LD Smith Games

Simple space shooter game created using SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) and C. Sprites created with Aseprite.

Energy meter added. Using any weapon will deplete energy, but it will gradually refill over time. Each weapon has three strength levels and energy consumption increases with the strength of the shot used.

Below are the weapons in the game.

Weapon Name	Weak Attack	Mid Attack	Strong Attack
Speed Shot	Slightly increases fire rate	Moderately increases fire rate	Greatly increases fire rate
Multi Shot	Shoots in two directions	Shoots in three directions	Shoots in four directions
Wave Shot	Shoots one wave projectile	Shoots two wave projectiles	Shoots four wave projectiles
Blast Shot	Damages all enemies on impact within a small radius	Damages all enemies on impact within a medium radius	Damages all enemies on impact within a large radius
Spin Shot	Four projectiles rotate around the ship	Eight projectiles rotate around the ship	Sixteen projectiles rotate around the ship
Freeze Shot	Freezes an enemy in place for 1 second	Freezes an enemy in place for 4 seconds	Freezes an enemy in place for 20 seconds
Seek Shot	Locks on enemies within a small range	Locks on enemies within a medium range	Locks on enemies within a large range

Enemies will drop various bonuses, such as refill energy, increased attack power, increased defense power, and health refill.

Create your own levels by editing level_00.txt. Separate waves with a single equal sign ‘=’ on a line. Place enemies using the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Create Linux build by running ‘make linux’. Tested and works on Ubuntu Linux.