Advanced Programming in C

In this class, you create a roguelike game, similar to command line games like NetHack.

0-abelian-sandpile is the only program that is separate.

To run the Abelian Sandpile program

1. Pull the repo
2. Navigate to 0-abelian-sandpile
3. Type make on the command line
4. Run the compiled binary with ./sandpile

Roguelike Game

Each assignment beginning with a 1 is the roguelike game. Every assignment adds further functionality to the gameplay.

1.01-dungeon-generation

Generates an empty, fully connected dungeon. Each space in the dungeon has an assigned hardness for future use.

1.02-dungeon-save-load

Adds the ability to save and load to a folder in the home directory. This will allow for the continuation of gameplay in the future.

1.03-path-finding

Adds functionality for mapping distances from every point in the map to the player character(pc). This is for next week when we add monsters, so they can properly find the pc.

1.04-monster-movement

Adds functionality for monster movement and random pc movement. This is the only assignment that doesn't contain full functionality.

1.05-NCURSES

Converts the printing of the dungeon to ncurses, rather than just printing with 'printf' statements. Also adds in controlled pc movement. It also adds functionality to show all the monsters on the map and their positions relative to the pc, via a list.

Action	Key
Up + Left	7 or y
Up	8 or k
Up + Right	9 or u
Right	6 or l
Down + Right	3 or n
Down	2 or j
Down + Left	1 or b
Left	4 or h
Down Stairs	>
Up Stairs	<
Skip Turn	5 or ' '
Monster List	m
Scroll up	up arrow
Scroll down	down arrow
Back to move	escape
Quit game	Q

1.06-fog-of-war

Adds functionality for fog of war, so only the 5x5 grid around the pc is visible at any time. The pc remembers previous seen terrain, but if it changes while it is out of the grid then the pc will not observe it. Only monsters that are visible within the 5xt grid show up. The pc does not remember monsters. You can toggle fog of war. There is also the added function of teleportation.

Action	Key
Toggle fog of war	f
Turn on teleport	t
Random teleport	t + r
Select teleport location	movement keys
Confirm teleport location	t

To compile a particular assignment:

1. Pull the repo
2. Navigate to the assignment that you want to run
3. Type make on the command line

To run assignments 1.01 - 1.04:

1. Run the compiled binary with ./dungeon

To run assignmnets 1.05 - :

1. Run the compiled binary with './rlg327'

Optional flags when running the program

These may be combined in any order or combination

• --save
  • Saves the generated dungeon to a folder in the home directory (HOME/.rlg327)
  • Does not print the dungeon
• --load
  • Loads the saved file from the home directory (HOME/.rlg327)
  • Prints the generated dungeon
• --load "custom_file_name"
  • Loads the custom file from the home directory (HOME/.rlg327)
  • Must be saved within the directory specified above
• --p x y
  • Specifies the span location of the player character (pc)
  • Where x and y are positions on the map and (x < 80) && (y < 21)
• --nummon i
  • Specifies the number of monsters to spawn in the dungeon
  • Where i is the number of monsters

Example:

• ./dungeon --save --load
  • Loads the saved file and then saves it again
• ./dungeon --p 10 10
  • Prints the pc at location x = 10, y = 10 on the map
  • Will print here even if it isn't a room (for testing)