Moon Tanks

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Moon Tanks
By Krislin Lee, Jacob Seene, and Chris Weisiger
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Overview

• Our Game Idea
• Design Process
• Features
• Algorithms
• Collision Detection
• Bullet Firing
• Turn Iteration
• Future Plans
• Gameplay
• Graphics

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A Brief History

• 30 January 2053, battle for the moon vs. an alien
  colony
• Landed large amounts of military forces on the
  moon
• 17th of November 2062, war ends new technology
  for creating an atmosphere
• 20 years later... the moon is inhabitable
• War begins anew, using the remaining forces from
  the first war
• Commandeer an abandoned tank and eliminate any
  other tanks

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Screenshot
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Features

• Variable player (2-8)
• Random terrain (including texturing)
• Random start locations
• Graphical power bar
• Sound effects

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Design Process

• Iterative Risk-driven Design
• Adapted classes from Triangle World
• Thoroughly discussed class interfaces and
  interactions
• CVS
• Wiki

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UML Class Diagram
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Algorithms Collision Detection

• Sphere-sphere Collisions

• Triangle-sphere Collisions
• Adapted from Triangle World

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Algorithms Bullet Firing

• Tank creates a bullet object with
• Initial Launch Angle
• Initial Launch Power
• Bullet object passed to world
• Moves and collides bullet
• Shortens fuse
• World destroys bullet
• collision with terrain or tank
• fuse expiration

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Algorithms Turn Iteration

• Change turns when bullet dies
• Loops until bullet is fired
• Loops until bullet dies
• Rinse and repeat

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Future Plans Gameplay

• Strategic tank movement
• Player-selected initial start locations
• Multiple rounds or levels
• Single player mode (target practice)
• Team play
• Terrain adjustment by collision
• Algorithm optimization for collisions

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Future Plans Graphics

• Graphics for tanks, bullets, and explosions
• Graphical text output
• Lighting/shadow effects
• Chase camera
• Initial camera view behind tanks
• Weapon variation