VSCode of Honor — VS Code Extension

VSCode of Honor Gameplay

VSCode of Honor in action — your knight fights while you code!

A VS Code extension that keeps you coding. Your knight stands in the sidebar, automatically fighting incoming enemy knights while you type. Stop typing and your knight goes idle — leaving enemies free to close in and deal damage.

Getting Started

After installing the extension, open the Explorer sidebar (Ctrl+Shift+E). You'll find a VSCode of Honor panel at the bottom of the Explorer view. Click it to expand the game.

How It Works

Open the Explorer sidebar (Ctrl+Shift+E) and expand the VSCode of Honor panel.
Start typing in any editor — your knight begins punching approaching enemy knights.
Stop typing — after a configurable timeout your knight goes idle and stops fighting.
If enemy knights reach your character, they will attack you. At 0 HP it's game over.
Survive waves of increasingly fast and numerous enemy knights. Your high score is saved automatically.

Controls

Action	Trigger
Fight	Type in any VS Code editor (automatic)
Stop fighting	Stop typing (idle timeout)
Restart after game over	Click the Reset Game button in the sidebar
Reset all progress	Run command `VSCode of Honor: Reset Game` from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)

Settings

Open Settings (Ctrl+,) and search for vscodeOfHonor.

Setting	Description	Default
`vscodeOfHonor.idleTimeoutSeconds`	Seconds of inactivity before your knight stops fighting	`5`

Installation (Development)

npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host with the extension loaded.

Project Structure

assets/                 — Sprite images (player knight, enemy knights, background)
src/
  extension.ts          — Activation, typing activity tracking, config watching
  gameViewProvider.ts   — WebviewViewProvider with inline game client (HTML5 Canvas)
  messages.ts           — Type-safe message types between extension host and webview
  logic.ts              — Game constants and default state factory
  renderer.ts           — Knight and EnemyKnight drawing classes (reference)

Credits

Sprite and tile art used in this project (both licensed CC0):

Knight sprites by zwonky — Knights on OpenGameArt
Background tiles by surt — Fantasy Tiles on OpenGameArt

Thank you for making your art freely available!

Theme Support

The game automatically adapts to your VS Code theme (light, dark, high contrast). Sky, ground, and character colors update when you switch themes.

VSCode of Honor

Jake Lee Shao Herng