BotBuilder is a simulation / city builder game made for the 4th Battle of the Bits game jam.  Find the jam and other entries here: http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Battle/4753/BattleInfo/

BotBuilder is a fairly complex game - please see the included manual (downloadable on Battle of the Bits, as well as on this page) for in depth information on how to play the game.  Your goal is to create a burgeoning city to produce 1000 badges and meld them into the mythical Golden Badge.

Basic commands/keys:

WASD/Arrow Keys to move.  Hold shift and a directional to move quickly.

C/Escape/Tab - Enter Cursor mode.

B - Enter Build Mode.

T - Enter Destroy Mode.

M/Tab - Enter Manage Mode.

Space/Z - Interact with tile.  Build mode builds the selected building.  Destroy mode destroys the selected building.  Cursor mode upgrades the selected building.

UIOP/JKL;/M,./ - Reassign trade amounts in Manage Mode.  From left to right, keys contribute: zero resource trade, decrease resource trade by interval, increase resource trade by interval, maximize resource trade.

1-5 - In build mode, these keys select buildings.  Buildings are: 1 - Ore extractor, 2 - Refinery, 3 - Badgery, 4 - Power Station, 5 - Market.

Major kudos to MetricZero for helping with sprite manipulation/bashing, game testing, and manual writing!

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