pkage / codebot

pkbasic-driven robot emulator

codebot

pkbasic-driven robot emulator

requirements

• ncurses
• sfml (system/window)

tested under osx 10.9.2 with g++ & clang++

getting started

run the build script in /source, then (optionally) copy/move the binary onto your $PATH just run the binary, you'll be guided through everything

keybindings

everything that isn't marked in the program

key	action
p	pause the simulation (in a match) & bring up the menu
q	quit the simulation (in a match)

robot specs

cb.pkbasic specially addresses variables like so:

Var	Value
#A	last scan result [0-1] [wall/robot]
#B	last scan distance
#C	last movement result [0-1] [fail/success]
#E	Robot's energy [readonly*]
#H	Robot's health [readonly*]
#X	Robot's X position on map [readonly*]
#Y	Robot's Y position on map [readonly*]

cb.pkbasic also has special keywords:

Keyword	Value
move	moves in a direction specified **
scan	scans in a direction specified **
fire	fires in a direction specified **

notes

* readonly values are updated every tick, so any changes you make will by overwritten by the controller's values for that bot

** valid directions are up/down/left/right