Python TUI-based RPG

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Goals

• AI-based NPC control/interaction; need to find training material; I have a couple databases, will need to contact an attorney to make sure it's legally acceptable in my area
• notcurses game client
• Living, breathing world controlled by different AIs; these will need to be as lightweight as possible and yet fulfill their function
  • Weather AI, based on geography
  • NPC AI
    • Monsters/combatants
    • Quest
    • Socio-political
• Create an interesting and enjoyable game rather than focus on the latest, most beautiful graphics possible
• Sandbox-type world

Current Development Status

These files are the 2nd or 3rd iteration of my attempts to successfully create a login client/server and world server in python.

Python3-based TUI RPG. Currently, this consists of:

• Login client: Using curses
• Login server: The backend is sqlite; passwords are hashed between client and server
• World server: This does nothing at the moment except to provide a message that the user connection is successful. Eventually, will control a notcurses-based client

Roadmap

This project is in pre-alpha as of 01 January 2024. I am working on the goals and logic flow, which I may post here later which will guide technology development.

• Hardware requirements
  • Dedicated world server; already own 2x AMD systems that will work through alpha stage; will keep an eye out for older commercial-grade server hardware
  • Dedicated login server; ideally, I would like something simple and lightweight, such as a Raspberry Pi - Need to evaluate effectiveness and capabilities/stress test
• Enter alpha stage on login_client.py
  • Create own instance of terminal window upon launching the client
  • Port code to notcurses to allow for custom graphics (Nice to have)
  • Center username and password on terminal window
    • Message to create account on website or by someother means if one does not exist
    • Error message popup if account does not exist
  • Close gracefully after passing user off to game client
• Enter alpha stage on login_server.py
  • Encrypt communication between login client and login server
    • password hash
    • username hashed between client/server
  • Encrypt communication between login server and world server
• Enter alpha stage on world_server.py
  • Check if account is active
    • If account is active, successfully route user to game world
    • If account is inactive, reroute to login client with error message
  • Notify login client that user login was successful to close login client
  • Server-side exception handling and log errors to file
  • Notify admin on server exception
  • Admin-specific functions
    • Start
    • Stop
    • Reboot
    • Status query
  • User functions, to be identified at a later date
• Create NPC database
• Create AI-based NPC interaction
  • AI learning model for YAML/JSON files

Notes

Almost all of the goals and development is subject to change; however, what I'm absolutely tied to is that I want this done with SQLite and Python. I may port this later on, but I want to test scalability and effectiveness in resource handling.

Concept, art and code written by Steven Osborne