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Laser Tag
This uses a programmer to setup the game. In addition is supports adding bases, health/ammo packs, etc.
Overview of gameplay
Use programmer to setup each gun. The programmer will send a IR signal containing the game variables to each of the guns.
Guns then send a IR signal to other guns to indicate shooting. Each guns stores its own health and ammo in addition to game constants (eg. Game Mode, Team, Auto reload, etc).
Each team can have a base which will be sending out a constant signal. Any player of the same team that is within range of the base will be able to respawn and/or heal.
Optional packs act similar to bases but are not team specific. They can be used to heal or reload ammo.
Signals
I'm thinking of using a 4 byte signal to send any data. The first byte will be the sender's ID, the second byte will be the command, and the last two bytes will be any other data.
Sender IDs
| Reserved Sender | Description | ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmer | Programmer | 0x00 | |
| Team Base | Team Base for respawns (2nd digit is team ID) | 0x10-1F | This allows for up to 16 teams |
| Packs | Health/ammo packs (2nd digit is pack type) | 0x20-0x2F | This allows for up to 16 pack types |
| Gun | Gun ID's can be the same for teams | 0xE0-0xFF | Might need to allocate more if we want more than 32 players |
Commands that guns receive
| Command | 1st byte | 2nd byte | 3rd byte | 4th byte |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set Gun option | Sender ID (should be programmer) | 0x00 | Option Type | Option Value |
| Shot | Sender ID (gun or optionally other weapons such as grenades) | 0x10 | Damage | Gun type (for optional statuses) |
| Respawn | Sender ID (should be team base) | 0x11 | Optional data such as delay | 0x00 |
| Pack | Sender ID (should be pack) | 0x12 | Pack Type | Pack Value |
Commands that guns send
| Command | 1st byte | 2nd byte | 3rd byte | 4th byte |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot | Sender ID (gun) | 0x10 | Damage | Gun type (for optional statuses) |
Gun options
| Option | ID | Description | Values | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0x00 | Gun ID | 0x00-0x1F | This corresponds to Gun IDs 0xE0-0xFF |
| Ammo Capacity | 0x01 | Max ammo | 0x00-0xFF | |
| Health Capacity | 0x02 | Max health | 0x00-0xFF | |
| Auto Reload | 0x03 | Auto reload | 0x00-0x01 | |
| Auto Respawn | 0x04 | Auto respawn | 0x00-0x01 | |
| Gun Type | 0x05 | Gun type | 0x00-0xFF | This is used to identify the gun type for optional statuses |
| Starting Health | 0x10 | Starting health | 0x00-0xFF | To be used when the game starts or gun respawns |
| Starting Ammo | 0x10 | Starting ammo | 0x00-0xFF | As above |