Snake++ Game

The code for this repo was inspired by this excellent StackOverflow post and set of responses.

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Game Rules

1. Collecting the apples increases the score and speeds up the snake.
2. Collecting lightning speeds up the snake.
3. Collecting the yellow slow/caution diamond will slow down the snake.
4. Collecting poision bottle or colliding into the body will lead to the game ending.

Changing the Game Config

Change the numbers in the game-config.txt file to change the game config.

1. First line contains config for the number of poison bottles on the grid.
2. Second line contains config for the number of yellow slowdown/caution diamonds on the grid.
3. Third line contains config for the number of lightning speedups on the grid.
4. Finally, the last line contains config for the number of apples on the grid.

Dependencies for Running Locally

• cmake >= 3.7
  • All OSes: click here for installation instructions
• make >= 4.1 (Linux, Mac), 3.81 (Windows)
  • Linux: make is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: install Xcode command line tools to get make
  • Windows: Click here for installation instructions
• SDL2 >= 2.0
  • All installation instructions can be found here

  Note that for Linux, an apt or apt-get installation is preferred to building from source.

• gcc/g++ >= 9.3
  • Linux: gcc / g++ is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: same deal as make - install Xcode command line tools
  • Windows: recommend using MinGW

Basic Build Instructions

1. Execute the build script with ./build.sh to build the project.
2. To run execute the ./run.sh script. The run script can be executed without the build script as well.

Alternatively, follow the below procedure:

1. Clone this repo.
2. Make a build directory in the top level directory: mkdir build && cd build
3. Compile: cmake .. && make
4. Run it: ./SnakeGame.