DOWNLOAD DESKTOP BATTLE ALPHA 3

How to make the game run:

Open the .zip file, then drag/drop the “Desktop Battle” folder anywhere you want. Once it’s unzipped, open the folder and run “Desktop Battle.exe”.

Controls:

• WASD or Arrow Keys to move
• Move mouse and click to shoot
• Q to switch weapons

Added:

• Save and SaveData classes, used to Save/Load the game using serialized XML
  • The save file is in the game's install location, named savegame.xml
• Crosshair cursor
• Custom List, Stack, and Queue data structures
• Stack of bullets to recycle the same bullets in memory
• Queue of enemies that spawn into the room on an interval
• Remove all bullets onscreen when a new room loads
• Hero and Gun rotate to face the mouse
• New enemy: Key
  • Chases the Hero, has low hp

Changed:

• Moved the onscreen Bullet list and Bullet stack to Hero.cs
• Fixed ToString in Weapon and Sprite so that the names of the objects are properly displayed
• Made Room code able to handle multiple levels
• Enemies spawn farther to the right side of the screen
• The M16 now shoots bullets at an angle
• Improved weapon switching code to prevent crash early in the game
• Made the instructions in the first room easier to comprehend

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