RPG Game

Created by: Michael Xanthopoulos and Eleftherios Dimitras.

This is an RPG (Role Playing Game).
The project was implemented as an assignment in the Object Oriented Programming course (2017).

How to use

1. Use the Makefile to compile: make
2. Run with: ./rpg_game

Game Description

There are heroes and monsters who are in a constant battle.
Their world is represented by a grid, consisted of territories which are dominated by either heroes or monsters.

As heroes move accross the map they may be involved in battles with monsters.
They can use spells and objects to defeat them.

There is a fixed-point market area from where heroes can buy spells and items for fighting against monsters.

They have a limited amount of coins to spend as the game begins which is being increased by gaining experience.

A hero earns coins and experience when a monster is defeated. The amount of earnings depends on heroe's level.
Their level is increased when enough experience is collected and then their skills are automatically upgraded.

General Info

• Heroes

  All heroes have:

  • Health Power (HP)
  • Magic Power (MP)
  • Dexterity (allows him to use potions more effectively)
  • Strength  (increases the amount of damaged caused by a weapon)
  • Agility   (increases the chance of avoiding an attack)
  • Money
  • Level
  
  

  There are 3 different types of heroes:

  • Warriors
    They have increased strength and agility

  • Sorcerer
    They have increased dexterity and agility

  • Paladin
    They have increased strength and dexterity

• Monsters

  All monsters have:

  • Damage Range
  • Defense Amount (reduces the amount of received damage)
  • Probability of avoiding an attack
  
  

  There are 3 different types of monsters:

  • Dragon
    They have increased damage range

  • Exoskeleton
    They have increased defense amount

  • Spirit
    They have increased probability of avoiding an attack

• Items

  All items have:

  • Name
  • Price
  • Minmum required level for a hero before he can use them
  
  

  There are 3 different types of items:

  • Weapons
    They can be used for attacking monsters.
    They have a specific amount of damage they can cause.
    They may require one or two hands for being used.

  • Armors
    When used, they reduce the amount of received damage

  • Potion
    When used, they increase a specific feature of the hero.
    They are disposable, which means that they can't be reused.

• Spells

  They represnt a magic attack that can a hero excute.
  The amount of damaged caused is affected by heroes dexterity.

  All spells have:

  • Name
  • Price
  • Minmum required level for a hero before he can use them
  • Damage Range
  • Magic Power required amount for use
  
  

  There are 3 different types of spells:

  • IceSpells
    Besides the damage it causes, it reduces the damage range of the opponent for some rounds

  • FireSpells
    Besides the damage it causes, it reduces the defense amount of the opponent for some rounds

  • LightingSpells
    Besides the damage it causes, it reduces the probability for the opponent to avoid an attack for some rounds

Gameplay

Heroes move all together. Every step you take to an open square, a battle can be triggered.
If battle doesn't happen, you restore some of your lost HP an MP (depending on your hero level).

As your heroes level up, monsters level up as well (The battles are more rewarding).

You can spend the money you gathered at the local store. There are items and spells you can buy from there.
(More information on items and spells are given inside the store).

Heroes are indicated with a green mark, obstacles with a red mark and the store with a yellow mark.

When heoes are moving in the map, they can enter in a mode called 'inventory' where they can change their armor, change the weapon that each hero holds and they also can drink potions.

Special Characteristics

The game is terminal based and it's implemented with an advanced integration and graphics system.

Unbuffered input is implemented so that a better gameplay experience is ensured, removing the need of hitting enter at every needed action.

When heroes are in the store, they can see all available items and spells for sale. They can expand the information tab for all of them as well.

When choosing to buy something, all objects are filtered so that only these that current hero is capable of purchasing are being displayed.

Error messages are also displayed at every wrong or not permitted action for informing player what went wrong.

The graphics system is implemented to work as smoother as possible. It automatically refreshes the screen and resotres the gameplay grid, so that no crushing occurs when hitting wrong buttons and doing not permitted actions.

Screenshots

Grid

Market (Info Disabled)	Market (Info Enabled)

Filtered Market (Info Disabled)	Filtered Market (Info Enabled)

Battle Mode (Round 1)	Filtered Market (Round 6 - 1st Monster Defeated)

Key Bindings

Action	Key
Move Up	w
Move Down	s
Move Left	a
Move Right	d
Navigate heroes, items, ...	1,2,3
Enter Inventory	i
Quit Game	q

Enjoy!