Clash of Towers

Clash of Towers is a tower defense game where players strategically place different types of towers to defend against waves of enemies.
The game includes a custom map editor, configurable difficulty settings, gold and tower management, and a wave spawning system.
Players must survive all enemy waves without letting their hit points drop to zero.

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Project Setup

We highly recommend using IntelliJ IDEA as your main development environment for this project.

• IntelliJ offers excellent Java and JavaFX support out of the box.
• Scene Builder can be directly integrated inside IntelliJ IDEA to design .fxml files visually.
• Maven is used for project management and dependency handling.

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Tools and Technologies

• Java 23+
• JavaFX 25
• Maven (for build and dependency management)
• IntelliJ IDEA (IDE recommendation)
• Gluon Scene Builder (for JavaFX UI design)

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How to Use Scene Builder in IntelliJ

1. Download and install Gluon Scene Builder from gluonhq.com.
2. In IntelliJ IDEA:
   • Right-click any .fxml file → Open In SceneBuilder.
   • If not configured automatically, you can set the Scene Builder path under Settings → Languages & Frameworks → JavaFX.
3. This allows you to visually edit your game's UI screens directly from IntelliJ!

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How to Build and Run

1. Open the project in IntelliJ IDEA.
2. Make sure you have Maven installed or let IntelliJ handle it automatically.
3. Execute mvn clean javafx:run from the project root. The Maven plugin launches the com.example.game module with com.example.main.Main as the main class.
4. The game window should appear. From there, you can:
   • Start a new game
   • Create and edit maps
   • Save, load, and play through waves of enemies

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Basic Game Idea

• Place towers during the grace period before waves.
• Each wave spawns enemies that try to reach your base.
• Towers attack automatically when enemies are in range.
• Earn gold for defeating enemies and spend it to build or upgrade towers.
• Survive all waves without letting your hit points reach zero to win the game.
• Create your own custom maps with the Map Editor!

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