Asteroids

A classic game of Asteroids built using Pygame as a Boot.dev project and then enhanced with additional features.

Install and Run

1. Install Python 3.12 or higher.

2. Install Pygame:

   pip install pygame

3. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/UnLuckyNikolay/asteroids
   cd asteroids

4. Run:

   python3 main.py

Features

• Comprehensive movement mechanics
• Vector graphics for the UI, Player, Asteroids, animated Explosions and background stars
• Two weapons:
  • Plasma Gun - shoots balls of plasma, has 3 levels, upgraded automatically based on the current score
  • Bomb Launcher - leaves bombs that explode after a short interval
• Four types of asteroids:
  • Normal - 3 sizes, breaks into 2 smaller asteroids
  • Explosive - always big, breaks into 8 small asteroids in all directions
  • Golden - always small, increased speed and point value
  • Homing - always small, follows the player
• Difficulty increase with time
• Configurable game settings via constants.py (including screen resolution, player stats, asteroid spawns and debug options)
• Local leaderboards

Controls

• W/S - Accelerate/decelerate
• A/D - Rotate
• Space - Shoot the current weapon
• 1 - Switch to the Plasma Gun
• 2 - Switch to the Bomb Launcher

Screenshots

Technical Features

• Movement system that implements inertia and speed-up time for both moving and turning
• Game loop that uses delta and collision checks
• Point system that is used for upgrading the Plasma Gun at certain thresholds and for building a local leaderboard (saved in JSON file)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.