constants.h

/*******************************************************************************
 * Constants Configuration                                                     *
 * For Pacman Game (COMP 11 Project 1 | 2016 Spring)                           *
 * written by: Michael Edegware                                                *
 * Date: 3/26/2016                                                             *
 * Joke: Q. A programmer was going for work, so his wife told him that while he*
 *       is out, he should get some decorations for her. He never came back.   *
 ******************************************************************************/
#ifndef CONSTANTS_H_INCLUDED
#define CONSTANTS_H_INCLUDED

const int ROWS = 21; // to account for boundaries
const int COLS = 61;

const char SPACE = ' ';

const char BORD_TOP = '-';
const char BORD_CORN = '+';
const char BORD_SIDE = '|';

const char DOT = 'o';
const char BOULDER = 'X';

const char CMD_UP = 'w';
const char CMD_DWN = 's';
const char CMD_LFT = 'a';
const char CMD_RGT = 'd';
const char CMD_QUIT = 'q';

const char GHOST = 'm';
const char LEFT = '>';
const char RIGHT = '<';
const char UP = 'v';
const char DOWN = '^';

const int NUM_GHOSTS = 4;
const int NUM_LEVELS = 10;
const int DOTS_PER_LEVEL = 15;
const int NUM_DOTS = DOTS_PER_LEVEL * NUM_LEVELS;
const int BOULDERS_PER_LEVEL = 1;
const int NUM_BOULDERS = BOULDERS_PER_LEVEL * NUM_LEVELS;
const int GHOST_INITIAL_POS = 0;
const int MIN_BOULDER_WIDTH = COLS / 10;
const int MAX_BOULDER_WIDTH = COLS / 4;
const int MIN_BOULDER_HEIGHT = ROWS / 10;
const int MAX_BOULDER_HEIGHT = ROWS / 4;
/* the user gets points for eating a dot and beating a level */
const int DOT_REWARD = 1;
const int LEVEL_REWARD = 10;
/* the ghosts moves once for every GHOST_FREQ moves the user makes */
const int GHOST_FREQ = 2;

/* pace of game set at SPEED/10 seconds */
const int SPEED = 3;

#endif