BasicJavaGame

Introduction

This is a very basic, terminal-based game written in java. The purpose of making this game is:

1. To develop my programming ability.
2. To learn more about how collaborative programming works through practice. (But currently, I am the only one working on this game.)
3. To make something cool!

The game is run in the terminal, but in the future might use a GUI... It's a work in progress, so I will update this README as I add more features. (But I might not add more features. See "Features to Add" section!)

Screenshots

Below are some screenshots to give an idea of how the game looks, for now:

Installation

To run and play the game you will need to have Java installed on your computer. You can then make a folder somewhere (e.g. called "BasicJavaGame") and clone this git repository into it.

git clone https://github.com/YWondimu/BasicJavaGame/

Running the Game

The following command starts the game.

javac *.java && java RunCombat

Quitting the Game

To quit the game, type "q", then press enter.

Game Rules and Gameplay

Both Player 1 and the Enemy NPC have 5 lives, and 5 units of mana. The aim of the game is to bring the NPC's lives down to 0, without losing all 5 of your own lives.

Each turn you can do 1 of 3 things:

• attack
• recharge mana
• defend

The Enemy NPC will also do one of those 3 things, at the same time that you do.

Attacking

To attack, type "a", then press enter. If the Enemy NPC is not defending, they lose 1 life. Each attack uses up 1 unit of your mana.

Recharching Mana

To recharge mana, type "s", then press enter. Each attack uses 1 unit of mana. If you do not have any mana, your attack will not cause any damage to the Enemy NPC.

Defending

To defend, type "d", then press enter. If the Enemy NPC is attacking, you will not lose any lives.

Future Features To Add

If I further develop this game, the below are features that I might add. I think, at this point, the only feature I am likely to work on is animation. The rest are unlikely to be added (except maybe bazooka, reflect, and more intelligent NPC behaviour).

I might not add features in the exact order below; but the higher up the list a feature is, the more likely I am to add it.

• animation
• bazooka option (breaks through defense, but uses 3 units of mana)
• reflect option (reflects an attack, but uses 1 unit of mana)
• more intelligent behaviour for Enemy NPC
• different types of NPC's (aggressive, defensive, mystery, random, smart)
• add levels of difficulty that are either always available or unlocked as user progresses through the game
• save history
• two player mode
• GUI