Serpent is a classic snake game built with JavaFX and Maven. This project was designed to be modular, interactive, and fun while improving my understanding of game loops, event handling, and UI development.

Features

• Smooth movement & collision detection
• Classic snake mechanics with score tracking
• JavaFX UI with animations
• Modular and maintainable game logic

Prerequisites

Before running the game, ensure you have:

• Java 17 or later
• Maven
• JavaFX SDK 17, which you can download from:
  https://gluonhq.com/products/javafx/

Project Setup

1. Clone or download the project

   git clone https://github.com/danielvdh24/serpent.git
   cd serpent-game

2. Download and extract JavaFX SDK 17

   • Place the extracted javafx-sdk-17 inside the project folder (where pom.xml is).

3. Build the project with Maven

   mvn clean package

Running the Game

After building the project, run the following command:

java --module-path "javafx-sdk-17/lib" --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml -jar target/serpent-game-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

Make sure the path to JavaFX SDK is correct based on where you placed it.

Contributers

Asim @mehmetas

Erik @eriknis

Rizwan @rizwanra

Marko @mojsov

Daniel @heuvel