Type Attack is a high-performance terminal typing game written in C11. It features real-time input verification, per-character animated rainbow feedback, a dynamic difficulty and leveling engine, and persistent cross-platform scoring.

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Features

• Real-Time Keystroke Validation: Instant per-character visual feedback.
• Animated Rainbow Effect: Dynamically cycles color palettes on matching characters.
• Error Highlighting: Immediate red indicator on character mismatches.
• Event Log Console: Split vertical sidebar displaying real-time session events.
• Dual Feedback System: Contextual messages loaded from congrats and loser dictionaries.
• Dynamic Progression Engine: Falling speed scales proportionally with player level.
• Cross-Platform Persistence:
  • Windows: Native Windows Registry (HKCU\Software\TypeAttack).
  • Linux / POSIX: XOR-obfuscated local storage verified via SHA-256 integrity checksum.
• Zero Bloat: Native compilation targeting Win32 / POSIX terminal subsystems without heavy runtime dependencies.

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Directory Structure

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|-- CMakeLists.txt       # Build system configuration
|-- build.bat            # Automated build script for Windows
|-- run.bat              # Automated launch script for Windows
|-- icon.ico             # Application executable icon
|-- resource.rc          # Windows resource and version metadata definition
|-- words                # Primary dictionary of falling sentences
|-- congrats             # Motivational message bank
|-- loser                # Taunt message bank
|-- includes/            # PDCurses header files
|-- libs/                # Precompiled static libraries (pdcurses.lib, pdcurses.a)
`-- source/              # Engine source code and technical documentation

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Controls

Key	Action
[A-Z] / [0-9] / [Space]	Type active falling sentence
[Backspace]	Delete previous character
[Esc]	Return to menu / Exit game
[Up] / [Down]	Navigate menu options
[Enter]	Confirm menu selection

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Building and Running

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.10 or higher
• Windows: MSVC (Visual Studio 2017+) or MinGW
• Linux: GCC / Clang, libncurses5-dev / libncursesw5-dev

Windows (MSVC)

cmake -B build -A Win32 .
cmake --build build --config Debug
.\build\Debug\TypeAttack.exe

Or execute the automated batch script:

.\build.bat

Linux / POSIX

cmake -B build .
cmake --build build
./build/TypeAttack

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License

GPL3.0. Copyright OLDGAME-Proyect (C) 2026.