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It can support up to 64 concurrent players hosted on a $5 / month VM while running Box2D physics. Join us on \u003ca href=\"https://discord.gg/XRe8T7K\"\u003eDiscord\u003c/a\u003e or support us on \u003ca href=\"https://www.patreon.com/moddio\"\u003ePatreon\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/moddio/taro?style=for-the-badge\u0026color=f01313\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/moddio/taro?style=for-the-badge\u0026color=f01313\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/moddio/taro?style=for-the-badge\u0026color=f01313\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://beta.modd.io/play/two-houses\"\u003eDemo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## What's included in the box.\n- Box2D Physics\n- Netcode using UWS and LZ-string compression\n- Inventory \u0026 item system\n- Unit attributes (HP, Energy, etc)\n- Weapon system (melee \u0026 projectile)\n- Dialogues\n- Shops\n- Unit control (top-down WASD or platformer)\n- Client-side predicted projectile + unit movement (optional)\n- Basic AI\n- Mobile controls\n- and more!\n\n## Node Version\nNode Versions below [14](https://nodejs.org) are not supported due to package incompatibility and degraded performance.\n\n## Running a game server\nTaro engine will run games made using [modd.io](https://www.modd.io).\n\nTo run the game server, execute the following command:\n```\nnpm run server --game=\u003cgameID\u003e\n```\n*if the gameID argument is not provided, then the engine will use game.json stored in root directory instead.\n\nYour game's Game ID can be found in your modd.io's game's sandbox ([example](https://beta.modd.io/sandbox/game/two-houses/scripts)). Go to menu -\u003e about.\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./assets/images/gameid.png\" width=\"600\" alt=\"How to get game id\"\u003e\n\n## Quick start example - Run \"Two Houses\" locally\n\nInstall [Node 14](https://nodejs.org) or later and then...\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/moddio/taro.git\ncd taro\nnpm install\nnpm run server --game=5a7fd59b1014dc000eeec3dd\n```\n\n## Connecting to the game server\nVisit http://localhost:80 to start testing game.\n\n## Compiling game.js for faster loading\nOnce you  make changes, run \n```\nnpm run build\n```\nand edit /src/index.ejs file, and comment\n```\n\u003cscript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"/engine/loader.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n```\nand uncomment\n```\n\u003cscript type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"./game.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n```\n\n## How to customize game client UI\nGame client's user interface is rendered by [/src/index.ejs](https://github.com/moddio/taro/blob/master/src/index.ejs) file and the theme files in [/src/templates/](https://github.com/moddio/taro/tree/master/src/templates)\n\n## How to make games on modd.io\nPlease visit https://www.modd.io/tutorials for more information.\n\n## We need contributors, and we are also hiring\nPerformance optimization is a hard problem that takes aeons to solve. We are always looking for more developers to help us. To be a contributor, please contact m0dE in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/XRe8T7K) If you find yourself enjoying working with us, then we should seriously consider working together.\n\nTaro is completely free and open source under the MIT license.\n\nTaro Engine was originally forked from [Isogenic Game Engine](https://www.isogenicengine.com/) back in 2016.\n","funding_links":["https://www.patreon.com/moddio"],"categories":["Libraries"],"sub_categories":["JavaScript"],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmoddio%2Ftaro","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmoddio%2Ftaro","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmoddio%2Ftaro/lists"}