back( distance )

Parameters

_result

Not set.

Descriptions

Moves a robot backwards the amount specified by distance. If the distance is negative, the robot moves forwards. Running into another robot or wall causes damage of 1 energy per collision. If movement clipping is enabled, distance is reduced to the distance the robot can travel in a straight line without hitting a wall. If movement clipping is disabled distance is unlimited.

After calling the back command, you can determine the remaining distance using the _movermn system variable. When a robot is moving laterally, the _moving system variable is true. Back generally requires multiple turns to complete and therefore causing blocking. A robot's speed accelerates at the rate specified by the acceltarget command until it reaches the speed specified by the speedtarget command.

See Also

ahead, clipmoves, stopmove, stop, acceltarget, speedtarget, blocking, _movermn, _moving, _accel, _velocity