ConsoleGamesLib 1.1.0

Sprite can be typically used as a simple brick block in a breakout game. For creating a game you should create a Player class that inherits Sprite, and implement "HandleKeys" for your player(s). Typical inherited Player class:

public class Player: Sprite { public Player(string name = "P1", PlayerType type = PlayerType.Bottom, int x = 10, int y = 26) : base(x, y, GenerateColImage(type)) { InitialPos = (x, y); Name = name; Type = type; LivesTextSprite = new DynamicTextSprite(0, 10, $"{Name} Lives: "); ReInit(); } public PlayerType Type { get; set; }

    internal new void ReInit()
    {
        if (NewGame) //i.e. user pressed N (or App just started).
        {
            Score = 0;
            Lives = 8;
        }
        base.ReInit();
    }

    public virtual void HandleKeys(ConsoleKey key)
    {
        if (Type == PlayerType.Bottom)
        {
            if (key == ConsoleKey.S)
                if (Dx < 0) Dx += -0.5; // or call relevant function
                else Dx = -1;
            else if (key == ConsoleKey.F)
                if (Dx > 0) Dx += 0.5;
                else Dx = 1; //  or call relevant function
            else if (key == ConsoleKey.D)
                Dx = 0;
        }
   }

} }

Sprite instantiation (a red brick in this example): new Sprite(0, 0, new[] { (0, 0, "█████▌", ConsoleColor.Red) });

Player instantiations: new Player(), new Player("P3", PlayerType.Right, 71, 13)

Typical game loop:

while (true)
{
    while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
    {   //game loop
        if (!Sprite.NewGame) //this must be a separate if (the way it was before the while ended and gave control to a 
                                //blocking call (for the key, while there was no key).
        {
            ball.Move();
            ball.ProcessCollisions(sprites, players); //at this stage processing on all players
                                                        //causes the game to slow down. Can you guess why?
            snake.Move();
            foreach (var player in players)
                player.Move();
            snake.ProcessCollisions(new Sprite[] { ball });
        }
        Thread.Sleep(speed);
    }
    var key = Console.ReadKey(true).Key; //key press handling
    if (key == ConsoleKey.Escape)
        break; //exit game
    else
        HandleKey(key);
}


private static void HandleKey(ConsoleKey key)
{
    if (key == ConsoleKey.N)
        GameReInit();
    //control game speed.
    else if (key == ConsoleKey.Add)
        speed = speed * 8 / 10;
    else if (key == ConsoleKey.Subtract)
        speed = speed * 10 / 8;
    else
    {
        foreach (var player in players)
            player.HandleKeys(key);

        snake.HandleKeys(key);
    }
}