GEMPIRE: Conquest

A web based turn based strategy game played on a hexagonal map

Game Controls

• Zoom in: Q, Z, +, mouse wheel up, pinch out
• Zoom out: E, X, -, mouse wheel down, pinch in
• Zoom in and center: Double click/tap
• Center selected: C
• Scroll Up: W, UP Arrow
• Scroll Down: S, DOWN Arrow
• Scroll Left: A, LEFT Arrow
• Scroll Right: D, RIGHT Arrow
• Free Scroll: Hold down and drag

URL/Game Parameters

• l: Hexagon Layers. This determines the size of the map.
• sl: Sea Level (0-255)
• debug: display debug text.
• grid: show grid.

Examples

A large map
https://gempire.io/tbs/?l=160

A medium sized map with high sea level
https://gempire.io/tbs/?l=85&sl=100

A smaller medium sized map with grid shown
https://gempire.io/tbs/?l=55&grid=1

A small map with debug
https://gempire.io/tbs/?l=25&debug=1

A very small map with low sea level, debug and grid shown
https://gempire.io/tbs/?l=15&sl=20&debug=1&grid=1

Features

Completed

• Hexognal grid board with neighboring hex tile functions
• Randomly generated land map with elevation values
• Mouse zoom (scroll wheel and double-click)
• Arrow/WASD keys scrolling
• Grab/drag map scrolling
• Keyboard zooming
• Mobile controls
• Hex tile selection

To-Do

• UI controls (turn timer, globe button, taskbar)
• Basic gameplay
• Movable windows
• Editable District names
• Startup Dialog Box
• Edge of map scrolling
• Better zooming (smoother fast zoom)
• Better map generation (distinct mountain ranges, wide plains, islands, etc.)
• Wrap around map