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 zombieland.c -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lSDL2_mixer $ cc -o zombielandd server.c zombieland.c malloc.c -lSDL2
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. Optionally, pass a third argument with a number between 0 and 6 to choose your appearance; see the file character.png to preview each look, numbered from 0 to 6 going down.
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 close 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.
You can configure the controls before playing by passing the -k option.
The client limits display frame rate to 30 fps by default; you can get unlimited fps with the -u option.
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 (optionally a third argument to choose your appearance, see "How can I play Zombieland?"). You can even run multiple clients on the same system.
What is Zombieland capable to do?
I tested Zombieland on a LAN and I confirmed that multiple players can move in the same 2D map and fight.
Does Zombieland work across architectures?
It should. Let me know if you find any issue.
Who made the assets?
For the maps I used the following tilesets taken from https://opengameart.org:
"Zelda-like tilesets and sprites" by ArMM1998 licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/zelda-like-tilesets-and-sprites
"RPG Urban Pack" by Kenney (www.kenney.nl) licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-urban-pack
The actual maps are made by me and retain the same license.
The player sprites (character.png), zombie sprite (NPC_test.png) and NPC sprite (log.png) come from those same sets.
The spark effect in effects.png comes from:
"5x special effects - 2D" by rubberduck licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/5x-special-effects-2d
The icons in objects.png are made by me.
The fonts are
"Boxy Bold - TrueType Font" by Clint Bellanger (http://clintbellanger.net), cemkalyoncu, william.thompsonj and usr_share licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/boxy-bold-truetype-font
"Digital Jots 5x5 pixel font (with katakana)" by jdm0079 licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/digital-jots-5x5-pixel-font-with-katakana
The sound effect bang_01.ogg comes from
"25 CC0 bang / firework SFX" by rubberduck licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/25-cc0-bang-firework-sfx
while knifesharpener1.flac is taken from
"Knife sharpening slice 1" by The Berklee College of Music licensed Attribution 3.0 Unported (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0): https://opengameart.org/content/knife-sharpening-slice-1
reload.wav is an effect I edited starting from
"Handgun Reload Sound Effect" by zer0_sol licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/handgun-reload-sound-effect
heartbeat.flac comes from
"Heartbeat (single sound)" by Independent.nu licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/heartbeat-single-sound
eat.wav was edited from
"7 Eating Crunches" by StarNinjas licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/7-eating-crunches
and bottle.wav comes from
"RPG Sound Pack" by artisticdude licensed CC0 1.0 Universal: https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-sound-pack
All these assets are not final, I will probably make my own along the way, but they show that the engine works.
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.