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Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project.vcxproj

@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@
     <Allegro_AddonMemfile>true</Allegro_AddonMemfile>
     <Allegro_AddonVideo>true</Allegro_AddonVideo>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <Allegro_AddonImage>true</Allegro_AddonImage>
+    <Allegro_AddonTTF>true</Allegro_AddonTTF>
+    <Allegro_AddonPrimitives>true</Allegro_AddonPrimitives>
+    <Allegro_AddonAudio>true</Allegro_AddonAudio>
+    <Allegro_AddonAcodec>true</Allegro_AddonAcodec>
+    <Allegro_AddonPhysfs>true</Allegro_AddonPhysfs>
+    <Allegro_AddonDialog>true</Allegro_AddonDialog>
+    <Allegro_AddonMemfile>true</Allegro_AddonMemfile>
+    <Allegro_AddonFont>true</Allegro_AddonFont>
+    <Allegro_AddonColor>true</Allegro_AddonColor>
+    <Allegro_AddonVideo>true</Allegro_AddonVideo>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project.vcxproj.filters

@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@
     <ClCompile Include="result_screen.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\ScreensImplement</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="star.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="help_screen.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\ScreensImplement</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="star.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files\Assignment3Implement</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="enemies.txt">

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/bullet.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Bullet::Bullet(Behavior _behavior) {
 	behavior = _behavior;
+	//Build properties based on behavior
 	switch (behavior) {
 	case Enemy:
 		speed = 1.0;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ void Bullet::move(Direction dir) {
 		y_pos += 6;
 		break;
 	}
+	//Only player bullets are used currently so only player bullet bound is checked
 	if (y_pos < 0 - height) {
 		oob = true;
 	}

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/bullet.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "game_element.h"
 
+//Bullet fired by ships
 class Bullet : public GameElement {
 public:
 	Bullet(Behavior _behavior);

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/enums.h

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define TILE_SIZE 40
 #define LEVEL_LEN 120
 
+//State machine states
 enum State {
 	Start,
 	Gameplay,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ enum State {
 	Exit
 };
 
+//Movement directions
 enum Direction {
 	U,
 	D,
@@ -26,17 +28,20 @@ enum Direction {
 	DL
 };
 
+//Game object behaviors
 enum Behavior {
 	Player,
 	Enemy
 };
 
+//Define current background layer for scrolling
 enum BgLayer {
 	Front,
 	Middle,
 	Back
 };
 
+//Game object hitbox for collision detection
 struct Hitbox {
 	int x;
 	int y;
@@ -44,12 +49,14 @@ struct Hitbox {
 	int width;
 };
 
+//Struct for enemy queue
 struct NewEnemy {
 	int x;
 	Behavior e_type;
 	int when;
 };
 
+//When inputs must be delayed by a number of frames (no longer used, kept for possible future use
 struct InputDelay {
 	bool input_hit;
 	int delay_sec;

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/game_element.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "enums.h"
 
+//Game Element base class, with position, height, and screen bounding properties along with its behavior
 class GameElement {
 public:
 	float x_pos;
@@ -16,9 +17,13 @@ public:
 	float width;
 	bool oob;
 	Behavior behavior;
-
+	
+	//Set position of object
 	virtual void reset_pos(float x, float y) = 0;
+	//Move object
 	virtual void move(Direction dir) = 0;
+	//Draw object to screen
 	virtual void draw() = 0;
+	//Build hitbox struct for the object at position in current frame
 	virtual Hitbox get_hitbox() = 0;
 };

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/game_screen.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <ctime>
 
-//#include "mappy_A5.h"
+//#include "mappy_A5.h" I couldn't get this to work
 
 #include "game_screen.h"
 #include "help_screen.h"
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ using std::map;
 using std::pair;
 using std::rand;
 
+//Keys that will be listener for in events
 enum KEYS {
 	KEYUP, KEYDOWN, KEYLEFT, KEYRIGHT, KEYSPACE, KEYCTRL, KEYH, KEYM, KEYESC
 };
 
+//Actions to manage
 enum ACTIONS {
 	FIRE, MUSIC, HELP
 };
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ void GameScreen::play(ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_INSTANCE* x) {
 	al_play_sample_instance(x);
 }
 
+//Builds enemy queue out of enemies txt file, possibly used later
 void GameScreen::build_enemy_queue() {
 	string line;
 	ifstream enemies_file("enemies.txt");
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ void GameScreen::run(ALLEGRO_FONT* font) {
 	NewEnemy next_enemy = enemy_q.back();
 	enemy_q.pop_back();
 
+	//Sets input delay structs
 	InputDelay inputs[3];
 	inputs[FIRE].input_hit = false;
 	inputs[FIRE].delay_sec = 0;
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ void GameScreen::run(ALLEGRO_FONT* font) {
 	inputs[HELP].delay_sec = 0;
 	inputs[HELP].max_delay = 80;
 
+	//Sets tilemap size and background data
 	int max_map = TILE_SIZE * LEVEL_LEN;
 	map_y = max_map;
 	objects.set_background();
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ void GameScreen::run(ALLEGRO_FONT* font) {
 	redraw(font);
 	al_flip_display();
 	
+	//key tracking array
 	bool keys[ALLEGRO_KEY_MAX];
 	for (int i = 0; i < ALLEGRO_KEY_MAX; i++) keys[i] = false;
 

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/help_screen.h

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #include "cursor.h"
 #include <string>
 
-//Screen to display results upon losing
+//Screen to display help menu
 class HelpScreen : public Screen {
 public:
-	std::map<std::string, ALLEGRO_BITMAP*> sprites;
 	Cursor<std::string> menu;
 
 	HelpScreen();

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/main.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "game.h"
 
 int main() {
+	//Initialize components and addons
 	if (!al_init()) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize Allegro!");
 	}
@@ -31,13 +32,16 @@ int main() {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize primitives addon!");
 	}
 
+	//Create display
 	ALLEGRO_DISPLAY* display = NULL;
 	display = al_create_display(SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H);
 
+	//Run game
 	Game main_game;
 	main_game.init();
 	main_game.run();
 
+	//Garbage collection
 	al_uninstall_keyboard();
 	al_uninstall_audio();
 

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/object_manager.cpp

@@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ void ObjectManager::move_enemies() {
 	}
 }
 
+//Initialize background stars
 void ObjectManager::set_background() {
 	for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-		Star new_star;
+		//Pick random layer and position
+		Star new_star; 
 		int l = rand() % 2;
 		BgLayer layer;
 		switch (l) {
@@ -171,10 +173,13 @@ void ObjectManager::move_background() {
 	}
 }
 
+//Check if the hitboxes are overlapping
 bool ObjectManager::col_eval(Hitbox h1, Hitbox h2) {
+	//Check if one hitbox is within the other's width
 	if (h1.x > (h2.x + h2.width) || h2.x > (h1.x + h1.width))
 		return false;
 
+	//Check if one hitbox is within the other's height
 	if (h1.y > (h2.y + h2.height) || h2.y > (h1.y + h1.height))
 		return false;
 

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/object_manager.h

@@ -6,25 +6,32 @@
 #include "ship.h"
 #include "star.h"
 
+//Manages all onscreen object movements, drawing, and hitbox detection
 class ObjectManager {
 public:
 	Ship player;
 	std::vector<Ship> enemies;
 	std::vector<Bullet> player_bullets;
-	std::vector<Bullet> enemy_bullets;
+	std::vector<Bullet> enemy_bullets; //saved for future use
 	std::vector<Star> background;
 
 	ObjectManager();
 
 	void init_player(Ship _player);
+	//Collision detection methods
 	bool chk_player_col();
 	int chk_bullet_col();
+	//Draw objects to screen
 	void draw_objects();
+	//Originally for garbage collection, once moved away fromp pointers it became kind of useless
 	void destroy_objects();
+	//Moves all enemies on screen and checks bounds
 	void move_enemies();
+	//Set and move the background, originally supposed to be tilemaps now Star objects
 	void set_background();
 	void move_background();
 
 private:
+	//Check if two hitboxes are colliding
 	bool col_eval(Hitbox h1, Hitbox h2);
 };

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/ship.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void Ship::set_props(ALLEGRO_BITMAP* _sprite, Behavior _behavior) {
 	sprite = _sprite;
 	behavior = _behavior;
 	oob = false;
+	//Build properties based on behavior
 	switch (behavior) {
 	case Enemy:
 		speed = 1.1;
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ void Ship::move(Direction dir) {
 		break;
 	}
 
+	//Check screen boundaries
+	//The player must be kept within the boundaries, but other objects must be set as oob so they can be unloaded
 	if (x_pos <= l_bound) {
 		if (behavior == Player) {
 			x_pos = l_bound;

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/ship.h

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #include "game_element.h"
 #include "bullet.h"
 
+//Ship sprite displayed over background
 class Ship : public GameElement {
 public:
-	ALLEGRO_BITMAP* sprite;
+	ALLEGRO_BITMAP* sprite; //loads a sprite rather than a primitive
 
-	bool fired;
+	bool fired; //no longer used
 	
 	Ship();
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ public:
 	void move(Direction dir);
 	Hitbox get_hitbox();
 
-	//unique to object
+	void set_props(ALLEGRO_BITMAP* _sprite, Behavior _behavior); //Sets ship properties
-	void set_props(ALLEGRO_BITMAP* _sprite, Behavior _behavior);
+	Bullet fire(); //Creates a new bullet
-	Bullet fire();
 };

Assignment3Project/Assignment3Project/star.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ void Star::reset_pos(float x, float y) {
 
 void Star::set_layer(BgLayer _layer) {
 	layer = _layer;
-
+	//Set properties based on layer
+	//Scrolls at a different speed based on layer
 	switch (layer) {
 	case Front:
 		speed = 1.2;