[2D PacMan Game Project] *closed*

WIP games, tools & toy projects
#1

Thought I’d like to bring my project to this community after a few hours of actually thinking how i’m going to do it.

Updates done:

  • AudioSystem via Java (2 tracks atm: Menu, Game)
  • Basic HighDetail PacMan sprites, (not a black circle dumped with yellow…)
  • Same above for NPC sprites + some animation for ghostys
  • Menu Screen
  • GameMap border collision detection
  • Depending on the last direction of travel, PacMan’s image changes accordingly
  • Left, right, up, down movement of course no other way
  • We now have waka waka collision detection: (below)

Still TODO:

  • Adding NPC’s
  • Full Maps
  • Adding waka waka candy sound effects
  • Keeping track of each rounds accumulated score
  • Tons more just getting started!

Pictures:

Main Menu Screen:

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(PacMan’s chasing the ghost, and with each lap the ghost gains more foot room on PacMan, constantly increasing their speeds =D)

Game Map Screen:

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(Not much here yet, just drew a basic border map, lives, score).

Waka Waka’s added + collision detection with le PacMan:

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Hope to get some positive feedback on this one.
I feel that NPCs was the biggest part of PacMan, I still have yet to do that, looking forward to it.
Any update ideas or things that you think should be added to my TODO list, please comment with them.

#2

You want comment of current progress or suggestions?

#3

you may wanna watch the “making of” of the google pac-man

Google I/O 2011: The Secrets of Google Pac-Man: A Game Show

#4

Well i overdid it last night: (waka waka detection got messed up)
Here’s the coding (probably remove this later today):

NEED HELP:
Here is what is currently detecting if the ‘PacMan’, is over the waka:


	public static void handleWaka(Graphics g, int x, int y) {
		int wx = x;
		int wy = y;
		int px = PacMan.getX();
		int py = PacMan.getY();
		if (
			(px> 60 && px < 80)
				) {
			System.out.println("W00t: X: "+x+". Y: "+y);	
			gotWaka(g, x, y);
			PacMan.setScore(PacMan.getScore() + 1);
		}
	}

(At the moment only detecting if he’s in the first row).

Here is the piece of coding that calls that ‘handleWaka’ method (Draws them also):


	public static int[] wakas = new int[580];

	public static void drawWakas(Graphics g) {
		final Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
		int space = 30;
		for (int i = 70; i < wakas.length; i += space ) {
			wakas[i] = i;
			drawWaka(g, 70, i);
			handleWaka(g, i, i);
		}
	}

What I need help with is a method of drawing the waka wakas candy (row by row), and also storing their coordinates, (or presorting them in a int[] array).

#5

Here’s what I did for the map. I made a 2D array that stored the walls and bullets, and cycled through it in a constructor for the class “Level”, and when it detects a pellet it adds a new one to the pellet list along with x and z coordinates, same with the walls.

Example:

int[][] level = {
			{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{2,2,2,2,2,0,1,0,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,2,2,},
			{0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,},
			{0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,},
			{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,},
			{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,}
		};

        public Level(Main main)
	{
		this.main = main;
		
		for (int x = 0; x < 28; x++)
		{
			for (int y = 0; y < 31; y++)
			{
				mapData = level[y][x];
				
				if (mapData == 0)
				{
					Wall wall = new Wall(main);
					wall.setX(x);
					wall.setY(y);
					main.wallList.add(wall);
				}
				
				if (mapData == 1)
				{
					Pellet pellet = new Pellet(main);
					pellet.setX(x);
					pellet.setY(y);
					main.pelletList.add(pellet);
				}
				
				if (mapData == 3)
				{
					main.player.px = x * 13;
					main.player.py = y * 13;
				}
			}
		}
	}

Since the screen is going to be longer and wider than the array from above, I multiply the coordinates by 13 (the size of my sprites) to make them go in the right places. When I do collision detection with the walls, I draw rectangles around each piece of wall by cycling through the list, multiplying the x and y by 13 again to get the correct location, and using 13 as the height and width. Same thing with the pellets, except since they are only 4*4, I use 4 as the height and width instead of 13.

See it in action here, or here if that one is blocked.

p.s. I wish I had your art skills! So far my sprites were just ripped from the original game :x

-Nathan