An independent developer built a browser-based Endurance in 5 hours with MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Holy crap, last night I had MiniMax M3.1 Flash running nonstop for 5 hours, and I finally got the Endurance from Interstellar built into the browser. 12 main cabin segments arranged in a ring, warm white shell, dark gray skeleton, blue planet behind. Watching it slowly rotate is genuinely satisfying. There are close-ups of the cabin segments, interior concepts, structural disassembly and restoration, and spacecraft docking. From afar you see the outline; zoom in and you can see seams, pipes, and equipment. The biggest takeaway from finishing this project is that prompts have to be written clearly. For example, I wrote 3 levels for the visuals: Long shot: ring proportions, cabin segment rhythm, central node, and overall outline are clear. Medium shot: can distinguish functional differences among habitation modules, experiment modules, energy modules, communication modules, etc. Close-up: can see panel seams, grooves, porthole frames, hatches, handrails, heat sinks, antennas, pipes, and docking rings. Also, more specific details improve the quality feel—materials, lighting, camera presets, and interaction acceptance criteria all need to be written clearly. In the final output, the parts can return to place after being unfolded, the camera movement and composition stay stable, the spacecraft aligns with the interface, and it all has to run in real time in the browser. The whole project relies on MiniMax-M3.1-Flash. It supports million-token context, image and video understanding, and is strong at coding and multi-step execution, which is what made continuous refinement possible. Seeing the final product, I feel these 5 hours were very worth it. And according to official API pricing, output tokens cost only $0.6 per million, and cache reads only $0.015, making repeated refinement more cost-effective. Previously, this kind of work required crossing hurdles in modeling, materials, animation, and frontend. Now, with the help of models, an individual can string these together. The sci-fi scenes I loved as a kid can now be built with my own hands, which is quite satisfying.

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卧槽，昨晚让 MiniMax M3.1 Flash 连轴转了 5 个小时，终于把《星际穿越》的永恒号搓进浏览器了。 12 个主舱段围成一圈，暖白外壳、深灰骨架，背后蓝色行星。看着它慢慢转起来，真的有点爽。 舱段近景、舱内概念、结构分解复原、飞船对接都有。远看有轮廓，拉近能看到接缝、管线和设备。 做完这个作品最大的感受是提示词得写明白。 比如画面我写了 3 个层级 远景：环体比例、舱段节奏、中央节点和整体轮廓清楚。 中景：能够分辨居住舱、实验舱、能源舱、通信舱等功能差异。 近景：能够看到面板接缝、凹槽、舷窗边框、舱门、扶手、散热片、天线、管线和对接环。 另外越具体的细节能提高出品质感如材质、光照、镜头预设和交互的验收标准都得写清楚 最终输出的成品零件展开后能归位，镜头移动构图稳住，飞船对得上接口，还得在浏览器里实时跑。 整个项目依赖 MiniMax-M3.1-Flash，它支持百万上下文，支持图片视频理解，编程和多步骤执行也强，才有能力 持续打磨。看到最终产品感觉这 5 个小时也是非常值。 而且按官方 API 定价，每百万输出 Token 才 0.6 美元，缓存读取只要 0.015 美元，反复打磨变得更有性比价了。 以前这种作品，建模材质动画前端样样都得跨坎。 现在个人借助模型，也能把这些串起来了。 小时候喜欢的科幻场景，现在能亲手搓出来，还挺满足的。