Game Time! Mindustry
Details
Mindustry is a hybrid tower-defense sandbox factory game. Create elaborate supply chains of conveyor belts to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and defend your structures from waves of enemies. It is open source and runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows. (And Android and iOS, but these are not recommended for this class.)
If you play Mindustry solo, you can figure most of it out pretty easily. In this class, we're going to focus on logic programming within Mindustry, which is both obscure and extremely powerful. We can create custom behaviors for units and buildings using the in-game microprocessor and its supporting cast.
- Working with the programming interface
- General logic concepts
- Saving logic in schematics
- Using buttons as power switches
- Using displays as status indicators
- Customizing unit behavior
- Creating a timer (useful for polling behavior)
- Using links (if there's time/interest)
Bring:
A Linux, Mac, or Windows laptop with Mindustry installed
PLEASE TRY TO INSTALL MINDUSTRY ON YOUR LAPTOP PRIOR TO CLASS!
Price:
- 16 USD (for the class, game sold separately): https://paypal.me/sfs303/16
- Or Pay What You Choose: mailto:pwyc@sofree.us
Venue:
This is an in-person event.
Doors open at 8:30.
Instructors will be in the room early to help students with requirements.