Simple Battleships game. (Windows console application)
Written in C++ using Visual Studio.
- Download Battleship.zip
- Unzip (e.g. by using 7-Zip)
- Run Battleship_x64.exe
| Key(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| W/S or UP/DOWN | Navigate menu buttons. |
| ENTER or SPACE | Confirm or Select. |
| ESCAPE | Navigate back to main menu, or previous view. |
| W/S/A/D or UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT | Move ship or cursor. (When a board is focused.) |
| Q/E | Select a different ship for placement (When the placement board is focused.) |
| SPACE | Rotate the ship. (When the placement board is focused.) |
The aim of the game is to destroy the enemy's ships before they destroy yours.
You can place your ships manually or randomly. Ships must not overlap, and you cannot confirm your placement until every ship is valid.
Move your cursor around with the arrow keys and press SPACE to fire. If a cell is bright red, it means a ship has been hit.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ~ | Unknown cell that has not been fired at, OR Empty ocean cell. |
- |
Empty ocean cell, which has been fired at. |
| X | An unknown ship has been hit in that cell. |
| Symbol | Name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| A | Aircraft Carrier | 5 |
| B | Battleship | 4 |
| C | Cruiser | 3 |
| S | Submarine | 3 |
| D | Destroyer | 2 |
If you destroy all 5 enemy ships, you win. If the enemy destroys all your ships, you lose.
Debug Mode can be enabled from the Main Menu. If Debug Mode is enabled (as shown by the green X in the checkbox), both the player's boards and the enemy's boards will be visible during gameplay.
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|---|---|
| Version | 1.0 |
| Author | Elijah Shadbolt |
| Date | 14/06/2018 |
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Media Design School
Auckland
New Zealand
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