RetroFracture 🎮

A Multi-Genre Arcade Adventure

RetroFracture is a multi-genre arcade game built in C++ using SplashKit, featuring 8-bit neon aesthetics and genre-switching gameplay. Each level represents a different genre, with the player adapting to new mechanics, controls, and challenges as they progress.

🌟 Features

🎯 Genre-Switching Gameplay

• Platformer: Precision jumping and exploration
• Run & Slash: Melee combat with acquired weapons
• Beat 'Em Up: Combo-based boss battles
• Top-Down Shmup: Vehicle combat

🎨 Visual Style

• 8-bit pixel art with vibrant neon palette
• 640×480 resolution (arcade-perfect)
• Smooth animations and dynamic camera

🕹️ Current Implementation

• Explorable hallway level with multiple apartments
• Apartment 101 interior (Actual interior to be implimented)
• Player physics and collision
• Intractable (door, for now) system with prompts
• Adaptive HUD

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• C++17 compatible compiler (GCC, Clang, or MSVC)
• SplashKit SDK installed

Installation & Building

# Fork and clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/RetroFracture.git
cd RetroFracture

# Build with SplashKit
skm clang++ program.cpp src/*.cpp -o RetroFracture

# Launch the game!
./RetroFracture

Controls

Key	Action
A/D	Move left/right
W	Jump
E	Interact with objects
ESC	Quit game
R	Reset position

📁 Project Structure

RetroFracture/
├── assets/                   # All game assets
│   ├── envs/                 # Backgrounds & environments
│   └── sprites/              # Player animations
├── src/                      # Source code
│   ├── game.cpp/.h           # Main game controller
│   ├── player.cpp/.h         # Player character & physics
│   ├── hallwaylevel.cpp/.h   # Hallway level logic
│   ├── lvl1.cpp/.h           # Apartment 101 level
│   ├── hud.cpp/.h            # UI & display
│   └── interactable.cpp/.h   # Interactive objects
├── program.cpp               # Entry point
└── config.txt                # Arcade mechine config

Architecture Overview

• Game Class: Orchestrates levels, camera, and state
• Player Class: Handles movement, animation, and physics
• Level Classes: Modular level implementations
• HUD Class: Context-aware UI rendering
• Interactable System: Event-driven interactions

Adding New Levels

1. Create lvlX.cpp/.h following existing patterns
2. Add to Game enum and instance variables
3. Implement transition methods
4. Add to update/draw switches

🗺️ Planned Roadmap

Campaign (8 Levels, 2 Levels per Act)

Act 1:
├── ✅ Apartment Hallway
├── 🔄 Apartments (101 - 107)
│	- Apartment 101 - Player apartment
│	- Apartment 102 - Annoyed neighbor 1 apartment
│	- Apartment 103 - Annoyed neighbor 2 apartment
│	- Apartment 104 - Abandoned apartment
│	- Apartment 105 - Angry neighbor apartment
│	- Apartment 106 - Enemy apartment 1 (Small)
│	- Apartment 107 & 108 - Enemy apartment 2 (Big)
└── 📋 Rest of apartment complex

Act 2:
└── To be decided
Act 3:
└── To be decided
Act 4:
└── To be decided

Coming Soon

• Enemy AI and combat systems
• Character selection mechanics
• Music and sound implementation
• More apartment interiors
• Lighting/shading effects

Guidelines

• Follow existing code style and structure
• Document complex logic with comments