RabidWombat - Revision history

RobertWalker: RabidWombat getting a rewrite

2016-05-13T17:17:40Z

RabidWombat getting a rewrite

RobertWalker: Update

2013-07-07T19:14:18Z

Update

RobertWalker: RabidWombat is now live on the rumble

2013-06-22T18:00:48Z

RabidWombat is now live on the rumble

RobertWalker: Updated infobox

2008-10-01T03:01:34Z

Updated infobox

RobertWalker: Updated todo section

2008-10-01T02:57:47Z

Updated todo section

RobertWalker: Fixed section header

2008-10-01T02:51:24Z

Fixed section header

RobertWalker: RabidWombat isn't open source (yet)

2007-12-26T17:27:41Z

RabidWombat isn't open source (yet)

Skilgannon: fixing category include

2007-12-23T10:53:31Z

fixing category include

RobertWalker: Robot in development => Unreleased robots

2007-12-18T15:24:56Z

Robot in development => Unreleased robots

RobertWalker: Cleaned up infobox

2007-12-12T17:15:38Z

Cleaned up infobox

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 :[[LinearTargeting|linear]]
 :[[CircularTargeting|circular]]
-:[[GuessFactorGun|guess factor]]
+:[[GuessFactor|guess factor]]
 | movement = [[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity]]
 | license         = no license selected yet
 | isOneOnOne      = true
 | isMelee         = false
-| isOpenSource    = true
+| isOpenSource    = false
 }}
 == Release Notes ==
-* Version 0.71
+* Version 0.7.1
 ** Removed MyRules class
 ** Updated movement code to better handle equilibrium states
 * Version 0.7
-** Initial release on the rumble
+** Initial release on [[RoboRumble]]
 == Background Info ==
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 ; Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?
-: [http://rjw.walkertribe.com/robocode/rjw.RabidWombat_0.71.jar RabidWombat 0.71]
+: I'm currently rewriting RabidWombat, so he's not available for download at the moment. I'll put it back out there when my rewrite is complete.
 ; How competitive is it?
-: It's not done yet, so it's not that competitive. It beats the [[SampleBots]], of course. I've also been pitting it against [[SpareParts]] with good success.
+: It's okay. It lands in the middle of the pack in the [[RoboRumble]].
 == Strategy ==
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 ; How does it fire?
-: It has a virtual gun array containing (currently) a [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting gun]], a [[LinearTargeting|linear targeting gun]], a [[CircularTargeting|circular targeting gun]] and a [[GuessFactorGun|guess factor gun]]. (I suppose the linear targeting gun is probably redundant.) It fires [[Waves|waves]] (for guess factor targeting) and [[VirtualBullets|virtual bullets]] (for tracking the success of the various guns) every turn and fires the real bullets with the best gun. Stats decay over time so that it will adapt more readily to changes in enemy behavior. I might add a [[PatternMatching|pattern matching gun]] to the array.
+: It has a virtual gun array containing (currently) a [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting gun]], a [[LinearTargeting|linear targeting gun]], a [[CircularTargeting|circular targeting gun]] and a [[GuessFactor|guess factor gun]]. (I suppose the linear targeting gun is probably redundant.) It fires [[Waves|waves]] (for guess factor targeting) and [[VirtualBullets|virtual bullets]] (for tracking the success of the various guns) every turn and fires the real bullets with the best gun. Stats decay over time so that it will adapt more readily to changes in enemy behavior. I might add a [[PatternMatching|pattern matching gun]] to the array.
 ; How does it [[DodgingBullets|dodge bullets]]?
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 ; What's next for your robot?
 : Here's the to-do list:
-* RabidWombat is currently not shooting where it thinks it is all the time, so I need to fix that.
+* Finish re-write
-* Update for Java 6.
+* Figure out why it's not always shooting where it thinks it is
 * Improve bullet dodging
 * Add a pattern matching gun

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 | isOpenSource    = true
 }}
-== News ==
+== Release Notes ==
-After not having Robocoded in quite some time, and at the prompting of a co-worker, I bit the bullet and entered RabidWombat into [[RoboRumble]]. Hopefully this will motivate me to improve it some more.
+* Version 0.71
 == Background Info ==
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 ; Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?
-: [http://rjw.walkertribe.com/robocode/rjw.RabidWombat_0.7.jar RabidWombat 0.7]
+: [http://rjw.walkertribe.com/robocode/rjw.RabidWombat_0.71.jar RabidWombat 0.71]
 ; How competitive is it?

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 :[[GuessFactorGun|guess factor]]
 | movement = [[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity]]
-| license         = closed source
+| license         = no license selected yet
 | isOneOnOne      = true
 | isMelee         = false
-| isOpenSource    = false
+| isOpenSource    = true
 }}
 == Background Info ==
 ; What's special about it?
-: It's the robot that the [[PluggableRobot]] architecture was built to support. Hopefully one day that might be considered special.
+: Nothing, particularly. Just another bot.
 ; Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?
-: You can't yet. I want to improve it some more before I release it.
+: [http://rjw.walkertribe.com/robocode/rjw.RabidWombat_0.7.jar RabidWombat 0.7]
 ; How competitive is it?
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 == Strategy ==
 ; How does it [[Movement|move]]?
-: It uses a variation of [[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity movement]]. The enemy robot exerts an attractive or repulsive force on RabidWombat, depending on how far away it is, in order to maintain a particular distance from the enemy. (It's pretty much working on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooke%27s_Law Hooke's law].) That distance grows if RabidWombat is losing and shrinks if it's winning, so that it'll run away or close in for the kill as appropriate. Walls exert a repulsive force. Bullet dodging is done with force vectors as well.
+: It uses a variation of [[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity movement]]. The enemy robot exerts an attractive or repulsive force on RabidWombat, depending on how far away it is, in order to maintain a particular distance from the enemy. (It's pretty much working on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooke%27s_Law Hooke's law].) That distance grows if RabidWombat is losing and shrinks if it's winning, so that it'll run away or close in for the kill as appropriate. Walls exert a repulsive force when RabidWombat gets close enough to them, which gets stronger the closer it is. Bullet dodging is also done with force vectors (see below).
 ; How does it fire?
-: It has a virtual gun array containing (currently) a [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting gun]] (apply directly to the forehead), a [[LinearTargeting|linear targeting gun]], a [[CircularTargeting|circular targeting gun]] and a [[GuessFactorGun|guess factor gun]]. (I suppose the linear targeting gun is probably redundant.) It fires [[Waves|waves]] (for guess factor targeting) and [[VirtualBullets|virtual bullets]] (for tracking the success of the various guns) every turn and fires the real bullets with the best gun. Stats decay over time so that it will adapt more readily to changes in enemy behavior. I might add a [[PatternMatching|pattern matching gun]] to the array, but if I did I'd probably have to change things around a bit. Currently, all my guns pretend to fire every turn, which from what I understand would be pretty slow for a pattern matching gun.
+: It has a virtual gun array containing (currently) a [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting gun]], a [[LinearTargeting|linear targeting gun]], a [[CircularTargeting|circular targeting gun]] and a [[GuessFactorGun|guess factor gun]]. (I suppose the linear targeting gun is probably redundant.) It fires [[Waves|waves]] (for guess factor targeting) and [[VirtualBullets|virtual bullets]] (for tracking the success of the various guns) every turn and fires the real bullets with the best gun. Stats decay over time so that it will adapt more readily to changes in enemy behavior. I might add a [[PatternMatching|pattern matching gun]] to the array.
 ; How does it [[DodgingBullets|dodge bullets]]?
-: For the moment, it assumes that the opponent is using [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting]] and runs away from that spot. I'm still somewhat undecided on the final bullet dodging strategy.
+: For the moment, it assumes that the opponent is using [[HeadOnTargeting|head-on targeting]], then creates a force vector which is perpendicular to the presumed bullet's flight path so that it will run away from the bullet. I'm still somewhat undecided on the final bullet dodging strategy.
 ; What does it save between rounds and matches?
-: Currently, it saves gun accuracy, guess factor and energy stats between rounds and nothing between matches. I'm currently working on a testing harness that will allow me to see how tweaks affect a number of performance metrics not reported by the RobocodeResults class.
+: Currently, it saves gun accuracy, guess factor and energy stats between rounds and nothing between matches.
 == Additional Info ==
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 ; Can I use your code?
-: For now, RabidWombat is closed source. I intend to open it up eventually, after I see how well I can get it to perform, or when I get tired of it, whichever comes first.
+: Yes, although I haven't applied a license yet, it really doesn't bother me if someone wants to adapt the code for their own purposes, as long as you credit me.
 ; What's next for your robot?
-* Fix aiming code (not shooting where it thinks it is)
+: Here's the to-do list:
-* Finish tweaking and testing harness
+* RabidWombat is currently not shooting where it thinks it is all the time, so I need to fix that.
 * Improve bullet dodging
 * Add a pattern matching gun
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 ; Does it have any [[White Whale|white whales]]?
-: For now, I've been pitting RabidWombat against [[SpareParts]], with good results. I'm looking for another bot to pit it against.
+: For now, I've been pitting RabidWombat against [[SpareParts]], with good results.
 == Credits ==
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 [[Category:1-vs-1 Bots|RabidWombat]]
 [[Category:MegaBots|RabidWombat]]
 __NOTOC__  __NOEDITSECTION__

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 {{Infobox Robot
-|image=RabidWombat.jpg
+| image = RabidWombat.jpg
-|author=[[RobertWalker]]
+| name = RabidWombat
-|extends=[[PluggableRobot]]
+| author = [[RobertWalker]]
-|targeting=[[VirtualGuns|Virtual gun array]]:
+| extends = [[PluggableRobot]]
 :[[HeadOnTargeting|head-on]]
 :[[LinearTargeting|linear]]
 :[[CircularTargeting|circular]]
 :[[GuessFactorGun|guess factor]]
-|movement=[[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity movement]] variant
+| movement = [[AntiGravityMovement|antigravity]]
 }}
 == Background Info ==

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 ; What's next for your robot?
-*  Finish tweaking and testing harness
+* Fix aiming code (not shooting where it thinks it is)
 * Improve bullet dodging
 * Add a pattern matching gun

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 [[Category:Bots|RabidWombat]]
 [[Category:1-vs-1 Bots|RabidWombat]]
-[[Category:MegaBots||RabidWombat]]
+[[Category:MegaBots|RabidWombat]]
 [[Category:Open Source Bots|RabidWombat]]
 [[Category:Unreleased Robots|RabidWombat]]
 __NOTOC__  __NOEDITSECTION__