FsPACE

This is a Love2d hello-world gone wild inspired by Omega Race and Asteroids

fspace online

https://dirtslayer.github.io/fspace/

todo

• deploy to android
• clean up rock size magic number and remove degrade if min rock size already

Feature Suggestions

• present drops that provide weapons upgrade

• more npcs (rocks are an npc)

  • alien ship will move with a nudger that has a nudge frequency
  • the nudge will have a force and direction
  • the force and direction will be determined by the alien ship mode
  • some nudge_modes are chase, random, pattern00, pattern01 ...
  • alien ship will have a nudge_mode_change_frequency, and or nuge_mode_triggers

• rotational thrust (using thrusters to turn)

• ship damage with damage shown by ship animation and or health bar

• bomb weapon which is slower, does nothing until explodes then has radius damage

• score tracking amount of rocks / mines destroyed, high score

• help screen

• customize keys screen

• controller support

• better hit box polygons / collection of boxes

• controls for handheld / touch

• more animations

• bouncy walls

• sound

• screensaver / autopilot mode

• waves or stages

• multiplayer

github comments, suggestions and pr's welcome

how to install and run for love2d on command line

0. install love2d
1. get the fspace code from github repository

git clone --recurse-submodules  https://github.com/dirtslayer/fspace.git

2. change into the fspace code folder

3. verify contents of folder

4. run main.lua from the command line by typing: love .

5. f for fire bullet, space for engage thruster (or mouse left and right buttons)

6. q to quit

how to debug fspace from vscode

0. install love2d
1. install lua-local vscode extension
2. create a launch.json automatically or copy fspace/.vscode/launch.json
3. place break point by clicking in left column of some code
4. hit f5 / debug run menu item

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F s P A C E

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enjoy!!