TO MAKE IT WORK:

1. Download MySQL:

a. Go to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html

b. Download the 437.3M version

c. Click No thanks, just start my download

d. Start the installation process

e. Choose Server only

f. Follow the installer's instructions

g. Choose 1234 as your password

2. Set up the database:

a. In the Windows search, find and go to MySQL 8.0 Command Line Client

b. Enter your password (1234)

c. Enter the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE test;

use test;

CREATE TABLE id (current_id int);

CREATE TABLE data (id int, username varchar(255), password text, pos_x int, pos_y int, health int, strength int, resistance int, xp int, inventory json, PRIMARY KEY(id));

INSERT INTO id VALUES(1);

3. Install some python libraries:

a. Open the windows command line (cmd)

b. Enter the following commands:

pip install sqlalchemy

pip install mysqlclient

4. Configure the project settings to allow parallel running:

a. Go to RUN -> Edit Configurations

b. Choose the client's main (Mikmak-3\client_files\code\main.py)

c. Check Allow parallel run in the top right

d. Do the same for the normal server's main (Mikmak-3\server_files_normal\main.py)

5. Run the game:

a. Run the central server (central_server_files\main.py)

b. Run a normal server (server_files_normal\main.py)

c. Change the server_index (right after the normal server's main function) to 1 instead of 0

d. Run the normal server again (server_files_normal\main.py)

e. Press ENTER in both servers' console

f. Run as many clients as you wish (client_files\main.py)

Keep in mind that you will need to change server_index back to 0 after stopping the servers, before running them again.