Dogs / Amid Dogs

Dogs is a game experiment developed by Jan Kayatz (the GINI the M). The game is a massive multiplayer 2D space game with clans / nations, physics and homology / simple homotopy / formal deformation engine. Feel free to play. Please do not register using any "real" passwords / usernames.

Play

 Here's a link to the Nightly build webstart. You will be asked for permission several times.
Permission to run the Game: The package is not signed by any authority.
Permission to load LWJGL: I use LWJGL as an openGL binding. The package is signed but not by one of the standard authorities.
Permission to open a remote connection: The game is MMO, hence it requires a line to the server. The upstream is somewhat human readable, so you can check that no personal information is being transmitted.
The game will not create or read any files outside of its JAR.

Commands

Login Screen

A - Create a new account
B - Log in using an existing account

In Game

Esc - Open game menu
Cursors - Control ship (valid only if not manually changed)
F1 - Open chat window
F2 - Enter a quest / race / challenge
F3 - Leave a quest / race / challenge
Backspace - Use shop tractotbeam to halt ship (only valid when close to a shop, price depending on ship's mass)
E - Enter a shop (valid only when ship close to a shop and not moving)
N - Switch between ships (only valid if you own mutliple ships)

Rules and Instructions

 Check my 'YouTube' channel for some tutorials. They have been recorded with an old version, but the gameplay basically remains the same.

Credits

Development

Game by Jan Kayatz
LWJGL by LWJGL
Java by Sun / Oracle

Assistance

Draft - hints on performance
Grizzly - hints on design / usability
Fancy - hints on memory leaks
Riven - hints on openGL
kappa - hints on openGL / LWJGL

Testing

αTesting:
Madmani
βTesting:
Dark Noir
Empire Phoenix
Madmani
Stele
Fancy
Mads

©2011 the GINI the M.