Pirate Simulation

This is a complex simulation of independent agents and a prey/predator model. Rules outlined below. 
Interaction: Click on a ship for the pirates to attack it!

Islands

There are 4 types of Islands in the Game

• Fruit Island
• Treasure Island
• City Islands
• Empty Islands

Empty islands can grow fruits (on a random timer) and they can be converted into Treasure Island by the pirates!

The Pirates

The Pirates follow a set of 3 main behaviours:

• Hungry
  • Pirates have an internal food meter that when it reaches 0, they pathfind to a fruit island. Eating fruit will reset the counter
• Hiding
  • Pirates also have an internal "riches" counter that goes up when pillaging. 
  • Once full, they will seek out an empty island to bury their treasure
• Pillage
  • They hear of a town that's good for pillaging, and they pathfind to it.
  • Once there, they will hold for a few seconds
  • And then onwards to pillage!

Pirates also hunt down nearby ships! If successful, they will plunder the ship, gaining +1 riches.

Other Ships

There are two other types of ships:

• Traders
  • Spawn at a town not on fire
  • Travel to another town for trade

• Bounty Hunters
  • Spawn at a town not on fire.
  • Travel to a Treasure Island and steal the treasure!
  • Find a town to sell your loot!

Assets and tilemaps by Kenney