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OutrigAcres - Idle Farming Game Demo

A demonstration game showcasing Outrig's real-time debugging capabilities for Go applications.

Overview

OutrigAcres is a simple idle farming game with:

• 30x30 grid game board
• Different cell types (Empty, Mountain, Wheat, Corn in various growth stages)
• 8-12 autonomous agents that move around and harvest crops
• Real-time WebSocket updates to the frontend
• Integration with Outrig for logging and debugging

Running the Demo

1. Build the application:

   go build -o outrigacres .
   

2. Run the server:

   ./outrigacres
   

3. Open your browser and navigate to:

   http://localhost:8080
   

Game Mechanics

Board

• 30x30 grid (900 cells total)
• Cell Types:
  • Empty (light green)
  • Mountain (gray, static obstacles)
  • Wheat: Seed → Growing → Mature → Withered → Empty
  • Corn: Seed → Growing → Mature → Withered → Empty

Cell Lifecycle

• Empty cells have a 10% chance per tick to spawn new seeds
• Seeds take 3 ticks to grow
• Growing crops take 3 ticks to mature
• Mature crops wither after 8 ticks if not harvested
• Withered crops return to empty after 3 ticks

Agents

• 8-12 agents spawn randomly on the board
• Move 1 square per tick (1 second intervals)
• Prioritize nearest mature crop within radius 5
• Harvest crops instantly upon arrival
• Move randomly if no crops are in range

Outrig Integration

The game demonstrates Outrig's capabilities:

• Real-time logging: All game events are logged (agent movements, harvests, crop changes)
• Goroutine monitoring: Game loop runs in a named goroutine using outrig.Go("game-loop")
• WebSocket communication: Real-time updates between Go backend and JavaScript frontend

Frontend

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend embedded in the Go binary
• WebSocket connection for real-time game state updates
• Visual representation of the game board with colored tiles and numbered agents
• Speed controls (UI placeholder for future server-side implementation)

File Structure

demo/
├── main-outrigacres.go  # Go backend with game logic
├── go.mod               # Go module definition
├── README.md            # This file
├── frontend/
│   ├── index.html       # Main HTML page
│   ├── game.css         # Styling for game board and agents
│   ├── game.js          # JavaScript game client
│   └── assets/          # Directory for future game assets
└── outrigacres          # Compiled binary (after build)

Development Notes

• The frontend files are embedded using //go:embed frontend/*
• Game state is synchronized via JSON over WebSocket
• All game logic runs server-side for consistency
• CSS provides simple colored tiles and numbered agent circles
• Future enhancements could include PNG sprites in the assets directory