[2.2]Programmable AI via scripting

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Time for an update:
Presenting version 2.0:

Change log (Click to View)

• Now using AngelScript, this means more syntax and more speed.
  
  • Scripts are now compiled. This doesn't mean much, but if you plan on modifying scripts, while you are running LF2, this only works in the debug version.
    
  • You now use preprocessor directives, #include and #if-#endif.
    
  • The script files now have a ".as" extension instead of the previous ".chai" extension.
    
  • Actually useful error messages.
    
  • You can define global, functions, variables and classes, within your scripts. They can help you speed things up.
    
  • Functions are now defined as '<return-type> <function-name>([<parameter-type> <parameter-name>,...]){<function body>};'.
    
  • If a function doesn't return a value, you can use 'void' as a return type.
    
  • It is no longer enough to define variables as 'var <variable-name>[ = <initial-value>]'. You must define them as '<variable-type> <variable-name>[ = <initial-value>]'.
    
  • Classes are defined as '<class-name> {<functions-and-variables>};'.
    
  • Build in types are, void, bool, int8, int16, int/int32, int64, int8, uint16, uint/uint32, uint64, float, double and string.
    
• up, down, A, J, D now have the same parameters as left and right had.
  
• There are now two main functions, the ego and the id.
  
  • ego is defined as 'int ego()', and is basically what we had.
    
  • id is defined as 'void id()', and is the most basic AI. You will have to do everything yourself.
    
  • If you define id, the game will not call ego. You can either keep all functionality within id, or call ego from within id.
    
  • When you are using id, you will have to "release" a key, using for example 'J(0,0);'. Otherwise the AI will keep holding/pressing it.
    

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?pxd026nqoqgw0
Release, is the version you should use, when you actually play the game. Debug is for when you are writing your code.

The source code is available too. You'll need Visual C++ Express 2010, directX SDK 2007 and AngelScript 2.23.1.
Depending on where you install them you might have to change some of the paths in the project.
AngelScript should be compiled with the same code generation options as the DLL.