Turn-Based RPG

A 2D, turn-based RPG developed using C++ and SDL2.

Table of Contents

• How to Play
  • Gameplay
  • Controls
• Getting Started
  • Dependencies
  • Installation
  • Executing program
• Acknowledgments

How to Play

Gameplay

Players can choose between three different characters to fight against each other. The game ends when a player has reached 0 health. Players can choose between:

Fire Knight 🔥	Water Priestess 🌊	Ground Monk 🪨

Controls

The game is played using the keyboard. The controls vary depending on the text box that is currently in view.

The main text box contains the following controls:

• 1 - View attack text bok
  • The attack text box contains the following controls:
    • 1 - Attack 1
    • 2 - Attack 2
    • 3 - Special Attack 1
    • 4 - Special Attack 2
    • Any other key - Return to the main text box
• 2 - View stats text box
  • The stats text box contains the following controls:
    • 1 - View player stats (displayed on the terminal)
    • Any other key - Return to the main text box
• 3 - View run text box
  • The run text box contains the following controls:
    • 1 - Run (ends the game)
    • 2 - Stay
    • Any other key - Return to the main text box
• 4 - Saves the game text box (saves the game to a file in the saved-data folder)
  • The save game text box contains the following controls:
    • 1 - Return to main text box
    • Any other key - Return to the main text box

Getting Started

Dependencies

The system requirements for running on a macOS are:

• Clang
• Homebrew
• SDL2
• SDL2_image

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/ramirezfernando/turn-based-rpg.git

2. Download Homebrew

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)

3. Download SDL2 libraries

    brew install sdl2
    brew install sdl2_image

Executing program

1. Compile the program into an executable

make game

2. Run the executable

./play

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

• Let's Make Games
• Chierit
• Forest Background