4. Count "free slots" around an energy source?

Count "free slots" around an energy source?


  • Does anyone know how to count the # of free slots around an energy source? I want to know both w/ creeps blocking the path and without. i.e. count "walkable" areas that are not blocked by immobile objects.


  • There are a lot of different ways of how to do this. One possiblility (i use a deviated version of this) is the follwing: (You don't necessarily need a flag, but I think that flags help you a lot.)

    Initial effort (probably only needed once):

    1. Place a flag on the source

    2. Room.lookAtArea( Flag.pos.y-1, Flag.pos.x-1, Flag.pos.y+1,Flag.pos.x+1)

    3. check terrain and structures of the returned positions and save all walkable tiles to the flag memory

    Subsequent requests:

    simply get flag memory and check, if the walkable tiles are occupied by creeps

    don't forget to update the flag memory should you build a structure near the flag