A few simple newbie questions

[jbobrow]

@Hexsyn

Can a blink be programmed to recognize how many blinks it is away from a specific “hub” blink? In my specific case, I’m trying to design a game with a “hacking” theme where there are one or more “mainframe” blinks protected by layers of “firewall” blinks, but I need each firewall blink to know how far away it is from the nearest mainframe for several gameplay reasons. I have to imagine this is possible, but if it isn’t, this pretty much shoots down my entire game design, so I figured I would make sure.

I think there are a number of ways to do this, some more efficient than others. Here is a sketch sharing one such method - My take on network messages - #10 by bigjosh Definitely worth trying out that sketch to get a feel for it.

What is the best way for somebody in my position (new to blinks, somewhat new to arduino programming) to learn the basics of how to program a blinks game? In the past, my usual go-to is youtube tutorial videos, but since this game is still somewhat niche, that isn’t exactly a lush resource for learning. Additionally, a lot of the posts on this forum seem to be more advanced than where I currently am, so I need help learning where to go to start walking before I run, you know?

This Saturday 1/30/2021 @ 10AM ET for Global Game Jam, @danking222 and I will be doing a beginner workshop, the recording will live on YouTube as well. We are also updating the developer resources and examples to keep it simple Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Looking forward to helping you make the next hit game

best,
jb