CSC209 Network Programming Assignment

Unix sockets server for a text-based battle game, modelled after a Pokemon battle.

To connect to it, type the following at the shell:

stty -icanon; /bin/nc localhost 31300

Gameplay: There are two kinds of attacks: you can press 'a' for a regular attack or 'p' for a powermove.

• Regular attacks are weak but guaranteed to hit;
• Powermoves are strong, but not guaranteed to hit, and limited in number.
• Also, you'll notice that a player is unaware of the quantity of powermoves held by their opponent. So you never know whether your opponent is saving a powermove for later or they are all out of powermoves.

the other available option is to 's' speak something (in-game messaging)

• Only the currently-attacking player can talk, and saying something does not take up a turn.

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