static string text = ""; //used to center the text, ignore it
#endregion Fields
#region Methods
private static void GameOver(string difficulty, rockValues[] rocks, int gameScore)
{
for (int l = 0; l < rocks.Length; l++) //write the rocks in dark gray
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[l].X, rocks[l].Y);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
Console.Write(rocks[l].rockSymbol);
}
text = "GAME OVER!";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) - 1);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.WriteLine(text);
if (gameScore > highScore)
{
highScore = gameScore;
text = "Your score is " + gameScore + " on " + difficulty + " difficulty (new high score!).";
}
else
{
text = "Your score is " + gameScore + " on " + difficulty + " difficulty.";
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) + 1);
Console.Write(text);
text = "Press Enter to return to menu";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, Console.BufferHeight - 1);
Console.Write(text);
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, Console.BufferHeight - 1);
Console.ReadLine();
Main(); //I know this can be a very bad idea (calling Main() recursively),
//but I haven't found a better simple way to restart the game
}
static void Main()
{
//console settings
Console.BufferWidth = Console.WindowWidth;
Console.BufferHeight = Console.WindowHeight;
Console.CursorVisible = false;
//running the menu and getting the desired difficulty
object[] difficulty = GetLevel();
int sleepTime = int.Parse(difficulty[0].ToString());
int rockCount = int.Parse(difficulty[1].ToString());
int scoreAdder = int.Parse(difficulty[2].ToString());
//assigning some other stuff
char[] allowedRocks = { '?', '!', '&', '+', '=', '~', '$', '^', '#', '%' }; //rock symbols, you can change them
int dwarfX = Console.BufferWidth / 2 - dwarf.Length / 2; //width / 2, because we want the dwarf to start at the center
rockValues bonusRock = new rockValues();
bonusRock.rockSymbol = '@';
bonusRock.Y = -1;
int gameScore = 0; //scoring system - duh!
int harder = 0; //will make the game harder (faster) on every 15th interation of the cycle
int lifes = startLifes;
//initiating and generating initial random values for the rocks
rockValues[] rocks = new rockValues[rockCount];
for (int i = 0; i < rockCount; i++)
{
rocks[i].X = Randomizer.Next(1, (Console.BufferWidth - 1));
rocks[i].Y = Randomizer.Next(1, (Console.BufferHeight - 5));
do
{
rocks[i].rockColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(1, 16);
} while (rocks[i].rockColor == dwarfColor);
rocks[i].rockSymbol = allowedRocks[Randomizer.Next(0, allowedRocks.Length)];
}
//running the game
while (true)
{
Console.Clear();
//showing the score on the screen
text = "Score: " + gameScore;
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth - text.Length, 0);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Write(text);
//showing the remaining lifes on screen
text = "Lifes: " + lifes;
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, 0);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Write(text);
//read keys (we are only interested in the left and right arrows)
if (Console.KeyAvailable)
{
ConsoleKeyInfo pressedKey = Console.ReadKey();
//moving the dwarf - X++ means right, X-- means left
if (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.RightArrow)
{
dwarfX++;
}
else if (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.LeftArrow)
{
dwarfX--;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Spacebar) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Escape))
{
Pause();
}
}
//making sure the dwarf won't fall off, causing an exception
if (dwarfX == Console.BufferWidth - dwarf.Length)
{
dwarfX--;
}
else if (dwarfX == 0)
{
dwarfX++;
}
//write the new dwarf
WriteDwarf(dwarfX);
//write the new rocks
for (int i = 0; i < rocks.Length; i++)
{
if (rocks[i].Y == (Console.BufferHeight - 1))
{
rocks[i].X = Randomizer.Next(0, Console.BufferWidth - 1);
rocks[i].Y = 1;
do
{
rocks[i].rockColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(1, 16);
} while (rocks[i].rockColor == dwarfColor);
}
else
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[i].X, rocks[i].Y);
rocks[i].Y++;
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[i].X, rocks[i].Y);
Console.ForegroundColor = rocks[i].rockColor;
Console.Write(rocks[i].rockSymbol);
//checking if there are any rock collisions with the dwarf
bool areThereRockCollisions = false;
for (int l = dwarfX; l < dwarfX + dwarf.Length; l++)
{
if (rocks[i].X == l)
{
areThereRockCollisions = true;
break;
}
}
if (areThereRockCollisions && (rocks[i].Y == Console.BufferHeight - 1))
{
lifes--;
WriteDwarf(dwarfX, true); //if the dwarf is hit by a rock, display the appropriate animation
if (lifes == 0)
{
GameOver(difficulty[3].ToString(), rocks, gameScore);
return;
}
}
}
//write the bonus
if (Randomizer.Next(0, 24) == 23 && bonusRock.Y == -1)
{
bonusRock.Y = 1;
bonusRock.X = Randomizer.Next(0, Console.BufferWidth - 1);
}
else if (bonusRock.Y == Console.BufferHeight)
{
bonusRock.Y = -1;
}
else if (bonusRock.Y > 0)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(bonusRock.X, bonusRock.Y);
Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(1, 16);
Console.Write(bonusRock.rockSymbol);
bonusRock.Y++;
}
//if the dwarf is hit by a bonus, display the appropriate animation
if (bonusRock.Y - 1 == Console.BufferHeight - 1)
{
for (int l = dwarfX; l < dwarfX + dwarf.Length; l++)
{
if (bonusRock.X == l)
{
WriteDwarf(dwarfX, false, true);
lifes++;
}
}
}
//giving the appropriate score, based on the game difficulty
gameScore += scoreAdder;
//making the game harder (faster)
harder += 1;
if (harder % 11 == 0)
{
sleepTime -= 1;
}
Thread.Sleep(sleepTime);
}
}
static void Main()
{
//console settings
Console.BufferWidth = Console.WindowWidth;
Console.BufferHeight = Console.WindowHeight;
Console.CursorVisible = false;
//a rather labourious way to center the text in the console...
string text = "";
text = "FALLING ROCKS";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, 0);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press 1 for easy difficulty";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) - 2);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press 2 for medium difficulty";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) - 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press 3 for hard difficulty";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, Console.BufferHeight / 2);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press 4 for INSANE difficulty";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, Console.BufferHeight / 2 + 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press E to exit";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) + 2);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "The game will pause on Esc or Spacebar";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) + 4);
Console.WriteLine(text);
string difficulty = "";
while (true)
{
if (Console.KeyAvailable)
{
ConsoleKeyInfo pressedKey = Console.ReadKey();
if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.NumPad1) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.D1))
{
difficulty = "easy";
break;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.NumPad2) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.D2))
{
difficulty = "medium";
break;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.NumPad3) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.D3))
{
difficulty = "hard";
break;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.NumPad4) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.D4))
{
difficulty = "INSANE";
break;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.E))
{
Console.Clear();
return;
}
}
}
//checking the difficulty and assigning the appropriate values
int sleepTime = 0;
int rockCount = 0;
if (difficulty == "easy")
{
sleepTime = 150;
rockCount = 30;
}
else if (difficulty == "medium")
{
sleepTime = 125;
rockCount = 45;
}
else if (difficulty == "hard")
{
sleepTime = 100;
rockCount = 60;
}
else if (difficulty == "INSANE")
{
sleepTime = 30;
rockCount = 100;
}
//assigning some other stuff
char[] allowedRocks = new char[10] { '?', '!', '&', '+', '=', '~', '$', '^', '#', '%' }; //rock symbols, you can change them
Random Randomizer = new Random(); //used for generating random values for the rocks
int dwarfX = Console.BufferWidth / 2; //width / 2, because we want the dwarf to start at the center
string dwarf = "(0)"; //you can use any dwarf you like, as long as it's 3 characters in length
rockValues[] rocks = new rockValues[rockCount];
//generating random values for the rocks
for (int i = 0; i < rockCount; i++)
{
rocks[i].X = Randomizer.Next(1, (Console.BufferWidth - 1));
rocks[i].Y = Randomizer.Next(1, (Console.BufferHeight - 5));
rocks[i].rockColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(1, 16);
rocks[i].rockSymbol = allowedRocks[Randomizer.Next(0, allowedRocks.Length)];
}
//scoring system (will add +1/+5/+10/+20 on every iteration of the loop, based on the difficulty)
int gameScore = 0;
//used to make the game faster with with every 15th iteration of the cycle
int harder = 0;
//running the game
while (true)
{
Console.Clear();
//read keys (we are interested only in the left and right arrows)
if (Console.KeyAvailable)
{
ConsoleKeyInfo pressedKey = Console.ReadKey();
//moving the dwarf - X++ means right, X-- means left
if (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.RightArrow)
{
dwarfX++;
}
else if (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.LeftArrow)
{
dwarfX--;
}
else if ((pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Spacebar) || (pressedKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Escape))
{
//pausing...
Console.ForegroundColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(10, 16);
text = "PAUSED";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, Console.BufferHeight / 2);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press Enter to continue...";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) + 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
//making sure the dwarf won't fall off, causing an exception
if (dwarfX == Console.BufferWidth - dwarf.Length)
{
dwarfX--;
}
else if (dwarfX == 0)
{
dwarfX++;
}
//write the new dwarf
Console.SetCursorPosition(dwarfX, Console.BufferHeight - 1);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Cyan;
Console.Write(dwarf);
//write the new rocks
for (int i = 0; i < rocks.Length; i++)
{
if (rocks[i].Y == (Console.BufferHeight - 1))
{
rocks[i].X = Randomizer.Next(0, Console.BufferWidth - 1);
rocks[i].Y = 0;
rocks[i].rockColor = (ConsoleColor)Randomizer.Next(1, 16); ;
}
else
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[i].X, rocks[i].Y);
rocks[i].Y++;
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[i].X, rocks[i].Y);
Console.ForegroundColor = rocks[i].rockColor;
Console.Write(rocks[i].rockSymbol);
//checking if there are any rock collisions with the dwarf
if (((rocks[i].X == dwarfX) || (rocks[i].X == dwarfX + 1) || (rocks[i].X == dwarfX + 2)) && rocks[i].Y == Console.BufferHeight - 1)
{
Console.Clear();
for (int l = 0; l < rocks.Length; l++)
{
Console.SetCursorPosition(rocks[l].X, rocks[l].Y);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
Console.Write(rocks[l].rockSymbol);
}
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
text = "GAME OVER!";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) - 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Your score is " + gameScore + " on " + difficulty + " difficulty.";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, (Console.BufferHeight / 2) + 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
text = "Press Enter to exit";
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth / 2 - text.Length / 2, Console.BufferHeight - 1);
Console.WriteLine(text);
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, Console.BufferHeight - 1);
Console.ReadLine();
return;
}
}
//giving the appropriate score, based on the game difficulty
if (difficulty == "easy")
{
gameScore += 1;
}
else if (difficulty == "medium")
{
gameScore += 3;
}
else if (difficulty == "hard")
{
gameScore += 7;
}
else if (difficulty == "INSANE")
{
gameScore += 10;
}
//showing the score on the screen
text = "Score: " + gameScore;
Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.BufferWidth - text.Length, 0);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Write(text);
//making the game harder (faster)
harder += 1;
if (harder % 11 == 0)
{
sleepTime -= 1;
}
Thread.Sleep(sleepTime);
}
}
