Show HN: Web game, an AI decides if you would survive in a survival situation

leawi · 2026-03-28T21:11:37 1774732297

It often tells me I will not survive with a sarcastic tone for reasons that don't fit the described scenario. In one case, I got tangled in a fish net in the middle of a lake, and there was an "angry fisherman with a torch" on the shore that thought I'm a sea monster. I said I will scream for help, and AI responded that the fisherman put the net on the fire and I burned alive. How did the fisherman put the net in the middle of a lake on fire?.. In one easy scenario, I woke up in a hotel and there was a fire alarm and smoke coming from under the door. I replied that I will look at the evacuation map and exit the building immediately following the indicated path, which will most likely go through the stairs. It made fun of me and said that "compliance doesn't save from engulfing fires." So was there a smoke from under the door or engulfing fires? I'm not sure what else I was supposed to say, and this doesn't feel hard in a fun way that make you think creatively, rather "hard" in a sense that you have to guess what specific combination of words the text predicting machine wants to hear from you.

rolph · 2026-03-28T17:17:40 1774718260

my round1 was a campsite about to be deluged by a damburst. grabbed whatever "the essentials" were [i said to carpetbag everything in the tent shoulder it up, grab a firebrand and head for high hills]

round2 the earth splits open and a swarm of venomous snakes bursts out. i attack any snakes that confront me and run away from the crack. i must have rolled a 1 and fumbled, when i attacked the venomous snakes, with a burning brand from the campfire, so perished setting myself on fire in round 2.

i think the AI doesnt really want to be a DM.

AlanSmitheee · 2026-03-28T18:46:14 1774723574

Thats the point, its very hard. Do you think I should fine tune it to make it easier?

Rzor · 2026-03-28T17:42:02 1774719722

Oh, come on, you give me the option the copy paste my run when I lose, but not when I win? Not cool.

https://i.imgur.com/m8jMVNa.png

AlanSmitheee · 2026-03-28T18:47:15 1774723635

I mean, the point is that you kinda always will die unless you beat round 10 where you actually win. The point is that its very hard and you only get to share your results after you go as far as you can. Do you think it needs improvements?