NcursesSnowGame.c

Github: https://github.com/synthVerity/NcursesSnow/blob/master/snowGame.c

AI is activated by pushing F2. Not perfect, or even that great, but small side project.

	#include <stdio.h>
	#include <stdlib.h>
	#include <time.h>
	#include <ncurses.h>
	// Struct that holds placement information for each snowflake
	struct snow
	{
	int x;
	int y;
	};
	// Obvious main is obvious
	int main(int argc, char *argv[])
	{
	// All the variables used, including the array of snowflakes
	int i;
	int running = 1, AIplayer = 0;
	int maxY, maxX;
	int playX, playY;
	char piece = '*';
	char player = '#';
	int numSnowflakes;
	// Set the number of snowflakes used in the game
	if(argc > 1)
	{
	numSnowflakes = atoi(argv[1]);
	}
	else
	{
	numSnowflakes = 50;
	}
	struct snow snowflakes[numSnowflakes];
	// Seed random
	srand(time(NULL));
	// Start the ncurses library, stdscr
	initscr();
	// Ncurses values used to set various settings
	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
	halfdelay(1);
	curs_set(0);
	// Get size of terminal used for program
	getmaxyx(stdscr, maxY, maxX);
	playY = maxY – 1;
	playX = maxX / 2;
	// Initialize the snowflake locations
	for(i = 0; i < numSnowflakes; i++)
	{
	snowflakes[i].x = rand() % maxX;
	snowflakes[i].y = rand() % maxY;
	}
	// Main animation loop
	while(running)
	{
	clear();
	// Output of the clouds
	for(i = 0; i < maxX; i++)
	{
	mvprintw(0, i, "&");
	}
	// Output of the individual snowflakes
	for(i = 0; i < numSnowflakes; i++)
	{
	mvprintw(snowflakes[i].y, snowflakes[i].x, "%c", piece);
	// Sets another on the top when snowflakes reach the bottom of the screen
	if(snowflakes[i].y > maxY)
	{
	snowflakes[i].x = rand() % maxX;
	snowflakes[i].y = 0;
	}
	// To simulate a snowflake falling
	snowflakes[i].y++;
	}
	// Output of player piece
	mvprintw(playY, playX, "%c", player);
	// User input to cancel the program and move the player piece
	switch(getch())
	{
	case KEY_F(1):
	running = 0;
	break;
	case KEY_F(2):
	AIplayer = 1;
	break;
	case KEY_LEFT:
	if(playX <= 0)
	break;
	playX–;
	break;
	case KEY_RIGHT:
	if(playX >= maxX – 1)
	break;
	playX++;
	break;
	}
	// If a snowflake appears above the game piece,
	// the computer moves it out of the way. Should be a perfect win
	if(AIplayer)
	{
	for(i = 0; i < numSnowflakes; i++)
	{
	if(snowflakes[i].x == playX && playX > 0)
	playX–;
	else if(snowflakes[i].x == playX)
	playX++;
	}
	}
	// Collision check for snowflake
	for(i = 0; i < numSnowflakes; i++)
	{
	if(playX == snowflakes[i].x && playY == snowflakes[i].y – 1)
	{
	running = 0;
	}
	}
	}
	// Ends ncurses and the initial program
	endwin();
	return 0;
	}

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