https://github.com/bcorfman/alex-console

ALEX is a console game prototype using A* pathfinding and some modern asyncio best practices.
https://github.com/bcorfman/alex-console

astar-pathfinding asyncio blessed python3 sci-fi-game

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ALEX is a console game prototype using A* pathfinding and some modern asyncio best practices.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bcorfman/alex-console
• Owner: bcorfman
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-07-18T01:19:13.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-22T12:38:29.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-02-23T05:26:33.848Z (over 2 years ago)
• Topics: astar-pathfinding, asyncio, blessed, python3, sci-fi-game
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 271 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ALEX (Artificial Life EXperiment)

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A game I designed for my Commodore 128 back in the day, but I didn't really have enough experience back then to make it work. 

Now I'm finishing it in Python with some basic terminal graphics, at least for now until I can get the play mechanics where I want them.



## Prerequisites

* At a command prompt in the project directory, type `make install` to set up the project

## To run the tests

* At a command prompt in the project directory, type `make test`.

## To run the game

* At a command prompt in the project directory, type `make run`.

## Game instructions

* Click anywhere on the map with the mouse to move the player to that location.

* Hit the `q` key to quit the game.

* Yes, it's a prototype.

## Notes for Visual Studio Code users

* I've included some extension recommendations that can make your development easier.

  * [Run On Save](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=emeraldwalk.RunOnSave)

  * [Make support and task provider](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=carlos-algms.make-task-provider)

* These recommendations will pop up when opening the project inside VSCode.

* Installing both extensions will

  * Use the code in `settings.json` to run `make format` on each `File:Save`.

  * Display available Make targets within the _Makefile Tasks_ sidebar pane and allow them to be run with a mouse click.

## To do

* Switch over to the [Pyxel](https://github.com/kitao/pyxel) game engine instead of keeping it on the console.

* Start developing the gameplay