Gangsta Software

The AI's consists of a DLL with three exported methods. All methods should be declared as C/C++ methods (in Delphi, cdecl).

The 0,0 coordinates are located at the lower left corner of the playable area.

This method should be called initAI and it's used to initialize the AI. The method should return 1 if ok, or 0 if any errors occured.

name
initAI

parameters
piSide (integer)	Which side the AI is. 0=left, 1=right.
piScreenWidth (integer)	The width of the playable area (in pixels).
piScreenHeight (integer)	The height of the playable area (in pixels).
piBallSize (integer)	The size of the ball (radius).
piPaddleWidth (integer)	The width of the paddle (half).
piPaddleHeight (integer)	The height of the paddle (half).
piPaddlePosX (integer)	The position in pixels from the sides to the center of the paddle.

returns
integer

This method should be called setName and it's used to get the name of the AI. The method should return the name.

name
setName

parameters
piNameType (integer)	Type of name. 0=short name (alias), 1=full name.

returns
PChar

This method is called everytime the ball has moved. The method should return 1 if you want your paddle to move up, -1 if you want it to move down and 0 if you don't want to move.

name
updateAI

parameters
piBallPosX (integer)	The X coordinate of the ball (center).
piBallPosY (integer)	The Y coordinate of the ball (center).
piPaddlePosY (integer)	The Y coordinate of your paddle (center).
piOpponentPosY (integer)	The Y coordinate of your opponents paddle (center).
piScore (integer)	If anybody scored. 0=noone scored, 1=you scored, -1=your opponent scored.

returns
integer