/bomberman-java

Simple 4 player bomberman game written in Java

Primary LanguageJavaMIT LicenseMIT

csc413-SecondGame

SFSU CSC 413

IDE

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 2019.1

Java JDK Version

JDK 11.0.2

Current working directory used for the game

bomberman/src/main/java

Controls

Player 1

Command Key
UP ↑
DOWN ↓
LEFT ←
RIGHT →
BOMB /

Player 2

Command Key
UP W
DOWN S
LEFT A
RIGHT D
BOMB E

Player 3

Command Key
UP T
DOWN G
LEFT F
RIGHT H
BOMB Y

Player 4

Command Key
UP I
DOWN K
LEFT J
RIGHT L
BOMB O

System

Command Key
EXIT ESC
RESET F5
View Controls F1

To load .csv map file

java -jar bomberman.jar [map filename]

Example:

java -jar bomberman.jar maps/big_map.csv

Alternatively, place a .csv map file in the same directory as .jar and run:

java -jar bomberman.jar *.csv

Creating your own map

Format is .csv (Comma-separated values). Width and height of the map should be at least 32x32 tiles (1024x1024 pixels). Recommended to surround map with hard wall tiles to prevent players from leaving the map.

Possible tiles:

  • Player1 initial spawn: 1
  • Player2 initial spawn: 2
  • Player3 initial spawn: 3
  • Player4 initial spawn: 4
  • Soft wall: S
  • Hard wall: H
  • Powerup Bomb: PB
  • Powerup Firepower up: PU
  • Powerup Firepower max: PM
  • Powerup Speed: PS
  • Powerup Pierce: PP
  • Powerup Kick: PK
  • Powerup Timer: PT

Default stats

Stat Value
Bomb 1
Firepower 1
Speed 1
Pierce false
Kick false
Timer 250

Available powerups

  • Bomb: Increase maximum number of placed bombs by 1 (max: 6)
  • Firepower up: Increase firepower by 1 (max: 6)
  • Firepower max: Set firepower to max (max: 6)
  • Speed: Increase movement speed by 0.5 (max: 4)
  • Pierce: Enables piercing bomb explosions (explosions extend past soft walls)
  • Kick: Enables kicking bombs
  • Timer: Decrease bomb detonation timer by 15 (min: 160)

Rules

  • Bombs explode in 4 directions and the length of the explosion depends on the firepower of the original player who places it.
  • Bombs are solid when players collide with it from outside.
  • Soft walls have a 50% chance to drop a random powerup upon getting destroyed.
  • Colliding with an explosion will kill the player.
  • Players are able to be killed by explosions caused by their own bombs.

Strategy

Destroy as many crates as you can to collect powerups and become stronger. Hopefully you get lucky and get a lot of powerups. Avoid players who have become very strong. Last player alive scores a point. This is a game of battle royale!

Tips

  • Look out for pierce bombs as they can explode through walls and potentially kill you when you least expect it.
  • Kicking bombs make them travel at very high speed so be prepared to dodge the explosion when you see another player kicking a bomb in your direction.
  • Powerups are destructible just like soft walls so if you end up coming across a powerup you don't need, consider using it as a shield against explosions that are not by pierce bombs.
  • Kicking bombs through powerups will destroy the powerup, this means you can deny another player from collecting a powerup if you are too far from it but have the kick ability.
  • Try baiting another player into a dead end and trapping them by placing a bomb to block them inside the dead end (will not work if they have kick).