
OpenFront is an online real-time strategy game focused on territorial control and alliance building. Players compete to expand their territory, build structures, and form strategic alliances in various maps based on real-world geography.
This is a fork/rewrite of WarFront.io. Credit to https://github.com/WarFrontIO.
## 🌟 Features
- **Real-time Strategy Gameplay**: Expand your territory and engage in strategic battles
- **Alliance System**: Form alliances with other players for mutual defense
- **Multiple Maps**: Play across various geographical regions including Europe, Asia, Africa, and more
- **Resource Management**: Balance your expansion with defensive capabilities
- **Cross-platform**: Play in any modern web browser
## 📋 Prerequisites
- [Bun.js](https://bun.sh/) (v1.2.4 or higher)
- A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
## 🚀 Installation
1. **Clone the repository**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/openfrontio/OpenFrontIO.git
cd OpenFrontIO
```
2. **Install dependencies**
```bash
bun i
```
## 🎮 Running the Game
### Development Mode
Run both the client and server in development mode with live reloading:
```bash
bun run dev
```
This will:
- Start the webpack dev server for the client
- Launch the game server with development settings
- Open the game in your default browser
### Client Only
To run just the client with hot reloading:
```bash
bun run start:client
```
### Server Only
To run just the server with development settings:
```bash
bun run start:server-dev
```
## 🛠️ Development Tools
- **Format code**:
```bash
bun run format
```
- **Lint code**:
```bash
npm run lint
```
- **Lint and fix code**:
```bash
npm run lint:fix
```
## 🏗️ Project Structure
- `/src/client` - Frontend game client
- `/src/core` - Shared game logic
- `/src/server` - Backend game server
- `/resources` - Static assets (images, maps, etc.)
## 📝 License
This project is licensed under the terms found in the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.
## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b amazing-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request