Just a little 4X game written in Python using the library Pyxel. Inspiration taken from games I've played.
Playing Microcosm requires an installation of VLC media player on the player's machine. Installation instructions for your favourite operating system can be found here. If your operating system lists python-vlc (or something like that) as an optional dependency, it is advised that players also install that. Naturally, Python is also required, at version 3.10 or above.
In order to play games of Microcosm online, your computer and router must have UPnP enabled, as it is required for communication between clients and the server.
Begin by downloading the latest release for your operating system.
- Extract the downloaded zip; double-clicking it in Finder is the easiest way.
- An application will be extracted - right click it and select Open.
- In the displayed security-related dialog, press the Open button again to start the game.
Please note that only ARM64 architectures are supported.
In terms of Linux distros, Fedora is explicitly supported and Ubuntu is built for, but the build is not tested. Other distros should find success in one of these two.
Additionally, only x86 architectures are supported.
- Extract the downloaded tarball using
tar -xzvf. - A binary will be extracted; run
./microcosmto start the game.
- Extract the downloaded zip.
- An EXE file will be extracted - run this to start the game, allowing Windows Defender to run any scans if it asks to do so.
- Clone the repository.
- Run
pip install -r requirements.txt - Run
pyxel run microcosm
The Wiki can be viewed both on GitHub and in-game.