CryptoDungeonCrawl

CryptoDungeonCrawl is a text-based dungeon crawler game where the in-game environment is dynamically influenced by real-world external information, such as the price of Bitcoin. As external factors change, the game world adapts, introducing new challenges, enemies, and rewards.

Features

• Dynamic Environment: The game world changes based on real-time external information.
• Bitcoin Influence: Fluctuations in Bitcoin prices affect in-game events, mobs, and rewards.
• Text-Based Adventure: Immerse yourself in a classic dungeon crawler experience with a focus on storytelling.

Roadmap

1. API Integration

   • Set up API to collect real-time market data, such as Bitcoin prices.

2. Dungeon Game Development

   • Build a Dungeon Crawler

     • Storing the dungeon map.
     • Adding the adventurer.
     • Create a real-time game.
     • Building a dungeon.

   • Compose Dungeon Denizens

     • Composing entities.
     • Installing and using Legion (an ECS library).
     • Composing the player.
     • Managing complexity with systems.
     • Adding monsters.
     • Collision detection.

   • Take Turns with the Monsters

     • Making monsters wander randomly.
     • !!!! Moving entities in real-time !!!! Commit
       • I replaced random_move with monsters_move, where all monsters move 1 square in the player's direction (basic algorithm, you could do an A* algo).
       • Then I split the program, because before the monsters logic was in the ECS system, which is executed every turn (every player input).
         • I divided it into main_schedule and periodic schedule (mod.rs).
         • Then, in the tick function (main.rs), I call the periodic schedule, which moves every 1s (after which it changes according to the BTC price) and the main schedule as before.

   • Health and Melee Combat

     • Giving entities hit points.
     • Adding a heads-up display.
     • Implementing combat: I implement my own solution:
       • I modify collisions.rs. I strungle because we can't borrow *ecs as mutable because it's also borrowed as immutable mutable borrowing occurs. And I add other difficulties. And I had other difficulties.

3. API and Game Integration

   • Establish a connection between the API and the game.
   • Develop mechanisms to dynamically adjust in-game elements based on real-world market data:
     • Depending on the price of BTC, the speed of monsters changes

4. Multiplayer Integration

   • Add multiplayer functionality to the game.
   • Implement multiplayer interactions, such as cooperative gameplay or competitive challenges.

5. Player-driven Actions

   • Enable players to perform external actions that influence the game.
   • Define a set of actions players can take outside the game to disadvantage or challenge other players.

Demo

CryptoDungeonCrawl.mp4