TTRTS

The Tiny Terminal RTS where the players write their AIs

Introduction

A simple terminal based RTS game that uses text files to communicate game state and unit commands.

TTRTS is from the ground up designed to be a fun way to practice programming. Any programming language than can handle file I/O can be used to make an AI for TTRTS, and this extensibility allows for any type of programmer to enjoy designing and playing against their friends.

Building TTRTS

Requirements

CMake - our build system uses cmake
Linux/OSX - currently no support for Windows, tracked with Issue #9

To Build

$ git clone https://github.com/mdiluz/ttrts.git
$ cd ttrts
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ ./ttrts # To launch binary and display usage

Development

master branch always stores latest stable release
master/{hotfix} branches store in progress hotfixes for the stable branch
dev branch stores in progress development
dev/{feature} branches store features

Changelog

v0.4.0

Updated with network functionality
- Game can now be hosted with ttrts --server option
- Server can be connected to with ttrts --client
Updated command line interface with new launcher script
- map file must now be specified with --map=FILE
Slight refactor of libraries to account for new run targets

v0.3.2

Fix bug when loading map files with walls
Fix ttrts on OSX
- Install man files to correct location
- Update usage of sed to be compatible with BSD as well as GNU versions
New maps and renames of old ones

v0.3.1

Upgraded install target to repository
- libttrts static library binary in /usr/local/lib
- ttrts headers in /usr/local/include/ttrts
- bash completion into /etc/bash_completion.d/
- man page into /usr/local/man/man6
- maps into /usr/share/ttrts/maps
client now supports env variable configuration
- TTRTS_MAPS for location of map files, defaults to /usr/share/ttrts/maps
- TTRTS_GAMES for gameplay directories, defaults to /tmp/
Map files now have proper header
NOTE: This version is compatible with v0.3.0, but old generated mapfiles will need the additional header line added

v0.3.0

Additional functionality of walls
- Walls are noted in gamestate file on new "WALL:[X,Y]..." line
- Walls are impassable by all movement
Units leave an impassable wall behind after movement
Game can now end if no units are able to move
Various C++ api simplifications
Integration of perl api from ttrts-players

v0.2.0

All team references changed to player
- Order file format changed to Player_#Turn#.txt
- Unit descriptors now use pl: instead of tm:
Various other C++ api corrections and refactors

v0.1.0

First playable version of ttrts

Further Information

See the ttrts binary readme for full usage and game rules

See ttrts-players for examples of AIs

mdiluz / ttrts