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The Game Object documentation (TODO later)

Planned Stuff for upcoming game features.

Roadmap for September

_	Date	Goal
☑️	Mon 3	Websockets
☑️	Thur 7	Movement
☑️	Sun 9	Chat
_	Wed 12	Scrolling Map
_	Sat 15	Sprites
_	Tues 18	...
_	Sun 23	...

☑️ Websockets

• connect to websocket.
• can send and receive JSON messages.
• add (username) to list of players online.
• remove (username) from the list.
• view a list of all players online.
• get status & attributes of players from server.

☑️ Players and Movement

• other players are visible on the screen
• player location is updated when receiving a relevant server message
• setPos(x,y) directly moves player
• define a fixed tick rate.
• all active clients are sent a game tick message
• player.setTarget(x,y) when you click or tap on a square.
• movements visible by other clients.

☑️ Chat

• send/receive chat messages in a global chatroom.
• draw chat messages above player's heads.
• clear messages after some X amount of time.
• add a chat bar & send button and the bottom of the screen.
• Final Test: 2 people online can have a conversation.

Scrolling Map

• identify certain "critical" points that trigger "map slide" events when the main player reaches them.
• Render new MapBlocks from game data.
• Move the MapBlocks to their correct places.
• Update variables that are used to place players, objects, and chat boxes on the screen. Make sure there are no bugs.
• Final Test: Able to traverse a large map from one side to the other without being bothered by rendering.

Player Sprites and Animation

• use requestAnimationFrame() to make smooth movements between tiles.
• add an image (or several images) that is drawn on the player canvas
• cat walking animation as player moves
• (experiment) try out CSS animations for changing the player image.

temporary usernames

• use LocalStorage web APIs to temporarily save a unique username.
• server keeps usernames attached to client connections.
• server deletes the player object from the PlayerList when the client is disconnected.

GamePlay

• Write down the following, and turn them into roadmarks.

NOTES:

• simple objective.
• requirements to complete objective.
• challenges along the way.
• things that will help you overcome those challenges.
• mechanics