ASCII Arms is a modular CLI based damage simulation system, built with Python. It simulates interactions between game entities, items, and spells using customizable data from JSON configuration files. This tool is useful for prototyping game mechanics, balancing combat systems, or serving as a backend module in larger game engines.

• Python 3.13 or higher
• Git (optional, if cloning the repo)

1. Clone repository

   git clone <repository-url>

   cd ASCII_Arms

2. Create virtual environment (recommended)

    python -m venv .venv

   Windows

   .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.bat

   Mac OS / Linux

   source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies

   python -m pip install .

4. Run game

   RUN GAME AS MODULE: -m

   Windows

   Use run.bat

   Terminal

   python -m src.ascii_arms.main