BattleShip-C_ncurses

Welcome

Welcome to BattleShip-C_ncurses, a school project developed in May 2024.

Description

This project is implemented in C and utilizes the ncurses library to create a Text-based User Interface (TUI). It also uses the socket library in C to enable communication with another computer on the same network.

As always, it is designed to be compiled and run on Linux systems.

Project Overview

Battleship is a classic game that tests players' strategy and logic. In this project, we are developing a simplified version of Battleship. The game is played in console mode, featuring random ship placement and player-computer interaction.

The goal of the game is to move a character named Pac-Man through a maze to eat all the small yellow pellets present. Within this maze, there are 1 to 4 ghosts that are the enemies of Pac-Man. The user must avoid being caught by any of these ghosts.

Key Features to Implement

1 - Game Board

• Implement a 10x10 grid to represent the ocean.
• Use characters to display ship positions, successful hits, missed hits, etc.

2 - Ships

• Create a structure to represent a ship with attributes such as position (coordinates), size, and a sunk indicator.
• Generate three ships of size 3 randomly on the board.

3 - Random Placement

• Ensure ships are placed randomly on the board without overlapping.

4 - Game Turn

• Implement game logic allowing the player to specify coordinates to shoot at the board.
• Display messages indicating if the shot hit, missed, or sank a ship.

5 - Game End

• The game ends when all ships have been sunk.
• Display the number of turns required to win.

Suggestions for Improvement (Bonus)

A - Graphical Interface

• Add a graphical interface to enhance the user experience using ncurses.

B - Difficulty Levels

• Integrate difficulty levels by adjusting ship placement or limiting the number of shots.

C - Statistics

• Record and display player statistics, such as the number of games played and won.

D - Customizable Ships

• Allow players to specify ship positions at the beginning of the game.

E - Multiplayer Mode

• Add a multiplayer mode where two players can play on separate grids.

F - Bonus : Multiplayer Local Game

• Using C sockets library

Screenshots

Installation

(Before proceeding, please install ncurses.h on Linux or via WSL on Windows)

To compile and run this project, follow these steps :

1. Clone the repository using git clone or Download ZIP.
2. Navigate to the project directory using cd BattleShip-C_ncurses/src.
3. Compile the project using :

gcc main.c solo.c multi.c client.c serveur.c -o main -lncurses && ./main