PacVim is a Vim learning game ʕ◔ϖ◔ʔ

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Table of Contents

• PacVim is a Vim learning game ʕ◔ϖ◔ʔ
  • Table of Contents
  • For those who want to play with PacVim
    • How to start PacVim
    • PacVim Rules
      • Game screen
      • About objects
      • About the state of the game
    • Player Controls
      • About action type
  • For those who want to develop PacVim
    • Commands for development
    • Execution options
    • How to customize PacVim
      • How to add a stage map
      • How to add enemy types
      • How to add enemy strategies
  • License
  • Author

For those who want to play with PacVim

How to start PacVim

PacVim is started by double-clicking on the binary file below.

• Windows: ./bin/win/pacvim.exe
• Mac: ./bin/mac/pacvim

PacVim Rules

PacVim follows the rules of Pac-Man.

Game screen

Note

I suggest you play with a larger view of your terminal or command prompt because your eyes will flicker.

About objects

Object name	Display	Supplementary explanation
apple		This turns green when eaten.
poison		-
obstacles		-
player		-
Enemy(hunter)		-
Enemy(ghost)		Enemies that can slip through obstacles

About the state of the game

State	To transition to the left state
Stage clear	Eat all apples
Stage failure	Caught by enemy or eat poison
Game clear	Clear all stages
Game over	Stage failure with 0 life.

Player Controls

Key	Action type	Action
h, Nh	walk	move left (If Nh, repeat N times)
j, Nj	walk	move down (If Nj, repeat N times)
k, Nk	walk	move up (If Nk, repeat N times)
l, Nl	walk	move right (If Nl, repeat N times)
w, Nw	walk	move forward to next word beginning (If Nw, repeat N times)
e, Ne	walk	move forward to next word ending (If Ne, repeat N times)
b, Nb	walk	move backward to previous word beginning (If Nb, repeat N times)
0	jump	move to the beginning of the current line
$	jump	move to the end of the current line
^	jump	move to the beginning of the first word on the current line
gg	jump	move to the beginning of the first word on the first line
G	jump	move to the beginning of the first word on the last line
NG	jump	move to the beginning of the first word on the nth line
q	-	quit the game

About action type

• walk

  • walk is the image of moving one square at a time to the destination in an instant. Therefore, hit detection with enemies, obstacles, and apples is applied. Use it when you want to eat apples all at once.

    • e.g. If you type w.

      

• jump

  • jump is the image of jumping between to the destination and reaching it in an instant. Therefore, hit detection with enemies, obstacles, and apples is not applied. Use it when you want to move to avoid enemies or obstacles.

    • e.g. If you type $.

      

For those who want to develop PacVim

Commands for development

make help
Usage:
make <command>
Commands:
fmt
go fmt
lint
golangci-lint run
deps
go mod tidy
test
go test
cover
create cover.html
build
Make a macOS executable binary
build-win
Make a Windows executable binary
clean
Remove binary files

Note

If you have not installed make, refer to the Makefile and execute the command.

• e.g. When building on MacOS
  
  • go build -o bin/mac/pacvim .

Execution options

./pacvim -h
Usage of ./pacvim:
-level int
Level at the start of the game. (default 1)
-life int
Remaining lives. (default 2)

• e.g. If you want to start from level 3 with 5 lives.
  • go run . -level 3 -life 5

How to customize PacVim

How to add a stage map

Reference commit

How to add enemy types

Reference commit

How to add enemy strategies

Reference commit

License

MIT

Author

Masahiro Kasatani