Haunted Chronicles

A small project to discover online multiplayer games.

Future Updates

• Improve the UDP connection (see issue #47).
• Add better graphics, such as a manor environment and ghosts and hunters skins for players.
• Launch the game on the ISCSC remote server (see issue #48).

GAME :

Python Module Dependencies

• pygame
• shapely

Launch

Server Launch

python3 server.py or make server

Client

python3 client.py <Server_IP> <Server_Port> or make client SERVER=<Server_IP> PORT=<Server_Port>

Formatted messages :

Main messages :

Client connection :

• sends CONNECT <Username> END and receives CONNECTED <Username> <Screen_Size> WALLS <Walls_List> STATE <Players_List> END as a connection confirmation and to setup the state of the game locally.

Client inputs :

• sends INPUT <Username> <Input> END and receives STATE <Players_List> END to update the state of the game on the server, and then locally. <Input> can be LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN for movements ; RED, BLUE, ǸEUTRAL for teams ; READY to set player ready for game start ; and . for none.

Client disconnection :

• sends DISCONNECT <Username> END and receives DISCONNECTED <Username> END as a confirmation before quitting the game.

Others :

• Client sends periodically PING <clock_time> END and receives the same message to estimate the ping with the server.
• When the game has started, the ̀STATE <Player_List> becomes STATE <Player_List> SHADES <Shades_List> to communicate to each client the things they can see or not.
• To recognize if the game is currently played or if players are in the lobby, the server sends LOBBY <Ready_Players_List> END if the server is in a LOBBY state, which allow clients to display players which are ready to launch the game. It sends GAME <Time> END if the server is ingame, <Time> being the remaining time for seekers to hunt.
• To identify transition states, the server sends either TRANSITION_GAME_LOBBY <Message> END or TRANSITION_LOBBY_GAME <Message> END to respectively inform clients the server is in a transition state from GAME to LOBBY, or LOBBY to GAME, <Message> being the text to display on clients screens : such as the remaining time before the switch and the team that has won the game.