Pathfinding Demo

Task description

A simple project written as part of the portfolio for university. As per the task:

• Tile-based map with procedural generation
• Inventory system with items and equipment
  • Sortable (sorting algorithm must be written from scratch)
• Playable character with attributes that are influenced by the state of inventory
  • Controllable by the user
• Pathfinding from the player spawn point to the exit
  • A* algorithm (library usage permitted)
  • Ability to auto-navigate to the exit
  • Ability to highlight the path

Liberties taken

The project...

• ...is written in Rust
• ...uses the Bevy game engine/framework
• ...deviates from the exact task descriptions where it's necessary to conform to the Entity-Component-System model
• ...is split into logical parts for easier reading
• ...uses an aestetic referenced from Portal 2 and Half-Life 2¹
  • Assets used are the original work of art by the author of this repository based on intellectual properties specified previously
  • The author of the assets has no affiliation with Valve Corporation
  • The author of the assets would be happy to be affiliated with Valve Corporation if Valve Corporation so desires

Building

Requirements

1. Rust and Cargo, latest stable version or nightly
   • Rust dependencies such as compiler, correct OS version, etc
2. Dependencies as specified by Bevy
   • Bevy dependencies, such as vulkan-compatible GPU driver

Running

cargo run

Footnotes

1. Portal 2 and Half-Life 2 © 2022 Valve Corporation. All rights reserved. Valve, the Valve logo, Half-Life, the Half-Life logo, the Lambda logo, Steam, the Steam logo, Team Fortress, the Team Fortress logo, Opposing Force, Day of Defeat, the Day of Defeat logo, Counter-Strike, the Counter-Strike logo, Source, the Source logo, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Portal, the Portal logo, Dota, the Dota 2 logo, and Defense of the Ancients are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. ↩