A platformer game for Ad-Hoc networks

A simple ad-hoc platformer prototype for GNU / Linux, made with the use of POSIX socket API and SDL2 graphics library.

Building:

make

Dependencies:

• GNU / Linux Operating System
• SDL2
• fmt
• C++20

The program should compile with C++17 with small modifications.

Usage:

./adhoctopia <device> <essid> <player id> <other player count>

Device - the wireless interface used to create an Ad-Hoc network. ESSID - the ESSID of the Ad-Hoc network, it can be any string of characters player id - the id of the player within 1-254 range, the player with lowest number sends their map to others player count - how many other players are there to wait for, for example 2 players in the game means the value of 1 Every player draws the map.

Keys:

• S sets the Starting point,
• F sets the Destination point
• W allows the user to draw a wall
• SPACE marks that the player is ready to start playing
• Arrows in the playing mode, self explanatory

Player with lower player id number will send the map to others. The game starts once the map is loaded.

Testing:

It is possible to emulate wireless interfaces with mac80211_hwsim kernel module. Network namespaces need to be configured to emulate wlan properly.