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@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ## Git Repository This project's canonical repositories is hosted on [Gothel Software](https://jausoft.com/cgit/cs_class/pacman.git/). -## Goals -This project likes to demonstrate a complex system written in modern C++ +## Overview +This project demonstrates a complex system written in modern C++ for our [computer science class](https://jausoft.com/cgit/cs_class/). We have chosen the classic game for our project @@ -25,14 +25,19 @@ Potential code sections of interest - Keyframe interval for animation [keyframei_t](../tree/include/pacman/utils.hpp#n96) - Random number engine [random_engine_t](../tree/include/pacman/utils.hpp#n350) +### Coverage + +[*Chase, Scatter and Phantoms – Sisyphus alike Ghost Fate*](https://jausoft.com/blog/2022/05/31/chase-scatter-and-phantoms-sisyphus-alike-ghost-fate/) +is a little article of ours describing details and includes screenshots and a short video recording. + ## Previous Work -To implement the original pacman game behavior like weighted tile collision, +To implement the original *Puckman* game behavior like weighted tile collision, ghost algorithm, etc. - we have used the following documents for reference - Jamey Pittman's [The Pac-Man Dossier](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-pac-man-dossier) - Chad Birch's [Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior](https://gameinternals.com/understanding-pac-man-ghost-behavior) - Don Hodges's [Why do Pinky and Inky have different behaviors when Pac-Man is facing up?](http://donhodges.com/pacman_pinky_explanation.htm) -We have followed the references closely to achieve a most accurate default mode for matching the original, +We have followed the references closely to achieve a most accurate default mode to match the original, [see *Deviations from the Original*](#deviations-from-the-original) below. ## Other Implementations @@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ This is achieved via Keyframe interval for animation, see [keyframei_t](../tree/ Below we added measurements from pacman via commandline argument `-show_fps` running along the bottom longest line from collision to collision. -For each level we measured the slower first walk with dots and the second walk faster wihtout dots. +For each level we measured the slower first walk eating pellets and the second walk faster without pellets. Level 1: Fields/s deviation on longest line measured 7.955 f/s to 8.000 f/s or 0.5635% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.sh} @@ -207,12 +212,12 @@ and kept in sync with `include/pacman/globals.hpp`. By default the original pacman behavior is being implemented: - weighted (round) tile position for collision tests -- pinky's up-target not 4 ahead, but 4 ahead and 4 to the left +- Pinky's up-target not 4 ahead, but 4 ahead and 4 to the left - ... If false, a more accurate implementation, the pacman bugfix, is used: - pixel accurate tile position for collision tests -- pinky's up-traget to be 4 ahead as intended +- Pinky's up-target to be 4 ahead as intended - ... ### Manhatten Distance |