Sack The Sheep 🐑

Hello! Welcome to our game, Sack the Sheep, a fun 2D top-down single-player game -- built using Python (Pygame, Tkinter & Pillow).

Game Overview

Objective

• Collect the escaped sheep and bring them back to your house!
• Dodge obstacles to avoid dying
• Collect 🪙coins & upgrade your 👨‍🌾character stats in the shop

Features

• 3 levels of increasing difficulty
• Shop to upgrade your character stats
• A high score system ⭐

Controls 🎮

• Use W, A, S, D or the arrow keys to move your character within the game.
• Sprinting:
  • Hold LSHIFT to sprint
  • The purple bar located at the top of the screen represents your sprint bar.
  • If the sprint bar is empty, you will not be able to sprint. Keep an eye on it!
• Level Reset and Exit:
  • Press R key to reset the level you are currently playing
  • If you wish to exit to the levels screen, press the ESC key
• Interacting with Items:
  • To interact with items outside of the game, click on them
  • This will allow you to perform actions or access additional features
  • Items in the shop cost coins (your coins will be indicated in the top right, either in-game or on the shop page)
• Collecting Objects:
  • To collect objects, simply collide your character with the collectable object
  • When the collision occurs, the object will be added to your inventory or provide you with a certain outcome
  • You will be unable to collect more sheep if your sack (indicated in the top right) is full, until you return home to release the sheep

Installation 🖥️

• Install Pygame 🐍:

  • Make sure you have Python installed on your system. If not, download and install the latest version from the official Python website (https://www.python.org).
  • Open a command prompt or terminal window.
  • Type the following command and press Enter to install Pygame:
    • pip install pygame

• Install Pillow:

  • Ensure you have downloaded Pillow on your system as our game utilizes this image processor
  • Open a command prompt or terminal window.
  • Type the following command and press Enter to install Pillow:
    • -m pip install --upgrade pip
    • -m pip install --upgrade Pillow

• Launch the Software:

  • Open a command prompt or terminal window.
  • Run the main script by executing the following command:
    • python main.py
  • The software should now launch, and you can start enjoying it!

• Note: Please ensure that your system meets the software's minimum requirements, as specified in the software's accompanying documentation.

Credits

Developed by: Angela Huang, Alina Huan, & Snow Shi

Last Updated: 02 June 2023