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The Quest for Success

Gameplay

The Quest for Success was designed from the ground up to be an intuitive and fun experience. It features multiple puzzles and takes the player on a journey from the perspective of an FBLA member.

Topic Correlation

This game is based around the adventure of an FBLA member on his journey to complete all the requirements of the business achievement award. Splitting education, progress, and service into each of their own mini-games for each tier of the award. This allows the player to understand the basic requirements of each tier by interacting directly with the objectives.

A scoreboard is available, and the score is visible at all times during the game. Interactive hotkeys will be shown on the screen when needed. The game can be played multiple times to discover multiple endings.

Features

  • Keyboard and mouse compatibility
  • A variety of original art
  • 4 separate stages, each with three levels with increasing difficulty
  • Awards with power-ups for the player
  • A variety of separate mini-games.
  • Interactive dialogue
  • Enemies, lives, coins, and an overall score system.
  • An advanced puzzle platformer
  • Instructions page included on a menu page.

Controls

Type Key
Move Left Left Arrow
Move Up Up Arrow
Move Down Down Arrow
Move Right Right Arrow
Use E
Quit Game Escape

Run Instructions

Launch quest.exe in the game directory.

Development Instructions

For more technical information, read technical_readme.md. Also view javadocs (kDocs) in the javadoc folder. Code is commented and should be fairly easy to understand. Advanced game rules are also featured within the source code.

Running a Development Copy

  1. Open the src directory with an editor of your choice
  2. Make changes
  3. Run gradle desktop:run to compile and run the updated game
  4. View the license

Editing Maps

  1. Install Tiled
  2. Open a map in core/assets/assets/maps with Tiled
  3. Make changes to the map
  4. Save the map
  5. Run it following the instructions above

Technologies Used

  • IntelliJ IDEA - used to efficiently write code
  • Adobe Illustrator - used to create icons and images
  • Gradle - used to automate builds and manage dependencies
  • Git SCM - used for version control
  • Kotlin - used to write readable and ergonomic code
  • Tiled - used to create flexible and reusable levels
  • Aseprite - used to design art in a retro pixelart style

Dependencies Used

  • Kotlin - used for null-safety and language features
  • libgdx - used as a game programming and graphics framework
  • Artemis-ODB - used as a entity-component-system for organizing and managing entities

Screenshots