basic-to-mindustry/examples/procedural-waves.basic

REM This is an example of a more complex program,
REM which spawns procedural waves

LET wave = 0
LET timeout = @time + 120000

initial_wait:
    LET remaining = timeout - @time
    IF remaining <= 0 THEN
        GOTO main
    END IF

    PRINT "[red]Enemies[white] approaching: "
    PRINT ceil(remaining / 1000), " s"
    PRINT_MESSAGE_MISSION()

    wait(0.5)

    GOTO initial_wait
main:
    wave = wave + 1
    REM TODO: difficult control wave multiplier
    LET progression = POW(wave / 4, 0.75)
    REM TODO: optimize duplicate operations
    progression = MIN(progression / 2 + rand(progression / 2), 10)

    LET units = 2 + SQRT(progression) * 4 + RAND(progression * 2)
    REM TODO: difficulty control unit amount
    units = CEIL(units * 1)
    LET tank_units = FLOOR(RAND(units))
    LET mech_units = FLOOR(RAND(units - tank_units))
    LET air_units = units - tank_units - mech_units

    LET spawnx = 30
    LET spawny = 50

    GOTO spawn_tank
    spawn_tank_end:
    GOTO spawn_mech
    spawn_mech_end:
    LET spawnx = 20
    GOTO spawn_air
    spawn_air_end:

    WRITE(wave, cell1, 1)
    READ(timeout, cell1, 0)
    timeout = @time + timeout * 1000

    main_wait:
        LET remaining = timeout - @time
        IF remaining <= 0 THEN
            GOTO main
        END IF

        PRINT "[yellow]Wave ", wave, "[white] - "
        PRINT "Next wave: ", ceil(remaining / 1000), " s"
        PRINT_MESSAGE_MISSION()

        wait(0.5)

        GOTO main_wait

spawn_tank:
    LET spawned = 0
    spawn_tank_loop:
        LET roll = rand(progression)
        IF roll >= 3 THEN
            IF roll >= 4 THEN
                SPAWN(@conquer, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 5.75
            ELSE
                SPAWN(@vanquish, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 3.5
            END IF
        ELSE
            IF roll >= 2 THEN
                SPAWN(@precept, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 3.25
            ELSE
                REM Small units can unclump easily
                IF roll >= 1 THEN
                    SPAWN(@locus, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1.0
                ELSE
                    SPAWN(@stell, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1.0
                END IF
            END IF
        END IF

        IF spawnx < 10 THEN
            spawnx = 10
        END IF

        spawned = spawned + 1
        IF spawned < tank_units THEN
            GOTO spawn_tank_loop
        END IF
        GOTO spawn_tank_end

spawn_mech:
    LET spawned = 0
    spawn_mech_loop:
        LET roll = rand(progression)
        IF roll >= 3 THEN
            IF roll >= 4 THEN
                SPAWN(@collaris, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 5.5
            ELSE
                SPAWN(@tecta, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 2.87
            END IF
        ELSE
            IF roll >= 2 THEN
                SPAWN(@anthicus, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 2.62
            ELSE
                IF roll >= 1 THEN
                    SPAWN(@cleroi, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1.0
                ELSE
                    SPAWN(@merui, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1.0
                END IF
            END IF
        END IF

        IF spawnx < 10 THEN
            spawnx = 10
        END IF

        spawned = spawned + 1
        IF spawned < mech_units THEN
            GOTO spawn_mech_loop
        END IF
        GOTO spawn_mech_end

spawn_air:
    LET spawned = 0
    spawn_air_loop:
        LET roll = rand(progression)
        IF roll >= 3 THEN
            IF roll >= 4 THEN
                SPAWN(@disrupt, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 5.75
            ELSE
                SPAWN(@quell, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 4.5
            END IF
        ELSE
            IF roll >= 2 THEN
                SPAWN(@obviate, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnx = spawnx - 3.12
            ELSE
                IF roll >= 1 THEN
                    SPAWN(@avert, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1
                ELSE
                    SPAWN(@elude, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1
                END IF
            END IF
        END IF

        IF spawnx < 10 THEN
            spawnx = 10
        END IF

        spawned = spawned + 1
        IF spawned < air_units THEN
            GOTO spawn_air_loop
        END IF
        GOTO spawn_air_end