zase414 / cataclysm

repository for the work-in-progress OpenGL pseudo-3D raycasting-based game (engine) written in Java, cataclysm

Cataclysm

a work-in-progress OpenGL pseudo-3D raycasting-based game (engine) written in Java

Default controls

• LAlt to show cursor

Menu

• Tab to cycle maps
• Enter to convert a PGF/TikZ into a map (will be saved into assets/maps)
• Spacebar to load the map

Movement

• WASD to walk
• Shift to sprint
• Spacebar to jump

Map

• Tab to toggle
• LAlt to interrupt player tracking
• LAlt + MOUSE2 drag to draw a wall on the map
• MWheel to zoom

Dependencies

• LWJGL 3.3.2
• JOML 1.10.5
• GSON 2.10.1

Version history

v0.1.0:

• rendering of individual rectangles assigned to rays



v0.2.0:

• minimap scene added


v0.3.0:

• improved minimap and optimized rendering that only renders one trapezoid per wall segment


v0.3.1:

• minimap only renders the parts which have been revealed by the player


v0.4.0:

• enabled movement along the z-axis, improved the engine to allow multi-layer rendering


v0.4.1:

• added the ability to walk on top of walls


v0.5.0:

• added option to convert PGF/TikZ files (GeoGebra export option) to in-game maps

v0.5.1:

• menu screen improved, here you can select a map to play from the "maps" folder

v1.0.0:

• a GitHub release with included compiled binary and settings moved to a JSON file