After 3 years of coding I made a StarCraft BroodWar 2.5D Online Viewer
Hello HN, I'm excited to introduce my hobby project https://www.blacksheepwall.tv. It's a unique way to watch StarCraft replays. I have an announcement video on youtube https://youtu.be/pHkWn7E0I_Y You will still need a local server component to serve install files to your browser but otherwise its all hosted online. It's built on top of OpenBW which is an open source re-implementation of the SC1 engine. It features elevated terrain, plugins, macros, 3d models ( user provided ), all of it has been a joy to work on and a great for learning and sharpening the saw.…
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After 3 years of development, this project is an online viewer for StarCraft: BroodWar replays that renders the game in 2.5D using WebGL and Three.js. Built on OpenBW, an open-source engine recreation, it supports elevated terrain, custom 3D models, plugins, and macros. Viewers can watch replays through a browser with a local server component handling file serving. The tool is designed for StarCraft players and enthusiasts who want an alternative way to view and analyze game replays.
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Hello HN, I'm excited to introduce my hobby project https://www.blacksheepwall.tv. It's a unique way to watch StarCraft replays. I have an announcement video on youtube https://youtu.be/pHkWn7E0I_Y You will still need a local server component to serve install files to your browser but otherwise its all hosted online. It's built on top of OpenBW which is an open source re-implementation of the SC1 engine. It features elevated terrain, plugins, macros, 3d models ( user provided ), all of it has been a joy to work on and a great for learning and sharpening the saw. Technologies include three.js / webgl, typescript, and WASM. I'm particularly proud of the plugins and macros that extracted away a lot of the convoluted logic into a modular system where I could work independently on features. If you don't have replays check out cwal.gg or repmastered.app to download a few. Thanks for reading :)
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