Icy_tower

a clone for icy tower made using c++ and SDL2. the project includes a simple physics built from scratch and an animation system built using SDL textures.

regular installation

go to Releases and download the correct build for your os. than extract it and launch the executable in the folder Icy_tower. on linux you still need to install the packages mentioned below since they are not included in the download itself

warning:

Do not change file names and relative locations. replacing a texture with a different file with the same name is possible :)

installation from source

required dependancies for linux:

sqlite3, python, premake5,gcc compiler, SDL2, SDL2_ttf, SDL2_image, SDL2_mixer

instructions for linux:

install SDL2 packages for your distribution

arch based:

sudo pacman -S sdl2 sdl2-image sdl2-ttf sdl2-mixer sdl2-devel sdl2-image-devel sdl2-ttf-devel sdl2-mixer-devel

debian/ubuntu based:

sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-image-2.0-0 libsdl2-ttf-2.0-0 libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0 libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev

fedora based:

sudo dnf install SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf SDL2_mixer SDL2-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_ttf-devel SDL2_mixer-devel

then install python, premake5, gcc and sqlite3 from your package manger.

clone the repo using "git clone https://github.com/boyair/Icy_tower.git --recursive" (no quotes) run the build script by typing "python build.py" from project directory and follow the instructions.

required dependancies for windows:

python interpreter and visual studio 2022

instructions for windows:

download and install python. download visual studio 2022 and install with c++ checkbox.

clone the repo using "git clone https://github.com/boyair/Icy_tower.git --recursive" (no quotes) run the build script by typing "python build.py" from project directory and open the visual studio solution.

Known issues:

right now on windows, if you resize the window during gameplay platform textures dissapear but get restored after losing and replaying.