---
title: Emu War
description: Survive as long as possible against emus and other wildlife. Contributed by Aidan.
---
<span style="position: fixed">
<span id="bar">
</span>
<span id="text">
</span>
</span>

<div id="screen">
</div>

<div>
<button onclick="lastIns='r';mainLoop()">←</button>
<button onclick="lastIns='u';mainLoop()">↑</button>
<button onclick="lastIns='d';mainLoop()">↓</button>
<button onclick="lastIns='l';mainLoop()">→</button>
</div>
<input type="checkbox" id="legacy-mode"><label>Legacy bounds checking mode</label>

<script type="text/javascript">

const WIDTH = 30
const HEIGHT = 20

const genTable = (x, y, width, height) => {
    let tbody = document.createElement("tbody")
    tbody.style = "width:50%;display:block;margin:auto;font-size:0.75rem"

    for (let row = 0; row < y; row++) {
        let tr = document.createElement("tr")
        for (let col = 0; col < x; col++) {
            let th = document.createElement("th")
            th.innerHTML = " "
            th.style = "width:" + width + ";height:" + height
            tr.appendChild(th)
        }
        tbody.appendChild(tr)
    }

    return tbody
}

const setPixel = (elem, x, y, val) => {
    elem.childNodes[1].childNodes[y].childNodes[x].innerHTML = val
}

const fillScreen = (elem, width, height, text) => {
    for (let x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++) {
        for (let y = 0; y < HEIGHT; y++) {
            setPixel(elem, x, y, text)
        }
    }
}

const writeToScreen = (elem, width, startx, starty, words) => {
    let nletter = 0
    let x = startx
    let y = starty
    while(nletter < words.length) {
        if (words[nletter] == '\n') {
            y++
            x=0
            nletter++
            continue
        }
        if (x >= width) {
            y++
            x=0
        }
        if (words[nletter] == ' ' && x==0) {
            nletter++
            continue
        }

        setPixel(elem, x, y, words[nletter])
        x++
        nletter++
    }
}

const say = (elem, text) => {
    elem.innerHTML += "<br>" + text
}

const clear = (elem) => {
    elem.innerHTML = ""
}

const clamp = (x, max, min) => {
    if (x >= max) return max
    else if (x <= min) return min
    else return x
}

let screen = document.getElementById("screen")
let saybox = document.getElementById("text")
let bar = document.getElementById("bar")

screen.style = "font-size:1rem;font-family:monospace"
let tablescreen = genTable(WIDTH, HEIGHT, "1rem", "1.125rem")
screen.appendChild(tablescreen)

const startDesc = document.createElement("div")
screen.appendChild(startDesc)

startDesc.innerHTML = `Welcome to Aidan's RPG thing!
<br>
You are an intrepid explorer who got lost in a cavernous cavern, infested with all sorts of dangerous critters, from rats to\nmighty ogres.
<br>
You cannot survive, but how many foes will you take with you?
<br>
Use WASD or buttons to move and attack, and 'r' to\nrestart.
<br>
Press W, A, S or D to begin.`

const enemy_icons = ["I", "K", "S", "E", "O", "R"]
const enemy_names = ["ibis", "kestrel", "spider", "emu", "ogre", "rat"]
const enemy_hp =        [50, 30, 20, 80, 150, 15]
const enemy_dmg_min =   [04, 02, 02, 05, 005, 02]
const enemy_dmg_range = [05, 15, 05, 20, 015, 05]
const enemy_reward =    [03, 02, 01, 04, 005, 01]

const START_STR = 10

let hp = 500
let str = 0
let score = 0
let turns = 0
let x = Math.floor(WIDTH / 2)
let y = Math.floor(HEIGHT / 2)
let lastIns = ""
let base_dmg = 10

let enemies = []
let bonuses = []

const restart = () => {
    hp = 500
    str = 0
    score = 0
    turns = 0
    x = Math.floor(WIDTH / 2)
    y = Math.floor(HEIGHT / 2)
    lastIns = ""
    base_dmg = 10

    enemies = []
    bonuses = []

    clear(bar)
    clear(saybox)
    fillScreen(screen, WIDTH, HEIGHT, " ")
    startDesc.style.display = "block"
    tablescreen.style.display = "none"
}

restart()

const BONUS_HP = 128
const BONUS_STR = 8
const MAX_BONUS = 8
const MAX_ENEMY = 24
const BASE_SCALE_FACTOR = 0.5

const gameOverMessage = "GAME OVER!"

let modif = 1
const calcModif = () => {
    modif = str / START_STR + 1
}

const encounter = (enemy_id) => {
    let enemy_dmg_done = Math.floor(enemy_dmg_min[enemy_id] + Math.random() * enemy_dmg_range[enemy_id] * modif)
    say(saybox, "A " + enemy_names[enemy_id] + " attacked and did " + enemy_dmg_done + " damage!")
    hp -= enemy_dmg_done
}

const spawnEnemy = (x, y, id) => {
    enemies.push({
        x: x,
        y: y,
        id: id,
        hp: Math.floor(enemy_hp[id] * modif),
    })
}

const spawnBonus = (x, y, hp, str, icon) => {
    bonuses.push({
        x: x,
        y: y,
        hp: hp,
        str: str,
        icon: icon,
    })
}

const drawEnemy = (enemy_index) => {
    const enemy = enemies[enemy_index]
    setPixel(screen, enemy.x, enemy.y, enemy_icons[enemy.id])
}

const drawBonus = (bonus_index) => {
    const bonus = bonuses[bonus_index]
    setPixel(screen, bonus.x, bonus.y, bonus.icon)
}

const pickupBonus = (bonus_index) => {
    const bonus = bonuses[bonus_index]
    if (bonus.x == x && bonus.y == y) {
        hp += bonus.hp
        str += bonus.str
        base_dmg += Math.floor(bonus.str * BASE_SCALE_FACTOR)
        say(saybox, "Gained " + bonus.hp + "hp and " + bonus.str + "str from pickup!")
        return true
    }
    return false
}

const drawPlayer = () => {
    setPixel(screen, x, y, "@")
}

const checkCollision = (enemy_index) => {
    let enemy = enemies[enemy_index]
    for (let i = 0; i < enemies.length; i++) {
        if (i == enemy_index) continue
        let other = enemies[i]
        if (other.x == enemy.x && other.y == enemy.y) return true
    }
    return (enemy.x == x && enemy.y == y)
}

const getEnemy = (x, y) => {
    for (let i = 0; i < enemies.length; i++) {
        let other = enemies[i]
        if (other.x == x && other.y == y) return i
    }
    return -1
}

const canAttackPlayer = (enemy_index) => {
    let enemy = enemies[enemy_index]
    return enemy.x == x && enemy.y == y
}

const moveEnemy = (enemy_index) => {
    let enemy = enemies[enemy_index]
    let px = enemy.x
    let py = enemy.y
    let dx = x - enemy.x
    let dy = y - enemy.y
    if (Math.random() > 0.75 || dx*dx + dy*dy > 36) {
        dx = Math.random() - 0.5
        dy = Math.random() - 0.5
    }
    if (Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy)) {
        enemy.x += Math.sign(dx)
    } else {
        enemy.y += Math.sign(dy)
    }

    enemy.x = clamp(enemy.x, WIDTH-1, 0)
    enemy.y = clamp(enemy.y, HEIGHT-1, 0)

    if (canAttackPlayer(enemy_index)) {
        encounter(enemies[enemy_index].id)
    }
}

const attack = (enemy_index) => {
    let done_dmg = base_dmg + Math.floor(Math.random() * (str + START_STR))
    enemies[enemy_index].hp -= done_dmg
    if (enemies[enemy_index].hp > 0) {
        say(saybox, "Attacked " + enemy_names[enemies[enemy_index].id] + " and did " + done_dmg + " damage! It now has " + enemies[enemy_index].hp + "hp!")
    }
}

const legacyMode = () => document.getElementById("legacy-mode").checked

const handleInput = (ins) => {
    let lookX = x
    let lookY = y
    if (ins == "u") {
        lookY += -1
    } else if (ins == "d") {
        lookY += 1
    } else if (ins == "l") {
        lookX += 1
    } else {
        lookX += -1
    }

    lookX = clamp(lookX, WIDTH-1, 0)
    lookY = clamp(lookY, (legacyMode() ? WIDTH : HEIGHT) - 1, 0)

    let id = getEnemy(lookX, lookY)
    if (id == -1) {
        x = lookX
        y = lookY
    } else {
        attack(id)
        if (enemies[id].hp < 0) {
            say(saybox, "Killed a " + enemy_names[enemies[id].id] + " gaining " + enemy_reward[enemies[id].id] + "str!")
            str += enemy_reward[enemies[id].id]
            base_dmg += Math.floor(enemy_reward[enemies[id].id] * BASE_SCALE_FACTOR)
            enemies.splice(id, 1)
            x = lookX
            y = lookY
            score++
        }
    }
}

const mainLoop = () => {
    if (hp <= 0) {
        return
    }
    turns++

    fillScreen(screen, WIDTH, HEIGHT, ".")
    startDesc.style.display = "none"
    tablescreen.style.display = "block"

    clear(saybox)
    calcModif()
    handleInput(lastIns)

    for (let i = 0; i < enemies.length; i++) {
        let origX = enemies[i].x
        let origY = enemies[i].y
        moveEnemy(i)
        if (checkCollision(i)) {
            enemies[i].x = origX
            enemies[i].y = origY
        }
        if (canAttackPlayer(i)) {
            encounter(enemies[i].id)
        }
        drawEnemy(i)
    }

    let toDel = []
    for (let i = 0; i < bonuses.length; i++) {
        if (pickupBonus(i)) {
            toDel.push(i)
        }
        drawBonus(i)
    }
    for (let i = 0; i < toDel.length; i++) {
        bonuses.splice(toDel[i], 1)
    }

    let freqModif = 1 / (0.5*str / START_STR + 1)
    if (Math.random() > 0.8 * freqModif && enemies.length <= MAX_ENEMY) {
        let randID = Math.floor(Math.random() * enemy_icons.length)
        let randX = Math.floor(Math.random() * WIDTH)
        let randY = Math.floor(Math.random() * HEIGHT)
        spawnEnemy(randX, randY, randID)
    }

    if (Math.random() > 0.75 && bonuses.length <= MAX_BONUS) {
        let randHP = Math.floor(Math.random() * BONUS_HP)
        let randStr = Math.floor(Math.random() * BONUS_STR)
        let randX = Math.floor(Math.random() * WIDTH)
        let randY = Math.floor(Math.random() * HEIGHT)
        spawnBonus(randX, randY, randHP, randStr, "?")
    }

    drawPlayer()
    clear(bar)
    say(bar, "HP: " + hp + " Str: " + (str + START_STR) + " Base dmg: " + base_dmg)
    say(bar, "Vanquished " + score + " foes.")
    say(bar, "Turn " + turns)

    if (hp <= 0) {
        if ("points" in window) {
            if (score >= 10) { points.then(points => points.unlockAchievement("emuwar10")) }
            points.then(points => points.updateMetric("foesVanquished", function(x) { return x + score }, 0))
            points.then(points => points.updateMetric("deaths", function(x) { return x + 1 }, 0))
        }
        clear(saybox)
        say(saybox, gameOverMessage + " Press R to restart.")
        writeToScreen(screen, WIDTH, Math.floor(WIDTH/2 - gameOverMessage.length/2), Math.floor(HEIGHT/2)-1, gameOverMessage)
    }
}

document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
    if(event.keyCode == 65) { // A
        lastIns = 'r'
    } else if(event.keyCode == 87) { // W
        lastIns = 'u'
    } else if(event.keyCode == 68) { // D
        lastIns = 'l'
    } else if(event.keyCode == 83) { // S
        lastIns = 'd'
    } else if(event.keyCode == 82) {
        restart()
        return
    } else {
        return
    }
    mainLoop()
});

function asyncDoLoop(fn) {
    setTimeout(() => {
        fn()
        setTimeout(() => asyncDoLoop(fn), 0)
    })
}

</script>