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Contains information about how to get/download robots.
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[[Image:WolverineVsRapture.jpg|thumb|Battle between Wolvering versus Rapture]]
  
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== Downloading other Robots ==
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You're not alone writing robots! There are thousands of robots other people have written that you can download and battle with. Some of them are extremely tough to beat! There is a wide variety of robots available with all sorts of different strategies. It's up to you to go get them, try them out, and [[Robocode/Learning from Robots|learn]] from them.
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You're not alone writing robots! There are thousands of robots other people have written that you can download and battle with. Warning: Some of them are extremely tough to beat! There is a wide variety of robots available with all sorts of different strategies. It's up to you to go get them, try them out, and [[Robocode/Learning from Robots|learn]] from them.
 
  
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Most of the robots are available at the popular Robocode website [http://robocoderepository.com/ Robocode Repository], and other robots that take part in the [[RoboRumble]] can be found via the URL listed in the list of [[RoboRumble/Participants|RoboRumble Participants]].
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== Robots to download ==
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Here are some robots everyone should have.
  
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To use them, simply download the robot's .jar file (all robots come as ".jar" files, which means "Java ARchive"), and save it in your '''/robots''' directory.
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=== Top 1v1 bots ===
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* '''[[DrussGT]]''' ‒ #1 in [[RoboRumble]]. Very famous and still developed.
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* '''[[Gilgalad]]''' ‒ #3 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Tomcat]]''' ‒ #4 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Nene]]''' ‒ #5 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[XanderCat]]''' ‒ #6 in RoboRumble. Built on [[XanderFramework|a modular bot framework]].
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* '''[[WaveSerpent]]''' ‒ #7 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Pris]]''' ‒ #16 in RoboRumble. The best bot that uses neural networks.
  
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=== Top 1v1 and melee bots ===
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* '''[[Diamond]]''' ‒ #4 in [[MeleeRumble]], #2 in RoboRumble. Extremely famous.
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* '''[[Neuromancer]]''' ‒ #1 in MeleeRumble. The first successful [[Wave Surfing|Melee Surfer]].
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* '''[[Firestarter]]''' ‒ #2 in MeleeRumble. Relatively new and actively developed.
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* '''[[DemonicRage]]''' ‒ #3 in MeleeRumble.
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* '''[[Shadow]]''' ‒ #6 in MeleeRumble. Old and very famous for inventing [[Wave Surfing]] and [[Shadow/Melee Gun]]. Was #1 for a long, long time.
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* '''[[Combat]]''' ‒ #8 in MeleeRumble.
  
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Here are a couple screenshots of me downloading Rapture 2.13:
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=== Other noteworthy bots ===
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* '''[[Super Sample Bots]]''' ‒ The next step after you beat all the [[Sample Bots]].
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* '''[[EnergyDome]]''' ‒ Performs [[Bullet Shielding]]. Some top bots are surprisingly suspicable to this.
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* '''[[IWillFireNoBullet]]''' ‒ Dodges bullets without firing. Many bots fall to this as well.
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* '''[[MaxRisk]]''' ‒ A [[Ramming Movement|rambot]]. Some bots are vulnerable to ramming.
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* '''[[HawkOnFire]]''' ‒ A simple bot with easy-to-understand source code.
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* '''[[BasicGFSurfer]]''' ‒ The result of the [[Wave Surfing Tutorial]] and the [[GuessFactor Targeting Tutorial]]. In the top-100 in RoboRumble.
  
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[[Image:FileDownload.png|Showing a file dialog for downloading Rapture 2.13]]
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== Where to get robot JARs ==
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To use a robot, you must download the robot's .jar file (all robots come as ".jar" files, which means "Java ARchive"). Robot JARs can be found in the following places (in order of preference):
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* The download link in the robot's [[:Category:Bots|bot page]].
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* The [http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/ RoboRumble bot archive] (or its [https://github.com/aleksey-zhidkov/rc-repo-mirror GitHub mirror]).
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* The URL in the [[RoboRumble/Participants|RoboRumble participants list]].
  
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== Where to put robot JARs ==
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Robot JARs should be placed in the '''<code>robocode/robots</code>''' folder, for Robocode to load them.
  
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Then, after clicking '''Save'''..
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Optionally, you may use the Robot -> '''Import downloaded robot''' tool to copy JARs into that folder from another location.
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[[Image:SaveAs.png|Showing a Save As file dialog for choosing where to save Rapture 2.13]]
 
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'''Note:''' The easiest way to use downloaded robots is to save them directly to the robots directory. However, if you save it anywhere else or have any trouble, you can use the '''Import downloaded robot''' tool to copy it there.
 
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[[Image:ImportRobot.png|Showing how to select "Import downloaded Robot" from the Robot menu]]
 
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Once the new robot .jar file is in your robots directory, simply '''press F5''' to refresh the New Battle dialog, and the robot will appear in the list:
 
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[[Image:SelectedRobots.png|Showing two selected robots from the New Battle dialog]]
 
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Try it out! Is your robot tough enough?
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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=== Robot API ===
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* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/docs/robocode/ Robot API]
 
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=== Tutorials ===
 
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* [[Robocode/System Requirements|System Requirements for Robocode]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Download|How to download and install Robocode]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Robot Anatomy|The anatomy of a robot]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Getting Started|Getting started with Robocode]]
 
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* [[Robocode/My First Robot|My First Robot Tutorial]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Game Physics|Robocode Game Physics]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Scoring|Scoring in Robocode]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Robot Console|Using the robot console]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Learning from Robots|Learning from other robots]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Package Robot|Package your robot]]
 
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* [[Robocode/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Articles|Articles about Robocode]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Console Usage|Starting Robocode from the command line]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Graphical_Debugging|Graphical debugging]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Eclipse|Using Eclipse as IDE]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Project|Creating a project for your robots]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Create_a_Robot|Creating a robot in Eclipse]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Running from Eclipse|Running your robot from Eclipse]]
 
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* [[Robocode/Eclipse/Debugging Robot|Debugging your robot with Eclipse]]
 
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=== News and Releases ===
 
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* [http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_project.php?group_id=37202 RSS Feeds for the Robocode project]
 
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* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=37202&package_id=29609 Robocode file releases]
 
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=== Home pages ===
 
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* [http://robocode.sourceforge.net/ Classic homepage]
 
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/robocode Robocode project at SourceForge]
 
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* [http://robocoderepository.com/ Robocode Repository]
 
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* [[wikipedia:Robocode|Wikipediaentry for Robocode]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Robocode Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Robocode Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Tutorials]]

Revision as of 16:49, 16 August 2017

Battle between Wolvering versus Rapture

You're not alone writing robots! There are thousands of robots other people have written that you can download and battle with. Some of them are extremely tough to beat! There is a wide variety of robots available with all sorts of different strategies. It's up to you to go get them, try them out, and learn from them.

Robots to download

Here are some robots everyone should have.

Top 1v1 bots

Top 1v1 and melee bots

Other noteworthy bots

Where to get robot JARs

To use a robot, you must download the robot's .jar file (all robots come as ".jar" files, which means "Java ARchive"). Robot JARs can be found in the following places (in order of preference):

Where to put robot JARs

Robot JARs should be placed in the robocode/robots folder, for Robocode to load them.

Optionally, you may use the Robot -> Import downloaded robot tool to copy JARs into that folder from another location.

See also

Robocode API

Beginner Guides

External Editors

.NET Robots

Links

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