wattahay/cli-game-scripts

Minimal Python game script. Works foremost in xfce4-terminal and Gnome terminal

cli-game-scripts's Issues

Player waits before zooming

upon holding down an arrow to move the player,
the player should immediately zoom in that direction
however, the player moves once, and then skips a frame before moving again

perhaps this would require a while loop that has a getch() function in it like the fix for the pull function

There is no pushing blocks

oy

refer to the decision tree overhaul

settings reset each level

key control settings reset on every new level

Framerate issue in the console

The terminal version works fine, but the console has problems clearing and refreshing so quickly

If there is a simple solution, it will likely be with synchronizing the game frame rate with the screen Hz.

board flickers beyond midsize boards

board is not 1080p or 4k compatible

experiment with ansi hacks as alternative to printing the entire board every single frame.

centering the board does not work for the maxed size board range

Boards in terminals larger than the max size parameters are not centered vertically.

Beast randomness setting

right now it seems like the beasts probably don't scatter enough

create a setting to increase and decrease the randomness of the beasts' movement decisions

persistent data storage

• level saves
• settings saves

keyboard delay prevents smooth player movement

Feature of Bug?
The feature might be desirable over the old game, because the old game lacks control sometimes. However nice it is to get up and going, it does not usually prove THAT advantageous game-wise.

one possible fix is to use:
xset -r 120 20
however, this changes the keyboard delay system-wide

Another option is to start using pygame, and to see if the keyboard event function works independent of a GUI version.

pulling does not behave as the original game

Pulling blocks only works in two modes, neither of which is like the original:

1. pulling is toggled by the spacebar
2. spacebar must be pressed before every move

The original behavior is that pulling works as long as one holds down the spacebar, but then stops when the user lets off of it.

terminal cursor text shows

change settings while playing a level

right now, the behavior is to only be able to enter the settings menu at opportune moments before each level

make the settings available in a better capacity

some settings can only change in between levels, and not mid-play of a level, while others can be change immediately. perhaps these settings can be separated by the tab in which they exist in the settings menu

pause function does not clear itself

make the pause function clear itself by printing blank spaces over it
and then immediately printing the board again

Beasts disappear

this might be an issue of beasts entering the same location on the same frame, but that does not necessarily make sense.

freeze upon hatching and holding down arrow

requires terminal reset upon closing

find a way to reset the terminal before exiting

hatching monsters brake the game when debugging is on

key input appears mid board

move cursor off the board or hide text

Dynamic BOX placement algorithm insufficient

the get-key thread crashes, stops, halts, or errors out preventing gameplay

the get-key thread crashes, stops, halts, or errors out preventing gameplay

freezes when pushing multiple eggs

This at least happens with consecutive eggs

Beasts jump locations

this is not that bad.

Might be a better 'feature' for monsters.

Arrow keys do not work as in the original

the inkey function accepts 1 character input, and the arrow keys are read as a set of multiple characters.

Find a new method for accepting keyboard input that allows the usage of arrow.

There's a huge potential for great regression if a solution to this problem is found.

killing does not work

playing hatch.ogg thread brakes game

no sound

Dynamic Board BLOCK placement algorithm insufficient

utilize the mod3 structure to dynamically build block ranges similar to the classic board setup.

Pulling only works in Ubuntu

tested on fedora, and the game does not work.

Works on various versions of python3 in Ubuntu/Mint xfce.

Probably has something to do with differences in the getch function keyboard inputs.