it_was_inevitable

README

Sentient Dwarf Fortress was inevitable.

The source code that powers @it_was_inevitable and @it_was_inevitable_slow on botsin.space in the Fediverse.

See the entry on BotWiki.org.

To run locally:

1. If you haven't already, install Docker.
2. Create an application on your Mastodon instance on the bot account.
3. Have at least these scopes selected:

• read:accounts and read:statuses (or just read)
• write:statuses (or just write)

1. Copy config.example.go and make the following changes:

• Change example in the // +build example line to some other word (for example, yourtag).
• Replace the placeholder data in the config object with the data from your Mastodon application. (The application interface lists the data in the same order it is defined in config.example.go.)
• Optional: Modify the other constants in the file.

1. Run ./run.bash yourtag

To run locally without a Mastodon account:

1. If you haven't already, install Docker.
2. Run ./run.bash example
3. When you're done watching the example, push Ctrl+C.