A program to render a 3D environment using only ASCII characters built entirely with C++11 using ncurses 6.1 for UNIX systems (though I've only tested this on Ubuntu 18.04).
This project was inspired by and almost completely ripped off from javidx9's very cool tutorial video. The only major differences are the OOP approach in this rendition, and a simplified corner-detection method.
To build and run this program, you will need the following installed on your Linux machine:
- g++ 7.4.0
- GNU Make 4.1
- ncurses 6.1
- terminal emulator supporting extended ASCII character set (ex:
konsole)
Navigate to the repository and enter the following command:
$ make
Adjust your terminal dimensions (rows x columns) to the desired "resolution." Zooming out will increase both resolution and computing resources required to run the program, while zooming in will do the opposite.
Enter the following command:
$ ./game sample_map.txt
End the program at any time by pressing Q.
Move character with WASD, turn character with left and right arrow keys. Please note that only one input can be processed at a time due to limitations of ncurses. I hope to find a workaround, but for now just be aware that pressing W and A will not result in diagonal movement.