The bot can be run with an optional path to the marsMission folder containing the game folder.

cargo run -- path/to/marsMission/out/build/x64-Debug

• Path finding
  • Compute weighted distances to all tiles
  • Take wheel level into account
  • Mine the tile ahead if in the way
• Resource gathering
• Upgrading
  • Go through a queue of upgrades
    • Get battery before everything else
  • Take a heal upgrade if hit points are low
• Keep opponent cache
  • Determine opponents wheel level
  • Determine opponents rifle level
• Handle opponent encounters
  • Fight back if stronger or can't run away
  • Run away
    • Place block behind
• Acid handling
  • Count turns
  • Update internal map accordingly with acid level
  • Run to the center of the map
• Final phase (a.k.a caging)
  • Assemble cage
    • Block corners around entrance and clear centre
    • Move to centre, clear around and move to third spot
    • Block remaining corners and move back to center
    • Handle oncoming players
      • Handle players coming into empty spots
      • Handle players mining corners
• Make use of knowledge that there is only one Osmium per chunk
• Implement a graphical interface
  • Display bot state
  • Display bot logs
  • Display map known by the bot
    • Display opponents
  • Display path finding
    • Colour code weights
  • Allow changing constants/parameters(fine-tuning) of the bot
• Implement profiles
• Write unit tests
  • WIP...
• Transition the mars_bot lib to #![no_std]

This project is licensed under the MIT No Attribution License.