JohYoshida / project-white-lotus

Mechas and Kaiju is a two-player team based battle game built with React and Express.

Mechas and Kaiju

Mechas and Kaiju is a two-player team based battle game built with React and Express. Build your battle team, and challenge your friends to a 3v3 fight in the far-flung future world of 2001.

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Features

Team-based strategy

Consider your mechas' unique passive abilities and kaiju's special attacks to synergize your team.

Procedurally generated monsters

Mechas and Kaiju are constructed from modular head, body, and arm parts with unique attacks, abilities, and types. Win battles to buy new monsters for your team.

Three damage types, and three monster types

Pierce attacks are weak against Reflect type, and strong against Harden type. Crush attacks are weak against Absorb type, and strong against Reflect type. Spray attacks are weak against Harden type, and strong against Absorb type.

Dependencies

React Dependencies

• "enzyme": "^3.2.0",
• "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "^1.1.0",
• "jimp": "^0.2.28",
• "jsdom": "^11.5.1",
• "knex": "^0.14.2",
• "milligram": "^1.3.0",
• "react": "^16.2.0",
• "react-cookie": "^2.1.2",
• "react-dom": "^16.2.0",
• "react-router-dom": "^4.2.2",
• "react-scripts": "1.0.17",
• "sass": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
• "uuid": "^3.1.0"

Express Dependencies

• "bcrypt": "^1.0.3",
• "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
• "bookshelf": "^0.12.0",
• "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
• "cookie-session": "^2.0.0-beta.3",
• "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
• "express": "^4.16.2",
• "express-ws": "^3.0.0",
• "jest": "^21.2.1",
• "jimp": "^0.2.28",
• "knex": "^0.13.0",
• "uuid": "^3.1.0",
• "ws": "^3.3.2",
• "pg": "^7.4.0"

Local Installation

1. Make sure you have PostgreSQL installed.

2. Fork and clone this repo.

3. Create a new PostgreSQL database.

4. Create a .env (see .env.example for required fields).

5. Install dependencies.

   In one terminal, run npm i. From a second terminal, cd lotus_server && npm i.

6. Run database migrations and seed data.

   From the second terminal (in the lotus_server folder), run knex migrate:latest && knex seed:run.

7. Start the app.

   From the first terminal (in project-white-lotus), run npm run devstart. From the second terminal, run npm run start.

8. Play the game!

   Visit localhost:3000 to get started!