Spaghetti Western README

Spaghetti Western is a two-player cowboy duel game inspired by the arcade game Gun Fight from 1975. Each player controls one gunman and aims to kill the other player while collecting powerup items.

The game is written in C++, using the standard library for basic data structures and memory management, and uses the external library raylib for other game-based logic and functionality.

Rules and Conditions

• Players start each round with one health. This can be increased to a maximum of two health and one armour by collecting and using items that spawn throughout the round.
• Players start with the default ammo. If players run out of ammo, they can replenish their weapon by collecting an ammo pickup or a rifle pickup to get a new, different weapon.
• A player cannot move and shoot simultaneously; they must be stationary to fire.
• Each round, the environment is random, with a different amount of distinct and total obstacles that are spawned in random locations. Obstacles differ in their health, dimensions, movement patterns, and behaviour.
• Items spawn on a delay. A random item is spawned on either side of the level.
• The first player to four points wins. A point is scored when a player kills the other. After a kill, the round, weapons, items, and player attributes reset to default.

Controls

Controls are fixed

Player 1 Controls

• Move Up – W
• Move Left – A
• Move Right – D
• Move Down – S
• Use Item – E
• Fire Weapon – F
• Reload Weapon – R

Player 2 Controls

• Move Up – Up Arrow
• Move Left – Left Arrow
• Move Right – Right Arrow
• Move Down – Down Arrow
• Use Item – Backslash (/)
• Fire Weapon – Comma (,)
• Reload Weapon – Full Stop (.)

Items and Weapons

Weapon Descriptions

• Revolver: The default weapon, 6 base ammo, 1 base damage, can penetrate tumbleweed obstacles.
• Rifle: A weapon that can be picked up, 4 base ammo, 2 base damage, can penetrate and destroy all obstacles, slower fire rate, faster bullet speed than revolver.

Item Descriptions

• Health Item: Increases health to a maximum of 2.
• Armour Item: Increases armour to a maximum of 1; an instance of armour absorbs a single instance of damage, regardless of how much damage is actually done.
• Ammo Item: Refills the current weapon to maximum ammo.
• Strawman Item: Creates a 1 health straw gunman obstacle in front of the player with the same height and width of the player.
• Rifle Pickup: Changes the current weapon to a rifle.

Setup

1. Download the installer at this link
2. Run the installer and follow any instructions
3. Run the newly-created desktop shortcut to play the game

Credits and Other Notes

• Project Manager: Raffaele Hughes
• Lead Developer: Raffaele Hughes
• Level Designer: Raffaele Hughes
• UI and HUD Designer: Raffaele Hughes
• System Architect and Designer: Raffaele Hughes
• Lead Artist: Raffaele Hughes
• Voice Acting: Raffaele Hughes

Other sound effects were obtained from freesound.org. All art and animations are original, created using the software Aseprite.

If you notice any bugs or wish there to be any features not included, please contact me :)

A shortlist for potential features includes:

• Sprint meter
• New weapon: dynamite
• Menu sounds
• New level type: train level
• New firing style for revolver: fan the hammer
• Customisable controls