Warehouse-War-Game

Web based multiplayer game

Overview:

This is an web based multiplayer game with the goal to kill off as many monsters as possible.

The game front end is mostly comprised of ReactJs
Bootstrap and CSS is used for beautification
Backend is comprised of purely Nodejs and RestAPI
Sqlite3 is used for database
Different algorithms are used to move the monsters, including Ford-Fulkersein Method to find least cost to kill a player and AI algorithm called A* Search with heuristics to find fastest way to kill multiple players.

Feature:

Have a fully functioning login system and allows new players to register
Allows multiple people to join the same game
Keep history of scores for each players and displays the top 3 scores
The game contains lobby where players are allowed to choose their avatars
Allows players to message anyone in the lobby of the game
Contains Monsters that should be kill. Also includes a smart monster which uses A* Search to locate players and try to kill them.

Installation instructions:

Before installation, make sure you have the following:

A web browser
Nodejs installed on the host computers
sqlite3 is installed on teh host computers.

For installation, follow the steps below:

Clone the repo
Go inside ww folder (you can do this by cd Warehouse-War-Game/ww/)
Load Database file using sqlite3 database.sqlite3 < schema.sql
Run the game by typing nodejs wws.js

NOTE: If you want to change port number, you can change it at ./ww/static-content/lib/constants.js

CURL

You can use CURL command to access REST API. For Example:

>> curl -d '{"username":"pop", "password":"pop"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:10820/api/registeredUsers/pop/getData/

{"name":"pop","user_name":"pop","avatar_ID":"coolImg"}

How to play:

The main goal of the game is to kill off monsters together, enforcing team work. When you start the game, you will see the following login screen:

You can register yourself as a player on the registration screen. Once you login, you will be redirected toward a lobby:

Here you can message other people who are present in the lobby. You can also choose your avatar and start the game. Once you click start game, you will be placed withh other players in theh game. You can move boxes around. Do not let the monster touch you, or you will die.You can kill monster by sorrounding it with boxes. The game finishes when you kill all the monsters.

GamePlay: