ltank-sdl

This is a SDL 2.0 remake of Jim Kindley's Laser Tank game. It runs on all major desktop operating systems.

Differences from original game

As the source code of the original game is messy and hard to understand, I have decided to code this remake from scratch and try to keep game logic simple while retaining overall gameplay of the original game. As a result, there are some incompatibilities with the original game and some levels from the original game are broken.

Here are the major differences from the original game:

• Multiple lasers can be present simultaneously. As a result, anti-tanks will fire upon seeing player even if another laser is still in flight.
• 1-tile-long conveyor belts no longer take player to the other end immediately
• Player's laser travels to target instantaneously

There might be other subtle differences. Also see missing features below.

Missing features

• Ice-related logic is incomplete
• Tunnels
• Recording & playback

Build instructions

1. Install dependencies: sdl2, sdl2_image, sdl2_ttf and their respective development packages
2. Type make
3. Run the game: ./ltank

Game control

• Press arrow keys to move, spacebar to fire
• Press u to undo last move
• Press r to restart game
• Press F9 to toggle editor mode
• Press a to toggle animation

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