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Alpha Wars: is it pure JS or what else?

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:43 am
by Verahta
us.alpha-wars.com/

I stumbled upon this little browser game today and while it seems limited in scope or unfinished, it is pretty nice looking as far as graphics for a small browser game. I viewed the source and there is a lot of JS, but can anyone more experienced take a guess at what is under the hood? Thank you.

Re: Alpha Wars: is it pure JS or what else?

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:15 am
by Jackolantern
Yes, it appears to me to be an HTML5 game. You can almost always right-click a Flash canvas and get the Flash pop-up if it is Flash, and I don't have Unity installed on this computer, so it isn't Unity, either. Don't be confused by the graphics. They are nicely modeled and rendered, but they are just image-based sprites. They also appear to use a few lighting techniques for explosions and missiles to give it more of a 3D look (techniques such as those used here).

Re: Alpha Wars: is it pure JS or what else?

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:24 am
by Verahta
Very interesting, thank you for replying and the link.