[HN Gopher] Colobot, an RTS game where you program your units in...
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       Colobot, an RTS game where you program your units in C++ like
       language
        
       Author : Claude_Shannon
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2021-11-28 21:16 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (colobot.info)
 (TXT) w3m dump (colobot.info)
        
       | wruza wrote:
       | I really wanted to program starcraft back when I played it. At
       | the very least, to bind some key to scatter packs before storming
       | into splash. At most, use scripts to organize complex military
       | operations. Starcraft has a good macro, but it also _requires_
       | micro, but rather than stressing myself with apm, I'd better
       | "train" my forces between the battles. It was very annoying and
       | un-immersive to see advanced tech protoss to fail simply because
       | they got stuck on a ramp.
        
       | rhn_mk1 wrote:
       | On the topic of _different_ programming-driven games, Mind Rover
       | is a robot simulator in which you program by connecting wires,
       | carrying something like analog data.
       | 
       | I'm not aware of anyone else ever having played it, but it seems
       | to have some internet significance.
        
         | dagw wrote:
         | I loved that game! I also remember it being one of the very
         | first commercial games actually being released for Linux.
         | Actually being able to buy and play a game on Linux was a
         | pretty big deal.
        
       | Claude_Shannon wrote:
       | I've changed the title a little, because the _default_ wording
       | was a little too long.
       | 
       | I've talked to several of my friends and people in general and to
       | my surprise this game had been _somewhat_ popular in Poland.
       | 
       | Have you ever heard of this game? It utilised a C++ like language
       | that you could write your scripts in.
        
         | wwilim wrote:
         | Most people must have gotten it from CD-Action, which was THE
         | monthly gaming magazine at the time. Each copy came with a DVD
         | containing a few demos of upcoming games and 1-2 full games,
         | most of them titles a few years old. Colobot made an appearance
         | sometime in the mid-2000s.
        
         | skocznymroczny wrote:
         | Some of my Polish programmer friends speak fondly of it, but
         | being Polish myself, I've never heard of it until they told me
         | about it.
        
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