Alea Ludum Dare

xwilarg 2023-05-01 10:27

I like the idea, I'll probably use the web page to rate the next games

I tried using the Extension (Chrome), it does make the "Alea" filter on the page but nothing happens when I click on it, I also got these errors on the extension page:

Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot set properties of undefined (setting 'href') Error in event handler: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'match') at chrome-extension://ebkoobaicnahmnioganbkablbpbnnnmp/alea_background.js:3:28

(I think you might also want to opt out from the humor category except if there is something I missed?)

vladadamm 2023-05-01 12:33

@xwilarg The error you pointed out is 'normal' and doesn't block the extension from working normally (the error is only happens at times the script shouldn't be triggered anyway).

The first few games might not change with the alea filter as the way the random is coded within the LD API has games with a Smart balance over 50 always showing up first (and early in the rating period there's always quite a few games with high balance), however if you look at games a bit further (ie. around the 10th position) then you should see the chances (it can take 1-2 seconds as it'll 'load' the games one by one)

If you still find the extension not to be working, you could always try to run the script version in your browser's console. If there's another error, it'll show up directly in the console.

vladadamm 2023-05-01 12:42

@xwilarg Also, here's a gif of the extension in action :

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xwilarg 2023-05-01 12:57

@vladadamm Ah yeah not sure why it wasn't working before, I retried and now everything works well, thanks!

nhcarter123 2023-05-01 15:20

Very thoughtful project!

geckoo1337 2023-05-01 15:30

What an interesting idea! You made a clever entry - even if it is not a game, but a cool way to fit with the theme. I don't understand where is the problem. It works as expected on my computer without any dependencie or something else. Usually I rate games finding them with the tool which is showed above, but yours could be an interesting alternative. I really like your project - a tool for the community. Thank you for your comment. I appreciated to find you here again. I wish you the best ++

lima-victor 2023-05-02 09:59

Lol, not what we wanted but what we needed

bartalomew 2023-05-04 11:57

this is rather a tool than a game, but a fun one. appreciate it, thanks man!

avi 2023-05-05 10:52

Neat! I'll use this to find the next set of game to look at :)

hakro 2023-05-09 09:02

Great idea ! and very useful actually, I got a couple of random nice games from it :) Well done

sempra 2023-05-11 15:54

The concept is awesome! Great work on that. As I tested it a bit later, I'm glad I've got to see the 'issues list' with all of this fixed x)

artatruc 2023-05-15 06:49

Love that take on the theme, very clever and useful great idea good job!

100th-coin 2023-05-15 15:19

It seems like the "entry type" feature of this website might need to be finished sooner.

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This is a really good tool! I absolutely agree about some of the search methods being easily abused (*cough* Sort by most rated?!) so the selection of games at random is very nice! Thank you for making this!

sodoj 2023-05-15 23:49

This is a neat extension that might potentially give some people a better chance in reaching the vote criteria, I really like the idea behind this addon. It works and it does the job. Well done!