TheBlocks / solaris

A HTML5 game of strategy, intrigue and galactic conquest.

Solaris

Solaris is a slow-burn browser game heavily inspired by Neptune's Pride and Subterfuge.

• Build economic, industrial and scientific infrastructure to improve your empire.
• Build carriers to travel to new stars or to fight your enemies.
• Research new technologies to gain an edge over your opponents.
• Hire specialists which grant special abilities to stars and carriers like increased weapons and speed.
• Set up trade with your allies to get ahead of the curve.
• Play games with up to 32 players at a time.
• Participate in group chats with your allies to discuss strategy.
• Fight other players and capture stars to win the game.
• Games last around 2-3 weeks, and you don't need to commit a lot of time to play!
• Play on any device that has a web browser.
• Its completely free!

Visit solaris.games to play now!

Server

The server uses the following tech:

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
  • Mongoose

Client

The client uses the following tech:

• Vue.js
• PixiJS

Development Environment Setup

1. Install the prerequisites.
   • Node.js
   • MongoDB
2. Clone the repository.
3. Checkout master.
4. npm install in both client/ and server/ directories.
5. Create a .env file in server/ (See .env.example).
6. Create a .env file in client/ (See .env.example).
7. npm run start-jobs in server/ to start the automated jobs.
8. npm run start-api in server/ to start the API.
9. npm run serve in client/ to start the client application.
10. Browse to the site locally (default http://localhost:8080).

Note: Development work is to be based on the master branch, for a new feature or bug fix, create a branch from master.

Common Fixes

• If you're on Windows and you get an error running npm install in server/ complaining about node-gyp, try the following command:
  • npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
• If you're using the VS Code debugger, especially for the server/, you'll need to set up your launch.json with these additional properties:
  • "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/server/.env" in the configuration.

Contributing

See here.

License

See here.