This is a very old project that I've recently (2023–2024) refactored into a pretty nice codebase, and probably the largest personal project I have ever worked on.

How can I try it?

By installing it locally.

I haven't gotten around to properly packaging this thing, so for now, just install from the requirements.txt.

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/b-sharman/bangbang.git # for HTTPS

git clone git@github.com:b-sharman/bangbang.git # for SSH

2. Make and activate a virtual environment:

cd bangbang
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start a server:

cd bangbang
python server.py

4. Then, from another terminal or another computer on the same LAN, re-enter the virtual environment (source .venv/bin/activate) and start clients using the IP address listed by the server:

python bangbang.py [ip]

5. Type start from the server instance.

Controls

Keypress	Action
up	accelerate
down	decelerate
s	stop (if speed is sufficiently close to zero)
left	turn base and turret left together
right	turn base and turret right together
shift+left	turn the turret left
shift+right	turn the turret right
ctrl+left	turn the base left
ctrl+right	turn the base right
t	align the turret with the base
ctrl+t	align the base with the turret
space	fire a shell
b	lay a mine
ESC	force quit
f	print current FPS to console