Pi Fight allows virtual robots to fight one another. Each robot resides on its own separate machine. The code here is a central server which communicates with each robot, determnes what happens, and displays the results. If individual robots are players, this server is like the game master.
The protocol for communicatng with robots is described in doc/Protocol.md.
Individual robots can run on anything but this project was created with Raspberry Pi in mind. Raspberry Pi makes a consistent, portable, affordable robot platform. We can ensure all robots have the same computing resources available and nobody has to break the bank.
Pi Fight was inspired by the 1981 game RobotWar by Muse Software.
In addition to this README you can find information in the doc
directory including:
- MVP.md List of the minimum features necessary to conduct an actual robot battle. Work in progress
- TODO.md Other needed work
- Protocol.md Description of the protocol you can use to write your own robots
- Rules.md Suggested rules for conducting a robot battle
See Installation.md
Your pull requests are very welcome! The front end code could especially use some love from somebody with CSS and/or Javascript chops.
I can't merge your pull request unless the tests still pass, but I will happily work with you to make that happen. Go ahead and submit your change and I'll take a look. Thanks!
Copyright (c) 2014 Michael Kennedy Brodhead
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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