Waylander - Revision history

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Skilgannon: New page: Waylander/VersionHistory ==== Author ==== Skilgannon ==== Extends ==== AdvancedRobot ==== Description ==== The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to...

2007-12-23T09:31:01Z

New page: Waylander/VersionHistory ==== Author ==== Skilgannon ==== Extends ==== AdvancedRobot ==== Description ==== The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to...

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[[Waylander/VersionHistory]]

==== Author ====
[[Skilgannon]]

==== Extends ====
AdvancedRobot

==== Description ====
The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to add pattern matching to the [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]], simply by replacing the values of ww and speed every iteration. I built it in my first week of Robocoding, so it's my toy. After this I tested it in the PatternMatcherChallenge to get all the bugs out, and by the end it was getting 99%. While still fitting in a micro. I knew [[RaikoNano]] had a strong, small movement, so I copy-pasted the code in, and Waylander 0.1 was born. Since then I've added StopAndGo, made the pattern-matcher less picky about patterns, and substituted my own flattener for [[RaikoNano]]'s. I've also added some anti-rambot code, and a bit of smooth distancing (my own formula).

==== What's special about it? ====
It's my first attempt at a competitive bot, and it ranks pretty high in the MicroRumble.

==== Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it? ====
[http://minifly.rchomepage.com/robocode/]

==== How competitive is it? ====
1st in [[Micro Rumble]], 1985 points as of 2007-09-08

==== How does it [[Movement|move]]? ====
[[Stop And Go]], which switches to [[Random Movement]] if it loses in the first 5 rounds. Creds go to Thorn for the [[Stop And Go]] idea.

==== How does it fire? ====
See the description. Basically, a variable keylength [[Pattern Matcher]], matching on delta heading and Velocity

==== How does it [[Dodging Bullets|dodge bullets]]? ====
It does [[Stop And Go]] to fool HOT, LT and CT. If it loses in the first 3 rounds it switches to [[Random Movement]], in an attempt to fool all the GF bots and pattern matchers out there.

==== What does it save between rounds and matches? ====
Between rounds it saves the patterns and whether to use StopAndGo, between matches nothing. Due to both codesize and filesize restaints.

==== Where did you get the name? ====
According to David Gemmel, Waylander was an assassin with a small double-barreled crossbow. He renounced his ways after killing a good king and watching the country fall into civil war. He went on to lead an army and defeat invading creatures from another realm.

==== Can I use your code? ====
Under the following terms:
*Your bot MUST be OpenSource.
*You give credit in your code, and in any documentation of your bot.
*Pleeaase don't just take my bot, tweak it and release it under another name. Rather tell me about the changes, and I'll give you credit. =)

==== What's next for your robot? ====
um...I have spare codesize and need ideas!

==== Does it have any [[White Whale]]s? ====
[[Thorn]] [[RaikoMicro]] [[Aristocles]] [[Smoke]] [[WeeklongObsession]], sometimes [[Spark]], [[Muffin]]

==== What other robot(s) is it based on? ====
[[RaikoNano]] (not that much any more), [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]]

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 {{Infobox Robot
 | author          = [[Skilgannon]]
-| extends         = AdvancedRobot
+| extends         = [[AdvancedRobot]]
 | targeting       = Variable keylength [[Pattern Matcher]]
 | movement        = [[Stop And Go]], [[Random Movement]]
-| rating          = 1985 (2007-09-08)
+| rating          = Retired
-| current_version = [[Waylander/VersionHistory]]
+| best_rating     = 1985 Elo (2007-09-08)
-| download_link   = http://minifly.rchomepage.com/robocode/
+| current_version = 0.3.5
 }}
 ==== Author ====
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 ==== Description ====
-The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to add pattern matching to the [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]], simply by replacing the values of ww and speed every iteration. I built it in my first week of Robocoding, so it's my toy. After this I tested it in the [[PatternMatcherChallenge]] to get all the bugs out, and by the end it was getting 99%. While still fitting in a micro. I knew [[RaikoNano]] had a strong, small movement, so I copy-pasted the code in, and Waylander 0.1 was born. Since then I've added [[StopAndGo]], made the pattern-matcher less picky about patterns, and substituted my own flattener for [[RaikoNano]]'s. I've also added some anti-rambot code, and a bit of smooth distancing (my own formula).
+The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to add [[Pattern Matching|pattern matching]] to the [[oldwiki:Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor|Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]], simply by replacing the values of <code>ww</code> and speed every iteration. I built it in my first week of Robocoding, so it's my toy. After this I tested it in the [[Pattern Matcher Challenge]] to get all the bugs out, and by the end it was getting 99%. While still fitting in a micro. I knew RaikoNano had a strong, small movement, so I copy-pasted the code in, and Waylander 0.1 was born. Since then I've added [[Stop And Go]], made the pattern-matcher less picky about patterns, and substituted my own flattener for RaikoNano's. I've also added some anti-rambot code, and a bit of smooth distancing (my own formula).
 ==== What's special about it? ====
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 ==== Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it? ====
-[http://minifly.rchomepage.com/robocode/]
+http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/jk.Waylander_0.3.5.jar
 ==== How competitive is it? ====
-st in [[Micro Rumble]], 1985 points as of 2007-09-08
+On 2007-09-08, it was 1st in Micro Rumble, with 1985 points. It was retired on 2009-08-16.
 ==== How does it [[Movement|move]]? ====
-[[Stop And Go]], which switches to [[Random Movement]] if it loses in the first 5 rounds. Creds go to Thorn for the [[Stop And Go]] idea.
+[[Stop And Go]], which switches to [[Random Movement]] if it loses in the first 5 rounds. Creds go to [[Thorn]] for the [[Stop And Go]] idea.
 ==== How does it fire? ====
-See the description. Basically, a variable keylength [[Pattern Matcher]], matching on delta heading and Velocity
+See the description. Basically, a variable keylength [[Pattern Matcher]], matching on delta heading and velocity.
 ==== How does it [[Dodging Bullets|dodge bullets]]? ====
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 ==== What's next for your robot? ====
-um...I have spare codesize and need ideas!
+Um... I have spare codesize and need ideas!
 ==== Does it have any [[White Whale]]s? ====
-[[Thorn]] [[RaikoMicro]] [[Aristocles]] [[Smoke]] [[WeeklongObsession]], sometimes [[Spark]], [[Muffin]]
+[[Thorn]], [[RaikoMicro]], [[Aristocles]], [[Smoke]], [[WeeklongObsession]]. Sometimes Spark and Muffin.
 ==== What other robot(s) is it based on? ====
-[[RaikoNano]] (not that much any more), [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]]
+RaikoNano (not that much any more) and [[oldwiki:Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor|Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]].
 [[Category:Bots|Waylander]]
 [[Category:MicroBots|Waylander]]
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 ==== Description ====
-The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to add pattern matching to the [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]], simply by replacing the values of ww and speed every iteration. I built it in my first week of Robocoding, so it's my toy. After this I tested it in the PatternMatcherChallenge to get all the bugs out, and by the end it was getting 99%. While still fitting in a micro. I knew [[RaikoNano]] had a strong, small movement, so I copy-pasted the code in, and Waylander 0.1 was born. Since then I've added StopAndGo, made the pattern-matcher less picky about patterns, and substituted my own flattener for [[RaikoNano]]'s. I've also added some anti-rambot code, and a bit of smooth distancing (my own formula).
+The gun for Waylander was a result of seeing how simple it would be to add pattern matching to the [[Code Snippets/Nano_Circular_Linear_Predictor]], simply by replacing the values of ww and speed every iteration. I built it in my first week of Robocoding, so it's my toy. After this I tested it in the [[PatternMatcherChallenge]] to get all the bugs out, and by the end it was getting 99%. While still fitting in a micro. I knew [[RaikoNano]] had a strong, small movement, so I copy-pasted the code in, and Waylander 0.1 was born. Since then I've added [[StopAndGo]], made the pattern-matcher less picky about patterns, and substituted my own flattener for [[RaikoNano]]'s. I've also added some anti-rambot code, and a bit of smooth distancing (my own formula).
 ==== What's special about it? ====
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 [[Category:Open Source Bots|Waylander]]
 [[Category:MicroBots|Waylander]]

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