What is Zombieland?
Zombieland is a working title for a game, a little MMO about the struggle for survival of humans against zombies.
Where can I find the latest version of Zombieland?
There are commits tagged as released versions, but I'd suggest building from the latest commit, since new features and bugfixes happen frequently.
On which platforms does Zombieland run?
Zombieland is written in portable C and uses SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf and SDL2_mixer for multimedia, so that part is fairly portable; networking code uses the Posix API. Of course it will work on GNU/Linux and the BSDs, also on Mac Os X; on Windows you will probably need some compatibility layer, let me know if you succeed! For other platforms, consult your docs.
The configure and build toolchain is autotools, but building is easy enough that you can do it yourself.
I'm also working on an easy-to-install package for Windows and some GNU/Linux distributions.
How can I build Zombieland?
If you have the dependencies installed (including the autotools), just do the usual from the directory of the repository:
$ autoreconf -fi && ./configure && make
I don't have the autotools...
You are truly the lazy type! Then these commands will probably suffice:
$ cc -o zombieland client.c malloc.c zombieland.c gui.c -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lSDL2_mixer $ cc -o zombielandd server.c malloc.c zombieland.c gui.c -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf
How do I install Zombieland?
I don't think installation works yet. Just build and run the game from the root of the cloned repository.
How can I play Zombieland?
Start the server (zombielandd) on some computer, then start the client (zombieland) with two arguments: the address of the server and any username you like. You can configure the controls before playing by passing the -k option to the client. The display frame rate is limited to 30 fps by default; you can get unlimited fps with the -m option. Run "zombieland -h" to see all the options.
Move around with the arrows or with WASD, fire with F, stab with R to hit enemies nearby with the knife, interact with objects (reading signs and so on) with Space and pause the game with Esc.
Any number of players can shoot at each other and at the zombies until they die. You can also open and close the inventory with Q; you can collect rotten meat dropped by zombies in your bag.
If you find a searchable object in the environment, a symbol with a bag will appear on that object; pressing Q will then open both your inventory and that bag; with Space you can select an object and move it between the two inventories.
There's a day-night cycle in the game.
Can I test Zombieland locally?
Yes. After building, start first the server (zombielandd), then the client (zombieland) on another terminal, the latter with 127.0.0.1 and any username as arguments. You can even run multiple clients on the same system.
What is Zombieland capable to do?
I tested Zombieland successfully on a LAN; it should work across the Internet too.
Does Zombieland work across architectures?
It should. Let me know if you find any issue.
Who made the assets?
See ASSET-CREDITS.
Why can't I shut down the server with Ctrl-C?
I'm not sure, but probably reading sockets non-blockingly changes the default handling of SIGINT. I will look into it further.
Does Zombieland contain any line of code written by AI?
No! This is a game about zombies, not written by zombies.
How can I reach the author?
You can write an email at monacoandrea + 94 + at + gmail + .com, where "+" is concatenation.
Can I donate something to the author?
Yes, I have Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/andreamonaco) and Liberapay (https://liberapay.com/andreamonaco). Thanks for your support.