Alternate Reality Game Tools

A growing set of tools to run or host an ARG.

• Written in C# 8 using DotNet Core 3.0 Preview 9
  • As of this writing, DotNet Core 3.0 releases late September 2019. (Soon!)

Current Tools

• TCP Server implementation using the new DotNet Core System.IO.Pipelines code. This was inspired by a blog post from @davidfowl.
  • Pluggable components to extend the base TCP connection, sending & receiving functionality. There are a couple tests right now:
    • TCP Echo Component
    • IRC Component
    • ASCII Movie Streamer Component (this is very important)
  • Most of the TELNET IAC commands and options are defined for use.
  • Fluent builder syntax inspired by DotNet Core’s HostBuilder

Ascii Movie Streamer via Telnet

Here’s all you need to start a server that streams an ASCII movie to each connected client. It’s hacky, but it works ;)

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var server = SocketServerBuilder.Create()
                            .ListensOn(IPAddress.Any)
                            .UsingPort(1337)
                            //.WithComponent(new BasicTelnetComponent()) // sends IAC WONT ECHO etc.
                            //.WithComponent(new ChatServerComponent()) // very basic
                            .WithComponent(new AsciiMovieServerComponent())
                            .Build();

            server.StartConsole();
        }

-The .txt file movie was taken from @nitram509