Implemented basic Creep spawning and display option for messages.

screeps.com/testing-sim/creep_builds.js

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 var creepBuilds = {
 
-	getHarvesterSmall: function() {
+	getBuildsDict: function() {
-		return [WORK, WORK, CARRY, MOVE];
+		let harvester = [WORK, WORK, CARRY, MOVE]
-	},
+		let upgrader = [WORK, CARRY, MOVE];
+		let builder = [WORK, CARRY, MOVE];
 
-	getUpgraderSmall: function() {
+		let buildsDict = {
-		return [WORK, CARRY, MOVE];
+			harvester: harvester,
-	}
+			upgrader: upgrader,
+			builder: builder,
+		}
+
+		return buildsDict;
+	},
 };
 
 module.exports = creepBuilds;

screeps.com/testing-sim/main.js

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ var creepManager = require("./manage_creeps");
 
 module.exports.loop = function () {
 	misc.clearMemory();
+	misc.displayMessage(Game.spawns.Spawn1, "test")
 	creepManager.run();
 }

screeps.com/testing-sim/manage_creeps.js

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ var creepManager = {
 
 	run: function() {
 		if (spawnCreeps) {
-			for (role in creepGoalAmount) {
+			for (let role in creepGoalAmount) {
-				roleCreepsAmount = _.filter(Game.creeps, (creep) => creep.memory.role == role);
+				let roleCreepsAmount = (_.filter(Game.creeps, (creep) => creep.memory.role == role)).length;
 				if (roleCreepsAmount < creepGoalAmount[role]) {
 					spawnCreep(role, roleCreepsAmount);
 				}
@@ -27,17 +27,15 @@ var creepManager = {
 module.exports = creepManager;
 
 
-
-
 function spawnCreep(role, existing) {
-	let name = role + "_Spheal_" + existing;
+	let newCreepName = role + "_Spheal_" + existing;
+	let newCreepBuild = creepBuilds.getBuildsDict()[role];
+
+	Game.spawns.Spawn1.spawnCreep(newCreepBuild, newCreepName, { memory: { role: role } });
 
 	if (!Game.spawns.Spawn1.spawning) {
-		misc.displayMessage("Spawn", Game.spawns.Spawn1, "Spawning next: " + name);
+		misc.displayMessage(Game.spawns.Spawn1, "Spawning next: " + newCreepName);
-		}
+	} else {
-	else {
+		misc.displayMessage(Game.spawns.Spawn1, "Spawning Creep");
-		misc.displayMessage("Spawn", Game.spawns.Spawn1, "Spawning Creep");
+	}
-		}
-
-	Game.spawns.Spawn1.spawnCreep(creepBuilds[buildType], newCreepName, { memory: { role: buildType } });
 }

screeps.com/testing-sim/misc.js

@@ -9,6 +9,30 @@ var settings = {
 			}
 		}
 	},
+
+
+	displayMessage: function(object, msgString) {
+		if (object instanceof Spawn) {
+			object.room.visual.text(
+				msgString,
+				object.pos.x,
+				object.pos.y+1,
+				{ 
+					align: 'center', 
+					opacity: 0.9, 
+					backgroundPadding: 0.2, 
+					backgroundColor: "#222222", 
+					color: "#eeeeee" 
+				}
+			);
+		}
+		else if (object instanceof Creep) {
+			object.say(msgString);
+		}
+		else {
+			console.log("ERROR: displayMessage(" + object + ", " + msgString + ") failed.");
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 module.exports = settings;

screeps.com/testing-sim/settings.js

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 var settings = {
 
 	getCreepGoalAmount: function() {
-		var getCreepAmountGoalDict = {
+		var getCreepGoalAmountDict = {
 			harvester: 1,
-			upgrader: 1,
+			upgrader: 0,
-			builder: 1
+			builder: 0
 		}
-		return getCreepAmountGoalDict;
+		return getCreepGoalAmountDict;
 		},
 
 	getSpawnCreeps: function() {