TASball
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TASball is a tool-assisted pinball / clicker / programming game hybrid.
* Original idea by @s_standke
* Level design by @davemakes, @fasterthanlime, and @geckojsc
* Everything else by @fasterthanlime
* Wash windows and mow lawns to afford Pinball tournaments.
* Write AIs for Pinball tournaments to earn more money.
* Buy faster CPUs and more ROM with your money.
* Code golf your way to the best possible solution to earn the most money!
Also, you could:
* Post videos of your creations on Twitter!
* Read the source code and use Inkscape and the cheat mode to create your own maps!
🚨 Enable Subtitles/CC for instructions 🚨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2lE4DDl5P0
🚨 Enable Subtitles/CC for instructions 🚨
Basically:
* Right-click stuff to edit it
* The editor has copy/paste and undo
Everything else is listed in the editor "Help!", and in the video tutorial above.
* The game is made to be broken - not as in physics bugs, but as in insane moves a human couldn't possibly do.
* I wanted to provide the best environment to make a pinball AI.
* Stepping is part of any good debugger - to play in the spirit of the game, make sure you run your simulation from scratch if you validate it. (Being able to get a cash reward if you edited since start is a bug).
* Yes, the clicker part is a joke/under-developed. That's the bonus third theme, nevermind the clicker.
* Yes, stealing cars can help you move a lot faster. There's also a lot of risk, not to mention the guilt. The terrible guilt.
* Physics are hard - while TASball is more stable than a typical jam entry, you may find corner cases. I guess uhhh use them to your advantage? *At least the simulations are reproducible*.
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🏆 Credits
* Original idea by @s_standke
* Level design by @davemakes, @fasterthanlime, and @geckojsc
* Everything else by @fasterthanlime
💎 Features
* Wash windows and mow lawns to afford Pinball tournaments.
* Write AIs for Pinball tournaments to earn more money.
* Buy faster CPUs and more ROM with your money.
* Code golf your way to the best possible solution to earn the most money!
Also, you could:
* Post videos of your creations on Twitter!
* Read the source code and use Inkscape and the cheat mode to create your own maps!
📺 Tutorial
🚨 Enable Subtitles/CC for instructions 🚨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2lE4DDl5P0
🚨 Enable Subtitles/CC for instructions 🚨
🎮 Controls
Basically:
* Right-click stuff to edit it
* The editor has copy/paste and undo
Everything else is listed in the editor "Help!", and in the video tutorial above.
⚠️ Disclaimers
* The game is made to be broken - not as in physics bugs, but as in insane moves a human couldn't possibly do.
* I wanted to provide the best environment to make a pinball AI.
* Stepping is part of any good debugger - to play in the spirit of the game, make sure you run your simulation from scratch if you validate it. (Being able to get a cash reward if you edited since start is a bug).
* Yes, the clicker part is a joke/under-developed. That's the bonus third theme, nevermind the clicker.
* Yes, stealing cars can help you move a lot faster. There's also a lot of risk, not to mention the guilt. The terrible guilt.
* Physics are hard - while TASball is more stable than a typical jam entry, you may find corner cases. I guess uhhh use them to your advantage? *At least the simulations are reproducible*.