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title: AdaptiveTactics
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colorTo: purple
sdk: static
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license: apache-2.0
short_description: A tactical roguelite game of doomed repetition.
tags:
- game
- game-ai
- npc
- games
- reinforcment-learning
- godot
- unity
- tactical-rpg
- ai
- roguelite
- strategy
- javascript
- static
---
# Adaptive Tactics

A browser-playable tactical roguelite where you face Ephraim, the Returning King, across repeated cycles on a single fixed map. Each time Ephraim is defeated, he returns stronger and more aware of how you fight.

**Your score is how many cycles you survive before Ephraim finally defeats you.**

## How to Play

### Starting the Game

This game uses ES modules and requires a local web server to run.

**Option 1: Python (recommended)**
```bash
cd KingOfAdaptation
python -m http.server 8000
```
Then open http://localhost:8000

**Option 2: Node.js**
```bash
npx serve KingOfAdaptation
```

**Option 3: VS Code Live Server**
Install the "Live Server" extension and right-click `index.html` → "Open with Live Server"

### Gameplay

1. Name your Oathbearer
2. Command your 4-unit party against Ephraim's forces
3. Click a unit to select it, then click a blue tile to move
4. After moving, click an enemy in the red attack range to attack
5. Use the action buttons: Attack, Heal, Wait, Switch Weapon
6. End your turn when all units have acted
7. Defeat Ephraim to complete the cycle
8. Face his adapted army in the next cycle

### Your Party

- **Oathbearer** - Balanced fighter with sword and magic
- **Yuta** - Powerful axe warrior, high HP
- **Eilisia** - Precise archer, attacks from range
- **Mirella** - Healer with supportive magic

### Combat System

- Units can move and then take one action per turn
- Weapons have different ranges (melee: 1, ranged: 2, spears: 1-2)
- Defenders can counter-attack if their weapon reaches
- A unit with 4+ more Speed attacks twice
- Terrain provides defensive bonuses (bushes, throne)

### Adaptation

Ephraim learns from each defeat:
- He tracks which lanes you favor
- He notices your high-value targets
- His forces adapt their positioning
- Later cycles add reinforcements
- His behavior becomes more aggressive over time

## Tech Stack

- Pure static HTML / CSS / vanilla JavaScript (ES modules)
- No framework, no build step
- All game data in JSON files
- localStorage for persistence

## Project Structure

```
├── index.html          # Main entry point
├── css/                # Stylesheets
├── js/                 # Game logic modules
├── content/            # JSON data files
│   ├── maps/           # Map layouts
│   ├── units/          # Unit templates
│   ├── items/          # Weapons
│   ├── adaptation/     # AI packages
│   └── balance/        # Game rules
├── assets/             # Images
│   ├── sprites/        # Unit sprites
│   ├── portraits/      # Character portraits
│   ├── tiles/          # Terrain tiles
│   └── screens/        # Background images
└── tests/              # Test files
```

## License

All rights reserved.

## Creator
Zain Asad