Console Cabby

+--------------------------------------------------+ CONSOLE CABBIE
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\  #######| TIME:  474
| C                     C                  C#######| MONEY: 0
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\C######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######| WASD to move, Q to quit.
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ $#####\ ######\ ######\ C#######| Pick up fares($) and drop them off
|  \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\  #######| at the destination(X) before
|         C    C          @   C          C  #######| time runs out.
|  ######\ ######\C######\ ######\C#$####\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\ ######\  #######|
|  \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\ \_\_\_\  #######|
|                                           #######|
|C               C        C                 #######|
+--------------------------------------------------+

A simple terminal based game where you drive around and pick up fares to collect money before time runs out. This game was written in C++ and uses the great rlutil library as well as a few common C/C++ libs.

The only true dependency is rlutil which comes with the code so you shouldn't need to install anything to get it compiled and running.

HOW TO PLAY

Use the WASD keys to drive around the map. Moving next to a fare, represented by $, will pick them up. Then an X will appear on the map. Move next to the X to drop the fare off and collect some money. Try to collect as much money as possible before time runs out.

COMPILE

To compile console cabby use the supplied make file then run the cabby binary.

$ make
$ ./cabby

OPTIONS

There are several options you can pass to adjust the game.

-cc <int> Car count. Adjusts the number of cars on the road.
-fc <int> Fare count. Adjust the number of available fares on the map at any one time.
-h Help. Prints out the available options.
-m <file path> Map. You can import your own maps if you'd like to play on a different layout than what's available. Check below for how to format map files.
-r Reverse. Makes traffic drive on the left side of the road (U.K. style).
-t <int> Time. Adjust the starting time.

MAKING NEW MAPS

Map files are just text files that use the characters #1245689:. Every row of text in the file should be the same length. The # represents a wall or non-traversable tile and the numbers represent traversable tiles where the direction of traffic is defined by the number.

Movement Values

1 Means a car can only travel UP.
2 Means a car can only travel DOWN.
4 Means a car can only travel LEFT.
5 Means a car can travel either UP or LEFT.
6 Means a car can travel either DOWN or LEFT.
8 Means a car can only travel RIGHT.
9 Means a car can travel either UP or RIGHT.
: Means a car can travel either DOWN or RIGHT.

Example

Here's an example with a two way outer ring and two, one way, cross streets.

#############################
#644444444444444444444444445#
#2988888888888888888888888:1#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#:988888888888888888888888:1#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#254444444444444444444444465#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#21#######################21#
#254444444444444444444444461#
#:88888888888888888888888889#
#############################

Note: You don't have to ring the outside of your map with walls, but it will make your map render prettier.

To see this map in action run

$ ./cabby -m small.txt

LICENSE

MIT Licensed

jimdoescode/console-cabby