Asteriods Game in C++

Dependencies

• cmake >= 3.7
  • All OSes: click here for installation instructions
• make >= 4.1 (Linux, Mac), 3.81 (Windows)
  • Linux: make is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: install Xcode command line tools to get make
  • Windows: Click here for installation instructions
• SDL2 >= 2.0
  • All installation instructions can be found here
  • Note that for Linux, an apt or apt-get installation is preferred to building from source.
• gcc/g++ >= 5.4
  • Linux: gcc / g++ is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: same deal as make - install Xcode command line tools
  • Windows: recommend using MinGW

Tips on installing SDL2 & SDL2 Image

Mac

• brew install sdl2
• brew install sdl2_image

Linux

• sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev
• sudo apt-get install libsdl2-image-dev

Basic Build Instructions

1. Clone this repo. git clone https://github.com/jayahariv/asteroids.git
2. Make a build directory in the top level directory: mkdir build && cd build
3. Compile: cmake .. && make -j
4. Run it: ./AsteroidsGame

How to play the game

• top / down arrow keys to move forward and backward
• left and right to rotate the ship
• press a to fire

Future

• stars in the sky
• break astroid to smaller pieces
• sounds