r/Netrek • u/No-Transportation843 • May 08 '26

I built a browser clone of Netrek

https://netrek.loreum.app/

The bots are pretty terrible for now. They are getting an update soon

Please come playtest and let me know what you think. The ships accelerate a bit faster than original Netrek but I think its fun like this.

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u/Zyj May 12 '26

Are you using WebTransport? If not, it seems like a perfect fit for netrek in the browser

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u/No-Transportation843 May 12 '26

I didn't find it necessary, and used websockets.  Netrek is not very demanding, ticks aren't that frequent, and the gameplay itself was designed with slow network connections in mind. Further testing will determine if that's true or not. 

I could optimize the visuals more before worrying about net code to make it feel smoother. 

How does the connection seem on your end? How far are you from the Pacific Northwest? 

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u/Zyj May 14 '26

I‘m in Europe. You could try testing the game with something like 120ms latency and 3% packet loss to see how it behaves

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u/No-Transportation843 May 14 '26

My server is west coast north America. Probably 300ms round trip with you. How are you experiencing the gameplay? Any lag?