Biohazard
2D puzzle game for Android inspired by Conway's Game of Life and various block games.
Disclaimer: this game was written directly on an Android smartphone with the QLua IDE and the LÖVE for Android app.
Features
- primary field:
- configuration:
- loading from a JSON file;
- validation via the JSON Schema;
- drawing:
- resizable mode;
- support of operations:
- populating according to [Conway's Game of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life) rules;
- movable field part:
- configuration:
- loading from a JSON file;
- validation via the JSON Schema;
- drawing:
- resizable mode;
- drawing a frame around the movable field part;
- drawing collisions with the primary field with a different color;
- support of operations:
- moving:
- restricting moving by boundaries of the primary field;
- rotation:
- clockwise rotation only;
- unioning with the primary field:
- disabling unioning on collisions with the primary field;
- controls:
- controls via UI elements:
- drawing:
- resizable mode:
- calculation of a font size based on a screen height;
- support of touches;
- controls via a keyboard:
- loading a configuration of keys from a JSON file;
- validation of a configuration of keys via the JSON Schema;
- game stats:
- metrics:
- current cell count;
- minimal cell count;
- drawing:
- resizable mode:
- calculation of a font size based on a screen height;
- storing in the [FlatDB](https://github.com/uleelx/FlatDB) database:
- saving on every turn;
- saving if there are changes only.
Building
Clone this repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/thewizardplusplus/biohazard.git
$ cd biohazard
Build the game with the makelove tool:
$ makelove ( win64 | macos | appimage )
Take the required build from the corresponding subdirectory of the created builds directory.
Running
See for details: https://love2d.org/wiki/Getting_Started#Running_Games
On the Android
Clone this repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/thewizardplusplus/biohazard.git
$ cd biohazard
Make a ZIP archive containing it:
$ git archive --format zip --output biohazard.zip HEAD
Change its extension from .zip to .love:
$ mv biohazard.zip biohazard.love
Transfer the resulting file to the Android device.
Open it with the LÖVE for Android app.
On the PC
Clone this repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/thewizardplusplus/biohazard.git
$ cd biohazard
Then run the game with the LÖVE engine:
$ love .
Documentation
- Table of Contents ([EN](docs/README.md) / [RU](docs/README_ru.md)): - Summary ([EN](docs/summary.md) / [RU](docs/summary_ru.md)) - Gameplay ([EN](docs/gameplay.md) / [RU](docs/gameplay_ru.md)) - Controls ([EN](docs/controls.md) / [RU](docs/controls_ru.md))
License
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright © 2020-2021 thewizardplusplus