From f346531178bb5ba1b91dd6b6b2cbf99f7178c5ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: empathicqubit <empathicqubit@entan.gl>
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 09:52:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Only count upwards motion for barrel launch

---
 README.md     | 1 +
 game.lua      | 6 ++++++
 neat-donk.lua | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8d4063..0c8a57a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ An AI based on SethBling's MarI/O to play Donkey Kong Country 2 with lsnes.
 * [SethBling's Mar I/O](https://github.com/mam91/neat-genetic-mario)
 * [Basic tilemap info from p4plus2/DKC2-disassembly](https://github.com/p4plus2/DKC2-disassembly)
 * [dkjson](http://dkolf.de/src/dkjson-lua.fsl/home)
+* [LibDeflate](https://github.com/SafeteeWoW/LibDeflate)
diff --git a/game.lua b/game.lua
index 1309e23..6fbdaf8 100644
--- a/game.lua
+++ b/game.lua
@@ -71,11 +71,17 @@ end
 
 function _M.getVelocityY()
     local sprite = _M.getSprite(leader)
+    if sprite == nil then
+        return 1900
+    end
     return sprite.velocityY
 end
 
 function _M.getVelocityX()
     local sprite = _M.getSprite(leader)
+    if sprite == nil then
+        return 1900
+    end
     return sprite.velocityX
 end
 
diff --git a/neat-donk.lua b/neat-donk.lua
index d3ccb42..a5cd2a8 100644
--- a/neat-donk.lua
+++ b/neat-donk.lua
@@ -802,10 +802,10 @@ function mainLoop (species, genome)
 
         -- Don't punish being launched by barrels
         -- FIXME Will this skew mine cart levels?
-        if math.abs(game.getVelocityY()) > 0x1800 or math.abs(game.getVelocityX()) > 0x1800 then
-            statusLine = "Barrel launch!!!"
+        if game.getVelocityY() < -1850 then
+            statusLine = string.format("Gotta go fast!!! %d", partyX)
             statusColor = 0x0000ff00
-            timeout = timeoutConst
+            timeout = timeoutConst + 60 * 2
         end
 
         if not vertical then