Symfony of ages

Symfony of Ages is a turn-based browser game inspired by Civilization. Players expand their influence, explore a hex-based map, and engage in strategic gameplay to dominate the neighborhood.

This is an experimental setup for learning, so expect the code to change frequently. But if you're also exploring Ecotone or curious how event sourcing might work in a Symfony project, feel free to check it out, leave feedback, or just follow along.

Project Goals

• Turn-based gameplay on a hexagonal map
• 2D visual style inspired by Civilization
• Playable directly in the browser

Tech Stack

• Symfony 7.3, Api platform, Ecotone – Backend framework (API & game logic)
• Vite, Symfony UX (Live Components, Turbo) – Interactive frontend behavior without heavy JavaScript SPA
• PixiJS – Fast WebGL rendering of the game map and units
• TypeScript – Strongly-typed logic for frontend interactions
• HTML5/CSS3 – Core UI structure

Features (WIP)

• Dynamic hex map rendering
• Terrain types with different strategic values (plains, forest, mountain, swamp, water, desert)
• Turn-based movement and interaction system
• Fog of war
• Event-driven gameplay

Setup & Development

1. If not already done, install Docker Compose (v2.10+)
2. Run docker compose build --pull --no-cache to build fresh images
3. Run docker compose up --wait to set up and start a fresh Symfony project
4. Run npm run build or npm run dev
5. Open https://localhost in your favorite web browser and accept the auto-generated TLS certificate
6. Open https://localhost/api (API documentation)
7. Run docker compose down --remove-orphans to stop the Docker containers.

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