Thief's Gambit

(WIP - I'm Still implementing features and creating graphics. This is very much unfinished. More of a prototype at this point.)

https://slots.pirated.technology/play

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Description

A pirate themed, casino slots game.

One big part that I haven't implemented yet is the "Cheat" mechanic (as any pirate would do).

Motivation: After EA games bought POGO, they rewrote their slots game to rely on real-money gems. Then, they rewrote their 20 year old algorithm to make the user deliberately lose so they have to buy more gems, or wait 6 hours for 10 more spins. When finished, my slots game will be free, with just as compelling gameplay. While POGO is turning away their loyal customers of 20+ years, I'll be welcoming them with free, fun gameplay.

Navigate this repo

• /server: Server Side Code
  • /server/go: The primary golang API of the game.
    • User game data, game spins, game logic, login, signup, JWT's, Database ORM
  • /server/node: The NodeJS, Express, SocketIO server that manages chat messages
    • New messages, get messages for a chat room
• /graphics: The art files
  • All of the art files that I made by hand (In Blender and Krita)
• /client: Javscript Code
  • /client/src/
    • The ReactJS app of the website
  • /client/src/SlotsGame
    • Contains the actual game logic

Technical

• Server

  • Game Logic API
    • The Primary API is written in Golang, uses the Fiber V2 framework (which is super similar to express), and GORM (Go ORM for working with relational databases).
    • The Postgres database running within a docker container, on a amazon linux server
    • The API creates and hands out JWT's to authenticated users. The JWT is stored in an HTTPOnly cookie.
  • Chat Message API
    • There is a secondary NodeJS Express/SocketIO Api that handles live chat messages.

• Client

  • The client application is React (create-react-app)
  • Rather than build every piece from scratch as I usually do, I used PIXI.js to "help" (wasn't any easier) with rendering sprites and loading game assets.

• Flow of data

  • Client logs in, receives a JWT, passes the JWT on all future requests
  • Each "Spin", the client asks the server for results. Client has no logic or control of their own fate. Server builds a board, evaluates it, and returns the results. This is muuuuuch more tamper proof than all logic being in javascript, where the user can manipulate it.

Art

I made the art by creating 3d things in blender, and taking 2d renders of them. I drew a couple things (the ocean painting) in Krita.

Current progress (I've got the general layout, but the models look very blocky, but will look much better by the end)