Dependencies

Open terminal and run the following commands to install the dependencies:

Ubuntu

1. sudo apt install g++
2. sudo apt-get install -libsdl2-dev
3. sudo apt-get install -libsdl2-ttf-dev
4. sudo apt-get install -libsdl2-net-dev
5. sudo apt-get install -libsdl2-mixer-dev
6. sudo apt-get install npm

MacOS

1. brew install sdl2 sdl2_ttf sdl2_net sdl2_mixer npm

Game Instructions

After installing the dependencies. Do the following steps (Only one server needs to be created in a multiplayer game):

Server

1. We need one server to coordinate between the clients.
2. Change to server folder: cd server/
3. Make the executable: make
4. Run the executable: ./server
5. Enter the total players playing (this can be upto 4)
6. Keep the server open in a seperate terminal window.

Client Side

All the players should do the following steps:

1. Change to client folder: cd client/
2. Make the executable; make
3. Run the executable: ./game
4. Enjoy!

Game Play

Refer to LaserTank.pdf to know about the various rules and features of the game. (Although its quite simple: shoot and kill)

Resources

1. A very comprehensive and easy-to-use tutorial for SDL: Lazy Foo' Productions
2. Maze generation algorithm and implementation: Dllu/Maze
3. A tutorial on networking with SDL, a bit long but explains from scratch: thecplusplusguy