Reduce cpu time for "find" operation

[schoolie]

If you look at my creeps, most of them are running a "find" on every tick, which is expensive. We should make them use memory instead to find a target and store its ID only when switching from "not working" to "working" state or vice versa. Then they can move toward it until they can work/harvest and clear the target. If you start poking around, that would be a cool thing to work on.

[Schoolie440]

This has been partially solved. Most "working" tasks now use a "target" in memory. Sources are still being 'found' each tick. They need to be set as "creep.memory.target" in the not working state, and the script should be modified for this to function.

[schoolie]

This is solved now, right? if so, go ahead and close it. Reference a PR or commit that fixed it if possible.

[Schoolie440]

Not entirely, I thought I had put a comment on here describing it, but our store creeps are still running a find on every tick. We need to modify worker manager so that the store creeps can go to a target, fill it, and then receive a new Target from worker manager without a trip to the source.

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[Schoolie440]

Oh, and the sources are still being found every tick as well, I just packed the old logic into a function to make things cleaner and more modifiable

[Schoolie440]

Made a further improvement to this, finally allowing sources to be stored in memory instead of being found every tick. At this point, I am pretty sure finds are only being run when target is null and a new target needs to be found. Closing issue.

commit cc29cf9

[Schoolie440]

The first issue ever is finally closed ;)

[schoolie]

and there was much rejoicing!