Whitespace Invaders: Galactic Conquest ported to VisiData
The host has to start a server:
$ ./wsi-server.py
All players then start their clients and login:
$ ./wsi-client.py http://localhost:8080
(or whatever url works to access the server)
The first time a player name is used, the password is set. Players join the game if it has not yet started (each server only hosts one game).
Each player presses ENTER when they are ready for the game to start.
Press M to go to the Map for this game, or P for the list of planets.
Any player can press N to generate a New map (Ctrl-R to Reload the pages).
When the map is all players are ready, the game begins.
From any sheet:
Mopens the planet mapPopens the planet sheetUopens the queued deployments sheet (not yet sent to server)Dopens the full deployments sheetEopens the events sheetQallows players to quit.Ctrl-Ssubmits the pending deployments to the server and signals the player is done
On the Planet sheet:
mmarks the destination planet for a player's shipsfindicates the source planet- The player is then prompted to specify how many ships they wish to deploy from the source planet to the marked planet
gfsends the provided number of ships from all selected planets to the marked planet
On the Map sheet:
- The colour of the planet name indicates which player currently 'owns' it
- White planets are neutral and currently not in anybody's control
SPACEcycles throughname,prodandkillpctfields- You may also mark and deploy on the map sheet, like you would on the
Planet sheet
On the U queued orders sheet:
eto modify an orderdto delete an order
Whitespace invaders is a VisiData app. VisiData commands such as column sorting and cell searching are also available.
When all players have submitted their moves, the turn is over. Ships arrive, battles are resolved, and planets produce. Then the next turn begins.