README

This is an implementation of the game to The Gatherings Hardcore Programming Compo. http://www.gathering.org/tg11/en/creative/competitions/hardcore-programming/

"In the game, every player controls a thunderstorm, and the goal is to become the biggest thunderstorm by absorbing vapor from clouds and other players."

Description of the original game can be found here: http://www.gathering.org/tg11/en/creative/competitions/hardcore-programming/cloudwars/

The network protocol is described here: http://www.gathering.org/tg11/en/creative/competitions/hardcore-programming/cloudwars/protocol/

This game has a couple of new features the original game don't have:

• Platform independent code!!
• Music and sound effect
• Retro mode (no gfx)
• Debug mode
• Fullscreen
• Can define width and height
• Can define tcp port
• Commandline arguments(?)
• Two player - p1: arrow keys p2: wsad (not the same wind function)
• ?

The compo assignment is to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that plays the game.

Client framework code:

• C# Framework: https://github.com/downloads/bondehagen/CloudWars/ClientAI_CSharp.zip
• Java Framework: https://github.com/downloads/bondehagen/CloudWars/ClientAI_Java.zip

The support thread for the original game and AI-bots is: http://forums.gathering.org/showthread.php?9420-Hardcore-Programming-Compo-Support-Thread

INSTALL

The game has the following dependencies:

• SDL
• SDL_gfx
• SDL_image
• SDL_mixer
• SDL_net
• SDL_ttf

You can also install the sprites from the original game, if not you have to run the game in retro (-r) mode!

Tested on Ubuntu 10.10:

./install_dependencies ./install_sprites make

RUN

Usage: ./cloudwarsx -m [deathmatch, timelimit] -1 [ai, human] -2 [ai, human] -m gamemode - deathmatch / timelimit -s seconds - time limit in seconds -1 ai / human - player 1 -2 ai / human - player 2 -l filename - level filename -r - enable retromode (no gfx) -x width - set width -y height - set height -f - enable fullscreen -p port - tcp port for server -n - no sound -d - debug mode -v - show the version