flipped the coordinate system to match screen coords and pulled out the curses functions

src/linux.h

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <curses.h>
+
+int fuck(void) {
+    return 69;
+}
+int zom_scrinit(void) {
+    initscr();
+    nodelay(stdscr, true);//cbreak would wait for you to press a key this doesnt
+    noecho();
+    clear();
+    return 0;
+}
+int zom_screxit(void) {
+    endwin();
+    return 0;
+}
+int zom_putcharat(int x, int y, char chara){
+    mvaddch(y, x, chara);
+    return 0;
+}

src/main.c

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h> //printf and shit
-#include <curses.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include "linux.h"
 
 
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) { //yoinked from the internet argc is number of args and argv is a "array of arguments"
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) { //yoinked from the internet argc is number
     debugent_x = {0, 0, 0, 0},
     debugent_y = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 
-    initscr();
+    zom_scrinit();
-    //cbreak();
-    nodelay(stdscr, true);//cbreak would wait for you to press a key this doesnt
-    noecho();
-
-    clear();
 
     while(gamerun) {
         currenttime = clock();
@@ -46,19 +41,19 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) { //yoinked from the internet argc is number
 
             switch (getch()) {
                 case 'a':
-                    player.y--;
-                    break;
-
-                case 'w':
                     player.x--;
                     break;
 
+                case 'w':
+                    player.y--;
+                    break;
+
                 case 'd':
-                    player.y++;
+                    player.x++;
                     break;
 
                 case 's':
-                    player.x++;
+                    player.y++;
                     break;
 
                 case 'q':
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) { //yoinked from the internet argc is number
             }
             //game logic not kb dependent
             if ((enemy.x == player.x) && (enemy.y == player.y)){
-                endwin();
+                zom_screxit();
                 puts("you lose :(");
                 return 0; //TODO fix this this should not be here...
             }
@@ -92,33 +87,32 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) { //yoinked from the internet argc is number
             prevtime = currenttime;
         }
         //entity rendering
-        mvaddch(enemy.xold, enemy.yold, ' ');
+        zom_putcharat(enemy.xold, enemy.yold, ' ');
         switch (dosspin) {
             case 0:
-                mvaddch(enemy.x, enemy.y, '-');
+                zom_putcharat(enemy.x, enemy.y, '-');
                 break;
             case 1:
-                mvaddch(enemy.x, enemy.y, '/');
+                zom_putcharat(enemy.x, enemy.y, '/');
                 break;
             case 2:
-                mvaddch(enemy.x, enemy.y, '|');
+                zom_putcharat(enemy.x, enemy.y, '|');
                 break;
             case 3:
-                mvaddch(enemy.x, enemy.y, '\\');
+                zom_putcharat(enemy.x, enemy.y, '\\');
                 break;
             }
 
-        mvaddch(player.xold, player.yold, ' ');
+        zom_putcharat(player.xold, player.yold, ' ');
-        mvaddch(player.x, player.y, '#');
+        zom_putcharat(player.x, player.y, '#');
-        mvaddch(debugent_x.xold, debugent_x.yold, ' ');
+        zom_putcharat(debugent_x.xold, debugent_x.yold, ' ');
-        mvaddch(debugent_x.x, debugent_x.y, 'X');
+        zom_putcharat(debugent_x.x, debugent_x.y, 'X');
-        mvaddch(debugent_y.xold, debugent_y.yold, ' ');
+        zom_putcharat(debugent_y.xold, debugent_y.yold, ' ');
-        mvaddch(debugent_y.x, debugent_y.y, 'Y');
+        zom_putcharat(debugent_y.x, debugent_y.y, 'Y');
     }
 
     //cleanup
-    endwin();
+    zom_screxit();
-
     printf("Args %d",argc); //anti Wall Werror Wextra
 
     puts(argv[0]);//anti Wall Werror Wextra