🎮 The Mighty Game Of 2048

Overview

Welcome to The Mighty Game Of 2048—my unique take on the classic 2048 game. This version includes a game menu, control displays, music, and auto-move animations, all wrapped in a terminal-based package. Achieve the ultimate goal by reaching 2048, but beware of the loss condition where no valid moves are left!

🚀 Features

Fast Response Time

• Graphics and UI: Uses the curses library for sleek terminal-based graphics, showcasing the game grid, menu, and controls.
• Game Menu: Options to start a new game, resume a paused game, or quit.
• Controls Display: Information on movement, game, and music controls.
• Auto-Move Animation: Animated arrows indicating the next automatic move direction.
• Music: Background tunes with mute/unmute, skip forward, and go back options. Powered by:
  • SDL2/SDL.h
  • SDL2/SDL_mixer.h
• Time Display: Current date and time in the upper right corner, using time.h.
• Game Logic: Core mechanics including tile movements, merging, random tile generation, and win/lose conditions.
• Auto-Move: Automatic moves if user input isn't detected after a set period.

🎮 How to Play

Run

1. Execute the MAKEFILE.
2. Run ./2048.

Menu Navigation

• Use arrow keys to navigate the menu.
• Press Enter to select an option.

Gameplay

• Move tiles with W, A, S, D keys.
• Press Q to access the menu.
• Music Controls:
  • M to mute/unmute.
  • O to skip back in the playlist.
  • P to skip forward.
• Auto-Move: The game automatically makes a move after a certain period of inactivity.

💡 Acknowledgments

• The music may have a slight delay due to the clock used for AUTO-MOVE.
• The game is best played in a full terminal without other tabs open in Visual Studio Code (VSC).
• Adjust zoom to 9 levels out from maximum zoom-in for optimal display.
• Lines longer than 80 characters may appear due to ASCII art.
• If AUTO-MOVE doesn't work, restart VSC or your laptop—it's an ncurses and SDL library issue.

🛠️ Functions

Music Functions

• initMusic: Starts the music.
• musicFinished
• StopMusic
• changeSong

Colors

• initColors

Print Functions

• printCentered: Centers the given text.
• printControls: Displays the control menu for 5 seconds.
• printMenu: Prints the menu.
• displayCurrentTime: Shows the current time and date, updated every second using time.h.
• prtMat: Prints the game board.
• arrows: Animates an arrow to show the most efficient move direction.

Game Functions

• nrElem: Counts the number of elements in a vector.
• valid: Checks if the move is valid.
• poz: Places an element in a random empty cell.
• eMoves: Checks if the player can make moves.
• input: Handles player input, calculates scores, and validates moves.
• verify: Determines if the player can make valid moves.
• commands: Manages player input, makes moves, controls music, and checks for win/loss conditions.

Try running the code and enjoy your improved 2048 experience!