Tinwar

Tinwar is a top-down multiplayer arena shooter for the browser. Its gameplay is modeled on gats.io. The name, art and code are original. Play it at https://tinwar.io.

Screenshots

Causeway. A working harbour at night: quays, berths, lamps and moored ships.	Park. Hedges, lily ponds and lamplight on the water.
Summit Lodge. Snow, pines and a ski lodge.	Last Standing. Battle royale with a closing ring, supply drops and redeploys.
Zombies, day. Build and upgrade around the Bastion; last night's damage prints on a receipt.	Zombies, night. Hold the core against the horde with your squad.
Team Deathmatch. Hold Tab for the whole board.	Domination. Take and hold zones A, B and C.

Shooting range. A private practice room where any gun, evolution, armor and perk applies at once.

Run

npm install
npm start

Open http://localhost:8080. Set PORT to change the port. Accounts and stats are saved in data/.

At a glance

• Modes: Free for All, Team Deathmatch, Domination, Last Standing (battle royale), co-op Zombies for a squad of up to four, and a private shooting range. Bots keep every versus room at 18 players or more.
• Guns: six classes (pistol, SMG, shotgun, assault, sniper, LMG), each with two evolution stages of sidegrades, plus attachments, perks and abilities earned during a life.
• Maps: a rotation of hand-built 6000 px maps, from a night harbour to a snowed-in ski lodge, with props to shoot, swing doors, airdrops and radios to tune.
• Art: toy soldiers fighting a real night op. Flat cel-shaded shapes, ink outlines and real lighting (see the art bible).
• Phones: plays on its side with twin touch sticks.

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Playing

• Play: modes, maps, controls, the look and phones
• Combat: health, weapon roles, bloom, handling, sprint, attachments, perks, abilities and medals
• Arena hazards and props: barrels, airdrops, props and their medals
• Zombies: the co-op base-defense mode
• Last Standing: the battle royale mode
• Shooting range: the private practice room
• Music and radios
• Progression: levels, XP, cosmetics and challenges
• Accounts and profiles: guests, registration, email and password reset

Building

• Architecture: code layout and performance
• Verify: typecheck, tests and benchmarks
• Deploy: Docker, Fly.io and the optional LLM bot chat
• Deep dives: art, map geometry, vehicles, ambient life, music, bots