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

REM This is an example of a more complex program, which spawns procedural waves.
REM The waves become progressively harder, and the wave delay is controlled by `cell1[0]`

LET wave = 0
LET timeout = @time + 120000

DO
    LET remaining = timeout - @time

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

    wait(0.5)
LOOP WHILE remaining > 0

WHILE true
    wave = wave + 1
    READ(difficulty, cell1, 3)
    difficulty = difficulty - 1
    LET progression_mult = 5 - difficulty / 2
    LET units_mult = 0.5 + difficulty / 2
    LET max_progression = 8 + difficulty * 2

    LET progression = POW(wave / progression_mult, 0.75)
    REM TODO: optimize duplicate operations
    progression = MIN(progression / 2 + rand(progression / 2), max_progression)

    LET units = 2 + SQRT(progression) * 4 + RAND(progression * 2)

    units = MIN(CEIL(units * units_mult), 20)
    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 spawnairx = 30
    LET spawny = 50

    GOSUB spawn_tank
    GOSUB spawn_mech
    GOSUB spawn_air

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

    DO
        LET remaining = timeout - @time

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

        wait(0.5)
    LOOP WHILE remaining > 0
WEND

spawn_tank:
    FOR spawned = 1 TO tank_units
        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

    NEXT spawned
    RETURN

spawn_mech:
    FOR spawned = 1 TO mech_units
        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

    NEXT spawned
    RETURN

spawn_air:
    FOR spawned = 1 TO air_units
        LET roll = rand(progression)
        IF roll >= 3 THEN
            IF roll >= 4 THEN
                SPAWN(@disrupt, spawnairx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnairx = spawnairx - 5.75
            ELSE
                SPAWN(@quell, spawnairx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnairx = spawnairx - 4.5
            END IF
        ELSE
            IF roll >= 2 THEN
                SPAWN(@obviate, spawnairx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                spawnairx = spawnairx - 3.12
            ELSE
                IF roll >= 1 THEN
                    SPAWN(@avert, spawnairx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnairx = spawnairx - 1
                ELSE
                    REM The elude is the only non-air unit
                    SPAWN(@elude, spawnx, spawny, 0, @crux, _)
                    spawnx = spawnx - 1
                END IF
            END IF
        END IF

        IF spawnx < 10 THEN
            spawnx = 10
        END IF
        IF spawnairx < 5 THEN
            spawnairx = 5
        END IF

    NEXT spawned
    RETURN