Cubes

simple falling blocks puzzle game using X11 windowing system

Game Controles

• ArrowUp: Rotate cube clockwise
• ArrowDown: Speed up falling of cube
• ArrowLeft: Move cube to the left
• ArrowRight: Move cube to the right
• Ctrl: Rotate cube counterclockwise
• P: Pause game
• Space: Drop the cube instantly

Building

Navigate to the project directory and run the following command:

make

This command will compile the game. Ensure that the following dependencies are installed:

• GCC: Required for compiling C code with strict compliance to C99. The build process leverages -Wall, -Werror, -Wextra, and -Wpedantic flags to enforce code quality and adherence to standards.
• Xlib: Essential for interacting with the X11 windowing system. The game uses X11 for window management, event handling, and graphical rendering.
• FreeType/Xft: Integrated for advanced font rendering. Xft provides anti-aliased text drawing using FreeType, critical for rendering game text. Ensure freetype2 is correctly included in the compile path with -I/usr/include/freetype2.

Build Configurations

• Release Build: Optimized with -O3, stripped binary for reduced size. Command: make release. (default)
• Debug Build: Includes debugging symbols and DDEBUG macro. Command: make debug.

Cleaning Up

To remove build artifacts, run:

make clean

Running the Game

After building, the game can be executed with:

make run

or

./bin/Cubes

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.