TUI Idle Game

A terminal-based idle game built with Rust and ratatui. Players mine gold automatically and purchase upgrades to increase production rates.

Features

• Tabbed Interface - Three distinct tabs for different gameplay aspects
• Passive Income - Automatic gold generation from passive upgrades
• Active Clicking - Manual gold mining with click power upgrades
• Achievement System - 8 long-term goals tracking various milestones
• Real-time Updates - Live statistics and progress tracking
• Exponential Scaling - Strategic upgrade purchasing with increasing costs

Requirements

• Rust 1.70 or later
• Terminal supporting ANSI escape sequences

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Cod-e-Codes/tui-idle-game.git
cd tui-idle-game
cargo run

Controls

• Space - Mine gold manually (0.5s cooldown)
• ↑/↓ - Navigate upgrade/achievement list
• Enter - Purchase selected upgrade
• 1/2/3 - Switch between tabs (Passive/Click/Achievements)
• H - Toggle help display
• Q - Quit game

Game Tabs

1. Passive Upgrades

Automatic gold generation - earn gold over time without clicking.

Item	Base Cost	Production	Cost Multiplier
Pickaxe	10	0.1 gold/sec	1.15x
Shovel	50	0.5 gold/sec	1.15x
Drill	250	2.0 gold/sec	1.15x
Excavator	1,000	8.0 gold/sec	1.15x
Mine Shaft	5,000	30.0 gold/sec	1.15x
Gold Factory	25,000	100.0 gold/sec	1.15x

2. Click Upgrades

Increase gold earned per manual click.

Item	Base Cost	Click Power	Cost Multiplier
Strong Arms	25	+1 gold/click	1.2x
Steel Tools	100	+2 gold/click	1.2x
Power Gloves	500	+5 gold/click	1.2x
Hydraulic Hammer	2,500	+10 gold/click	1.2x
Diamond Drill Bit	10,000	+25 gold/click	1.2x

3. Achievements

Long-term goals that track your progress:

• First Steps - Earn 100 total gold
• Getting Rich - Earn 10,000 total gold
• Millionaire - Earn 1,000,000 total gold
• Passive Income - Reach 10 gold per second
• Gold Rush - Reach 100 gold per second
• Click Master - Click 1,000 times
• Power Clicker - Reach 50 gold per click
• Upgrade Collector - Purchase 50 upgrades

License

MIT License