I’ve been working on a web game called Ion Drift —an incremental roguelite where you dodge projectiles and clear enemy waves in a single-screen arena. You destroy asteroids to earn ion charges, upgrade your ship between runs, and manage your oxygen to survive as long as possible.
3D Printing has allowed me to be creative in ways I never thought possible. It has allowed me to create products that provide real value, products that didn’t exist before I designed them. On top of that, it’s satisfied my desire to ship products, even if the end-user is just me.
My setup is relatively simple but I'm happy with it. All my content is stored on a Synology DiskStation DS213 NAS with 2x3TB RAID 0 configured drives. This is hands down the best NAS I've ever used. It's super easy to set up and the interface is awesome (all linux-based). I've set it up with Dynamic DNS/Port Forwarding so it's accessible from anywhere. The DS213 supports torrenting via the "Download Station" and I use various RSS feeds to automatically download the shows I like right on the NAS itself.
I stream content from the NAS to a little Pivos XIOS DS device running XBMC on the local network. This little streamer handles HD content easily and it's also officially supported by the XBMC team. I spray-painted it black so it looks very similar to an AppleTV2. The Pivos is connected to my Samsung TV and I use an MX-500 Universal Remote to control both the Pivos and my TV. It's a great remote with amazing IR range, you don't even need to aim it. Pretty regularly I will start a download on the NAS from work(or my phone) so it's done and waiting to be watched when I get home.
All in all I really like this setup - virtually no maintenance and it works perfectly for what I want. I went the whole custom LAMP + NAS Server route a few years back. It worked ok but eventually proved to be too difficult to use and maintain.
Playable Link: https://iondrift.net/
It’s a hobby project built with PixiJS, and it uses some open assets from Endless Sky.
Would love any feedback!