Snake

Description

The classic Snake game with 4 game modes and a plethora of options to modify the style.

Game modes are a combination of Normal and Diagonal movement, and Normal and Reverse controls

Technologies

Java (JavaFX), NetBeans

Demo

https://youtu.be/o-_Lqp8HO4c

Game Modes

• Normal Arrow Keys
• Diagonal 1, 2, 4, 5 (numpad)
• Reverse (Controls are reversed)

Settings

• Access by pressing Shift on main screen
• Save Settings ESCAPE
• Discard Settings Q

Settings you can modify

• color

  • Snake (Head & Tail)
    • fill (GUI)
    • stroke (pressing C after selecting color)
  • Food
    • fill (GUI)
    • stroke (pressing SHIFT + C after selecting color)
  • Game
    • background (pressing B after selecting color)

• size

  • Snake (Head & Tail)
    • piece (GUI)
    • stroke (pressing S after selecting size)
  • Food
    • piece (GUI)
    • stroke (pressing SHIFT + S after selecting size)

Settings changed by key presses can be restored to default value by holding CTRL followed by appropriate keys

Examples:

• CTRL + B to restore default background color
• CTRL + SHIFT + S to restore default food stroke size

Modifying Settings with GUI

Use Add and Remove buttons for appropriate category (Color or Size)

Which element you modify (HEAD, TAIL, FOOD) depends on what radio button is selected at top

GUI representation of values modified will be previewed on the right side:

• COLOR shown in boxes
• SIZE shown as number next to boxes)

Gradient Options

V1

• Gradient Checked and clicking Add or Remove under appropriate option (COLOR or SIZE)
• Amount added based on slider next to gradient checkmark

V2

• clicking Add (n) or Remove (n) under appropriate option
• Amount based on n slider at top

ADDING

if category (HEAD, TAIL, FOOD) has no values (COLOR, SIZE) added, using gradient will just repeat that value

Example (using V2):

• category selected (HEAD)
• n slider set to 5
• size set to 9
• clicking Add (n) under size options
  • no values previously added for HEAD SIZE
    • HEAD SIZE values: [9, 9, 9, 9, 9]
  • value of 0 (zero) previously added for HEAD SIZE
    • HEAD SIZE values: [0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9]

REMOVING

Simply removes the amount set for n

Example (using V2):

• category selected (HEAD)
• n slider set to 3
• HEAD SIZE values [0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
• clicking Remove (n) under size options
  • HEAD SIZE values: [0, 1, 3]

Game Options (the significance of many values)

Head Unique checked

• TAIL values based off of values set for TAIL

Head Unique unchecked

• TAIL values based off of values set for HEAD

Sequence checked

• pieces will be assigned value in order (according to order values were added)
  • size example:
    • [1, 2, 3, 4]
    • [2, 3, 4, 1]
    • [3, 4, 1, 2]

Sequence unchecked

• all pieces will be assigned same value (according to order values were added)
  • size example:
    • [1, 1, 1, 1]
    • [2, 2, 2, 2]
    • [3, 3, 3, 3]

Frozen checked

• COLOR or SIZE will update only when FOOD is eaten

Frozen unchecked

• COLOR or SIZE will update automatically

V2 Difference (regarding frozen)

• if Frozen checked & Sequence unchecked for V2, all pieces will be assigned same value when FOOD is eaten
• for V1, if Frozen is checked, it makes no difference if Sequence is checked
  • behaves same way as V2's Frozen checked & Sequence checked

CLEAR & MIRROR buttons

Example:

• SIZE radio button selected and HEAD radio button selected
• HEAD SIZE values [2, 4, 5, 10]
• clicking Mirror button
  • HEAD SIZE values [2, 4, 5, 10, 5, 4, 2]
• clicking Clear button
  • HEAD SIZE values []

V1 color sliders

• (R, G, B)
• (A)

V2 color sliders

• (R, G, B)
• (H, S, L)
• (A)