//this method moves the hazards
static void MoveTheHazards(GameObject hazard)
{
hazard.y++;
}
static void Main()
{
#region Setting up the scene
//before anything else, change the console window
Console.BufferWidth = Console.WindowWidth = 50;
Console.BufferHeight = Console.WindowHeight = 39;
int gameSpeedDelay = 250;
int livesNum = 10;
int scoreNum = 0;
int levelNum = 0;
//create a list of gameobjects to hold the game hazards in runtime
List<GameObject> theHazardsList = new List<GameObject>();
#endregion
#region Create the player
//create the player object
GameObject playerLeft = new GameObject();
playerLeft.x = (Console.WindowWidth / 2) - 1;
playerLeft.y = Console.WindowHeight - 1;
playerLeft.symbol = "(";
playerLeft.color = ConsoleColor.White;
GameObject playerMid = new GameObject();
playerMid.x = playerLeft.x + 1;
playerMid.y = Console.WindowHeight - 1;
playerMid.symbol = "O";
playerMid.color = ConsoleColor.White;
GameObject playerRight = new GameObject();
playerRight.x = playerMid.x + 1;
playerRight.y = Console.WindowHeight - 1;
playerRight.symbol = ")";
playerRight.color = ConsoleColor.White;
#endregion
//keep the game running until the player loses all their lives
while (livesNum > 0)
{
//initialise the collision boolean
bool contact = false;
#region Create the hazards
//creating the game hazards
string[] theHazardsStr = { "+", "%", "$", "#", "!", "^", "@", "*", "&", ".", ";" };
ConsoleColor[] rocksColor = { ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor.Green, ConsoleColor.Yellow, ConsoleColor.Red, ConsoleColor.Cyan, ConsoleColor.Magenta };
//choose the type and details of the hazards
Random chooseXPos = new Random();
Random chooseHazard = new Random();
Random chooseDensity = new Random();
Random chooseHazardColour = new Random();
//random density in the range
int hazardDensity = chooseDensity.Next(0, 3);
for (int i = 0; i < hazardDensity; i++)
{
GameObject hazard = new GameObject();
hazard.x = chooseXPos.Next(1, (Console.WindowWidth - 1));
hazard.y = 0;
//ensure different colours
for (int k = 0; k <= 1; k++)
{
hazard.color = rocksColor[chooseHazardColour.Next(0, rocksColor.Length)];
}
//ensure different hazards
for (int j = 0; j <= 1; j++)
{
hazard.symbol = theHazardsStr[chooseHazard.Next(0, theHazardsStr.Length)];
}
theHazardsList.Add(hazard);
}
#endregion
#region Draw and move the hazards
//draw the hazards gameobjects via the PlaceAtThisPos method (loop through the List to create a stream of hazards)
foreach (var hazard in theHazardsList)
{
if(hazard.y < Console.WindowHeight - 1)
{
PlaceAtThisPos(hazard.x, hazard.y, hazard.symbol, hazard.color);
}
}
//hazard movement logic
foreach (var hazard in theHazardsList)
{
MoveTheHazards(hazard);
}
//diminish the number of hazards
if (theHazardsList.Count > 250)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 17; i++)
{
theHazardsList.RemoveAt(0);
}
}
#endregion
#region Draw the player
//draw the player gameobject via the PlaceAtThisPos method (invoke for each body part)
PlaceAtThisPos(playerLeft.x, playerLeft.y, playerLeft.symbol, playerLeft.color);
PlaceAtThisPos(playerMid.x, playerMid.y, playerMid.symbol, playerMid.color);
PlaceAtThisPos(playerRight.x, playerRight.y, playerRight.symbol, playerRight.color);
#endregion
#region Player movement
//player movement logic - check the key being pressed and adjust the player gameobject position accordingly
while (Console.KeyAvailable)
{
ConsoleKeyInfo theUsedKey = Console.ReadKey();
if (theUsedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.LeftArrow)
{
if (playerLeft.x >= 1)
{
playerLeft.x = playerLeft.x - 1;
playerMid.x = playerMid.x - 1;
playerRight.x = playerRight.x - 1;
}
}
else if (theUsedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.RightArrow)
{
if (playerRight.x < Console.WindowWidth - 1)
{
playerLeft.x = playerLeft.x + 1;
playerMid.x = playerMid.x + 1;
playerRight.x = playerRight.x + 1;
}
}
}//end of loop
#endregion
#region Collision and game control.
contact = false;
//check if the player gameobject has collided with any hazards
for (int i = 0; i < theHazardsList.Count; i++)
{
if (
playerLeft.x == theHazardsList[i].x ||
playerMid.x == theHazardsList[i].x ||
playerRight.x == theHazardsList[i].x &&
playerMid.y == theHazardsList[i].y
)
{
contact = true;
}
} //end of loop
//consequences, if the hazards hit the player
if (contact == true)
{
Console.Beep();
PlaceAtThisPos(playerLeft.x, playerLeft.y, "-", ConsoleColor.Red);
PlaceAtThisPos(playerMid.x, playerMid.y, "^", ConsoleColor.Red);
PlaceAtThisPos(playerRight.x, playerRight.y, "-", ConsoleColor.Red);
//livesNum--;
}
contact = false;
scoreNum++;
Thread.Sleep(gameSpeedDelay);
Console.Clear();
//increase the level and the game speed/difficulty
if (scoreNum % 100 == 0)
{
gameSpeedDelay -= 5;
levelNum++;
}
#endregion
} //end of loop, i.e., GAME OVER
#region Game Over
//GAME OVER messages
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(" GAME OVER!");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine(" You achieved a score of {0} and reached level {1}. Better luck next time!", scoreNum, levelNum);
Console.WriteLine(" Press [Enter] to close the game.");
Console.ReadLine();
Environment.Exit(0);
#endregion
}
