Project Description

Tower Defense is a game written in Java where the player is tasked to prevent waves of enemies from reaching the end of the game's path.  The player can do this by placing tower objects next to the path that automatically work to destroy the enemies marching toward the end of the path.  With each enemy killed, the player earns money to purchase more towers.  This project was created as my final project for my CS1420 class however the overall execution of the project is entirely my own.

Custom Enemy Spawn Patterns

The spawn pattern of enemies within the game can be customized by opening up the game's jar file with an archiving tool such as 7-Zip and navigating to the resources folder.  There, the file called "spawn-sequence.txt" can be edited with the following commands to create a custom enemy spawn pattern for the game:

• Custom Spawn Sequence Commands

  • Wait:

    • next-wait = waits 300 ticks before moving to the next command

    • wait = waits 60 ticks before moving to the next command

    • wait-half = waits 30 ticks before moving to the next command

    • wait-ten = waits 10 ticks before moving to the next command

    • wait-five = waits 5 ticks before moving to the next command

    • step = waits 1 tick before moving to the next command

  • Enemy:

    • snake = spawns a snake enemy

    • rattlesnake = spawns a rattlesnake enemy

    • cobra = spawns a cobra enemy

  • Utility:

    • life = gives the player a life

    • money = gives the player 100 coins

    • END = triggers an automatic game-over

Code Repository

As this project was a final project for a university class, I will not be sharing my source code publicly to prevent academic misconduct.  The source code, however, is available for viewing upon the request of any prospective employer.

Live Version

A live version of the application can be downloaded here.