discord-plays

Play pokemon over discord with commands

Installation

Requires:

• Linux (probably)
• xdotool

apt-get install xdotool

• VisualBoyAdvance-M

https://code.launchpad.net/%7Esergio-br2/+archive/ubuntu/vbam-trunk

Running

Store token in auth.json:

{
    "Client_ID" : "",
    "Bot_Token" : ""
}

Change stuff in config.json

Change keybinds in VBA-M to what is in config Make VBA-M load newest save on startup

bundle exec ruby ping.rb

or

chmod +x /start.sh
./start.sh

Todo

Required

• Saving states
• Rate limiting
• Permission levels

Should

• Delete screenshots automatically
• Detect next screenshot no. automatically
• Delete save states automatically
• More error handling/messages
• Better method for detecting window
• General json module (singleton class?)
• Auto start/shutdown after time
• PM user rate limit msg

Stretch

• Record gif & send? Experiment
• Democracy mode
• Drawing over image
• Play music in discord channel

Why did you do this in Ruby?

I wanted to learn the language

Feedback/your code sucks

Please tell me, I have no idea what I'm doing

Thanks

• Inspiration: https://github.com/TheBlackParrot/discord-plays-pokemon
• Discord integration: https://github.com/meew0/discordrb/
• Support: Rowan