Tanks Game (Java)

A 2D tank battle game built in Java using the Processing graphics library.

Gameplay

• Control your tank and battle against other players.
• Eliminate other players to gain points.
• Winner is declared at game end, where the player with the most amount of points wins.

Controls

• ← / → — Move tank left/right (uses fuel).

• ↑ / ↓ — Aim barrel up/down

• W / S — Increase / decrease shot power

• Space — Fire

• R — If the game has ended: restart from level 0. If the game is ongoing and your health < 100: use Repair Kit (heals).

• F — Get additional Fuel.

• P — Get additional Parachutes.

• X — Use Large Projectile powerup

• N — Next level

• M — Previous level

• L — Refresh current stage

• O — Restart game

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Tech Stack

• Language: Java 8
• Build Tool: Gradle
• Graphics: Processing (org.processing:core:3.3.7)
• Testing: JUnit 5

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How to Run

Prerequisites

• Java 8 (JDK 1.8)
• Gradle Wrapper (included — no need to install Gradle globally)

Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/TimWJT/tanks-game.git

# Run the game
.\gradlew.bat :app:run   # Windows Powershell or Command Prompt
./gradlew :app:run       # Mac/Linux (unconfirmed)