elcoco/csnek

Snake bot written in C

CSNEK :: A bot that plays snake

A snake game AI written in C using ncurses.
The bot uses the A* algorithm to find it's path towards the food.
More info: wikipedia
The game could also be played manually but why would you do that?

Compile and run

make

# run bot
./csnek -b -s 2 

Commandline args

$ ./csnek -h                                                                                                                             17:29:46
CSNEK :: A bot that plays snake
Optional args:
    -H      play the game like a real human! (default)
    -b      let the bot do the work!
    -s      speed in miliseconds inbetween draws (default=100)
    -g      grow amount (default=1)
    -f      amount of food generated (default=1)

Controls when playing manually

h, ←    move left
j, ↓    move down
k, ↑    move up
l, →    move right

<space> toggle pause
q       quit

Bot Info

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L-WgKMFuhE
• https://johnflux.com/category/nokia-6110-snake-project/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjQIO1rqTBE