Bagpipe Hero is a game similar to Guitar Hero in its basic concepts and mechanics. The general concept is as follows: while music plays in the background, the player hits notes on some sort of controller device (in this case, the keyboard), attempting to hit notes on the screen that correspond to those in the song. However, the catch in Bagpipe Hero is that the game is bagpipe- and Scottish-themed. That is to say, not only does it have an aesthetic layout that is Celtic in nature, but it also features bagpipe music as its available default songs and incorporates components of playing bagpipes specifically into the game, such as having nine notes to play (as this is the entire range of the Highland Bagpipe) and having to “blow” into the bag (by pressing a button) to refill the air to keep the drones and chanter playing, among other differences. Bagpipe Hero also incorporates note analysis of music audio files such that music files can be uploaded and analyzed, allowing for the generation of game levels.
Firstly, Ensure that all files are present and in the corrrect places. Look and make sure that the directory 'Code and Relevant Files' contains the python files 'bagpipeHero1.0.0.py', 'gameData.py', and 'musicAnalysis.py'. Do not move these files from their position if they are in place. Next, download the 'Music' folder exactly as it is from the Google Drive link, and place that folder in the 'Code and Relevant Files' directory, too. So long as no directories or Files have been moved or tampered with, the code should be able to run after this. Run the file 'bagpipeHero1.0.0.py' to play the game.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, the audio analysis libraries used in this project are not compatible with versions of Python 3.7 and later UNLESS you download the Microsoft Visual C++ build tools from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/. You will need to run this project with Python 3.6 or earlier if you don't want to download any extra software on your machine.
If you wish to add new bagpipe music to play, add the music as a .wav file to the directory 'Code and Relevant Files > Music > PlayableSongs'. You will then be able to select this song by entering the title the next time you run the code.
math, random, os, aubio, pydub, pygame, and wave OPTIONAL: ffmpeg (to remove warning message in terminal)
- In game mode, press F1 to skip ahead to instantly complete the level and go to the score screen with your current score
- In game mode, press F2 before finishing level to make your score ridiculously high (30,000) and guarantee yourself a chance to go to the high score screen
- In title mode, press F3 to reset the high score board
As briefly mentioned in the instructions for how to run the program, if you want to run Bagpipe Hero in Python 3.7 or later, you'll need to download the Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/. They are required for the Aubio module to work on newer versions of Python.
Normally, when this program is run, Python will display the following warning message:
RuntimeWarning: Couldn't find ffmpeg or avconv - defaulting to ffmpeg, but may not work
This is because some functions in PyDub (not any used in Bagpipe Hero) require ffmpeg, an audio processing program that can be downloaded from the ffmpeg website at http://ffmpeg.org/download.html. Please note that you will want to download it using one of the "Get Packages & Executable Files" options for your operating system.
After downloading the zip file, you will want to unzip it (probably using a program like 7-Zip, which you will need on your machine to do this if you don't have it already) and add the folder's bin directory to your system and user Path variables.
After adding ffmpeg to your path, you will need to install the ffmpeg module to your version of Python using pip. After that, the game should run without any warning messages.
I know this is A LOT of work to get rid of one little warning message, but if you're a perfectionist like me, this is how you can take care of it. A patch update will be released at some point to remove PyDub entirely from the implementation.
- MacGregor of Rora: https://music.apple.com/qa/
album/with-purpose/544492272 - Bagpipe Drone Audio (for training the game): https://music.apple.com/ca/album/bagpipe-drones-tuning- practicing-improvising/1287935155 - Drum Salute (for training the game): https:// music.apple.com/us/album/re-charged-live/290900495 - Medley starting with Father Michael McDonald's Silver Jubilee (playable song and part of theme song): https://music.apple.com/bw/album/world-pipe-championship s-highlights-2000-2005/921061103 - Medley starting with Tommy MacDonald of Barguillan: https://music.apple.com/us/album/world-pipe- band-championships-2008-vol-1/289664973
- Bagpipe Silhouette image acquired from
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/60/1f/bb/601fbb72f76c81f8 c19fe2a6b0e886af.jpg - Bagpipe Diagram image acquired from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191614159115761302/ - Keyboard Diagram image acquired from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY - CMU Tartan Plaid image (for video) acquired from https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/event/blelloch/ - 15-112 Dragon image (for video) acquired from https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~112/staff.html - Steve the Dinosaur image (for video) acquired from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/t-rex-steve-widget- web-game-offline-dinosaur-in-internet/id1128357876
- Roman Unical Modern Font acquired from
https://www.fontspace.com/george-williams/roman-uncial- modern