🛡️ Isometric Survivor (MonoGame)

A 2D Action-Survival game (Survivor-like) built with C# and MonoGame featuring an isometric perspective. This project demonstrates a complete game loop including procedural map generation, spatial partitioning for physics, a custom map editor, and a scalable entity component structure.

🎥 Demonstration

🚀 Features

• Isometric Engine: Custom rendering logic converting world coordinates to isometric screen space with depth sorting (IsoMath).
• Procedural Generation: Algorithms to generate infinite-feeling arenas with lakes, dirt patches, and walls.
• Custom Map Editor: A built-in tool to create, edit, and save maps (.json) with tile placement and trigger zones.
• Optimization: Implements Spatial Hashing (SpatialGrid) to handle collision detection for hundreds of entities efficiently.
• Gameplay Systems:
  • Upgrade System: Level-up logic with random weapon/passive upgrades (RNG).
  • Weapons: Auto-firing wands, orbiting shields, and projectile logic.
  • Pathfinding: A* algorithm implementation for enemy navigation.
  • State Management: Robust Finite State Machine handling Menu, Game, Editor, Pause, and Level Up states.

🎮 Controls

Gameplay

• WASD / Arrows: Move Character.
• ESC: Pause Game.
• Space/Enter: Confirm selections (Level Up).
• Attacks are automatic based on weapon cooldowns.

Map Editor

• Tab: Switch between Tile Mode and Trigger Mode.
• WASD / Arrows: Pan Camera.
• Left Click: Place Tile / Select Trigger.
• Right Click: Erase Tile / Add Trigger.
• Q / E: Cycle through Tile Palette.
• Ctrl + S: Save Map.
• Ctrl + N: New Map.
• Scroll: Zoom In/Out.

📦 Installation & Build

1. Prerequisites

   • .NET 8.0 SDK
   • Visual Studio 2022 (with .NET Desktop Development workload).

2. Clone and Open

   git clone https://github.com/g-brrzzn/IsometricGame-MonoGame.git
   Open the .sln file in Visual Studio.
   Build
   Press F5 to build and run the project.
   Ensure Content is built correctly via the MonoGame Content Pipeline if modifying assets.
   

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: C# (.NET 8)
• Framework: MonoGame
• Data: JSON (Newtonsoft) for Map serialization.
• Physics: Custom AABB implementation with Isometric projection.

Developed as a personal project to explore game architecture patterns and MonoGame capabilities.