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Dockhand

Fly a small space tug and deliver heavy cargo to its bay

Mobile betaArcadearcade
$ dockhand

Fly a tug and bring heavy cargo into its bay, lined up and nearly still. Eight training jobs lead to an endless shift, which ends when you bank it or run out of fuel or hull.

Thrust with W and S, turn with A and D, slide with Z and X, hold Space to brake and press C to couple.

Scripts: type script to fly the tug with Bash.

Autopilot workshop

Write Bash pilots or import flights from a program in any language. Eight training jobs lead to an endless shift.

Durable workspace

~/dockhand

Read README.txt; start with first-tow.sh. Your files remain yours between runs.

Sensors

  • observe
  • sense FIELD
  • attitude THRUST STRAFE ANGLE

Actions

  • step THRUST TURN STRAFE BRAKE [TICKS]
  • couple
  • wait N

Practice evidence

histogram · replay · run receipt · account best

Ruleset: dockhand-yard-v3

Practices: feedback control · Bash modules · route planning · physics · JSON-lines protocols

Run $ dockhand --script

What you will see

A tug carries cargo past traffic to its bayreplay

W/S - thrust · A/D - turn · Z/X - slide · Space - brake · 🧲/C - couple

How this command behaves

  • Built for a solo session
  • Track your statistics and high scores
  • Build and keep real Bash files in ~/dockhand
  • Automation records include histogram and replay and run receipt
  • Runs in the browser; nothing to install
  • Playable entirely from the keyboard

Start it from the prompt

Usage

dockhand [--script]

Aliases

None

Opens the terminal in Dockhand.

Run $ dockhand