asmcup

asmcup is a game where players create small and limited programs to power robots in a virtual environment to compete for prizes.

It is currently in active alpha development.

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Getting Started

The quickest way to get started is to download asmcup.jar and run it. This will launch the Sandbox which allows you to write, compile, and debug your robot. You need to have Java 8 installed to run the Jar file.

You can find sample bots to try out over here.

asmcup.jar also has command line tools:

• asmcup.compiler.Main compiles assembly source into binaries
• asmcup.decompiler.Main decompiles binary files into source
• asmcup.runtime.Main simulates a game world via the command line

If you want to improve the Sandbox or make changes to the game code itself you can either import the project into Eclipse or build using gradle jar

Compete

Made a robot you think can hold it's own on our servers?

Note we aren't ready for uploading until come November

• Upload your robot

Specifications

For some nitty gritty details see the SPEC.md file for opcodes and IO commands.

Game Basics

The game world is randomly generated based on a seed value. This allows anyone to easily generate a new world and test their robot within it. When running the code on our servers the seed value will be randomized and all bots will have to discover the world they have been placed into and compete for resources.

The world consists of tiles of size 32x32. Aside from normal ground tiles, there are tiles with items, hazards, obstacles and walls/rooms.

It is planned that multiple robots will be able to compete in the same world, including the ability to fight each other.

Hazards

There are currently 4 levels of hazards:

• Mud pit (low battery damage)
• Water pit (medium battery damage)
• Fire pit (severe battery damage)
• Deep pit (instant death)

Obstacles

There are four types of obstacles, with the first two just being basic doodads in the game world like stumps and bushes. The last two are rocks which can be destroyed with a lazer.

Rooms

Some areas of the game world spawn "rooms" which are areas walled off, sometimes with rocks blocking their entrances. Some rooms can have hazards as walls with more loot in them.

Items

Robots can collect battery power which recharge them essentially giving them more life as well as collect gold which determines prize payout.