JoustMania at Magfest 2017!

What is JoustMania????

JoustMania is a collection of PlayStation Move enabled party games based off of the "Jostling" mechanic introduced in Johann Sebastian Joust
JoustMania includes FFA, Teams, Werewolves, Zombies, Commander modes, and lots of other goodies!
The system is also designed to be easy to set up at conventions and is made to run itself with a large group of people. In convention mode, every game is started once everyone is ready, and announces the rules aloud for new players to learn.

Cool Stuffs!

Now on Windows & Steam!
18+ Player support
Super easy setup
Runs in Headless mode, no screen required
Optional web interface, view status and change game settings with your phone
Custom music support, play with your own music
Convention mode, no manual instructions needed, the game plays itself and switches between game modes

Hardware

I am currently selling fully set up Joustmania devices (pi, case, bluetooth dongle, sd card) for $79 (or the $10 tier on patreon) with included shipping domestically. If you would like to inquire about purchasing a fully setup Joustmania device, please reach out to joustmaniagame@gmail.com

If you would like to build your own device you will need the following:

A Raspberry Pi 4 B with sd card

Optional and recommended:

Class 1, Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapters (http://a.co/8YKP9tG)

Note on Hardware: The internal bluetooth is shorter range and has a slightly higher latency The class 1 adapters allow bluetooth connections up to 300+ feet and allow for the gameplay to be smooth, each adapter can connect to 6 to 7 controllers. I've tested this build with four adapters and 18 controllers successfully.

Optional:

USB hub for charging controllers (http://a.co/7T3HDmJ)

This will allow you to charge 9 controllers at once through the pi

Installation

Download and Install Raspbian on the micro SD card, this build was tested on the full version of raspian buster.
Connect the bluetooth adapters and speaker
Turn on the pi, open a Terminal and run these commands, the pi will reboot on a successful install
If prompted about restarting services select yes
If something goes wrong during instillation, try running setup.sh again.

git clone https://github.com/adangert/JoustMania.git
cd JoustMania
sudo ./setup.sh

If you have bluetooth adapters you can run the following instead to disable internal bluetooth:

sudo ./setup.sh --disable_internal_bt

You can now disconnect the hdmi cable and run JoustMania in headless mode. JoustMania will automatically boot up on restart, menu music should start playing once the pi boots up.

Update Joust Mania

Joustmania will auto update when started and connected to the internet. Sometimes there is a large update, it will say so, then you can press the start and select buttons on a controller to start this update, wait until the pi reboots. If you have the AP enabled, you may need to disable it first to gain access to the internet.

Pairing controllers

In order to pair controllers permanently, plug them into the Raspberry Pi via USB
Once plugged in, the controller should turn white indicating that it has been paired correctly
Press the PlayStation sync button (the circular one in the middle) to wirelessly connect paired controllers to the Pi

If pairing is not working for some reason, or you would like to resync all controllers run the following

sudo -i
cd /home/pi/JoustMania/
./reset_bluetooth_connections.sh

If controllers seem to pair to only one Bluetooth adapter, it is likely that they share the same Mac address, refer to this issue: adangert#172

How to select a game mode

In order to change between games, on any controller press the select button (located on the left side of a controller)
In order to remove a controller from play, hold the playstation button to turn off the controller.

How to start a game

When a player presses the trigger button their controller will turn white
Once all controllers are white the game will begin!

Admin Mode (Sensitivity and convention mode settings)

You can become an Admin by pressing all four front buttons on any controller, this will allow you to modify the games settings from the four front buttons on the controller, After a game is played the Admin mode will be reset

(Cross) Add or remove a game from Convention mode, your controller will be green if the game is added and Red if it is not, Custom Teams mode can not be added to the Convention mode
(Circle) Change sensitivity of the game. There are three settings, slow, medium, and fast, you will hear a corresponding sound for each
(Square) toggle the playback of instructions for each game
(Triangle) show battery level on all controllers (full charge is Green, 80% is Turquoise, 60% is Blue, 40% is Yellow, under 40% is Red)

Web Interface

Joustmania can also be controlled via a web browser on your laptop or smartphone. If your Pi is on a network, use the IP address of your Pi (for example, http://192.168.1.xxx/). Alternatively, you can turn your Pi in to an access point and connect your device directly to it. To enable this, run the command

sudo ./enable_ap.sh

Note that this disables normal Wi-Fi on the Pi, the ethernet connection should still work however. The default SSID is "JOUSTMANIA" and the default password is "joustmania"; both (and other) settings may be adjusted in the apfiles/hostapd.conf file before running enable_ap.sh.

To connect to the game, go to http://joust.mania in your web browser, you may have to disable LTE on mobile. To disable the access point and restore Wi-Fi, run the command

sudo ./disable_ap.sh

Custom Music

JoustMania comes with a couple of pre-installed default songs.
Play your own music, by copying it into the respective folders: /audio/(Joust, Zombie, Commander)/music/
Supports Mp3, Wav, Ogg, flac and others Here,
All music and audio can be disabled by changing audio = False in joustconfig.ini, this will also disable tempo sensitivity changes for each game mode

Game Rules and Variants

Keep your controller still while trying to jostle others.
If your controller is jostled, then you are out of the game!
The music is tied to the gameplay, the faster the music the faster you can move
Minimum and recommended player count is listed next to every game mode
Extended rules can be found on the Wiki

Joust Free-for-All (2+ players)

This is the first mode that JoustMania boots to
The most basic version of Joust; be the last one standing!

Joust Teams (Minimum 3+ players, 4+ players recommended)

This game is the same as Joust Free-for-All however at the beginning players select their team color with the big button in the middle of their controller
There are six teams to select from

Joust Random Teams (3+ players)

Same as Joust Teams, however the teams are randomly assigned at start of play
There are 2-4 teams in this mode, depending on number of players

Traitors (Minimum 6+ players, 9+ players recommended)

Two or three teams face off against one another, however there is a traitor on every team
Traitors are on an additional secret team
If you controller vibrates during the start countdown, you are a traitor!

Werewolves (Minimum 3+ players, 6+ players recommended)

Hidden werewolves are selected at the beginning of the game.
When the countdown starts the werewolf will feel a vibration, letting that player know they are a werewolf
After a short period of time, werewolves will be revealed
Werewolves win only if they are the last remaining

Zombies (Minimum 4+ players, 10+ players recommended)

Two players start out as zombies, and try to infect the humans
Humans can shoot random zombies with bullets
Bullets are randomly assigned as loot from killing zombies
Humans try to survive for a couple of minutes, otherwise zombies win!

Commander (Minimum 4+ players, 6+ players recommended)

Players are split into two teams
One commander is chosen for each side, if this commander dies, the other team wins
Commanders can activate special abilities that helps their team win

Swapper (Minimum 3+ players, 4+ players recommended)

Players start on two teams
When you die, you switch to the other team
The last person remaining does not switch

Fight Club (2+ Players)

Two players fight eachother
The loser goes to the back of the line
The winner gains a point
The player with the most points at the end wins.

Tournament (3+ players)

Everyone is paired up 1v1 via controller colors
If your controller is white, wait to be assigned to a new player
The last person remaining wins!

Non Stop Joust (2+ players)

Same as FFA, however when you die you respawn
The player that died the least at the end of the 2.5 minute round wins!

Ninja Bomb (2+ players)

Players stand in a circle each holding a controller
Players press A to join the game.
A bomb is passed around by pressing the A button, if held too long it will explode
Players can try to pass a traps in order to fake out their opponents.
If a player presses A or trigger while holding a trap, they explode
Traps are passed by holding the trigger-button half way, too much or too little and you'll give yourself away
Traps can also be countered by pressing any of the four front buttons.
Players have two lives, the last player remaining wins!

Convention/Random mode

This mode allows for multiple game types to be randomly rotated with instructions played before each game
Random mode defaults to FFA, Random Teams, Werewolves, and Swapper, more game modes can be added or removed as an Admin or via the web interface (see above)
Modes with an insufficient number of players will be ignored, if none are available Joust Free-for-All is selected

Support and funding

If you love this game you can support its development by helping out with my patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/adangert

aboyett / JoustMania