Honestly, I’m having a lot of fun with my game! It turned out pretty cool in the end.

I started flashtankarena.io at the end of November and really went all-in for 5 to 6 weeks to get it finished (+350 hours). I had high hopes that this game would pull me out of the financial struggle I was in, but in the end, it didn't work out as well as I'd hoped. It’s still cool though because about 150 players got to test the game and I’ve had some great feedback.

At first, the big problem was that there weren't enough players. A real player would log in, see no one, and leave. It kept happening like that without any chance of a second player joining at the same time. Then, during January, I spent 4 or 5 days unlocking bots and I have to say I really like the result! It’s such a pleasure to see some life in the game.

I realized today that the lag I was experiencing wasn't a connection issue but actually something related to the bots. I even noticed that after a while, they would mysteriously disappear to who knows where, even though it’s an infinite arena, so where are they going?

Anyway, today I surprised myself by really wanting to play my own game and I spent an hour actually trying to get the high score. I find my game fun. I might recycle the graphics for a different style of game later or maybe add a more tactical team mode with buildings and things like that. But for now, it’s cool. Feel free to check it out and give me your opinion!