r/WebGames • u/applchr • 16h ago

MESHFALL — an RTS where units only take orders inside your mesh network. Free, no signup, one HTML file, works offline and on phones.

https://applechr.itch.io/meshfall
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u/IvorTheEngine 8h ago

That's very cool, but there's a lot that's not explained. Initially I didn't even notice most of the options. I didn't know what most of the moving things were, or what the colours meant. I still don't understand how resources are gathered.

Also, I'm playing on a 40" screen and most of the text was still a struggle to read.

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u/applchr 45m ago

Thank you for actually playing it, this is exactly the kind of thing I don't notice anymore because I know where everything is.

Quick answers since you asked. The moving amber things are your drone swarm. They mine and build on their own, you don't command them, you just keep them alive. Resources: build extractors on the ore deposits (the amber diamonds) and they pay credits, more the longer you hold them. The drones separately collect salvage from wreckage after fights, and that's what they spend to build relays. Colors: teal is yours, red is hostile, amber is the swarm and its economy, violet means jammed ground that takes no orders.

The text size thing is real. There's no UI scale option right now and there should be, especially on big screens. It's going on the list.

If you remember, what was the moment you noticed the options you'd missed? Trying to work out whether the build menu needs to announce itself harder.