Bug fixes and general improvements

There are no new features in this release. General improvements have been made to improve the game play and some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes:

• #15 When enemies merge, the kill counter was being incremented.
• #16 Enemies where not splitting properly

Improvements:

• Timers adjusted

Enemy split improved and entity size displayed

There are minor improvements that make the game play more enjoyable. These are not completely new features but rather improvements and additions to existing features.

Main Features:

• #12 Added the ability to display the size of entities. This makes it easier to see if enemies can be killed by checking their size.

Background:

• #13 Random enemies are split one at a time instead of all of them at once.

Mass and Enemy Split Added

New features and minor improvements have been made.

Main Features:

• #8 Mass ejected from player when using arrow keys to manually move.
• #8 Mass can be engulfed by other entities except for mass.
• #11 Enemy is split after a set time to make game play fairer.
• #9 Score displays the power up received.

Background:

• #6 Power up types scalable to add more power ups in the future.
• #4 Power up timer started when player receives it instead of when object initiated. Improves consistency.

New Features & Improvements

This release includes a number of new features and improvements. The basic elements have been improved.

Main Features:

• #6 Power ups implemented (increase speed).
• #5 Power ups spawn at random places at a set amount time.
• #4 Power up timer implemented.
• #9 Score display made more dynamic and stable.
• #7 Exit game via keyboard shortcut.
• Unlimited time limit implemented (beta)
• Menu added (beta)

Background:

• Timer handler replaced update-based timer for better efficiency.
• Score and time display combined.
• Game more efficiently terminated by closing all the handlers efficiently.
• Power ups velocity hardcoded for better simplicity and reliability.
• Radius set instead of being incremented.
• Draw method modularised for better stability and adding future features.

Submission Release

This is the final version that will be submitted.

Main Features:

• Player can move.
• Engulfment implemented.
• Game mechanics complete.
• Score displayed.
• Simple settings menu.
• Time limit.
• Gravity between balls implemented.
• Simple terminal-based end of game.

Background:

• Collision and engulfment implemented
• Time limit for game implemented.
• Speed limit for played movement implemented.