Building a simple ship:
1)Start the Roboships program by clicking on its icon
2)Right Click [New] to open the name window, and name the ship [straight line 0], hit [enter].
3)Right Click [straight line 0] under ship. The [Edit] button should be visible. Right Click the [Edit] button. You should see diagram of the ship.
4)Right Click the [Edit program] button. You should see
5)Right Click [(O) SetHeading] to highlight it. Then right click in the flowchart area. A [S.SetHdg] node should appear. If it does not try: Right Click [(O) SetHeading], hit enter, then right click in the flow chart area.
6)Under heading Var/Para, right click [(P) Const] highlighting it. In the flowchart area right click the S.SetHdg node. Enter 90 and right click [Set].
7)Right click (and hold) on the red ball under the [Start] node. Move the ball to the S.SetHdg node, and release the mouse button. In other words drag and drop the ball.
8)Repeate the process for (O)SetSpeed. Set the speed to 100. Drag and drop the red ball from the S.SetHdg node to the S.SetSpd node.
9)Close the screen by hitting the usual [X] box. The Roboships screen should appear. Right click the [Save] button.
10) You need at least two ships to play the game. Right click load. Add another ship of any type. Right click go. The ship should turn to the heading you entered and then proceed in a straight line until it stops at the boarder.
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Building a simple ship:
1)Start the Roboships program by clicking on its icon
2)Right Click [New] to open the name window, and name the ship [straight line 0], hit [enter].
3)Right Click [straight line 0] under ship. The [Edit] button should be visible. Right Click the [Edit] button. You should see diagram of the ship.
4)Right Click the [Edit program] button. You should see
5)Right Click [(O) SetHeading] to highlight it. Then right click in the flowchart area. A [S.SetHdg] node should appear. If it does not try: Right Click [(O) SetHeading], hit enter, then right click in the flow chart area.
6)Under heading Var/Para, right click [(P) Const] highlighting it. In the flowchart area right click the S.SetHdg node. Enter 90 and right click [Set].
7)Right click (and hold) on the red ball under the [Start] node. Move the ball to the S.SetHdg node, and release the mouse button. In other words drag and drop the ball.
8)Repeate the process for (O)SetSpeed. Set the speed to 100. Drag and drop the red ball from the S.SetHdg node to the S.SetSpd node.
9)Close the screen by hitting the usual [X] box. The Roboships screen should appear. Right click the [Save] button.
10) You need at least two ships to play the game. Right click load. Add another ship of any type. Right click go. The ship should turn to the heading you entered and then proceed in a straight line until it stops at the boarder.
Ooops, Right click maybe left click on your mouse.