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==== Author ====
 
==== Author ====
[[User:Skilgannon]]
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[[User:Skilgannon|Skilgannon]]
  
 
==== Extends ====
 
==== Extends ====
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==== Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it? ====
 
==== Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it? ====
http://minifly.rchomepage.com/robocode/
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http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/jk.mega.Stormrider_0.1.8.jar
  
 
==== How competitive is it? ====
 
==== How competitive is it? ====
Very. No. 5 in the main rumble.
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Very. No. 5 in the main rumble, before it was retired.
  
 
==== How does it [[Movement|move]]? ====
 
==== How does it [[Movement|move]]? ====
[[Wave Surfing/Go To]] with [[Dynamic Clustering]]
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[[Wave Surfing/Go To|Go-To Surfing]] with [[Dynamic Clustering]].
  
 
==== How does it fire? ====
 
==== How does it fire? ====
[[Dynamic Clustering]], using [[Guess Factor]]s
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[[Dynamic Clustering]], using [[Guess Factor]]s.
  
 
==== How does it [[Dodging Bullets|dodge bullets]]? ====
 
==== How does it [[Dodging Bullets|dodge bullets]]? ====
By keeping tabs on which angles the enemy is most likely to shoot at in different circumstances, and avoiding them
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By keeping tabs on which angles the enemy is most likely to shoot at in different circumstances, and avoiding them.
  
 
====  What does it save between rounds and matches? ====
 
====  What does it save between rounds and matches? ====
Between rounds it saves all the targeting and movement data, between matches nothing
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Between rounds it saves all the targeting and movement data, between matches nothing.
  
 
==== Where did you get the name? ====
 
==== Where did you get the name? ====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormrider|Stormrider by David Gemmell]
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[[wikipedia:Stormrider|Stormrider by David Gemmell]].
  
 
==== Can I use your code? ====
 
==== Can I use your code? ====
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==== What's next for your robot? ====
 
==== What's next for your robot? ====
An [[Antisurfer Gun]], speeding it up, and a major refactor!
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An [[Anti-Surfer Targeting|Antisurfer Gun]], speeding it up, and a major refactor!
  
 
==== Does it have any [[WhiteWhale]]s? ====
 
==== Does it have any [[WhiteWhale]]s? ====
6 or 7 bots that I'm not sure what to do about
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6 or 7 bots that I'm not sure what to do about.
  
 
==== What other robot(s) is it based on? ====
 
==== What other robot(s) is it based on? ====

Latest revision as of 23:15, 15 August 2017

Bot Name

Stormrider

Author

Skilgannon

Extends

AdvancedRobot

What's special about it?

It is purely Dynamic Clustering, movement and gun.

Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?

http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/jk.mega.Stormrider_0.1.8.jar

How competitive is it?

Very. No. 5 in the main rumble, before it was retired.

How does it move?

Go-To Surfing with Dynamic Clustering.

How does it fire?

Dynamic Clustering, using Guess Factors.

How does it dodge bullets?

By keeping tabs on which angles the enemy is most likely to shoot at in different circumstances, and avoiding them.

What does it save between rounds and matches?

Between rounds it saves all the targeting and movement data, between matches nothing.

Where did you get the name?

Stormrider by David Gemmell.

Can I use your code?

Sure, but 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?

An Antisurfer Gun, speeding it up, and a major refactor!

Does it have any WhiteWhales?

6 or 7 bots that I'm not sure what to do about.

What other robot(s) is it based on?

DrussGT