Program the 8086-like microprocessor of a robot in a grid-based multiplayer world. The game is web based so no installation is required. In its current state, players can walk around the game universe and collect Biomass blobs & Iron/copper ore using the online code editor.

Wiki: GitHub
Chat: Slack

Deploying the server

Linux (Ubuntu 16.04)

# Install tools
sudo apt install git maven openjdk-8-jdk mongodb

# Obtain source files
git clone https://github.com/simon987/Much-Assembly-Required.git

# Build
cd Much-Assembly-Required
mvn package

# Run
cd target
java -jar server-1.4a.jar

Windows (tested on Windows 10)

Installation instructions:

Download the JDK from here. Install the JDK and update your PATH and JAVA_HOME enviroment variables.
Download Maven from here. Install Maven (following the README) and update your PATH enviroment variable.
Download Mongo DB Community from here. Install Mongo DB following the instructions here. Update your PATH enviroment variable.

Building instructions:

:: Builds the server
cd Much-Assembly-Required
mvn package

Running instructions:

In one Command Prompt window, run Mongo DB:

:: Runs Mongo DB
mongod

In a second Command Prompt window, run the MAR server:

:: Runs the MAR server
cd Much-Assembly-Required\target
java -jar server-1.4a.jar

Docker

Requirements

Docker Compose (and dependencies)

Installation

Once Docker and Docker Compose are installed, you can build and start this application by running the following command inside this application's directory:

docker-compose up

Make sure to change mongo_address in config.properties to mongodb.

Running

Once the server is running, you should be able to connect to http://localhost:4567 with your browser

VS Code Extensions

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Much Assembly Required Language Support by PJB3005

README.md

Official website