The games runs in the windows command promt.
Maps are loaded from textfiles. When the application starts it asks you for the filename. Just type in the name without .txt extension. The map must be in the same folder as the executable.
All rows in a mapfile need to have the same length. Be aware of the maximum with of the windows command promt.
................1.WWW...........WWW.....................
....................WW..........WW..333333333333333333..
.....WWWWWWW.........WW......A.WW...3.........2..11..3..
....WWWWWWWWWW..1......WWW....WW....3222=222222......3..
...WWWWWWWWWWW..1.........WWWW......3......2............
...WWWWWWWWWW..333333333............3................3..
....WWWWWWW....3..11...3..B......c..3......2..11111..3..
......WWW..A...3.......3............3333=3333333333333..
.....WW........3333=3333....O...........................
.....WW.........1...................c...................
...WWW..........1...c...................................
WWW......................333333=3333333333333333333333..
................1........3.......B...2...............3..
................1111111113......................A....3..
.......A.................3....2......2...............3..
.........................33333333333333333333333333333..
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The following letters are supported.
1,2,3: Static obstacles, different color.W: Water, is animated.=. Door, opens when player is near.c: Coin raising Score.A: Monster, walks left and right.B: Monster, changes direction on collision.O: Change player's starting point from 0, 0.- Any other letter: Free space.
Just download the executable main.exe and the map file map.txt and run the game. According to the instruction above you can simply create your own maps.