PLACEHOLDER is a 2D shooter game developed in C, showcasing traditional arcade gameplay with modern graphical elements. This game is designed to be accessible on multiple platforms, offering a robust, entertaining experience for gamers.
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To build and run PLACEHOLDER, ensure you have the following installed:
makegccgit
- Debian:
sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-ttf-2.0-0 libsdl2-image-2.0-0 libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-image-dev
- Fedora:
sudo dnf install SDL2 SDL2-devel SDL2_image SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf SDL2_ttf-devel
- Other Distros: Check the repositories for the necessary libraries and headers, or compile from source as described on the SDL2 Wiki.
- MinGW:
- Download the latest releases of SDL2, SDL2_image, and SDL2_ttf from the SDL GitHub repositories:
- SDL2 download
SDL2-<version>-win32-x64.zip - SDL2_image download appropriate
SDL2_image-<version>.zip - SDL2_ttf download appropriate
SDL2_ttf-<version>.zip
- SDL2 download
- Extract the downloaded files to a temporary directory.
- Copy only the
.dllfiles from the extracted directories to the project root directory.
- Download the latest releases of SDL2, SDL2_image, and SDL2_ttf from the SDL GitHub repositories:
To compile the game, navigate to the project root and run:
makeThis generates an executable game on Linux or game.exe on Windows.
- A / LeftArrow: Move left
- D / RightArrow: Move right
- W / Space / UpArrow: Jump or use special ability
- K: Toggle debug mode (shows a red overlay on entities)
- F: Fire weapon
- Sprites: All sprites used in this game are sourced from Craftpix.net
- Font: Game typography provided by Google Fonts
For detailed developer documentation, refer to the SDL2 Documentation.
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