Puck Dropper

`C++` 2D Physics game using `SFML 3.0`

This is my first C++ project. I built it to show what I can learn and build from scratch.

Check out a video of the game in action.

ABOUT

Guide a puck into slots of different score values while building as few segments as possible.
The idea formed out of a Plinko-style game from The Price is Right. In my version I decided the user would have to lay out a sort of path for the puck, with the threat of the puck breaking if it falls too far on its own.
While building the game I had a lot of fun playing around with the simulator, so I decided to make a "free mode" where the user can just have fun.
In scoring mode there is a time bonus for getting through the course quickly. There are also penalties for every collision, and the amount of connections made for guiding the puck. There is a high score recording mechanism.

CHALLENGES

I had to implement a custom Button class to deal with UI elements since SFML does not have native button elements.
I had to overcome some issues and challenges like: making the whole puck part of the collision, not just the center of it. I had to make certain decisions like: should the user only be able to connect neighboring dots?

FUTURE VERSIONS?

If I were to work on future versions it may contain things like, more levels, initial puck positioning, more physics customization, and better graphics.

HOW TO INSTALL

The release contains a folder with everything you need. Unzip it wherever you want and run Game.exe.

CREDITS

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 19 Commits
.gitignore		.gitignore
Button.cpp		Button.cpp
Button.h		Button.h
CMakeLists.txt		CMakeLists.txt
Colors.h		Colors.h
EventHandling.cpp		EventHandling.cpp
Game.cpp		Game.cpp
Game.h		Game.h
Grid.cpp		Grid.cpp
Grid.h		Grid.h
Mode.h		Mode.h
Puck.cpp		Puck.cpp
Puck.h		Puck.h
PuckDropper.sln		PuckDropper.sln
PuckDropper.vcxproj		PuckDropper.vcxproj
PuckDropper.vcxproj.filters		PuckDropper.vcxproj.filters
README.md		README.md
Roboto-Regular.ttf		Roboto-Regular.ttf
RobotoCondensed.ttf		RobotoCondensed.ttf
RubikGlitch.ttf		RubikGlitch.ttf
ScoreEntry.h		ScoreEntry.h
Source.cpp		Source.cpp
UIManager.cpp		UIManager.cpp
UIManager.h		UIManager.h
best_scores.txt		best_scores.txt
collisionDot.ogg		collisionDot.ogg
collisionSegment.ogg		collisionSegment.ogg
main.cpp		main.cpp
menuBG.jpg		menuBG.jpg
modeStart.ogg		modeStart.ogg
puck.png		puck.png
puckBreak.ogg		puckBreak.ogg
puckLanded.ogg		puckLanded.ogg
symphbass.wav		symphbass.wav
tuffy.ttf		tuffy.ttf