A multiplayer snake game, with a few upgradeable abilities

List of currently implemented abilities:

• Dig
  • Activatable ability that allows you to dig under other snakes
  • Currently no upgrades
• Scavenge
  • Passive ability that allows you to eat the dead bodies of other snakes
  • Can be upgraded for better effeciency
• Speed Boost
  • Activatable ability that allows you to move faster
  • Can be upgraded to last longer, or go even faster
• Reverse
  • Activatable ability that allows you to reverse your snake, switching your head and tail
  • Can be upgraded to mose less of your snake upon use, or to have the lost snake become alive

Guide to get the game up and running locally

• Docker Compose (installation guide)

• Single command that clones and launches game. Requires node and npm

  git clone https://github.com/altrup/Schmek.git && cd Schmek && cp .env.example .env && docker compose up -d

• Clone repository

  git clone https://github.com/altrup/Schmek.git

• Enter newly created folder

  cd Schmek

• Copy .env.example and update to your values

  cp .env.example .env

• Start Docker container

  docker compose up -d

• To stop, run

  docker compose down

• To update, run

  docker compose build

• For testing changes, instead of using docker and rebuilding every time, you can also run using npm

• Install npm packages

  npm install

• Run game

  npm run dev