OpenFrontIO

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

• Node.js (v16.x or higher)
• npm (v8.x or higher)
• A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.)

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/openfrontio/OpenFrontIO.git
   cd OpenFrontIO
   

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   

🎮 Running the Game

Development Mode

Run both the client and server in development mode with live reloading:

npm 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:

npm run start:client

Server Only

To run just the server with development settings:

npm run start:server-dev

🛠️ Development Tools

• Format code:

  npm run format
  

🏗️ 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 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