---
name: "droidbattles"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "droidbattles"
version: "1.0.6-6"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/droidbattles"
---

# droidbattles(6)

a programming game

## NAME

droidbattles - a programming game

## SYNOPSIS

**droidbattles**\
 **droidbattles -textmode** \[**-assemble** *botm*\] \[**-check** *configfile*\] \[**-loadconfig** *configfile*\] \[**-battle**\] \[**-normal**\] \[**-survival**\] \[**-deathmatch**\] \[**-team** *num*\] \[**-xsize** *size*\] \[**-ysize** *size*\] \[**-numfights** *num*\] \[**-maxrounds** *max*\] \[**-bot** *botn*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**droidbattles** is a programming game. You design and program bots (in an asm-like language) in order to make it better then anyone elses bot. You then run the bots in a battle simulation, where they try to kill each other.

## OPTIONS

**droidbattles** is usually ran without any options.

- **-textmode**

  Don't run the GUI. None of the other options have any effect if this isn't given.

- **-assemble** *botm*

  Assemble the bot source file **botm** into a bot file.

- **-check** *configfile*

  Checks the integrity of a configuration file.

- **-loadconfig** *configfile*

  Use a different configuration for the battle.

- **-battle**

  Run a battle.

- **-normal**

  Set the battle mode to normal.  This is the default.

- **-survival**

  Set the battle mode to survival.

- **-deathmatch**

  Set the battle mode to deathmatch.

- **-team** *num*

  Make the following bots to belong to team **num**. Must be a number between 1 and 4.

- **-xsize** *size*

  - **-ysize** *size*

  Defines the size of the arena. *size* must be larger than 8192 and smaller than 65535.  If omitted, the default size of 32768 is used.

- **-numfights** *num*

  Fight *num* fights.

- **-maxrounds** *max*

  Allow a fight to last at most *max* rounds.  If omitted, the default value of 6000 is used.

- **-bot** *botn*

  Use bot *botn* in the fight(s).

## SEE ALSO

More documentation can be found in **/usr/share/doc/droidbattles/html/** in html format.

## AUTHOR

droidbattles was written by Andreas Agorander \<Bluefire@bluefire.nu\>.

This manual page was written by Kari Pahula \<kari@sammakko.yok.utu.fi\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).