Fireballz - Multiplayer Wizard Battle Game

A real-time multiplayer wizard battle game where players shoot fireballs, collect coins, and fight bots and other players!

Features

• 🧙‍♂️ Multiplayer battles - Fight other players in real-time
• 🔥 Fireball combat - Shoot fireballs with 360-degree aiming
• 🪙 Coin collection - Collect coins to level up and reduce cooldowns
• 🤖 Bot enemies - AI wizards that move, shoot, and collect coins
• ⚡ Teleport ability - Quick movement with cooldown
• 📈 Level progression - Get bigger and stronger as you collect coins
• 🎯 Precise aiming - Mouse-based aiming system
• 🌍 Large world - Explore a massive 3000x2250 pixel world

Controls

• WASD / Arrow Keys: Move
• Mouse: Aim direction
• Spacebar: Shoot fireball
• C: Teleport (with cooldown)

Local Development

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Start the server:

npm start

3. Open your browser to http://localhost:3000

Online Deployment

Option 1: Railway (Recommended)

1. Create a Railway account at railway.app
2. Install Railway CLI: npm i -g @railway/cli
3. Login: railway login
4. Deploy: railway up
5. Your game will be available at the provided URL

Option 2: Render

1. Create a Render account at render.com
2. Connect your GitHub repository
3. Create a new Web Service
4. Set build command: npm install
5. Set start command: npm start
6. Deploy and get your URL

Option 3: Heroku

1. Create a Heroku account
2. Install Heroku CLI
3. Run these commands:

heroku create your-game-name
git add .
git commit -m "Deploy multiplayer game"
git push heroku main

Multiplayer Setup

Once deployed, anyone can join your game by visiting the URL. The game supports:

• Real-time multiplayer - Up to 10+ players simultaneously
• Shared world - All players see the same coins, bots, and fireballs
• PvP combat - Players can shoot and damage each other
• Cross-platform - Works on any device with a web browser

Game Mechanics

• Leveling: Collect 10 coins to level up (increases size and damage)
• Health: Players have 100 HP, bots have 2 HP
• Fireballs: Damage scales with player level
• Teleport: 3-second cooldown, reduced by collecting coins
• Shooting: 200ms cooldown between shots
• Bots: Move around, shoot every second, and collect coins

Technical Details

• Backend: Node.js with Express and WebSocket
• Frontend: HTML5 Canvas with JavaScript
• Real-time: WebSocket connections for instant updates
• Scalable: Can handle multiple concurrent players

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

License

MIT License - feel free to use this code for your own projects!