PyClonKanoid is a very simple version of a classic videogame named Arkanoid . PyClonKanoid was programmed using a Python implementation called IronPython in combination with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) technology.
The objetive is kill my boredom.
You can run it directly with iron python command interpreter or you can compile the source code to generate an exe file. To compile source code you need use the iron python compiler. I create a bat file to realize compile task automatically:
@ECHO OFF
SET IRONPYTHON_COMPILER=C:\IronPython2.7\ipyc.exe
SET SOURCE_PATH=%~dp0
SET OUT_PATH=%~dp0bin\
copy /Y %SOURCE_PATH%pyclonkanoid.xaml %OUT_PATH%pyclonkanoid.xaml
copy /Y %SOURCE_PATH%config.cfg %OUT_PATH%config.cfg
copy /Y %SOURCE_PATH%icon.ico %OUT_PATH%icon.ico
%IRONPYTHON_COMPILER ^
%SOURCE_PATH%pyclonkanoid.py ^
/out:%OUT_PATH%pyclonkanoid ^
/main:%SOURCE_PATH%pyclonkanoid.py ^
/target:winexe ^
/win32icon:%SOURCE_PATH%icon.ico ^
/embed
You must change, when necessary, the values of variables IRONPYTHON_COMPILER, SOURCE_PATH and OUT_PATH. To make the exe file work you must include some assemblies in the exe's folder. But don´t worry, all necessary files can be found in last release of project.
Press 'Enter' to start the game and use 'left' or 'right' arrows to move the base. You can stop game at anytime pressing 'Esc' key.
In the configuration file (config.cfg) you can modify a lot of parameters of game. Frames per second (fps), ball speed, etc. An example of a configuration file could be:
#Sample configuration file#
fps = 60
width = 580
height = 800
ball_speed = 8
ball_size = 15
base_speed = 10
base_width = 90
base_height = 20
block_width = 25
block_height = 25
[blocks]
x@x@x@@@x@xxx@xxx@@@x
x@x@x@xxx@xxx@xxx@x@x
x@@@x@@xx@xxx@xxx@x@x
x@x@x@xxx@xxx@xxx@x@x
x@x@x@@@x@@@x@@@x@@@x
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
@xxx@x@@@x@@xx@xxx@@x
@xxx@x@x@x@x@x@xxx@x@
@xxx@x@x@x@@xx@xxx@x@
@x@x@x@x@x@x@x@xxx@x@
x@x@xx@@@x@x@x@@@x@@x
Additionally, you can customize block distribution in section [blocks]. An x represents an empty space and @ represents a block. In previous example, the blocks shows a well-known message for all programmers.
- Make collisions more realistic.