GreedyZnake on Terminal GameBoard

A group of greedy snake gaming AI on ncurses-based gameboard framework using C++. How greedy are you?

https://github.com/hyili/GreedyZnake.git

Demo

Building process is deprecated, for the latest building instructions, please refers to Building Process

Programming Language & Prerequisition

Written in C++(C++11) Ncurses library

How to build

# cd {Project_Root}
# aclocal
# autoconf
# automake --add-missing
# ./configure
# make
# make install

How to run

# snake

Autoplay

Using -a and -m option. e.g.

# snake -a -e -f 60 -s 100 -m O

Options available

• -a: auto play mode, default false.
  • Auto mode(-a) support, using customizable Bot to autoplay the game
• -e: fence around the map, default false.
  • Fence mode(-e) support, the snake will be blocked by fence around the map
• -l: snake length, default 50.
  • A snake's initial body length(-l {length}) is adjustable
• -y: snake y, default 5.
  • A snake's initial location(-y {location})(-x {location}) is adjustable
• -x: snake x, default 5.
  • A snake's initial location(-y {location})(-x {location}) is adjustable
• -f: max frames per second, default 100. min: 1, max: 200
  • Gameboard support adjustable maxfps(-f {FPS}, Frames Per Second, refresh rate)
• -s: distance per second(speed), default 20. min: 1, max: 200
  • Gameboard support adjustable maxaps(-s {APS}, Action-applied Per Second, speed)
  • A snake's move speed(-s {speed}) is adjustable, implement based on APS
• -m: bot path-finding method. default: 'O'
  • Strategy selection(-m {strategy})
    • 'A': Pure food-finding(A*) and Wandering.
    • 'a': Pure food-finding(A*).
    • 'T': Food-finding(A*), tail-chasing(A*) and Wandering.
    • 't': Food-finding(A*) and tail-chasing(A*).
    • 'O': Advanced food-finding(A*) and filling(A* extension).
    • 'P': Pure tail-chasing(A*) and Wandering.
    • 'p': Pure tail-chasing(A*).
    • 'F': Food-finding(A*) and filling(A* extension).
    • 'W': Wandering.
    • others: Straight forward.

Keyboard Control

• Move
  • Up/Down/Left/Right
• Pause
  • p
• Quit
  • q
• Restart(Reset)
  • r

Rules

• A snake keeps searching for food
• A snake grows up its body each time after having a food
• A snake cannot cross over its body
• A snake will stop moving while meeting walls or body