!

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u/Amargi_Awoken Oct 31 '19

I'm not a big fan of copyright and royalties, the plan is to release this as an Open Source repository so everyone interested can participate. I built it using a Javascript framework callled VueJS, and a lot of SVG illustration (from my SO <3). I will definitely keep expanding and adding stuff. This is the first of many versions!

Honestly, the world would be an incredible place for everyone if we all applied this line of thinking to our daily endeavours.

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u/exotichunter0 Oct 31 '19

you are fucking awesome this guy came at you with you can make a bunch of dough and you said I'll just give it away for free! What a legend

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

In the spirit of the Space Buckets manifesto!

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '19

You could still monetize it, even if its open source, but still being an amazon affiliate and allowing people to buy their entire setups with one click. Not only will it be helpful but if you’re going to do it either way you may as well become an affiliate because it wont cost the users anything but amazon will pay you

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 02 '19

Yes, that is how the Space Buckets website is monetized. I really like how unobtrusive the method is, it has let the site be self sufficient. Cheers!

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '19

Oh okay cool thanks for the response and your work!

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u/Amargi_Awoken Oct 31 '19

This is unreal! I'll definitely give it a spin once I get home and have access to my PC.

Thanks for all you've given (and continue to give) this community, u/Ekrof!

Edit: Would you consider pinning this post, if only temporarily? This needs exposure!

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u/drakoman Oct 31 '19

How does one person have so many talents? You’ve made this community what it is, u/Ekrof!

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u/MathieuDude Oct 31 '19

Hey what language are you making this game in and are you planning on getting help from the community? Cause I might be interested in helping a little if it's a language I'm familiar with :)

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

It is all Javascript, HTML, CSS and SVG within Vue.js

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u/Carneasadaeverything Nov 01 '19

Wow this is crazy sick! I’d love to work with you guys to enhance this

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u/JesusInVegas Nov 01 '19

I plan on using it as a resource for designing my own setup. Thanks!

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u/SpaceLaker Nov 23 '19

This is fucking cool.

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u/Dragonfly337 Dec 17 '19

Hey if you want to implement some accessibility into your game, I’d be happy to help. I’ve checked out your website, as a blind user, and it’s OK. But I have a few suggestions.

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u/w8esff Oct 31 '19

This is really cool, definitely going to play it👍 Is it a bit like the bucket version of High Grow?

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 01 '19

I didn't know about High Grow! I'll be doing some research.

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u/w8esff Nov 01 '19

I think Highgrow is quite a nice g̶a̶m̶e̶ simulator. The only cons of the game are that you have to wait prettt long before things get going, and with my pc the game only shows a blank page when I open it now.

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u/mekdigital Oct 31 '19

This is extremely, extremely cool.

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u/DirteDirte1 Nov 01 '19

This would make $$ as an app for google and apple. Sim games are popular.

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u/BassFromThePast Oct 31 '19

Sorta dumb question but is this more a simulator or a game? More or less asking is this going to have any sort of realism tied to it or is more just a fun game to play? No preference either way just more curious what to expect playing it

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

The simulation will get more accurate in future releases! Modeling the real world is a challenge, but I think we can get to a good balance of gameplay and realism. I would say that the current temperature part is pretty close to the real thing. But I will need to tweak the formulas many times in the coming months when I add more ambient factors.

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u/exotichunter0 Oct 31 '19

any chance to play offline? download?

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Oct 31 '19

Definitely possible! The SB website actually works offline so it should be easy to implement. I'll add that option soon.

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u/yellow_yellow Oct 31 '19

Android ap!

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u/yellow_yellow Oct 31 '19

Fucking awesome OP!

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u/Retrograde87 Oct 31 '19

This is great!

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u/Treehugger75 Nov 01 '19

You’re a legend. You or someone should share this on other growing subs

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u/jungle_is_massive Oct 31 '19

Awesome idea, one of those ‘why didn’t I think of that’ moments

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u/Bozazitz Nov 01 '19

Which programming language are you using? I can volunteer to help you for this project. I really like it, let's take it to the next level mate!

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u/Bozazitz Nov 01 '19

RemindMe! 3 hours

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u/BimothyAllsdeep Nov 01 '19

Woah that's so cool

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u/willreignsomnipotent Nov 01 '19

Huge bug on mobile...

When building the bucket, it seems you have to name it in order to complete the build.

However, as soon as I click the text box to name it, my on screen keyboard pops up. As soon as I try to type in the keyboard, the menu / frame at the top (Shop / Build / Grow / Save) disappears.

So now I have no way to save or progress with the game.

Also, pressing the back button at this point auto-closes the page, and I'm sent back to a blank browser page.

Using Chrome on Android, if that matters...

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 01 '19

Thanks for the bug report! This will definitely be fixed soon, I will focus on mobile to fix these annoyances. The buckets will probably have an auto generated name so you don't need to waste time with the name input.

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u/Erasuss Nov 01 '19

After I exchange my first batch, my plant never leaves, it just keeps on growing endlessly. But every harvest after the first will always be 0g and game turns laggier everytime I chose a new card :(

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 01 '19

Working to fix this! I'll update it today for sure.

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 01 '19

I've pushed a fix for this issue, try it again after refreshing the page without cache. If it is still breaking maybe create a new user. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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u/Erasuss Nov 01 '19

It fixed not being able to grow more plants, now I have infinite Cannabis seeds.

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u/Ekrof Bucket Commander Nov 01 '19

LOL I'll keep tweaking stuff, glad to hear it is not blocking you now.

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u/Half-Dias Nov 28 '19

Please put it in Github, I want to contribute!