Phaser-cordova-webpack-boilerplate

Want to start coding games and don't know were to start?

Fret not! This boilerplate will get you ready to code and deploy games for android in 10 simple steps!

Let's get to it!

Development dependencies

1. Clone the boilerplate respository

   git clone https://github.com/daspinola/phaser-cordova-webpack-boilerplate.git

2. Go to the cloned folder and run

   npm install

3. For eslint install it globally with

   npm install -g eslint

Note: You can use the command run server to play the demo

Production dependencies

Should only be needed once

1. Install android SDK

2. Open the terminal and run

   android sdk

3. Install android SDK Build-tools version 24.0.3 or superior

4. Install SDK Platform for API 19 (android 4.4.2) and higher versions

5. Add the following exports to your bash profile

   export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk
   export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/tools:$PATH
   export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH
   
   export zipalign=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/24.0.3/zipalign
   export apksigner=$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/24.0.3/apksigner

6. Change widget id and application details in the config.xml file

7. Create keystore so you can send the game for production with

   run keystore projectName

Important! Do not forget the keystore password you set, you will need when building the apk for production!

Workflow

• Add new assets in the assets folder and load them in the folder src/states/preload

• New game states are initialized in src/game.js and the state file is created in src/states

• Make files for each utility/action (or set of them) in the src/libs

• Test you game in the browser using the command line with

  run server

  Note You can leave the server running and keep changing the game, just remember to reload the page when you want to test it out

• Want to see it on mobile device? Make sure you have it set to debug and file transfer mode and in the terminal

  run build:deploy

• While the game is opened in your mobile device you can inspect your game logs with chrome inspect

• Have the game ready and want to upload the apk to google play? You can find it in the apk folder after you do:

  run deploy:prod

• See the plugins in the References section for the leaderboard and ads integration

Plugins

This boilerplate comes with google admob and google play services plugins for easier integration of those services

Known limitations

1. Chrome inspect doesn't replicate the game on the browser
2. Google play services is not working on the browser it only runs on android emulator or device
3. When you deploy for production you must change the version of the apk manually in the config.xml

Contributing

You found a bug?

Got an implementation to improve this boilerplate?

Send a Pull Request!

References and acknowledgments

alexandresgf and artberri for the google play services cordova plugin

floatinghotpot for the admob plugin

lean wit the awesome phaser boilerplate

Phaser.io the game framework

Pull and push our game created with this boilerplate

Most importantly!

We want you to spend less time in the boilerplate and more time creating but most of all have fun and let us know of any game you make using this boilerplate @daspinola and @hexedster

License

MIT Licence