LD54 - Limited Space

Ludum Dare 54 Entry by Jimbly - "QPCA-77B"

• Play here: dashingstrike.com/LudumDare/LD54/
• Using Javascript libGlov/GLOV.js framework

Acknowledgements:

• Perfect DOS VGA font
• Retro Space Palette

Start with: npm start (after running npm i once)

TODO:

POLISH:

• !breakpoint

Plan: TIS-100-like

Examples w/add/subtract

Multiply - 17LOC, 2N, 3CH
Node 1 (7x3)
MOV ch3 INPUT
MOV ACC INPUT
loop: MOV ch1 ACC
wait: JNZ ch2 wait
JLZ ch2 end
DEC ; SUB 1
JMP loop
end:

Node 2 (10x3)
wait: JEQ ch3 0 wait
MOV acc 0
add: ADD acc ch3
JLZ ch1 end
MOV ch2 1
MOV ch2 0
JMP add
end: MOV ch2 -1
MOV ch2 0
MOV OUTPUT acc


Larger of two numbers
Node 1 (6x4)
MOV ch2 input
MOV ACC INPUT
MOV ch1 acc
sub ch3
MOV ch4 acc
SLP 3

Node 2 (9x4)
SLP 1
MOV acc ch2
MOV ch3 acc
SLP 2
JLZ ch4 a
MOV output ch2
JMP end
a: MOV output ch1
JMP end
end:

Brainstorming

• Mining
  • limited amount of payload to return with
  • limited space to program sensors
  • program a filter and limited amount of payload, try to optimize the value within it
  • Possible loop:
    • tune filters (just set the 4 values)
    • do mining drill (radar-like minigame, just get hot/cold feedback, collect stuff along the way)
    • see what you got, fills up your payload, gives information about the possible exotics
    • repeat until payload is full
    • payload value is your score, play another level (high score compatibleish)
      • or, spend payload for upgrades, play another level (not high score compatible, maybe have some fixed-seed challenges?)
      • upgrades would be: something other than space?
        • information gain rate
        • if an overworld where you start mining from: MOVement speed
  • Goal?
    • discover all info in as few drills as possible
    • maximize value of payload
    • perfectly tune sensors for a particular exotic, in as few drills as possible?
      • then, maybe just 1 per planet?
• Programming game
  • limited space to place nodes
    • TIS100-like but communication is broadcast over channels
    • various shaped nodes have more or less broadcasters, storage, other things?
      • No, probably no other things, all nodes are same-ish, only their shape and number of broadcasts is different
    • cannot read from the same frequency you're broadcasting to
    • conditionals are all based on a read from a frequency
    • multiple people broadcasting gets their values summed (AM) or averaged (FM)?