Geomatrix 0.2 alpha

The first alpha release of Geomatrix

Added features:

• Changing shapes: Shape selection is now fully supported.
• Changing maps: Added the ability to change maps.
• Visual Overhaul: Improved overall graphics alongside smooth, tile-based map animations.
• Settings menu: Added an interactive settings menu (change resolution, scale, and adjust your target frame rate).
• Progression Tracking Introduced a permanent tracking system for both your Trophy Count and Coin Count.
• Continuous Matchmaking: There is no need to restart the server nor client to have another match.
• Fog of war: Implemented visibility tracking to keep the arena intense and tactical.

Added optimizations

• Dynamic-sized UDP packets: To drastically save network bandwidth, packets are no longer bound to a massive, fixed-size C++ struct. The server dynamically calculates byte placement and packet size on the fly—only broadcasting data about entities actively visible inside a player's screen or Fog of War.
• Introduces render scale: The client doesn't create true-scale texture for the entire map. Instead it scales it down, reducing VRAM consumption;
• Snapshot Client Interpolation: The client uses frame-rate independent snapshot interpolation to calculate the precise position of the player, so there is no overshooting or flickering in the gameplay experience;

P.S.: Make sure to have the maps/ folder in the same directory as the executables, you can find it here

How to Run on Linux:

After downloading the file, open your terminal in the download folder and give it permission to run:

# 1. Grant execution rights for both files
chmod +x Client_Linux
chmod +x Server_Linux

# 2. Run the game!
./Server_Linux & ./Client_Linux

First pre alpha release

Features added

• Changing maps;
• Changing shapes;
• More basic UI;
• Render scaling;
• Window resizing;
• New tile design with new animations;
• Exiting and rematching without the need to restart the server nor the client;

P.S.: Put the map folder that you can find in the repo here in the same directory as these 2 exes for maps to work properly. If not you will get an error.