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Rove
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An asynchronous nomadic game about exploring a planet as part of a loose community.
Rove is asynchronous nomadic game about exploring a planet as part of a loose community.
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## The Basics
## Core gameplay
### Core
Remotely explore the surface of a planet with an upgradable and customisable rover. Send commands to be executed asynchronously, view the rover's radar, and communicate and coordinate with other nearby rovers.
Control a rover on the surface of the planet using a remote control interface.
### Key Components
Commands are sent and happen asynchronously, and the rover feeds back information about position and surroundings, as well as photos.
### General
Movement is slow and sometimes dangerous.
Resources can be collected, and rovers recharge power during the day.
Hazards damage the rover. Resources can be spent to repair.
Spend resources to create and spawn a new improved rover a significant distance away, leaving the current one dormant.
"Dying" leaves the current rover dormant and assigns the users a new rover.
Players can repair dormant rovers to gain control of them, taking on their improvements and inventory.
### Multiplayer
Players can see each other and use very rudimentary signals.
Dormant rovers store full history of travel and owners, as well as their improvements and resources.
* Navigate an expansive world
* Collect resources to repair and upgrade
* Keep the rover batteries charged as you explore
* Help other players on their journey
* Explore north to discover more
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### Implementation
## Installing
* A server that receives the commands, sends out data, and handles interactions between players.
On Ubuntu:
```
$ snap install rove
```
* An app, or apps, that interface with the server to let you control and view rover information
Elsewhere (with [go](https://golang.org/doc/install) installed)
```
go get github.com/mdiluz/rove
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/mdiluz/rove/
make install
```
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### To Solve
### Implementation Details
`rove-server` hosts the game world and a gRPC server to allow users to interact from any client.
`rove` is a basic example command-line client that allows for simple play, to explore it's usage, see the output of `rove help`
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### "Find the fun" issues to solve
* What kinds of progression/upgrades exist?
* How does the game encourage cooperation?
* How would the gameplay prevent griefing?
* What drives the exploration?
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### Key ideas left to integrate
Feeling “known for” something - the person who did X thing. Limit number of X things that can be done, possibly over time.
A significant aspect of failure - failing must be a focus of the game. Winning the game might actually be failing in some specific way.
A clear and well defined investment vs. payoff curve.
Not an infinite game, let the game have a point where you’re done and can move on.
* Feeling “known for” something - the person who did X thing. Limit number of X things that can be done, possibly over time.
* A significant aspect of failure - failing must be a focus of the game. Winning the game might actually be failing in some specific way.
* A clear and well defined investment vs. payoff curve.
* Not an infinite game, let the game have a point where you’re done and can move on.