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@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +This bot shall be able to play Mario Kart using the Mupen64Plus emulator. +It works both on Linux and on FreeBSD, but there are some differences: + - under Linux, we can uinput to emulate a joystick. This works + with an existing mupen64plus installation, you just need to + create a suitable button mapping. currently, you can only create + it by uncommenting the code block with "press enter to steer left" + in mariokart.cpp. + - under FreeBSD, you have to (and under Linux, you probably can) + use a patched version of the Mupen64Plus-SDL-Input-plugin. + Under FreeBSD, build mupen64plus from ports as usual, but then: + - cd into /usr/ports/emulators/mupen64plus-input-sdl/ + - run 'make patch' + - cd work, and apply mupen64plus-input-sdl.patch from this repo + - cd .. and make install as usual + The input plugin will now create a FIFO/named pipe at + /var/tmp/mupen64plus_ctl, which the bot writes to. + This does not affect normal gaming experience, the "external + control" only kicks in once the FIFO is written. Then, you cannot + use your "actual" controls any more. + +The program currently expects ~/MarioKart64.rom to be a valid +Mario Kart 64 ROM file which is playable by Mupen64Plus. +(Please note that it might be illegal to download the file from the +internet, and it definitely is illegal if you don't own the game AND +a N64. Don't do that.) + +When you start ./mariokart, a Mupen64Plus instance is launched. +You have to navigate to a Time Trial with a suitable course (only +tested with Flower Cup -> Mario Raceway so far), start the game, and +wait for the small ghost to disappear. (You probably want to save the +state using F5 now; in future, you can get here quickly with F7). + +Then press "ENTER" in the mariokart bot command window and enjoy :) |