Navigator

Submitted by: Stuart Allen Score: 5.36 (out of 10)
Length: 139 characters
Computer Language: JACL
Interface Language: English
Description

Pilot your boat around using "east" and "west" to
change your heading by 15 degrees clockwise and anticlockwise
respectively. Your boat will always move forward 5 units each turn.
Set yourself a goal of arriving at a particular point on the sea such
as -42, 69.

Instructions

Download the j2 file and play in gargoyle, or play online!

Download: Navigator

Source Code:

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location sea 

object i
  velocity	5
  player

{+west
set i(bearing) - 15
}

{+east
set i(bearing) + 15
}

{+eachturn
position i
write i(x) "," i(y) ^
}

#include "verbs.library"

IF
TWIFcomp

Comments

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 05:16 — Anonymous

sweet

I like it - it actually goes somewhere. None of the other ones have any ..... space.

Sun, 04/25/2010 - 23:46 — Anonymous

pointed!

This game is a pointed criticism of TWO weaknesses of classical "long-form" IF.
There is rarely an open world to roam around in; and the player almost never sets their own goals.
Fitting two such powerful critiques into such a small space is amazing.

I look forward to seeing how long-form IF responses to this artistic broadside.

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sweet

pointed!

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