Difference between revisions of "Inc/dec"

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This technique allows you to "freeze" values or to raise/lower a number to a value and then keep it there. This is best used for when you need a value at a constant number, but without the cost of continously storing it.  
 
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Revision as of 20:31, 17 September 2005

Increase/Decrease These operators, inc(increase) and dec(decrease), are some of the most useful but are infrequently used. They work by either decreasing or increasing a memory location by 1.

For example:

50 inc

adds 1 to 50. When more are used simultaneously the effects are cumulative.

For Example:

50 inc 50 inc 50 inc

Adds 3 to 50. One of the more popular uses of this is for birth tie removal.

cond start .tie *.robage 1000 mult add inc .deltie *.robage 1 sub 1000 mult add inc stop It has also been used effectivly as an inter-gene signal and method to "freeze" values.

Not all locations can be handled with them, memlocs 1-8(more?) can not be inc/dec. This is to ensure that the bots are required to expend some energy.

Value freezing using inc/dec

This technique allows you to "freeze" values or to raise/lower a number to a value and then keep it there. This is best used for when you need a value at a constant number, but without the cost of continously storing it.

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' Basic method to demonstrate freezing
' Will keep .tieloc at -1 permanently
cond
start
.tieloc *.tieloc dup div mult inc
.tieloc dec
stop' More complex method demonstrates freezing
' at a value with .ploc=7
cond
start
' When *.ploc = 7 dec by 1
.ploc *.ploc 7 sub 1000 mult add dec
.ploc inc
stop
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