# AsciiArena

*AsciiArena* is a terminal multiplayer deatchmatch game.
Choose an ascii character and use your arcade skills to be the last one in the arena!

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The game is made in [rust][rust], and built on top of
[tui][tui] for rendering into the terminal and [message-io][message-io] to connect clients and server.

**Currently under development:**
- [x] Menu
- [x] Game demo
- [ ] Full featured game *(working...)*

## Install it
*AsciiArena* is multiplatform, you can play it in Linux, MacOS or Windows.

You can download [here](https://github.com/lemunozm/asciiarena/releases) the last release version from your OS.

Also, you can use the [cargo][cargo] package manager in order to install it and keep it updated easily:
```
$ cargo install asciiarena
```
If you have `~/.cargo/bin` in your PATH (or similar in your OS), you will be able to use *asciiarena* everywhere in your computer!

Of course, you can download the repository and compile it by yourself using `cargo`.

## Try it!
*AsciiArena* application contains both the server and the client.

- To launch the server:
    ```sh
    asciiarena server -p <number of players>
    ```

- To launch the client:
    ```sh
    asciiarena client
    ```

Both application modes has several CLI flags and options to select
the host, ports, enable logs, etc...

### Manual
Use `<W>`, `<A>`, `<S>`, `<D>` to move the player in the map.

Use `<Space>` for cast the skill.

*NOTE: The following keys are used for demo.
The final game will include a lot of skills with custom keys configuration.*

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[cargo]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html
[rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/
[tui]: https://github.com/fdehau/tui-rs
[message-io]: https://github.com/lemunozm/message-io