Aether Online

A Javascript MMO using PhaserJS and SocketIO

⚡️ Install

# Run the install
npm install

# If NPM fails installing canvas pkg
# https://flaviocopes.com/fix-node-canvas-error-pre-gyp-macos/
brew install pkg-config cairo pango libpng jpeg giflib librsvg

🏔️ Environment

# .env file example
DEBUG=false
MONGO_URL= # If blank will go into offline mode. (No saving)
SERVER_FPS=20
SERVER_URL=http://localhost:3000
PORT=3000
ASSETS_URL= # Where to load images from (Leave blank for DEV)
PUBLIC_DIR=../public # Running server loads assets from here
PEER_SERVER_PORT=9000 # Where the server runs the peerjs instance
PEER_CLIENT_PORT=9000 # (Optional) Where the client listens for peerjs

📟 Running

npm run server:watch # run the server locally
npm run client:dev # run the client locally
npm run web:dev # run the wiki locally

🚀 Deploying

fly deploy

🛠️ Tooling

Tilesets

• Resample down from NearestNeighbor in Photoshop.
• Tiles need to be 32x32 and extruded to remove edge bleed.

npm install --global tile-extruder

tile-extruder --tileWidth 32 --tileHeight 32 --input ./public/assets/tilesets/clean/grassland.png --output ./public/assets/tilesets/grassland.png

✅ Todo list

Items

• Suffix / Prefix system improvements
• Spawned item mods min needs to take max into account

Cosmetic

• Animated weapons

Systems

• Trade window
• Crafting system
• Doors that require a key or level to pass through
• Ability to choose from mage-type rogue-type or warrior-type rewards on some quests

Combat

• More spells that effect movement, (dives, dodges, pushback etc)
• Back-stab damage
• Second joystick casts last used attack (mobile)

Performance

• Predictive hero movement so we do not have to send [x,y] @ 60fps and so other players aren't able to hit you when you are not near them.
• Multiple Realms because 1000 people in a map will not scale.
• How to make servers smart about not loading map rooms until a person is actually in them.

Completed

• Show warning before enemies attack
• Serverside individual cooldowns for spells
• Move spell cooldowns to serverside check (Separate cooldowns)
• Gloves items
• Map item drops (Mining, Herbs)
• Negative buffs: (Frozen, Stunned, etc.)
• Allow critical strikes on spells
• Ranged weapons 🏹
• Readable signs objects
• Hold to aim spells
• Helmets that can hide hair or face
• Elemental Damage / Resistances
• Inventory Bags system
• Party system
• Enemy spells
• Buffs
• Facial hair is now Whiskers on its own layer seperate from face.
• Consumables and Food
• Cooldowns show in UI
• Attack stamina
• Fix party system to update stats properly
• UserSettings minimap (on / off)
• UserSettings music (on / off)