Show HN: Termcraft – 2D terminal survival with multiplayer support

Posted by sebosch 1 day ago

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Earlier this year, I started developing Termcraft, a terminal-based 2D survival game written in Rust.

Since its first release more than half a year ago, I've added multiplayer support, so you can now host a game and play with friends (or colleagues during a meeting?); Up to 8 players. I've also substantially improved the visuals, lighting, physics, and overall gameplay. A friend and I ended up spending the entire weekend playing through the game from start to finish.

The progression takes you from gathering wood and building a shelter to crafting equipment, exploring caves, finding diamonds, crossing the Nether, and fighting the Ender Dragon. There are villages, farming, collaborative building, PvP, and player chat along the way.

It's open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, with downloadable builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Gameplay demo video: https://youtu.be/nn37_15dLFM Installation and controls: https://pagel-s.github.io/termcraft/

It's not perfect, but I'd love to hear your feedback and experiences with the game. Contributions are also more than welcome!

Comments

Comment by zeld 1 day ago

I hope I will gets credits for this :P good stuff! Looking forward to play with!

Comment by srasombrerera 1 day ago

It’s such a fun idea, haha. Does the multiplayer save game states?

Comment by sebosch 1 day ago

Yes, saves both the shared world and each players inventory, equipment and position. There is an autosave every 45 seconds.