A simple, pixel-art-styled, endless tower defense game with online multiplayer support.
To play the game, visit https://cmrboy26.itch.io/project-tetra-td to view the game page OR look in the "Releases" tab on the right side of the screen to download your desired version.
To compile and modify the game yourself, download this project as a ZIP file, extract its contents, and view the Gradle setup below. This project requires Java 8 to be run and built.
(Note: if running on Linux, prepend ./ to the beginning)
Initialize the Gradle environment: gradlew init
Build game: gradlew desktop:dist
Build dedicated server: gradlew desktop:dist-server
Run game: gradlew desktop:run
Run dedicated server: gradlew desktop:run-server
Run JUnit tests on Windows: gradlew tests:test
In developing this game, I wanted to learn more about:
- Encryption
- Networking protocols
- Unit testing
- Finishing a project
So far, this project has unexpectedly taught me about:
- Separating axis theorem
- Swept AABB
- Minkowski sums
- Dot products and normals
- SQL databases (used to store player feedback)