Good job!! As for certain starting positions not working, Warnsdorff's rule doesn't promise they will all work. However, you can fix that using backtracking, which really kicked my ass yesterday to understand how to implement in recursion...
I solved it by using a list of possible moves, with each object containing the coordinates and accessibility, sorting according to accessibility, and trying to solve the tour recursively from each object of the list.
private bool FinishTour(int x, int y, int moveCount)
{
if (moveCount == N * N)
{
return true;
}
List<(int x, int y, int accessibility)> moves = new List<(int, int, int)>();
int nextX;
int nextY;
int accessibility;
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
{
nextX = x + xMove[i];
nextY = y + yMove[i];
if (IsInLimits(nextX, nextY) && IsEmpty(nextX, nextY))
{
accessibility = GetAccesibility(nextX, nextY);
moves.Add((nextX, nextY, accessibility));
}
}
moves.Sort((a, b) => a.accessibility.CompareTo(b.accessibility));
foreach (var move in moves)
{
board[move.x, move.y] = moveCount;
if (FinishTour(move.x, move.y, moveCount + 1))
{
return true;
}
else
{
board[move.x, move.y] = 0;
}
}
return false;
}
Honestly, I am still not sure this is a proper use of backtracking, but it works for now... Let me know if you want an extra set of eyes on your code :)
The deadline cannot be extended, but you can submit your project when finished. It will not be viable for winning if that matters to you. However, since this is a weekly game jam, you can always try again to match the deadline next week!
To research different sorting algorithms - bubble sort, merge sort, etc. and create a game about them / that encompasses them / that has anything to do with the subject. Only if sorting algorithms is something you wish to learn!
If you don't wish to research and incorporate sorting algorithms into your game, it's totally okay. You can take the theme at face value as "sorting" and create a game around what it means to you :)
Really chaotic! This was a lot of fun, only thing is that the attacks are a bit clunky and slow. The idea is really innovative and fits the chaos theme perfectly! Good job!!
This was fun! The enemies had a bit too much health I think. The overall gameplay is really fun and the controls are responsive in a very satisfying way! The art is also really cool, and so is the menu. And your mom did a wonderful job on the music!! Well done!
