static void Main()
{
// console window settings
short windowWidth = 80;
short windowHeight = 58;
// set the console window settings
Console.Title = "Galaxian";
Console.BufferHeight = Console.WindowHeight = windowHeight; // the size can be changed, but probably will break CoverPage
Console.BufferWidth = Console.WindowWidth = windowWidth; // the size can be changed, but probably will break CoverPage
Console.CursorVisible = false;
// game settings
int levels = 2;
int currentLevel = 1;
char shellDesign = '*';
char enemyShellDesign = '|';
bool playerWon = false;
// end of game settings
// Initially starting page
TitleScreen();
MainPage();
// Start game
FaceTheEnemyMessage();
// create the player spaceship
Spaceship playerShip = CreatePlayerShip();
int enemyShipsNumber = 5; // number of enemy ships on one line. Can be changed later
List<Spaceship> enemyShips = new List<Spaceship>();
string enemyDirection = "right"; // first direction
bool moveLeft = false;
CreateEnemyShips(enemyShipsNumber, enemyShips);
// initialize screen buffer
buffer = new ScreenBuffer(windowWidth, windowHeight);
// initiate two lists for the stars
List<Star> backgroundStars = GenerateStars(70);
List<Star> movedStars = new List<Star>(70);
// initialize a list for the shells
List<Shell> shells = new List<Shell>();
// initialize a list for the enemyShells
List<enemyShell> enemyShells = new List<enemyShell>();
// game cycle
while (playerShip.lives > 0)
{
// handle keypresses
KeyDetector(shellDesign, ref playerShip, ref shells);
// move enemy Ships
// we still have enemies alive
if (enemyShips.Count > 0 && currentLevel <= levels)
{
MoveEnemies(ref enemyShips, ref moveLeft);
}
// we don't have any enemies left, but the game is far from finished
else if(enemyShips.Count == 0 && currentLevel < levels)
{
// increment the level and add enemies
currentLevel++;
CreateEnemyShips(enemyShipsNumber + currentLevel * 2, enemyShips);
}
// no more enemies and no more levels! We won!
else if (enemyShips.Count == 0 && currentLevel == levels)
{
playerWon = true;
break;
}
// STARS !
// move the stars
movedStars = MoveStars(backgroundStars);
// draw the new moved stars
DrawStars(movedStars);
// save the new stars into the old stars list
backgroundStars.Clear();
backgroundStars = new List<Star>(movedStars);
movedStars.Clear();
// end of STARS !
// draw the scoreboard
DrawScoreboard();
// draw the player spaceship
DrawSpaceship(playerShip);
// draw the spaceship shells
shells = UpdateShells(shells);
DrawShells(shells);
// draw the spaceship shells
enemyShells = UpdateEnemyShells(enemyShells);
DrawEnemyShells(enemyShells);
//draw enemy ships
foreach (var enemyShip in enemyShips)
{
DrawSpaceship(enemyShip);
}
// draw the buffer/screen
buffer.DrawBuffer();
// slow down the game
Thread.Sleep(50);
// add score points to the player
if (isPlayerShipHitEnemy(shells, enemyShips))
{
playerScore++;
}
// not working - need more investigation
if (CheckEveryEnemyShipBumpPlayer(enemyShips, playerShip))
{
playerLives--;
break;
}
// clear the buffer/screen
buffer.ClearBuffer();
}
// clear the console screen and display the results
Console.Clear();
if (playerWon)
{
Console.WriteLine("YOU WIN!");
Console.WriteLine("Score: {0}", playerScore);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("LOSER!");
Console.WriteLine("Score: {0}", playerScore);
}
}
