MAZERTAG

MazerTag is a multiplayer top-down arcade game by James Mayr. Audio by Alex Berg.

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GAME MODES

• classic tag: one player is "it" and must bump or zap another player
• team freeze tag: bump and zap players to freeze opponents and unfreeze allies
• capture the hat: find and keep the hat to win; whoever wears it has no laser
• team battle: bump and zap opponents back to their spawn to rack up points
• collect the orbs: fight other teams over randomly generated orbs

ARENA COMPONENTS

• walls: block laser and movement
• windows: block movement
• mirrors: reflect laser and block movement
• obstacles: block laser and movement, can be moved
• teleporters: change player position to another teleporter

PLAYER ATTRIBUTES

• speed: your acceleration and top velocity
• strength: how far you push obstacles and how much damage you do bumping opponents
• laser: the damage dealt from your laser and how well it holds up from reflections
• recovery: how quickly your energy recharges from lasers and bumping
• vision: how far you can see in all directions

CONTROLS

• movement: WASD or ↑←↓→
• rotation: [] or ,.
• laser: SPACE

CODE

The app is powered by nodeJS, written in 100% raw javascript. It uses the following packages:

• websocket: for real-time communication between client and server

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MazerTag
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|- package.json
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|- index.js
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|- node_modules
|   |- websocket
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|- node
|   |- core.js
|   |- game.js
|   |- session.js
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|- js
|   |- game.js
|   |- home.js
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|- css
|   |- game.css
|   |- home.css
|   |- main.css
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|- html
|   |- _404.html
|   |- game.html
|   |- home.html
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|- assets
	|- logo.png