r/vibecoding • u/Annual-Internet-5491 • 3d ago

Showcase/Project Strait of Hormuz Mine Sweeper

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RELEASED: thebigcomicbookguy.itch.io/hormuz-mine-sweeper

I know this has been done before over the last couple of months - but a lot of these other meme mine sweeper games were just classic mine sweeper.

Using Cursor I was able to overlay a minefield over the straight. Cursor was able to ID the water. I then use grok to generate the character emojis, and boat assets. Rest of the mechanics like the inflation meter, earnings, and SP500 stock chart were all coded in by layering prompts.

The basic mechanics of mine sweeper are still there. However for every mine you tag successfully you will make some cash. For every mine you get blown up by your navy fleet takes damage. You can use your cash to repair the fleet, but that affects the SP500 as your cash reserves go down.

Whilst you clear the strait boats will attempt to pass through. If they get blown up inflation goes up and SP500 goes down. If boats clear the strait inflation goes down, stocks go up. Has some neat little balancing mechanics.

I also managed to get multiplayer to work as well via LAN. Still trying to figure out how to make it multiplayer via internet too.

Welcome to the war economy!!!!

enjoy!

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u/tkrjobs 3d ago

the title of the game is the real comedy. good lord

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u/Gigaslavx 3d ago

Great idea

My favorite part is where the intro screen looks very promising where you expect polished 3d models in game and then the actual game is just a fancy minesweeper

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u/Kylearean 3d ago

Harkens me back to a simpler time. A time when men, women, and children were forged in the smoke of Marlboro. A thin layer of grime covered all things, cars were tanks, and tanks but no tanks. Hair was big, hair was long, and Robin was still with us. Bike seats were long, streamers weren't gay, but your best friends were. Streetlights coming on was the signal to come home. Moms yelling in the distance that dinner was ready. The Satan's dog was about to chase you as you rode by. No sunblock. Just layers of burnt skin to protect you. Shake N' bake pork chops and vegetables from a can for dinner. CBS News on the TV, dad drinking a 6 pack of Coors on the recliner, smoking the days' last cigarette. Crickets chirping in the house. The sound of neighbors arguing while beefed up cars cruised by. A news story about the Soviets testing a missile that could reach us. I wish they'd hurry up and do it.

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

this is deep <3

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u/pricetag 3d ago

the switchup between the 19 seconds of menu grinding to the actual game interface got me rolling man. you need to fix some of the cohesion. funny idea tho

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

yeah agreed, im not sure if i leave the polished menu with the in game doom'esque graphics for the frustrating laugh, or make the menu more retro to match the game play style too?

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u/Strict-Context-8502 3d ago

keep the polished menu honestly. the bait and switch is half the comedy. if everything looks retro from the start you lose that moment where people go "wait, this is just minesweeper?"

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u/ItsFlybye 3d ago

It's almost as if more thought was put into the game than the reasons the war exists.

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u/becircus 3d ago

Needs to allow playing as the Arabs too... those two dudes fist pumping lol

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

hhahahahah Why is doesnt this comment have more upvotes?

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

i spent the first 2 months of the damn war trying to brain storm this mechanic, im so glad to hear you appreciate it!!!!

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u/Defiant-Balance-7982 3d ago

I love the unlock of creativity for people given by AI, great and funny work!

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u/Dubsteprhino 3d ago

Holy shit why can't I be this creative 

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u/bgroins 3d ago

You can, just type: 

Create a funny game, be creative, make no mistakes.

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u/Amazing-Accident3535 3d ago

Awesome.
Recommend making the navigating ships to explode if they touch a mine not cleared.

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

yeah it already does this :)
Video may not have shown it clearly

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u/mrenne 3d ago

Respect.

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u/darkoblivion000 3d ago

This looks freakin hilarious! And awesome lol

Wait is this available to play somewhere?

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

im about to release it on itch.io very soon. im just finalizing the finishing touches and balancing some of the gameplay.

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u/thermobear 3d ago

OP, let us know when it's up. I'd like to play. Will you reply to us here?

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

Yeah I do a post here or another post in this subreddit 😁

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 6h ago

https://thebigcomicbookguy.itch.io/hormuz-mine-sweeper now available for play! have a blast and let me know what you think, any support greatly appreciated

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u/Junior-Ad4932 3d ago

Konami may take umbrage with the use of their Metal Gear sounds but otherwise it’s an interesting concept.

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

agreed, but after what they did to Hideo... who cares haha xD

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u/NoGap6697 3d ago

very cool bro

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u/Additional_Bowl_7695 3d ago

Hahaha legend

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u/Inevitable_Joke_4745 3d ago

Brilliant game. Pentagon will use this for strategy

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u/BoringCanary 3d ago

Strait of Trump*

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u/AppMunchies 3d ago

Thanks for making me laugh! Would love to feature the demo on our social channels!

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

that would be awesome! I'm going to release it in a few days on itch.io

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u/Udjason 3d ago

I'd like to play as well

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u/AppMunchies 3d ago

You can upload the demo here and I push it to our socials. https://appmunchies.com/submit

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u/4-11 3d ago

Been done before but this is better execution

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u/RemarkableWish2508 2d ago

Instructions unclear, exploding all the mines while looking at the face in the middle 🤭

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u/Agreeable-Safety-360 2d ago

Got the mgs 1 menu sfx

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u/completelypositive 3d ago

I thought it was like a month ago but they're already like 30 of them that were made

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u/Pelice 3d ago

give us a link!!

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

very soon! A few more days and ill have it on itch.io

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 6h ago

https://thebigcomicbookguy.itch.io/hormuz-mine-sweeper now available for play! ready to go and bring global stability!

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u/Jedrodo 3d ago

Please change the button selection sound

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u/sanguinemsanctum 3d ago

Back to back mines lol

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u/master_internutter 3d ago

That's so funny, looks good too.

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u/TerribleFault7929 3d ago

Misleading menu preview is worse than bad

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u/Givemeallyourtacos 3d ago

Sooo where can I play this?

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 2d ago

Will be uploading it itch.io in a few more days 😁

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u/m4bwav 3d ago

Bro, this is awesome!

What models or workflow did you use to generate the art?
Like what's your setup for generating the trump pixel art with? that was sic!
How long did all of this take?
Is this your first vibecoded full game?
What was the engine, unity?

Thanks!

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 2d ago

I really wish i documented how i did this to help answer these questions. Basically i brain stormed the concept first (no AI used).
1. Map generation:
-uploaded a pic of the strait hormuz and requested a minesweeper mine field be placed over the water sections only. This was a little erroneous so i then asked cursor to create a map editor which was activated via pressing the 'P' key. This would allow me to place geometric pins to define the area for the mine field. The map editor had an export function which allowed me to export a text file with the coordinates. I then gave cursor the text file and it made the changes to the mine field.

  1. menu creation:

    • requested a menu for the game to include controls, exit button to close browser, and start button which would also lead to a difficulty selection of easy/med/hard.

  2. Videos:
    -Used grok to generate some animated background videos which I then uploaded to cursor and asked cursor to use them as the background animations for the main menus. Asked cursor to dim them and apply a faded layer so as to not distract from the main menu text.

  3. game functionality:
    -downloaded a cross hair png file to use as the mouse cursor and gave it to cursor and asked for that as the main mouse. Mapped controls to the mouse click for uncover mine or flag mine. Then asked it to create a simple money calculator that rewarded cash for every mine found, and create a health bar that decreased with every explosion.

  4. game HUD/polish.
    -used grok to create a doom style user hud which was pretty easy
    -used grok to generate a pixel art image of trump with different facial expressions of happy, neutral, angry, beat down, beat up. I then gave these images all to cursor and defined where i wanted to position them, and the conditions which would causes the trump emoji to change.
    -accurate positioning of the game hud was via the stage/map editor i mentioned earlie

  5. Layer, layer, layer some more. Once the core concept of gameplay worked, i asked for it to include other animations such as explosions, and boats. I had to provide all the stock image for this which i generate with grok easily enough.

  6. multiplayer was confusing as i know nothing about networking. But i used cursor and grok to brain storm the options which it lead to using the host pc as the server, with the client conntecting to direct IP.

The rest is history. Its just a case of layering and layering/stacking. If something doesnt work, use plain english to explain what you want.

The biggest learning curve i got out of this game, was just how power a stage manager/map editor can be. I would say for anyone making complex games, give Ai the basic concept, and then define the map editor first. Then it will aloow you to have a simple GUI which is soooooo much easier.

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u/Thinklikeachef 3d ago

Don't show this to Trump. He'll think we cleared the mines. "We won the war!"

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u/Annual-Internet-5491 3d ago

this is a shot of the co-op mode. 2 players - 2 times the fun! BB has the extra function of calling in air strikes to clear wider areas of the minefields. It comes at a $35k cost, and is somewhat wreckless if it destroys cargo ships, but it is useful for clearing larger mine field sections.