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Paul Bailey d0f473e57b M2.2: player bodies, name tags, shared island and checked movement

- Joining loads the server's island (seed, spawn, clock); the server
  generates the same terrain from its seed and keeps a world clock that
  pauses when empty
- Other players are procedural low-poly characters in their chosen colours
  with name tags (hidden by walls, fading with distance), walk/run/swim
  animation and held items
- Movement: local and instant, sent at 20 Hz stamped with the sender's
  clock; the server refuses impossible moves (speed, rising, leaving the
  island, underground) and sends the player back; flagged respawns allowed
- Avatars drawn 100 ms behind and interpolated, with brief extrapolation
- Online: no pausing, player list in the Esc menu, Disconnect back to the
  title (with the reason); animals off and world changes local-only until
  M2.3-M2.5, shown on the HUD
- test_net_world: real server + walking and cheating bots at 100 ms +/-
  30 ms simulated latency (27 checks)

2026-11-04 15:08:14 +00:00

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Continuing on another machine

This project is a self-contained git repo. Everything needed to build and run is in it except Godot itself (which you install once per machine). No assets to download — the M0 world is generated in code.

1. Install Godot 4.3+

macOS / Windows / Linux: download the standard build (NOT the .NET/C# build — this project is pure GDScript) from https://godotengine.org/download
Use 4.7.x or newer 4.x. The project was upgraded to 4.7.2.stable (an older editor will warn that the project is from a newer version).
macOS shortcut: brew install --cask godot. If Homebrew can't unpack it, download the zip from the GitHub release page and move Godot.app to /Applications.

Tests

Run everything (fails on any failed check or script error):

tests/run_all.sh

Or one at a time:

# Wolves: den, grace period, hunting, fire and walls, pack tactics
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_wolves.gd
# Fishing and the mixed diet
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_fishing_diet.gd
# Wildlife, melee, spear, bow, butchering, cooking + buffs, cloak, drops
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_creatures_combat.gd
# Weather, shelter, snap building, support, doors, beds, regrowth
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_weather_building.gd
# Boundary: tries to walk/jump out of the valley in 24 directions
godot --headless --path . --fixed-fps 30 --script res://tests/test_boundary.gd
# Terrain: no deep pits / floating water at the boundary, across 8 seeds
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_terrain_edges.gd
# Survival loop: inventory, crafting, chopping, mining, pickups, building, chests
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_survival_core.gd
# Save/load round trip + world slots (uses user://test_worlds, not your saves)
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_save_load.gd
# Multiplayer lobby: a real headless server on UDP 24343 + scripted bot players
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_net_lobby.gd
# Multiplayer world: avatars, smooth movement at 100 ms latency, cheat checks (UDP 24345)
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_net_world.gd
# Survival stats: hunger, warmth, fire fuel, cooking, foraging, death + grave
godot --headless --path . --script res://tests/test_survival_stats.gd

Save files

Worlds are per machine, under ~/Library/Application Support/Godot/app_userdata/Valheimlike/worlds/ on macOS (%APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\Valheimlike\worlds\ on Windows). Copy a world's folder across to move it to another machine.

2. Get the project onto the machine

You have the folder (from the zip, or a git remote). Then:

# If you brought the .zip:
unzip valheimlike.zip
cd valheimlike

# If you use a git remote instead (recommended for ongoing work):
git clone <your-remote-url> valheimlike
cd valheimlike

3. Open / run it

# Open in the editor (first open rebuilds the local .godot cache — this is normal):
godot --path .            # or: open Godot, "Import", pick this folder's project.godot

# Run the game directly:
godot --path .

On macOS the binary inside the app is: /Applications/Godot.app/Contents/MacOS/Godot --path .

Controls

WASD move · Mouse look · Shift sprint · Space jump · ESC frees the cursor.

Notes

The .godot/ cache folder is machine-local and git-ignored — it regenerates on first open. Don't copy it between machines.
If scripts look like they "didn't load", let the first editor open finish its import pass, then press play.
Where we are: M0 + M0.5 complete (detailed, bounded island valley). Next is M1 (gather → craft → build). See docs/ROADMAP.md.

Recommended: push to a git remote for cross-machine work

A zip is a one-time snapshot. For going back and forth between machines, create a private remote once and push:

# GitHub (private):  gh repo create valheimlike --private --source=. --push
# or any remote:
git remote add origin <your-remote-url>
git push -u origin main   # (branch may be 'master' — check `git branch`)

Then on each machine it's just git clone / git pull / git push.

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