# HG changeset patch # User Steve Losh # Date 1450095229 0 # Node ID 333ce234d60557b6e881077df50fd9c21119f576 # Parent 8b6a5e8858614c92f55242763b408768bb979a6f README updates diff -r 8b6a5e885861 -r 333ce234d605 README.markdown --- a/README.markdown Mon Dec 14 12:11:12 2015 +0000 +++ b/README.markdown Mon Dec 14 12:13:49 2015 +0000 @@ -25,24 +25,20 @@ ## Controls -*Not all of this is implemented yet.* - The theme is "Two Button Controls", but I've bent that a little bit. -* **`hjkl`** to move your view of the world. -* **`arrow keys`** to move the view a bit faster. -* **`r`** reset the world. +* **`arrow keys`** to move your view of the world. +* **`R`** reset the world. * **`escape`** quit the game. -The world ticks along at 2 ticks per second, but you can freeze time: +Put your cursor over a creature to see their stats. + +* **`hjkl`** or **`wasd`** to move your cursor. + +The world ticks along, but you can freeze time: * **`space`** pause/unpause time. -You can tick the world yourself too: - -* **`123456789`** to "tick" the world. **`1`** runs for one tick, **`2`** for - ten ticks, **`3`** for one hundred ticks, etc. - Those are the basic controls. To actually interact with the world you have two options: @@ -51,10 +47,8 @@ ## Game Mechanics -*Not all of this is implemented yet.* - Creatures have energy. They can spend it to stay alive, and get it by being -near food/water. +near water or eating fruit. Creatures have a body temperature that needs to stay near their ideal temperature. If the world is hotter or colder than they are, they need to spend @@ -64,16 +58,14 @@ Creatures have an insulation rating that affects how fast or slow they exchange heat to/from the environment (think different amounts of fur or skin). -Creatures will eventually die of old age. - Creatures can reproduce asexually if they have enough energy. Their offspring -may have mutations (different colors, ideal temperatures, amounts of insulation, -etc). +may have mutations (different colors, amounts of insulation, tendencies to walk +in a certain direction, etc). ## Mysteries -There are a couple of strange object scattered around the landscape. Can you -find out what they do? +There are a couple of strange object scattered around the landscape. What are +they for? ## License