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Deerportal is an open source (free as speech, free as beer) hybrid game that utilizes board and card game mechanisms. The world of the game is driven by four classical elements along with the Almighty Deer God.
Current Version: 0.9.2 "Computer Player Card Notification Delay" (July 2025)
Homepage: https://devcarpet.net/deerportal/
Collect diamonds, execute actions on cards, and survive the chaos of nature! Compete against 3 other players.
- 0-4 players mode
- Changing seasons and dynamic weather
- Advanced AI opponents with different strategies
- Open source (zlib / cc-by 4.0)
- Modern SFML 3.0 graphics engine
- Cross-platform support
Platforms: SFML 3.0, Linux, macOS, Windows.
$ git clone https://github.com/bluszcz/deerportal-2025-Q3.git
$ cd deerportal-2025-Q3
# For a Release build (recommended for performance):
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
# Or, for a Debug build (for development and debugging):
# $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
# To always show the FPS counter (e.g., in a Release build for testing):
# $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSHOW_FPS_COUNTER=ON .
# The FPS counter is automatically shown in Debug builds.
$ make
# Install to Applications (optional)
$ sudo make install
# Run the app directly
$ open DeerPortal.app
# Create macOS DMG package for distribution (recommended)
$ make dmgmacOS Packaging Features:
- Complete app bundle with proper icon and metadata
- Self-contained distribution with bundled SFML libraries
- Professional DMG installer with Applications symlink
- Code-signed for macOS security compatibility
- No external dependencies required for end users
- SFML 3.0 (automatically found by CMake if installed via Homebrew)
- C++17 compatible compiler (Clang++ 14+, GCC 9+, MSVC 2019+)
- CMake 3.16 or newer
$ brew install sfml cmakeIf you would like to see Deer Portal in Debian repositories, there is an open bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=826612 - please help :)
To make a deb package locally:
$ git clone https://github.com/bluszcz/deerportal-2025-Q3.git
$ cd deerportal-2025-Q3
$ fakeroot debian/rules binary