pawex/settlers.ts

A Web Settlers 4 Clone/Remake in TypeScript

Settlers 4 remake (File Formats)

This is a Settlers 4 (Siedler 4) Remake (it will be :-) ) written in JavaScript (Typescript) so it can be run in your browser.

How to compile:

• Install Node.js : https://nodejs.org/
• Install TypeScript : https://www.typescriptlang.org/#download-links
• run tsc in the src folder

This will create the run/settlers.js file.

How to start:

• Install Node.js : https://nodejs.org/
• Copy all you Settlers files and folders (game.lib, gfx.lib, Gfx/0.gfx, ...) to the run/Siedler4/ folder
• Run run/run.bat. This will start a local Webserver on your PC
• Open: http://localhost:8888/

How to edit:

Use the Visual Studio Code to edit and debug your code:

• Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Install Debugger for Chrome Plugin in Visual Studio Code

Next BIG steps:

1. using webGl to render the state of a game by loading a save game and pushing all data to webGl:

• see: https://jsfiddle.net/fsg2kw3o/

2. adding game logic to process state changing in the game

• see: game.lib/objectInfo.xml and game.lib/buildingInfo.xml
• see: https://github.com/jsettlers/settlers-remake

3. adding backend logic

• using websocket to communicate with local webserver. The webserver now can provide:
  • Folder access to e.g. list all save games
  • Network access to allow network gaming

State:

You can access 'all' Settlers file formats

gfx-file view:

gl-file and gh-file view:

lib-file view:

map-file view: