mariorez / libktx-space-rocks

The player controls a spaceship , whose goal is to shoot lasers and destroy rocks that are flying around the screen.

Game: Space Rocks

The player controls a spaceship , whose goal is to shoot lasers and destroy rocks that are flying around the screen.

Controls

• UP key: accelerate spaceship
• LEFT and RIGHT keys: rotate spaceship
• SPACE BAR: fire the laser
• X key: teleportation

How to run the desktop version

Running the source code:

./gradlew lwjgl3:run

Running the jar file:

java -jar spacerocks-{version}.jar

Technologies used

• Kotlin 1.6.21: https://kotlinlang.org
• JDK Eclipse Temurin 11: https://adoptium.net
• Gradle Wrapper 7.4.2: https://gradle.org
• LigKTX 11.11.0-rc1: https://libktx.github.io
• LigGDX 1.11.0: https://libgdx.com
• Fleks ECS Library 1.3-JVM: https://github.com/Quillraven/Fleks
• Project generated with GDX Liftoff: https://github.com/tommyettinger/gdx-liftoff

Disclaimer

This "game" is the result of reading, studying and learning the examples shown in the book "Java Game Development with LibGDX" by the author Lee Stemkoski.

• Book site: https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781484233238
• Source-code: https://github.com/Apress/java-game-dev-LibGDX