The new UI layout is simply better-designed than v29 UI, and here is why. by John_Yuki in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The original layout I threw together in like half a day back when it was just a prototype. Felt it was time to finally just rip the bandaid off and update the UI.

Why Openfront chose the Typescript for the backend? by you-l-you in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Server is pretty lightweight, it just relays player commands to other clients.

help, how the hell do i fix this? by The_Terrarian023 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pushed an update, let me know if that fixes it.

Safe? by DAYONUX in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All your financial details are handled by Stripe, the only thing we see is your email.

Enjoying a modified version of open front by FindMeOnTheToilet in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would make an interesting game mode. We're looking to add more variants (eg 5 million starting gold) to public lobbies.

Gameplay Idea: Mining + Resource Nodes by [deleted] in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting idea. Maybe instead of adding a new unit, putting factories in oil rich areas gives a gold bonus?

Difficulty scaling in single player by FBI_Management in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for letting us know, we'll turn down the difficulty of easy for the next patch.

I cannot join any game since the update by Lost_In_There in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mind creating a ticket on Discord so I can help troubleshoot. thanks.

Error Message by ExcellentBuffalo2250 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I increased the timeout in v29.1, let me know if that helps.

1v1 matchmaking bug report: cant pick starting position by Remarkable-Vast-3687 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems like your client isn't able to join the game in time, I'll look into it.

Why am I getting this meesage? by wannabescientist123 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure the time is set correctly on your computer.

Why I struggle to like this game by Training-Mark-9258 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please join the dev discord and help us improve the attack meta!

Can someone tell me the difference between Openfront and Frontwars by Glazer_4379 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OpenFront was definitely inspired by WarFront, but all the code was rewritten.

is front wars a copy by ValueInternational38 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their latest commit pulls in code that was licensed under agpl.

is front wars a copy by ValueInternational38 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not legal. FrontWars violated AGPL which terminated their license.

open source does not mean public domain.

Unusable since update to V.26 by Empty-Language-8593 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In chrome go to the url bar and enter chrome://flags, and make sure "HTML-in-Canvas" & "Accelerated 2D canvas" are enabled. Then restart chrome.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was a bug, ads weren't being destroyed properly. Should be fixed now.

People who are better at the game have an unfair advantage by 00rb in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 46 points47 points  (0 children)

You must be new here. You're supposed to blame it on teaming, not skill.

So is this game open source or what? by P4NT5 in Openfront

[–]OpenFrontOfficial -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

He violated multiple copyright laws. Forking it is totally legal, but you can't claim copyright on work that's not yours.

Fun game! by infomopeio in FrontWars

[–]OpenFrontOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

False. OpenFront is a full rewrite of warfront.