Invaders

A Space Invaders-inspired terminal game built in Rust using the ratatui library for a rich terminal user interface.

Features

• Modern terminal UI using ratatui
• Smooth gameplay with proper frame timing
• Sound effects
• Enemy movement patterns
• Player shooting mechanics
• Game state management (playing, game over, win conditions)
• High score tracking

How to Build

1. Ensure you have Rust installed.

2. Clone this repository.

3. In the project directory, run:

   cargo build --release

How to Run

From the project directory, run:

cargo run --release

Controls

During Gameplay

• Left Arrow: Move left
• Right Arrow: Move right
• Space or Enter: Shoot
• Q or Esc: Quit

After Game Over/Win

• R: Restart game
• Q or Esc: Quit

Technical Details

This game uses several Rust crates:

• ratatui: Terminal UI library for rendering the game interface
• crossterm: Cross-platform terminal manipulation
• rusty_audio: Audio playback for game sounds
• rusty_time: Timing utilities for game loops and animations
• anyhow: Error handling

Project Structure

• app.rs: Application state and UI rendering logic
• main.rs: Game loop and input handling
• player.rs: Player entity and movement
• enemies.rs: Enemy entities and movement patterns
• laser.rs: Projectile mechanics
• sound.rs: Audio management

Credits

• Programming: Hendro Wibowo
• Sound effects: My kids (thank you for your voices!)