====== Racer ======
===== Overview =====
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Racer was the first game I wrote using the SDL library. The initial software rendering mode caused ugly tearing effects that made it horrible to watch. As a consequence, OpenGL support was added to provide a smoother experience. To further improve the visual quality, a special rendering technique was implemented: multiple images of an object are stored - each with a different angle. The right image is picked depending on the rotation of an object. This 'simulated lighting' makes simple sprites seem like 3D meshes.\\

  * Chicken Hunt: pick up bullets and hunt chickens
  * Football: push the ball into the enemy's goal
  * Checkpoint Race: be the first to reach a certain number of checkpoints
  * Shootout: player versus player
  * //Splitscreen mode// 

Several items can be picked up:

^ {{:racer:crate_bullets.png?nolink}}    | **Bullets**: 3 bullets are launched       |
^ {{:racer:crate_bomb.png?nolink}}       | **Bomb**: a bomb is placed on the ground  |
^ {{:racer:crate_spiky_bomb.png?nolink}} | **Spiky Bomb**: special bomb that creates multiple bullets when exploding |
^ {{:racer:crate_turbo.png?nolink}}      | **Turbo**: increases the player's speed   |
^ {{:racer:crate_pusher.png?nolink}}     | **Pusher**: pushes other players away and protects from incoming bullets  |
^ {{:racer:crate_chicken.png?nolink}}    | **Chicken**: two (exploding) chickens fly away   |
^ {{:racer:crate_tank.png?nolink}}       | **Tank**: a tank starts roaming around   |

===== Current State =====
**95% done** - nearly finished. Maybe add the old track-based racing mode again

===== Screenshots =====
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===== Videos =====
[[http://videos.munix.at/?v=racer1|Video 1: Chicken Hunt]]

[[http://videos.munix.at/?v=racer2|Video 2: Checkpoint Race]]