INFO

HIATUS
Last Edited: 1/24/2022

NOTE: Meant to be run on Python 3.7 or any compatible version with Pygame

DOWNLOAD A DEMO HERE. Currently the demo is only compatible with Windows operating systems. Unpack the .zip and run the .exe. If you would like to just clone the repo and run it with Python, jump to the Installation section.

SOURCE CODE: https://github.com/rkwong43/Toh

GITHUB PAGES: https://rkwong43.github.io/Toh/

CONTROLS: Menu navigation using WASD or arrow keys, select using Space. Go backwards a menu using Esc.

Personal project using self-taught Python and the Pygame library. Is currently on a hiatus. Might port it into C++ in the future, or the Unity game engine.

• Features decoupled views, models, controllers, and artificial intelligence for behavior of enemies.
• Has a collision detection algorithm for detecting when projectiles and ships intersect.
• Supports different frame rates (default=60) while keeping the same gameplay.
• Controller and main allow for restarting the game upon end.
• Menu is implemented in the form of a tree structure.
• Unique algorithms for different enemy types and projectiles such as homing missiles.
• Pixel art and effects created by myself, Roger Kwong.
• In-game music created by Scott Buckley and used under the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 license. Current tracks used are Undertow and Endurance.
• Backgrounds and sound effects are temporary until custom ones are created.

As of now, all weapons and ships are permanently unlocked for the player for demo purposes.

Installation

Clone the repo into a folder of your choice. Make sure you have Python 3.x installed then install Pygame:

# For Windows:
py -m pip install -U pygame --user
# For Linux:
sudo apt-get install python3-pygame

From there, simply run:

py main.py

Current Game Features

Describes the current gameplay features inside the game.

• Difficulty Settings:
  • Difficulty affects the rate at which enemies spawn, their statistics such as health, shielding, and movement speed, their fire rate, and the amount of experience required to level up.
• Survival
  • Classic:
    • Survive against hordes of enemy ships.
    • Every type of enemy in the game is featured inside Classic.
    • Leveling up will increase the player’s health, shield, shield regeneration, fire rate, and weapon damage. Level thresholds are dependent on score and is doubled every level.
    • Every weapon is available for use.
    • Types of enemies spawned are chosen randomly based on an assigned combat rating and the total combat rating allowed for the current wave.
    • Every wave, the total combat rating is reset and increased by a certain amount.
  • Heaven:
    • Survive against hordes of difficult enemy ships.
    • Every larger enemy ship is featured in Heaven Survival.
    • Leveling is the same as in Classic.
    • Every weapon is available for use.
    • Enemy spawning is the same as in Classic.
  • Fate:
    • Classic survival but with a twist.
    • Weapon randomized every few waves.
    • Same scoring system and spawning as in Classic.
  • Onslaught:
    • Classic survival but enemies are much more difficult.
    • Allied ships spawn throughout the game.
    • Enemies will target the closest allied ship or the player.
    • Same scoring system and spawning as in Classic.
• Challenge
  • Titan Slayer:
    • Duel against a large Titan enemy ship with the base weapons.
    • All weapons are available for use.
    • Score is not relevant, game victory returns the time taken to destroy the Titan.
    • Difficulty affects the health and fire rate of the Titan and its turrets.
  • Mandible Madness:
    • Fight against waves of Mandibles and Motherships.
    • Final score is calculated based on time taken.
    • Final wave includes two mini-bosses.
  • Spectral:
    • Fight against waves of hidden enemies.
    • Time based game mode, so final score is based on how quickly the player completes every wave.
• Tutorial
  • Leads the player through basic controls (WASD or arrows to move, SPACE to shoot).
  • Gives the player a sample enemy to destroy.
  • Introduces the concept of health, shield, and how each increase or regenerate.
  • Informs the player that ESC can be used to pause, and if paused, BACKSPACE will exit the game to the title screen.
• Hangar
  • Consists of ships, weapons, and enemies to view.
  • Each page displays the selected entity and limited stats on its base form.
  • Uses a smaller model to simulate firing of shown weapons of the player and the selected enemy.

Future Features

Features currently under development or planned for the future.

• Implementing global high scores and user accounts (MongoDB, Heroku, Flask?, MLab).
• Multiplayer and mouse support for aiming or local multiplayer.
• Expanding on enemy artificial intelligence.
• Streamlined creation for enemies and players.
• Adding or creating a custom ship for the player.
• Adding a story mode with chapters.
• Adding a constant progression system (for release of game)
• Locking weapons until unlocked (for final release of game)
• Writing high scores and statistics to a file.
• Adding settings for modifying resolution, frame rate, and sound/music volume.
• More game modes, enemies, and weapons!

How to Add Ships

• Create sprites for the animated, base, damaged, and shielded images, placing them into a spritesheet.
• Create an ID for them, name the spritesheet ID.png.
• Place the images into the images folder under resources.
• Add the ID to their respective enum.
• Create a class for the new ship, extending the Ship class, or Enemy class if the new ship is an enemy.
• Add the ship’s stats to the ship_stats.py file.
• If enemy ship, alter the enemy_generator.py file and add the new ID to the dictionary of IDs : classes.