Open Software Project for DE1-SoC board, developed for/using CPUlator's ARMv7 DE1-SoC.
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Tower Defense is a type of strategy game where the goal is to stop the enemies from reaching the end of the path. The user places towers that shoot at enemies once they are in range to get points. The user spends points to place more towers. The game has three waves, each getting harder.
2.1 How to run
Load file (main.c) into CPULATOR, change language to C, compile and run. Click KEY3 to start the game
2.2 Controls
LEDR: Health bar. Users start off with 10 health. Losses one health for each enemy that reaches the end
KEYS: User Controls.
KEY0= Place Light Tower ( cost 25 points )
KEY1= Place Medium Tower ( cost 50 points )
KEY2= Place Heavy Tower ( cost 100 points )
KEY3= Start / Pause
7 Seg-Display: Displays the number of points for the user, they start with 75.
JTAG UART: Moves the cursor (user grid square) around on the display screen. Hovering over a tower shows its range.
w - up
s - down
a - left
d - right
VGA: Displays the game
Interval Timer: Controls the tower fire rates and enemy spawn rates. Each wave contains 15 enemies.
2.3 Game
Towers:
Light Tower: costs 25, light damage, low range, high fire rate
Medium Tower: costs 50, medium damage, medium range, medium fire rate
Heavy Tower: costs 100, high damage, high range, low fire rate
Enemies:
Light Enemies: 5 points, light health, fast speed
Medium Enemies: 15 points, medium health, fast speed
Heavy Enemies: 25 points, high health, slow speed
Waves:
Wave 1: Random enemies spawn, 15 in total
Wave 2: Heavy enemies only, 15 in total
Wave 3: Heavy enemies only with double health, 15 in total. Game ends after this wave