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Resolves Issue #4463 ## Description: An optional game mode that (almost) guarantees a finish instead of letting late-game stalemates drag on. Originally called sudden death, renamed to Doomsday clock Once enabled, every side (each player in FFA, each whole team in team modes) must hold a rising share of the map. A side below the bar is skulled; after a short warn its troops bleed to zero, forcing consolidation to a winner. ### How it works - **Rising zone:** a grace period, then the required share ramps up linearly to each level with 30s pauses between (a battle-royale "zone"). Levels track the ofstats FFA territory median (3/5/10/20/30%). - **Four speed presets** (slow / normal / fast / very fast) change only the pace: normal ends ~30 min, very fast ~15. - **Troop decay:** a linear ramp as a % of max capacity, ~50s from caught to zero (10s warn + ~50s ≈ 1 min total). - **UI:** a HUD panel (live share vs target, wave/decay countdowns, red/orange cues) and an on-map skull above flagged players (blinks in danger, steady while draining). ### Notes for review - Off by default; no effect on existing games. However, as discussed we can add it to the modifier pool for public games to see how popular the gamemode is vs normal play. - Sim is deterministic (integer-only, in `src/core`), covered by unit + integration tests. - One-line addition to `GameServer.updateGameConfig` so the setting survives the host → server → client round-trip. - Status is packed into the existing name-pass data slot (`pd4.w`: 0/1/2 = none/danger/draining); the skull is composited into the icon atlas at load. ### Testing `npm test`, `npm run lint`, `npx prettier --check .`, `npm run build-prod` all pass. ### UI: <img width="243" height="100" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c4c9eeb0-4feb-437d-9aac-b2786a841b74" /> Dropdown between slow, normal, fast, very fast Before zone: <img width="302" height="175" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7359a1ea-4951-446d-a23c-0711fe06cc5d" /> Zone started, player not affected the pannel also blinks orange for 10s: <img width="297" height="175" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fcc565a5-d5d0-47a7-97ea-d0ba9d9ad899" /> Player affected, grace period (Danger): <img width="314" height="170" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ff96d21e-96f3-4ef9-8190-48eecc7aac0f" /> Skull icon blinking over player (everyone sees it) - older screenshot, the clipping has been fixed <img width="462" height="145" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/53899211-33b1-40e1-83f2-77f2096f0cad" /> Player affected, grace period ended (Draining): <img width="360" height="159" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4b226d57-da4d-4866-ab5f-db48e4ed1ea2" /> Skull icon no longer blinking, everyone can see you are in a state of decay, and troops are draining: <img width="732" height="146" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cd10fedb-6e87-4dfc-9fbf-55d3945a7901" /> Skull is visible like alliances icon also on player tab <img width="558" height="81" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6acdbe91-bdd0-40c7-942b-3990d4dae87f" /> (just UI example, best way to see it is to hop on a solo game and play against AI) ## Please complete the following: - [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates - [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText() and I've added it to the en.json file - [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory ## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or regression is found: zixer._
OpenFront.io 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.
License
OpenFront source code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Current copyright notices appear in:
- Footer: "© OpenFront and Contributors"
- Loading screen: "© OpenFront and Contributors"
Modified versions must preserve these notices in reasonably visible locations.
See the LICENSE for complete requirements.
For asset licensing, see LICENSE-ASSETS.
For license history, see LICENSING.md.
🌟 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
- npm (v10.9.2 or higher)
- A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
🚀 Installation
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Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/openfrontio/OpenFrontIO.git cd OpenFrontIO -
Install dependencies
npm run instDo NOT use
npm installnornpm ibut instead use ournpm run inst. It runs the safernpm ci --ignore-scriptsto install dependencies exactly according to the versions inpackage-lock.jsonand doesn't run scripts. This can prevent being hit by a supply chain attack.
🎮 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 (to disable this behavior, set
SKIP_BROWSER_OPEN=truein your environment)
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
Connecting to staging or production backends
Sometimes it's useful to connect to production servers when replaying a game, testing user profiles, purchases, or login flow.
To replay a production game, make sure you're on the same commit that the game you want to replay was executed on, you can find the
gitCommitvalue viahttps://api.openfront.io/game/[gameId]. Unfinished games cannot be replayed on localhost.
To connect to staging api servers:
npm run dev:staging
To connect to production api servers:
npm run dev:prod
🛠️ Development Tools
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Format code:
npm run format -
Lint code:
npm run lint -
Lint and fix code:
npm run lint:fix -
Testing
npm test
🏗️ Project Structure
/src/client- Frontend game client/src/core- Deterministic game simulation/src/server- Backend game server/resources- Static assets (images, maps, etc.)
🤝 Contributing
Contributions and translations are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for the workflow, the approved-issue process, project governance, and translation info.