Visualizer

The visualizer is a useful tool that will help visually test your MOB-BOT and what happens in a game. Some built-in functionalities should help make the coding experience easier too.

The Screen

Here is what the visualizer will look like this year:

The scores are in the top left and top right sections of the screen, showing the scores for Church Inc. and Turing Co. respectively. The turn counter is in the top center section.

All information for Church Inc. will be on the left and Turing Co. on the right. This includes how much of each ore each team has, their total science points, which Active Abilities are available to use (they will be colored when available), their Tech Tree, and which Techs have been unlocked.

(Church Inc. MOB-BOT admiring refined Ancient Tech)

Controls

In the bottom center of the screen there are buttons that will help navigate the playback of the displayed game.

Button	Function
Prev	Reverts to the previous turn each time it’s clicked. Puts the visualizer in a paused state to allow for manual navigation.
Pause	Click once to pause the turn progression and put the visualizer in a paused state. If already in a paused state, click to resume playing the game progression from current turn (current turn is affected by Prev and Next).
Next	Progresses to the next turn each time it’s clicked. Puts the visualizer in a paused state to allow for manual navigation.
Start	Starts the visualizer from the first turn. Puts the visualizer in a paused state, so press Pause to play as normal.
Save	Saves a .mp4 video file of the game in your root directory folder.
End	Jumps to the end of the game to instantly reveal the winner of the game.
Speed	The speed controls are the last three buttons: 1x, 2x, and 4x. They will adjust the speed of the visualizer. The default speed is 1x.