CPPND: Capstone Snake Game

This is the final Capstone project of the Udacity C++ Nanodegree Program. The code for this repo was inspired by this excellent StackOverflow post and set of responses.

Game Screens

Game Features

1. There are boosters marked by 🚀 which will speed up the snake's speed.
2. New boosters will be randomly placed in the game after you eat any of them.
3. Beware of obstacles.
4. Parameters such as number of obstacles and boosters can be configured from gameConfig/config.txt file.
5. A starting screen has been added.
6. The game can be reset in the starting screen.
7. The game can be paused if you press Esc.

Dependencies for Running Locally

• 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.
• SDL2 TTF >= 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.
    • sudo apt install libsdl2-ttf-dev
    • sudo apt-get install libsdl2-ttf-dev
• 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

Basic Build Instructions

1. Clone this repo.
2. Make a build directory in the top level directory: mkdir build && cd build
3. Compile: cmake .. && make
4. Run it: ./SnakeGame.

Project Specification

Compiling and Testing

• The submission must compile and run.

Loops, Functions, I/O

• The project demonstrates an understanding of C++ functions and control structures.
  • The code starts from main.cpp and uses functions along the way.
• The project reads data from a file and process the data, or the program writes data to a file.
  • It reads data from the config file (header, cpp).
• The project accepts user input and processes the input.
  • It has a welcoming page and allows the player to choose to play, reset, or quit the game (welcoming page).

Object Oriented Programming

• The project uses Object Oriented Programming techniques.
  • Please visit the src folder and take a look. The project code is built on objects such as controller, snake, obstacles, and renderer.
• Classes use appropriate access specifiers for class members.
  • Please visit the src folder and take a look.
• Class constructors utilize member initialization lists.
  • Examples include game.cpp and coordinate.h.
• Classes encapsulate behavior.
  • Examples include fileUtils.h.
• Classes follow an appropriate inheritance hierarchy.
  • Examples include boosters.h.

Memory Management

• The project makes use of references in function declarations.
  • Examples include game.h and controller.h.
• The project uses destructors appropriately.
  • Examples include renderer.h.
• The project uses smart pointers instead of raw pointers.
  • Examples include gameObjects.h.