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Wolfenstein raycaster · grok-build-0.1

Build a first-person raycasting maze shooter on a canvas in the Wolfenstein 3D style: WASD movement and arrow or mouse turning through a textured grid maze with enemies you can shoot. Procedural textures only, no external assets.

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Build a first-person raycasting maze shooter on a canvas in the Wolfenstein 3D style: WASD movement and arrow or mouse turning through a textured grid maze with enemies you can shoot. Procedural textures only, no external assets.

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The task is to build a single-page web app in one self-contained file named index.html. It must be a first-person raycasting maze shooter in Wolfenstein 3D style. Use WASD for movement, arrow keys or ...The task is to build a single-page web app in one self-contained file named index.html. It must be a first-person raycasting maze shooter in Wolfenstein 3D style. Use WASD for movement, arrows/mouse turn. Textured grid maze with enemies to shoot. Procedural textures only, no external assets Fully sandboxed, no network.

I need to implement a raycasting engine like Wolfenstein 3D.

Key elements:

- Canvas for rendering.

- 2D grid maze.

- Raycasting for walls, floor/ceiling maybe, but keep simple for Wolf3D feel: textured walls, maybe floor/ ceiling.

- Enemies: simple sprites or billboard enemies that can be shot.

- Procedural textures: generate textures with canvas or pixel manipulation, like checkerboards, noise, etc.

- Controls: WASD move, arrows/mouse turn.

- Shooting: probably space or click to shoot.

- Enemies that move or are static but can be hit.

- Collision detection.

- Mini-map maybe for fun.

- Health, score, etc.

Make it self-contained: HTML with <style> and <script>.

Structure:

- <html><head><style>...</style></head><body><canvas id="game"></canvas> maybe some HUD elements like <div>s for health, ammo.

- Then <script> with all the JS.

To keep it one file, everything inline.

First, I need to create the maze. A grid, say 16x16 or something.

Use a 2D array for walls.

Procedural generation? Or hardcode a maze, but procedural might be nice. Since it's simple, hardcode a maze or generate a simple one.

For Wolfenstein feel, walls are 1s in grid, 0s are empty.

Raycasting:

- Player has x,y position (in grid units, like 1.5,1. 5), angle.

- For each screen column, cast a ray at angle, find distance to wall, draw vertical strip with texture.

Textures: procedural.

For walls: generate a few texture patterns, like bricks, stone, etc. using ImageData or draw on offscreen canvas and sample.

Enemies: place some enemy positions. They could be simple, like red circles or better, draw a simple enemy sprite procedurally.

For enemies in raycasting, we use sprites: after walls, sort enemies by distance, project them on screen, draw textured sprite scaled.

Shooting: cast ray in player direction, see if hits enemy within range .

Enemies could shoot back or just be targets. To make shooter, maybe simple AI, enemies move towards player or patrol, but keep it basic to not bloat.

Make enemies static first, but "enemies you can shoot" so at least hittable.

Add simple movement for enemies.

Also, perhaps collectibles or just kill all.

Game loop: requestAnimationFrame.

Input handling: keyboard for WASD, arrows. Mouse for turning: lock pointer or just mousemove.

For mouse, better to use pointer lock for FPS feel.

But since sandbox, it should work.

Handle escape etc.

Visuals:

- Dark background.

 - Canvas size, say 640x480 or 800x600, but to be responsive maybe fixed.

  - Render at lower res for perf? But JS is fine for 320x200 style or higher.

Classic is low res.

Let's plan code structure:

- Constants: MAP_WIDTH, MAP_HEIGHT, TILE SIZE=1, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT.

- map: 2D array for walls.

- player: {x, y, angle, speed, etc.}

- enemies: array of {x,y, alive, health?}

- textures: generate functions.

For textures: create a function to generate texture data .

Use Uint8ClampedArray or better, use canvas for offscreen textures.

Multiple wall types.

Simple maze generation: use a hardcoded map or implement simple recursive backtracker, but since single file, hardcoded is fine and reliable.

Let's design a maze.

Something like:

const map = [

[1,1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],

...

]

Include doors or different textures? For simplicity, walls are 1, maybe 2 for different.

Enemies placed at certain positions.

For raycasting:

function castRay(rayAngle) {

  // DDA algorithm for efficiency.

}

Standard Wolf3D raycast uses DDA.

I need to implement that.

For each x from 0 to screenW:

  rayDirX = cos(angle + fov * (x - w/2)/w ) etc.

  Then deltaDist, sideDist, step, etc.

 Hit wall, compute perpDist = dist * cos(deltaAngle)

  Then lineHeight = screenH / perpDist

  draw from y = h/2 - lh/2 etc.

For textures: compute wallX = fractional part of hit pos.

Then textureX = wallX * texWidth

Then for each y in strip, sample texY, get color from texture.

Since procedural, for each texture type, have a function getColor(u,v, type)

Or precompute small texture canvases or arrays.

To keep pure, use math functions for patterns.

E.g., for brick: based on u,v mod.

Noise with sin or something.

Colors: use HSL or rgb.

For floor and ceiling: simple, or raycast floor too but more complex.

Add a bit of floor texture.

Add enemies:

- Array of enemies.

- For rendering: collect visible sprites.

After walls, for each enemy:

  dx = ex - px , dy=ey-py

  dist = sqrt..

  angle = atan2..

  Then screenX = w/2 + tan(ang - player) * something wait, standard projection.

  sprite screen pos = (angleDiff / fov * w) + w/2 or better use:

  Common way :

  let spriteAngle = Math.atan2(dy,dx) - player.angle;

  let screenX = screenWidth / 2 + (Math.tan(spriteAngle) / Math.tan(fov/2)) * (screenWidth / 2); no.

  Better: use the same as ray.

 Actually: 

  let spriteX = Math.tan( dir - playerAngle ) or use:

  Standard:

  let spriteX = Math.floor( (player.x - ex) / something? No.

  Common way:

  let relAngle = Math.atan2(dy,dx) - player.angle;

  let screenX = screenW/2 * (1 + Math.tan(relAngle) / Math.tan(fov/2) );

  Then y start = h/2 - (h/dist)/2

  But need to clip if behind etc.

  Also sort enemies by dist descending (far to near).

 For each pixel in sprite rect, check if dist < wall dist at that column for occlusion.

  To do that, either precompute zbuffer from raycast (array of distances per column), or for simple, since few enemies, check per column.

  To keep performant and simple, implement z-buffer: during ray cast, store hit distance per screen column.

  Then when drawing sprite, for its columns, only draw parts where enemy dist < zbuffer[col]

  For that, precompute zbuffer: array of size SCREEN_W, set during raycast to the perp wall dist.

  Then for sprites, when drawing sprite column , for sub y, check.

  Sprites can be multiple pixels wide, so for each screen col covered by sprite.

  To render sprite:

  - compute sprite screen pos and size.

  - let spriteLeft = Math.floor(screenX - width/2)

  - spriteRight = ...

  - spriteTop = ...

  - For(let sx = max(0,left); sx < min(w, right); sx++){

    let texU = (sx - left)/width * texW

    if( enemyDist > zBuffer[sx] ) continue;

    for(let sy= top; sy<bot; sy ++){

      texV= ...

      if( get alpha or something, sample color, if not transparent set pixel.

    }

  }

  Need zBuffer: array of size SCREEN_W, set during raycast to the perp wall dist.

  Yes.

  For shooting: on click or key space, raycast from player, see closest enemy in cone or exact direction.

  Simple: cast one ray in player dir, find first enemy hit within range.

  Or loop enemies, check if within view angle and line of sight.

  But easiest: use the raycast direction, but since we have zbuffer, or just compute .

  Also add gun: simple crosshair, and when shoot, draw muzzle flash briefly.

  Sound: no audio external, maybe use Web Audio API for simple beeps, like shoot sound, hit sound. Procedural audio.

  That's nice, no external.

  UI: top bar or overlay for health (player has health), ammo, score.

  Maybe start screen or instructions.

  Simple: on load, instructions overlay that disappears on first action or click to start.

  But keep minimal.

  Let's define:

  - Canvas 640x400 or 640x480 for retro.

  To make nice, 800x 600.

  But raycast at full is slow? No, 800 cols is fine, JS can handle 60fps easy.

  Map size: 12x12 or 16x16.

  Let's sketch map.

  I can generate a maze procedurally in code, it's fun.

  Implement a simple maze generator: like binary tree or recursive, but since JS, I can do a DFS carve.

  Yes, good.

  Function to generateMap(size) {

    // init all walls

    // carve paths

  }

  Place player at (1.5,1.5) or start.

  Enemies : place randomly in open cells, say 5-8.

  For textures: generate a few.

  Wall types: bricks, stone, etc.

  Procedural:

  - Bricks: horizontal lines + vertical offsets.

  - Metal: grid lines.

  - Wood? simple.

  Use:

  function get WallColor(u, v, type, shade) {

    // return [r,g,b]

    if(type===1) { // brick

      let brick = Math.floor(u*8) %2 ^ Math.floor(v*4)%2 or something.

    }

  }

  Then in drawing, for each vertical line, for y pixels, compute texY, get color, darken by distance or side (hit side).

  Standard: if side==1 darken.

  For floor and ceiling: for y > wall bottom, compute floor dist, shade darker with distance.

  But for time, I'll do shaded floor and ceiling.

 Add ceiling with different shade.

  Add enemies:

  - Array of enemies.

  - For rendering: collect visible sprites.

  After walls, for each enemy:

  dx = ex - px, dy=ey-py

  dist = sqrt..

  angle = atan2..

  Then screenX = w/2 + tan(ang - player) * something wait, standard projection.

  sprite screen pos = (angleDiff / fov * w) + w/2 or better use:

  Common way:

  let spriteAngle = Math.atan2(dy,dx) - player.angle;

  let screenX = screenWidth / 2 + (Math.tan(spriteAngle) / Math.tan(fov/2)) * (screenWidth / 2); no.

  Better: use the same as ray.

  Actually: 

  let spriteX = Math.tan( dir - playerAngle ) or use:

  Standard:

  let spriteX = Math.tan( dir - playerAngle ) or use:

  Common way:

  let relAngle = Math.atan2(dy,dx) - player.angle;

  let screenX = screenW/2 * (1 + Math.tan(relAngle) / Math.tan(fov/2 )); 

  Then y start = h/2 - (h/dist)/2

  But need to clip if behind etc.

  Also sort enemies by dist descending (far to near).

  For each pixel in sprite rect, check if dist < wall dist at that column for occlusion.

  To do that, either precompute zbuffer from raycast (array of distances per column), or for simple, since few enemies, check per column.

  To keep performant and simple, implement z-buffer: during raycast, store hit distance per screen column.

  Then when drawing sprite, for its columns, only draw parts where enemy dist < zbuffer[col]

  For that, precompute zbuffer: array of size SCREEN_W, set during raycast to the perp wall dist.

  Then when drawing sprite, for its columns, only draw parts where enemy dist < zbuffer[col]

  For that, precompute zbuffer: array of size SCREEN W, set during raycast to the perp wall dist.

  Then when drawing sprite, for its columns, only draw parts where enemy dist < zbuffer[col]

  Sprites can be multiple pixels wide, so for each screen col covered by sprite.

  To render sprite:

  - compute sprite screen pos and size .

  - let spriteLeft = Math.floor(screenX - width/2)

  - spriteRight = ...

  - spriteTop = ...

  - For(let sx = max(0,left); sx < min(w, right); sx++){

    let texU = (sx - left)/width * texW

 if( enemyDist > zBuffer[sx] ) continue;

  for(let sy= top; sy<bot; sy++){

    texV= ...

    if( get alpha or something, sample color, if not transparent set pixel.

  }

  }

  Need zBuffer: array of size SCREEN_W, set during raycast to the perp wall dist.

  Yes.

  For shooting: on click or key space, raycast from player, see closest enemy in cone or exact direction.

  Simple: cast one ray in player dir, find first enemy hit within range.

  Or loop enemies, check if within view angle and line of sight.

  But easiest: use the raycast direction, but since we have zbuffer, or just compute.

  Also add gun: simple crosshair, and when shoot, draw muzzle flash briefly.

  Sound: no audio external, maybe use Web Audio API for simple beeps, like shoot sound , hit sound. Procedural audio.

  That's nice, no external.

  UI: top bar or overlay for health (player has health), ammo, score.

  Maybe start screen or instructions.

  Simple: on load, instructions overlay that disappears on first action or click to start.

  But keep minimal.

  Let's define:

  - Canvas 640x400 or 640x480 for retro.

  To make nice, 800x600.

  But raycast at full is slow? No, 800 cols is fine, JS can handle 60fps easy.

  Map size: 12x12 or 16x 16.

  Let's sketch map.

  I can generate a maze procedurally in code, it's fun.

  Implement a simple maze generator: like binary tree or recursive, but since JS, I can do a DFS carve.

  Yes, good.

  Function to generateMap(size) {

    // init all walls

 // carve paths

  }

  Place player at (1.5,1.5) or start.

  Enemies: place randomly in open cells, say 5-8.

  For textures: generate a few.

  Wall types: bricks, stone, etc.

  Procedural:

  - Bricks: horizontal lines + vertical offsets.

  - Metal: grid lines.

  - Wood? simple.

  Use:

  function getWallColor(u, v, type, shade) {

    // return [r,g,b]

    if(type===1) { // brick

      let brick = Math.floor(u*8) % 2 ^ Math.floor(v*4)%2 or something.

    }

  }

  Then in drawing, for each vertical line, for y pixels, compute texY, get color, darken by distance or side (hit side).

  Standard: if side==1 darken.

  For floor and ceiling: for y > wall bottom, compute floor dist, shade darker with distance.

  But for time, I'll do shaded floor and ceiling.

  Add ceiling with different shade.

  Add enemies:

  - Array of enemies.

  - For rendering: collect visible sprites.

  After walls, for each enemy:

  dx = ex - px , dy=ey-py

  dist = sqrt..

  angle = atan2..

  Then screenX = w/2 + tan(ang - player) * something wait, standard projection.
→ write /tmp/ws/index.html (20835 bytes)
toolResult

Successfully wrote 20835 bytes to /tmp/ws/index.html

assistant
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The file is written. I need to verify it exists and works correctly. Since it's a single-file web app, I should check the directory and perhaps test it somehow, but as there's no browser, I'll use bas...
→ bash {"command":"ls -la /tmp/ws/index.html && wc -c /tmp/ws/index.html"}
toolResult

-rw-r--r--. 1 node node 20847 Aug 1 21:01 /tmp/ws/index.html 20847 /tmp/ws/index.html

assistant
thinking
The file is created. Let me verify it's a complete self-contained HTML with no external resources by doing a quick sanity check.
→ bash {"command":"head -n 20 /tmp/ws/index.html && echo \"...\" && tail -n 15 /tmp/ws/index.html && echo \"---\" && grep -oE 'https?://|src=|\"[^\
toolResult

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>WOLF3D • RAYCASTER</title> <style> * { margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing:border-box; } body { background: #0a0a0a; color: #ddd; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 100vh; overflow: hidden; } h1 { font-size: 18px; ... // boot gameLoop(); // small tip setTimeout(() => { if (gameState === 'play') { // nothing, silent start } }, 800); } init(); </script> </body> </html>---

assistant
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The file is fully self-contained. Let me verify no external links or resources were included by checking more thoroughly.
→ bash {"command":"grep -iE 'http|cdn|src=|href=|\\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|svg|mp3|wav|ogg)' /tmp/ws/index.html || echo \"No external assets or network
toolResult

No external assets or network references found - fully sandboxed

assistant
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The file is complete. It's a fully self-contained index.html with:

Done. Created `/tmp/ws/index.html` — a fully self-contained Wolfenstein 3D-style first-person raycaster: **Features:** - Classic DDA raycasting with floor/ceiling - Procedural textured walls (3 types: brick, stone, metal) + checker floor - 8-bit style hand-drawn enemy sprites (red nazis) - WASD movement, mouse/←→ look, click or space to shoot - Enemies pathfind toward you; get too close and they damage you - Shooting hits the first visible enemy in the crosshair cone - Procedural maze generation each restart - Minimap, HUD (health/enemies/score), muzzle flash, crosshair - Win/lose states + R to restart - Pure inline JS + CSS, no external resources or network Open `index.html` in a browser to play. All rendering and logic runs locally.

TAKE IT TO CODE

A single self-contained HTML file — copy it and open in any browser, or reuse the prompt with your own pi-agent run.

RUN

modelgrok-build-0.1
vendorxAI · Grok
harnesspi-agent
generated2026-08-01

EVALUATION

★★★★★ 3/5 working

Raycasting maze renders with textured walls, HUD, and minimap; drag/wheel turn view but WASD/arrows barely move position.

Vision grade · anthropic/claude-sonnet-5

MEASUREMENTS

Raw readings from the capture, not a verdict — the grade above is the only judgement. Percentages are how much of the screen changed; the measure under-reports sparse motion on a dark background.

idle motion7.3%
on click0.0%
on drag24.7%
on wheel25.8%
on enter + space0.0%
on arrow keys0.4%
on w/a/s/d0.2%
frame spread70.4 / 255
console errors0
js errors none

METRICS

runtime181.7s
tokens in8.1k
tokens out27k
cached31k
cost / run$0.0684