Breakout Lua

Breakout Lua is a classic brick-breaking game inspired by Atari's Breakout. The player controls a paddle to bounce a ball and break bricks while preventing the ball from falling to the bottom. The game is being developed in Lua using the Love2D framework as a learning project. This project is very much still a Work in Progress. I do not recommend actually running the code on your system until I get a more stable version.

Features

• Scoring System: Points are awarded based on the strength of the bricks.
• Lives: The player starts with 3 lives, losing one when the ball falls below the paddle.
• Speed Dynamics: The ball speeds up with every paddle hit but resets upon losing a life or completing a level.
• Levels:
  • Includes 5 pre-defined levels.
  • Planned feature: Auto-generated, increasingly difficult levels.
• High Score Tracking: Keeps a record of the highest score achieved in a session.

Controls

• Menu Navigation: Use the arrow keys and Enter/Escape to navigate.
• In-Game:
  • Move paddle: Left/Right arrow keys.
  • Launch ball: Spacebar (if reset).
  • Pause: Escape key.
• Debugging: Some additional controls are implemented for development purposes.

Requirements

• Love2D must be installed to run the game.
• Additional dependencies: SQLite3 and lunajson.

Dependencies

This repository includes the following third-party libraries:

• SQLite3: Used for managing save data.
  Source: SQLite
  License: Public Domain

• lunajson: A lightweight JSON library for Lua.
  Source: GitHub
  License: MIT License

These libraries are bundled in the repository for convenience. Their respective licenses allow redistribution and usage. Please refer to their documentation for more details.

How to Play

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/username/Breakout-Lua.git
   cd Breakout-Lua
   

2. Run the game with Love2D: bash love .

Technologies Used

• Lua: The core programming language.
• Love2D: A 2D game framework.
• SQLite3: For managing save data.
• lunajson: To handle JSON-based high-score tracking.

Development Goals

This project aims to:

• Build foundational programming skills.
• Practice Lua scripting and Love2D game development.
• Explore file handling with SQLite3 and JSON.
• Gain hands-on experience with (very basic) custom physics and UI systems.

Acknowledgments

• Background Music: Stereotypical 90s Space Shooter Music by Jan125.
  Licensed under CC0.
  Available at: Open Game Art

License

This project is released under the "Do What You Want" license. You are free to use, modify, and share my code (so, not the included libraries) without restrictions.

Screenshots

(Coming Soon)