FIrst it was mad gods, then cells, then mines, then snakes…

July 22, 2016 6:08 PM

diep.io is a massively multiplayer minimal shmup with upgrades.
posted by Going To Maine (11 comments total)

That kept me busy for quite a while. Would be nice if there were sound effects. The strategy that worked for me: focus on survivability upgrades first (first speed, then max health and health regen). At first, just upgrade your damage output enough so that you can kill the yellow squares with one hit, so you can collect XP more quickly. Avoid engaging other players until you're pretty powerful – weaker players don't provide much XP, stronger players will wipe the floor with you, and it can be hard to tell the difference. The "Reload" upgrade is your fire rate. The "Bullet Speed" upgrade also affects your range, since your bullets are subject to drag. Press E for autofire.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 7:07 PM on July 22, 2016 [3 favorites]

Looks like I got threatened with permanent bannination for using a modified game client ... ?
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:26 PM on July 22, 2016 [1 favorite]

Ugh. This is addictive, but frustrating. Back for a third go...
posted by escape from the potato planet at 7:26 PM on July 22, 2016

I read the title as, "First it was mad gods, then cells, then mimes..." and spent a fair amount of time trying to assess what kind of game involves Mad Mimes before I realized I should probably cut my screen time down since some of my brain cells seem to have gone missing
posted by Hermione Granger at 7:37 PM on July 22, 2016 [3 favorites]

I wish someone would bring back voar.io. That was addictive like slither.io, but way way more zen.

That, and you didn't have punks speeding into you on purpose every 30 seconds. Most griefers would rocket out and miss everything completely.
posted by JoeZydeco at 9:20 PM on July 22, 2016 [1 favorite]

FIrst it was mad gods, then cells, then mines, then snakes…

and planes, planes, planes.
posted by nims at 1:34 AM on July 23, 2016 [1 favorite]

Finally, my Touhou addiction pays off!
posted by KChasm at 1:45 AM on July 23, 2016

and planes, planes, planes.

OOohh, so good! Just dogfighting, without interminable tank frustration.
posted by sebastienbailard at 1:53 AM on July 23, 2016

18m 43s and there's no pause button.
posted by adept256 at 3:24 AM on July 23, 2016

ok like I just finally forgot about slither. thanks. you're a real pal Going to Maine.
posted by numaner at 7:02 AM on July 23, 2016 [1 favorite]

> Looks like I got threatened with permanent bannination for using a modified game client ... ?

I get this message using Firefox, but not on Chrome.
posted by invokeuse at 11:17 PM on July 24, 2016