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Long gone are the days of playing Connect 4 with sand and gravel. Now you can play Connect 4 on your computer in Minecraft!
There currently is only local play, but I plan to add wireless rednet support soon. This program also outputs to a monitor if you have one, and if your monitor is large enough it'll automatically center things the best it can. There also is a brief help page with the controls and how to play the game. The game is played with nice user-interface using the arrow keys and enter.
PICTURES:
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NOTE: Monitor looks glitchy, but that is an issue with my graphics settings on Minecraft, not the program.
NOTE: Monitor looks glitchy, but that is an issue with my graphics settings on Minecraft, not the program.
CODE:
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--[[
CONNECT-4
By: Negeator
]]--
--[[
Declare Variables
--]]
--Whose turn it is
local turn
--Cursor position
local cursorPos
--Message if piece is placed in the wrong place
local errorMessage
--Whether the game is playing
local gamePlaying
--Monitor Side being used
local monSide = "none"
--The monitor
local monitor
--Monitor width and height
local monWidth, monHeight
--Make a 7x6 Grid for the board
local grid =
{
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
{ " "," "," "," "," "," "," " },
}
local menuOptions =
{
"Local Game", "Help", "Quit"
}
--[[
Functions
--]]
--Main Function
function main()
cursorPos = 1
while true do
menuDraw()
menuInput()
end
end
--Events for the main menu (mainly input)
function menuInput()
event, p1, p2 = os.pullEvent()
if event == "key" then
--Up
if p1 == 200 then
cursorPos = cursorPos - 1
if cursorPos < 1 then
cursorPos = 3
end
--Down
elseif p1 == 208 then
cursorPos = cursorPos + 1
if cursorPos > 3 then
cursorPos = 1
end
--Enter
elseif p1 == 28 then
if cursorPos == 1 then
game()
elseif cursorPos == 2 then
help()
elseif cursorPos == 3 then
clearScreen()
error()
end
end
end
end
--Draws the main menu
function menuDraw()
clearScreen()
drawAt(1,1,"Connect-4")
drawAt(1,2,"------------------")
for i = 1, 3 do
drawAt(4,i + 2,menuOptions[i])
end
drawAt(1,cursorPos + 2,"[*]")
end
function help()
clearScreen()
drawAt(1,1,"Connect-4 - Help:")
drawAt(1,2,"------------------")
drawAt(1,3,"Players take turn placing their pieces")
drawAt(1,4,"in collumns. The piece falls until it hits")
drawAt(1,5,"the bottom or another piece. The first player")
drawAt(1,6,"to get 4 in a row in any direction wins!")
drawAt(1,7,"Use arrow keys to select the row.")
drawAt(1,8,"Press Enter to place a piece.")
waitAtEnd()
end
--Play the game
function game()
--Reset some variables
gamePlaying = true
turn = 0
cursorPos = 1
errorMessage = ""
resetBoard()
startMonitor()
while gamePlaying == true do
gameDraw()
gameEvent()
checkForWinner()
end
waitAtEnd()
cursorPos = 1
end
function waitAtEnd()
drawAt(1,18,"Press Enter to Exit.")
while true do
event, key = os.pullEvent()
if event == "key" then
if key == 28 then
return
end
end
end
end
--Draw the game
function gameDraw()
clearScreen()
drawBoard()
--Draw the cursor
drawAt((cursorPos * 3) + 11,1," | ")
drawAt((cursorPos * 3) + 11,2," V ")
if turn == 0 then
drawAt(1,15,"Turn: Player 1")
else
drawAt(1,15,"Turn: Player 2")
end
drawAt(1,17,errorMessage)
if monSide ~= "none" then
drawMonitor()
end
end
--Manages events for the game
function gameEvent()
event, p1, p2 = os.pullEvent()
if event == "key" then
--Left
if p1 == 203 then
cursorPos = cursorPos - 1
if cursorPos < 1 then
cursorPos = 7
end
--Right
elseif p1 == 205 then
cursorPos = cursorPos + 1
if cursorPos > 7 then
cursorPos = 1
end
--Backspace
elseif p1 == 14 then
gamePlaying = false
drawAt(1,17,"Game Terminated.")
--Enter
elseif p1 == 28 then
if place(cursorPos) == true then
errorMessage = ""
else
errorMessage = "Piece does not fit."
end
end
end
end
--Draw the board
function drawBoard()
for x = 1, 7 do
for y = 1, 6 do
drawAt((x * 3) + 11,y * 2 + 1,"("..grid[y][x]..")")
end
end
end
--Place a game piece. Returns a boolean based on whether a piece was successfully placed.
function place(x)
local y = 6
while y >= 1 do
if grid[y][x] == " " then
if turn == 0 then
grid[y][x] = "0"
turn = 1
else
grid[y][x] = "o"
turn = 0
end
return true
end
y = y - 1
end
sleep(.2)
return false
end
--Check for a winner
function checkForWinner()
local pivotX, pivotY
for x = 1, 7 do
for y = 1, 6 do
pivotX = x
pivotY = y
if checkAtPoint(x,y,"0") == true then
gameDraw()
drawAt(1,17,"Player 1 Wins!")
if monSide ~= "none" then
drawAtMonitor(2,monHeight - 1, "Player 1 Wins!")
end
gamePlaying = false
elseif checkAtPoint(x,y,"o") == true then
gameDraw()
if monSide ~= "none" then
drawAt(1,17,"Player 2 Wins!")
end
drawAtMonitor(2,monHeight - 1, "Player 2 Wins!")
gamePlaying = false
end
end
end
end
--Checks for any connect 4's at a position. Returns true or false based on if it finds a connect 4.
function checkAtPoint(x,y,symbol)
local checkX = x
local checkY = y
for dir = 0, 7 do
x = checkX
y = checkY
for i = 1, 4 do
if x < 1 or x > 7 or y < 1 or y > 6 then
i = 4
elseif grid[y][x] == symbol then
if i < 4 then
x , y = addDir(x,y,dir)
else
--We found 4 in a row!
return true
end
else
i = 4
end
end
end
return false
end
--returns a modifier to the x and y value given a direction. This is used to find the next point given a direction.
function addDir(x,y,direction)
if direction == 0 then
return x + 0,y + -1
elseif direction == 1 then
return x + 1,y + -1
elseif direction == 2 then
return x + 1,y + 0
elseif direction == 3 then
return x + 1,y + -1
elseif direction == 4 then
return x + 0,y + -1
elseif direction == 5 then
return x + -1,y + -1
elseif direction == 6 then
return x + -1,y + -1
elseif direction == 7 then
return -x + 1,y + -1
end
end
--Reset the board
function resetBoard()
for x = 1, 7 do
for y = 1, 6 do
grid[y][x] = " "
end
end
end
--Draw the monitor
function drawMonitor()
monWidth, monHeight = monitor.getSize()
gridWidth = 21 --This is the width of the grid
gridHeight = 11 --This is the height of the grid
xAdd = (monWidth/2) - (gridWidth/2) - 3
yAdd = (monHeight/2) - (gridHeight/2) - 2
clearMonitor()
for x = 1, 7 do
for y = 1, 6 do
drawAtMonitor( xAdd + (3 * x), yAdd + (y * 2), "("..grid[y][x]..")")
end
end
if turn == 0 then
drawAtMonitor(2,monHeight - 1, "Turn: Player 1")
else
drawAtMonitor(2,monHeight - 1, "Turn: Player 2")
end
end
--If there is a monitor, set it up
function startMonitor()
for i=1,#rs.getSides() do
if peripheral.isPresent(rs.getSides()[i]) and peripheral.getType(rs.getSides()[i]) == "monitor" then
monSide = rs.getSides()[i]
monitor = peripheral.wrap( monSide )
return
end
end
monSide = "none"
end
--Clear the terminal screen
function clearScreen()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
end
--Draw text at a position on the terminal screen
function drawAt(x,y,text)
term.setCursorPos(x,y)
term.write(text)
end
--Basic Monitor Draw Functions
function clearMonitor()
monitor.clear()
monitor.setCursorPos(1,1)
end
function drawAtMonitor(x,y,text)
monitor.setCursorPos(x,y)
monitor.write(text)
end
--[[
Run the Program!
--]]
main()
Be sure to post any bugs/errors if you find any!
