bashlyss / maze

Fun maze game written in C++ with allegro graphics. Automated level creation among other features

Maze

Fun maze game written in C++ with allegro graphics. Automated level creation among other features.

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Game Objective

The main gameplay objective is to navigate through a maze and discover the different paths that create the maze while killing enemies in the process. The player starts on a red square and navigates to find the green square tha indicates the level exit.

A player earns money for killing enemies which can be used to upgrade or buy new weapons.

Controls

Use the arrow keys to move WASD to shoot Z to switch to the previous weapon X to switch to the next weapon C to place bombs if any are purchased U to pause game and purchase upgrades

Features

A main menu displayed using the console with input being retrieved from the main window with the exception of selecting a game to load. If your display flashes upon opening Maze.exe, do not worry, it is a known issue with compatibility with the implementation of the graphics library and will cause no harm to the computer or anything else.

A variety of enemies programmed to chase the user once they are within a certain range of the user. Types of enemies include ones that fly over walls, ones that shoot bullets and ones that will simply chase the user down.

A level creator that will create a challenging but guaranteed exit maze.

Upgrades menu with a variety of upgrade options.

Mini map on right side with capability of zooming in on specific locations or where the users current location is.

Modes include: Create a level which allows the user to create their own personal level that they then play upon completion. Generate a level which will make the program create a level using Prim's Algorithm and then allows the user to play the generated level. Create a Game which will generate a set of 20 levels saved in a folder with the corresponding game number as found in the code found in "Level Creator.h" Play a Game which will prompt the user to enter a game number into the terminal and will then load the entered game for the user to play. Survival is a mode that allows the user to play on a small boxlike map where enemies spawn at regular intervals and the user attempts to last as long as possible Multiplayer allows multiple players to take turns at playing a series of levels until the last one has lost their life.

Install Instructions

To install this program, download all of the items in this repository to a folder on your hard drive and run Maze.exe. On screen instructions will guide you in selecting a mode to play.