Vaporum
Introduction
Vaporum is a networked turn-based strategy game using a Network System implemented in my custom C++ game engine with WinSock. It features a hex grid with 3D tank models along with movement animations and particle effects for attack and damage.
Duration: Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
Technologies: Rey Engine (Custom C++ Game Engine)
Role: Sole Developer
Key Features
- Turn-based networked multiplayer game using WinSock
- Supports hot-seat local play or networked multiplayer play using commands sent over the network.
- Features a clean UI with support for mouse or keyboard controls.
- 3D models loaded from OBJ files using a custom OBJ parser.
- Diffuse, specular and emissive textures with a Phong shader.
- Data-driven architecture from XML files for tank types and maps.
- Movement animations using Catmull-Rom splines and CPU-driven particle effects.
Hex Tile Grid
- The game uses a hex tile grid, which involves converting hex tile grid coordinates to world positions and vice-versa.
- I created a grid-to-world transform matrix based on the basis vectors of the grid and used the matrix for these conversions.
Net System using WinSock
- I created a reusable net system in my engine using WinSock using TCP/IP for real-time data transfer over a network.
- The net system uses a client-server model and gracefully handles drops in the connection from the other end.
- Messages can be queued from game code and are sent before the next update.
- Game code can also query the net system for messages received over the network.
Movement Animations using Catmull-Rom Splines
- The game uses a hex tile grid, which involves converting hex tile grid coordinates to world positions and vice-versa.
- I created a grid-to-world transform matrix based on the basis vectors of the grid and used the matrix for these conversions.