CosmoScroll is a space-based shoot'em up game. Inspired by games such as R-Type and Gradius, it features side-scrolling, retro-looking graphics and chiptune music.
This project is written in C++ with the SFML library. It also uses DUMB for playing modules files, and TinyXML for parsing XML files.
- Author: Alexandre Bodelot [email protected]
- Website: https://github.com/abodelot/cosmoscroll
- License: GPL (see
LICENSEfile)
- Move spaceship: Up, Down, Left, Right
- Fire: Space
- Launch missile: A
- Use ice cube power-up: Left Ctrl
- Pause the game: Escap
- Place HUD at the top of the screen: Page Up
- Place HUD at the bottom of the screen: Page Down
- Take a screenshot (saved in
screenshotsdirectory): F1
You can also play with a pad or a joystick. Keyboard and joystick layouts can be configured in the Options menu.
Power-ups are randomly dropped when an enemy is destroyed.
- Repair: Restores 1 health point.
- Full repair: Restores all health points.
- Shield: Restores 1 shield point.
- Full shield: Restores all shield points.
- Ice cube: Gives +1 ice cube. Use an ice cube to instantly cool down the weapon system and cancel over-heat. You can store up to 5 ice cubes.
- Missile: Gives +1 missile. One shot can destroy many enemies. You can store up to 5 missiles.
- Double laser: Doubles laser for 10 seconds.
- Triple laser: Triples laser for 10 seconds.
- Speed: Increases speed for 10 seconds
CosmoScroll should compile on any system supported by SFML (Windows, Linux, MacOS).
First, you must install the following libraries:
Run the make command if you are using a UNIX-based system with the gcc compiler, or you can use the Code::Blocks project file (cosmoscroll.cbp).
If you want to use another compiler than gcc:
- Make sure your compiler is c++11 compliant
- Add the
srcdirectory in your compiler search path - Link against the aforementioned libraries
CosmoScroll saves your configuration in your application settings directory, using your operating system's convention:
- Windows:
Application Data/cosmoscroll/cosmoscroll.ini - Linux:
~/.config/cosmoscroll/cosmoscroll.ini - Mac OS:
~/Library/Application Support/cosmoscroll/cosmoscroll.ini
If you don't want CosmoScroll to store your configuration in this directory, you can set another location with the -config argument in command line.
You can reset the game by deleting this file, a new one will be created the next time the game is launched. Take note you will lost your entire configuration (scores, level progression, settings, etc.) by deleting the settings file.
- title.ogg: kindly made by Mr. Megahertz
- boom.ogg: Chromium B.S.U.
- cash-register.ogg: atha89 on freesound.org
- laser-green.ogg: CGEffex on freesound.org
- end-level.ogg: metamorphmuses on freesound.org
- back_in_1982.mod
- ground_zero.mod
- hungry.mod
- spacesong.mod
- 6sievert.mod
- tempested.mod
- toxisystem.mod
- virtual_journey.mod
- hemi-head.tff: Typodermic Fonts Inc.
- Vera.ttf: Gnome Project
- VeraMono.ttf: Gnome Project