[HN Gopher] Colobot, an RTS game where you program your units in... ___________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-11-28 23:00 UTC)