This project is based on an assignement, which goal was to imitate as closely as possible the classic arcade game Asteroids.
I ended up adding many features, including collision physics with energy conservation, advanced visual effects (considering the ocaml Graphics API), and an «ok» gameplay loop.
Even though i used oCaml, a language i'm not really a big fan of, it worked out pretty good. I know the code is pretty clunky and repetitive sometimes, with some ugly workarounds, but it works !
I work on it on my spare time, and make the source code available to everyone, for fun and learning.
(You will need ocamlc) You can compile this game using the command line :
ocamlc -o asteroids unix.cma graphics.cma parameters.ml functions.ml colors.ml objects.ml buttons.ml asteroids.ml (for windows, it's asteroids.exe instead of asteroids)
Run it with ./asteroids (.exe for windows)
(Works both on linux and windows via powershell. Not sure for mac tho)
v1.9 - Optimisation update WIP
Features :
- Runs a lot smoother, even with a lot of objects, thanks to an other way to optimise collisions calculation
- Better camera behavior, still moves when paused, for style :)
- Gameplay tweaks everywhere
- Changed pause options
Fixed :
- Objects and fragments bouncing now time-based.
- Proper time correctly taken into account for every object, for physics and rendering
- Simplified code and objects
Problems :
- Now that the collision algorithm is optimised, what takes up most of the time is the rendering. Disable chunks and smoke effects for huge performance improvements.
- Angular momentum of objects still not taken into account for physics
- ???
For all changelogs, see changelog.txt