MTGADraft

Contact

Join the discord for development related discussions: https://discord.gg/KYKzx9m

How to run the project locally

• Clone repository
• Open repository
• Execute npm install to install dependencies.
• Execute npm run build to build the client using webpack.
• Execute npm start to start the server (which also serves the webapp).
• Navigate to http://localhost:3000/

Development tips

• Running nodemon instead of npm start will restart the node server on any changes.
• Use npm run build-dev to watch for changes in the client js code and automatically re-build it.

Setup DynamoDB (local)

Persistence can be disabled by setting environment variable DISABLE_PERSISTENCE to TRUE.

• Download DynamoDB
• Extract and run java -Djava.library.path=./DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb
• Setup environment variables, for development create a '.env' file at the root of MTGADraft with the following:

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=...
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
AWS_REGION=...
AWS_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8000

• Run node createDynamoDBTables.js

Todo

Important

• Re-think color balance for multi-colored cards?
• Improve bot distribution (they're clumping up at the end of the table when bots >> players)
• Cleanup draft state? (See Winston Draft State for a better example)

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• Improve deck stats (Get some inspiration from MTGA. Add text form below charts. Mana Curve: Differentiate between creature and non-creature.)
• Regroup Game Mode besides Draft in a single dropdown menu; Change "More" into "Setting" + Cog Icon
• Display foils as... foils in front end?

Distant Future

• Set specificy booster generation rules, examples: WAR: One planeswalker/pack. DOM: One Legendary/pack.

Check

Features that may need some additional testing:

• Picks by Drag & Drop
• Load translations on-demand.
• Chaos Draft with specific boosters? (e.g. 2 RIX 1 IXL)
• Glimpse/Burn Draft
• Card count/set code/Collector number support to cube import
• Monitor persistence
• Rarity selection

Notes on Arena Importer

• Splits Cards (Ravnica) needs both card names, e.g. Discovery // Dispersal
• Adventures (ELD) and Dual Faces (IXL) need only one.

Custom Set format

See cubeformat.html