Fallbots is a game, specifically a game for software developers at hackathons.
Combining idea from:
- Fall Guys - an amazing interactive race game on thw Switch.
- Roborally - a fun board game where you program robots to avoid obstacles and win the race.
Each player writes a bot on their machine, connecting it to a shared game server. The game is played on a digital board. Each turn each bot is sent information about the current state, the bot then has a limited amount of time to decide on an action (move, turn, rest). Once all moves are received the game turn is played out. Each bot performs its action, but is also affected by:
- Other bots (it can be pushed)
- conveyor belts.
- Crushers
- etc.
Can you write a bot to outwit your opponents and win the race?
This project has only just started development. We are working towarda a PoC level implemenation. This means that things will be incomplete, undertested and will break. If you are excited to get this going - come and help :)
There are several key components.
The server manages the game state. Playing a series of games. During each game the server runs each turn, sharing information with the players and then actioning the turn.
The server exposes a websocket for bots to connect to and uses a defined JSON protocol for the messages. This means that bots can be written in any language.
So that everybody can see the big picture, we have a gui (webpage?) that will display the current game and other relevant information.
The bots are written by the players. We hope to provide a number of templates for different languages so that players can focus on their bots magic rather than worrying about the protocol etc.
You will need:
- Java 11 (we recommend using https://github.com/FelixSelter/JEnv-for-Windows / https://www.jenv.be/ )
- SBT (https://www.scala-sbt.org/)
Pick your favorite IDE :)
Start by running TestServer in the fallbots-test module. This spins up a test game server and a couple of bots and has
them complete. The defaults mean that it should just run.
You can look at SampleBot for examples on how bots are implemented.