RedMew/map_gen/misc/nightfall.lua

--[[
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----

Biters in polluted areas become more aggressive at night.
TODO: Look into triggering existing unit groups to attack in unison with the groups we generate.
]]--

local Event = require 'utils.event'
--basic interval for checks
local timeinterval = 2689 --2700 is ~45 seconds at 60 UPS
--how many chunks to process in a tick
local processchunk = 5

--states
local IDLE = 1
local BASE_SEARCH = 2
local ATTACKING = 3

local bases
local chunklist
local state
local lastattack
local c_index

local function biter_attack()
    local maxindex = #bases
    local surface = game.surfaces[1]
    for i=c_index, c_index+processchunk, 1 do
        if i > maxindex then
            -- we're done here
            state = IDLE
            break
        end
        if math.random() < surface.darkness then
            local base = bases[i]
            local group=surface.create_unit_group{position=base}
            for _, biter in ipairs(surface.find_enemy_units(base, 16)) do
                group.add_member(biter)
            end
            if #group.members==0 then
                group.destroy()
            else
                --autonomous groups will attack polluted areas independently
                group.set_autonomous()
                if _DEBUG then
                    game.surfaces[1].print("sending biters")
                end
                --group.set_command{ type=defines.command.attack_area, destination=game.players[1].position, radius=200, distraction=defines.distraction.by_anything }
            end
        end
    end
    c_index = c_index + processchunk
    --Reset if we're moving to the next state.
    if state == IDLE then
        c_index = 1
        lastattack = game.tick
    end
end

local function shuffle_table( t )
    assert( t, "shuffle_table() expected a table, got nil" )
    local iterations = #t
    local j
    
    for i = iterations, 2, -1 do
        j = math.random(i)
        t[i], t[j] = t[j], t[i]
    end
end

local function find_bases()
    if c_index == 1 then
        bases = {}
    end
    local maxindex = #chunklist
    for i=c_index, c_index+processchunk, 1 do
        if i > maxindex then
            -- we're done with the search
            state = ATTACKING
            break
        end
        if game.surfaces[1].get_pollution(chunklist[i]) > 0.1 then
            local chunkcoord = chunklist[i]
            if (game.surfaces[1].count_entities_filtered{area={{chunkcoord.x-16, chunkcoord.y-16},{chunkcoord.x+16, chunkcoord.y+16}},
                    type = "unit-spawner"}) > 0 then                    
                table.insert(bases,chunkcoord)
            end
        end
    end
    c_index = c_index + processchunk
    --Reset if we're moving to the next state.
    if state == ATTACKING then
        c_index = 1
        shuffle_table(bases)
        if _DEBUG then
            game.surfaces[1].print("bases added: " .. tostring(#bases))
        end
    end
end

local function on_chunk_generated(event)
    -- Track when new chunks are generated and add them on.
    -- NOTE: The game's debug menu can show potentially hundreds of ungenerated chunks
    -- It's normal for this count to lag behind chunks in the debug menu.
    if event.surface == game.surfaces[1] then
        local chunk = {}
        local coords = event.area.left_top
        chunk.x = coords.x+16
        chunk.y = coords.y+16
        table.insert(chunklist, chunk)
    end
end

local function on_tick(event)
    if event.tick % timeinterval == 0 then
        if game.surfaces[1].darkness > 0.5
            and state == IDLE
            and event.tick >= lastattack + timeinterval
            and math.random() > 0.5
        then
            --  Search for bases, then attack
            state = BASE_SEARCH
            if _DEBUG then
                game.surfaces[1].print("entering attack mode") --for debug
            end
        end
    end
    if state == BASE_SEARCH then
        -- This is called every tick while in this state
        -- But only a small amount of work is done per call.
        -- State will change when it's finished.
        find_bases()
    elseif state == ATTACKING then
        biter_attack()
    end
end

local function on_init()
    bases = {}
    chunklist = {}
    state = IDLE
    --prevents attacks from happening too often
    lastattack = 0
    c_index=1
end

Event.add(defines.events.on_chunk_generated, on_chunk_generated)
Event.add(defines.events.on_tick, on_tick)
Event.on_init(on_init)