curseofrust

Curseofrust is curseofwar (Real Time Strategy Game for Linux) re-implemented in Rust.

The game supports both singleplayer and multiplayer, along with different platforms and networking protocols.

Common Crates

• curseofrust: The root crate supports the game (grid, bots, etc.).
• curseofrust-net-foundation: Bare networking layer on the top of unisock.
• curseofrust-msg: Curseofwar messaging protocol implementation.
• curseofrust-cli-parser: Simple CLI arguments parser for curseofrust.

Platforms

• curseofrust-console: TUI/CLI implementation. Supports multiplayer.
• curseofrust-gui-cocoa: GUI implementation based on Cocoa for macOS. Currently does not support multiplayer.
• curseofrust-server: The dedicated server implementation with a CLI interface.

Protocols

Curseofrust supports following networking protocols:

• udp: Fully compatible with curseofwar protocol.
• tcp
• ws: Work-in-progress WebSocket support.

Arguments

The command line arguments are compatible with curseofwar format. Use -h to make the program display help information.

Platforms

curseofrust-console

TUI/CLI implementation. Supports multiplayer.

Controlling

The console version supports three controlling modes, as follow.

Keyboard

Use keyboard to control the game. Same as curseofwar.

• HJKL and Arrow Keys to control cursor.
• Space to toggle flag.
• X to unflag all tiles.
• C to unflag half of the tiles randomly.
• R or V to build and upgrade houses.
• F and S to control speed.
• P to pause the game.
• Q to quit the game.

Termux

A touchscreen keymap designed for playing with Termux.

• Tapping an unselected tile to control cursor position.
• Tapping the selected tile to toggle flag.
• Down Key to unflag all tiles.
• ALT + Down Key to unflag half of the tiles randomly.
• HOME or Up Key to build and upgrade houses.
• PGUP and PGDN to control speed.
• END to pause the game.
• ESC to quit the game.

Hybrid

Keyboard mode with following features:

• Clicking an unselected tile to control cursor position.
• Clicking the selected tile to toggle flag.

curseofrust-gui-cocoa

GUI implementation based on Cocoa for macOS. Currently does not support multiplayer.

curseofrust-server

The dedicated server implementation with a CLI interface.