Operation Nightfall

Porting my favorite game, Spybot: The Nightfall Incident Shockwave to Javascript. Demo at theninthbit

This was

• strategy game. themed on hacking. most similar to Advance Wars
• developed in 2002 and no longer officially available.
• originally developed by gameLabs for Lego

This is

• js demo mirroring game functionality.
  • navigating a map. unexplored, offlimits, explored, new
  • databattles with programs
  • platform for storyline. triggers for dialogue
  • stores (not developed)

This will be

• true to the original gameplay style and strategies
• leverage cool javascripting
  • multiplayer environment. unsure if its 1v1 or NvN
  • better animations
  • api for programming your own game tools
  • multiple ai's with different play styles like Transportation Tycoon
• a new storyline
• modern graphics style

Todo

• backend server integration for scoring / multiplayer / ai processing
• story writing
• graphics and style

Cool bits

• astar in javascript. its in src/page_game.js
• animation queue scheduling that splits functions into slices per frame