THUNDERBIRD 414 - A SIMPLE SHOOT-EM-UP
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by Bernie Wong
CPSC 414 Assignment #3


Thunderbird 414 (TB414) plays like the usual shoot-em-up airplane
shooter game.  You control the TBird (blue and yellow plane) and
avoid or shoot down incoming enemy plans. Enemy planes will have
a red, white, and gray colour scheme.  Your TBird begins with 5
hitpoints.  You will lose one hitpoint on every collision with an
enemy ship or enemy fire (with the exception of one ship, which 
you will know to avoid.)  When you lose all your hitpoints, the
game ends.

Your remaining hitpoints and current score is display at the
bottom of the screen

Rendered in 3D, played in 2D



CONTROLS
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MOVEMENT - Arrow Keys
SHOOT - Period Key
QUIT - ESC Key or Q



CREDITS
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Code based on CPSC 414 Assignment #1.

Math Library from CPSC 414 Assignment #2.

Collision detection algorithm based on
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1234.asp



STILL TO DO
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- Change collision detection to something more precise and
  optimized
- Add depth sorting to eliminate artifacts from alpha/transparency
- Add more variety of ships
- Add more detailed/complex ship geometry
- Texture map ships
- Add a nicer background
- Design levels that are more fun
- Balance gameplay (object speeds)
- Add more weapons and powerups to player ship
- Add the 'bomb'
- Add 'lives'
- Make ships flash on 'hit'

- Try making use of Z direction (3d shooter?)