I've got another puzzle for you

[davidn]

BrickAt( "BoardObjects", (X( "Robot Sprite" )/CELL_SIZE)+1, (Y( "Robot Sprite" )/CELL_SIZE)) = CELLTYPE_BARREL and I'm having one of those moments when I wonder why I spend my weekends like this. Somehow, though, I decided I wanted to try making another game, so here's yet another concept sketch thing that I've put together while avoiding my main project.


Play prototype level

It's called "Sokodeban" as a throwaway title (that will accidentally stick firmly if it's anything like my other projects). The general idea is that of Sokoban, but without having direct control and instead having to program robots to work together to push the barrels around into the empty sockets.

My idea is to eventually have each different robot coded with a slightly different method, and each having their own advantages and tactics, but for now, each of them are directed with simple NSEW characters in edit boxes to get them to move north, south, east and west (parsing that was enough work for a day). With some experimentation, you should be able to complete this level that fell out of my testing within the character limits given beside each box, but they're not enforced as yet so you can experiment as you like. And it doesn't check for the level being complete, either, so you'll have to just award yourself a biscuit instead if you make it.

Good luck. And I hope that this doesn't end up on the Indiegames feeds like the last time as a demonstration of what my finished work's like.

Comments

[kibet.livejournal.com]

I quite enjoyed this and it is a good starter level and straight forward. I think i had to activate 3 times. Once when I activated thinking that we switched between the bots. The second time was after only moving Bertha 6 moves and Jack none to realise that you have to tell them both at the same time what to do and noticing the holes become solid and The third to actually complete the level.

[davidn]

You definitely seem to have a good sense for... playing things out in your head, if you only had to use two tries for working out the rules and then immediately solved it! But I would have expected that from you :) Thanks for trying it out - perhaps something will grow out of it.

[kibet.livejournal.com]

I have played a lot of Sokoban and other pushing games. I prefer games that don't give you the rules as working out how to play can be half the fun. CryptRaider was a bit like that as it reminds me back in the day of games for the Apple II and Commodore 4⁺-64, where they never gave hints to start only straightforward levels to introduce concepts.