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Contains information about how to get/download robots.
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[[Image:DrussGTvsDiamond.png|thumb|DrussGT v. Diamond]]
  
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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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== 1v1 vs. melee bots ==
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Most robots are only intended for [[One on One|one-on-one]] battles (duels) only. Fewer bots can participate in both [[melee]] (multiple opponents) and 1v1 battles.
  
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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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To determine whether a certain robot can participate in melee battles, check if it is present in the [https://literumble.appspot.com/Rankings?game=meleerumble MeleeRumble rankings], or read its bot page.
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|| [[Image:WolverineVsRapture.jpg|Battle between Wolvering versus Rapture]]
 
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Most 1v1 battles are run on a 800x600 battlefield. Most melee battles are run with 10 bots on a 1000x1000 battlefield.
  
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Here are a couple screenshots of me downloading Rapture 2.13:
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== Robots to download ==
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Here are some robots everyone should have.
  
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[[Image:FileDownload.png|Showing a file dialog for downloading Rapture 2.13]]
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=== Top 1v1 bots ===
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* '''[[DrussGT]]''' ‒ #1 in [[RoboRumble]]. Very famous and still developed.
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* '''[[ScalarBot]]''' ‒ #3 in RoboRumble. New and actively developed.
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* '''[[Gilgalad]]''' ‒ #5 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Tomcat]]''' ‒ #6 in RoboRumble.
  
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=== Top 1v1 and melee bots ===
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* '''[[Diamond]]''' ‒ #3 in [[MeleeRumble]], #2 in RoboRumble. Extremely famous.
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* '''[[Firestarter]]''' ‒ #1 in MeleeRumble, #4 in RoboRumble. New and actively developed.
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* '''[[Neuromancer]]''' ‒ #2 in MeleeRumble. Note that this bot performs best in 35-round battles.
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* '''[[DemonicRage]]''' ‒ #4 in MeleeRumble. The first successful [[Melee Surfing|Melee Surfer]].
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* '''[[Shadow]]''' ‒ #6 in MeleeRumble. Very famous for inventing [[Wave Surfing]] and [[Shadow/Melee Gun]]. Was #1 for a long, long time.
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* '''[[Portia]]''' ‒ #5 in MeleeRumble.
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* '''[[Glacier]]''' ‒ #7 in MeleeRumble.
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* '''[[Combat]]''' ‒ #8 in MeleeRumble.
  
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Then, after clicking '''Save'''..
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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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* '''[[GrubbmThree]]''' ‒ A [[Ramming Movement|rambot]]. Some robots are vulnerable to ramming.
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* '''[[PolishedRuby]]''' ‒ A [[Mirror Movement|mirror]] bot. Another common problem-bot.
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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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* '''[[WeeksOnEnd]]''' ‒ The best [[Pattern Matching|pattern matcher]] duelist in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Pris]]''' ‒ The best 1v1 bot that uses neural networks (for both targeting and movement). #16 in RoboRumble.
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* '''[[Tron]]''' ‒ A melee bot with a deceptively simple movement. #11 in MeleeRumble.
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* '''[[LunarTwins]]''' ‒ A highly aggressive 2-robot team. #1 in [[Twin Duel]].
  
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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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=== All public bots ===
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A zip file containing every single bot that has ever been submitted to RoboRumble is available [http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/participants-latest.zip here].
  
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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").
  
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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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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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[[Image:ImportRobot.png|Showing how to select "Import downloaded Robot" from the Robot menu]]
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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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Optionally, you may use the Robot -> '''Import downloaded robot''' tool to copy JARs into that folder from another location.
  
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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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== Screenshots ==
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Downloading DrussGT:
  
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[[Image:SelectedRobots.png|Showing two selected robots from the New Battle dialog]]
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[[Image:DownloadingDrussGT.png]]
  
  
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Try it out! Is your robot tough enough?
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Robocode, with many bots installed:
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[[Image:RobocodeWithManyBots.png]]
  
 
== 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]]

Latest revision as of 21:49, 16 October 2017

DrussGT v. Diamond

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.

1v1 vs. melee bots

Most robots are only intended for one-on-one battles (duels) only. Fewer bots can participate in both melee (multiple opponents) and 1v1 battles.

To determine whether a certain robot can participate in melee battles, check if it is present in the MeleeRumble rankings, or read its bot page.

Most 1v1 battles are run on a 800x600 battlefield. Most melee battles are run with 10 bots on a 1000x1000 battlefield.

Robots to download

Here are some robots everyone should have.

Top 1v1 bots

Top 1v1 and melee bots

Other noteworthy bots

All public bots

A zip file containing every single bot that has ever been submitted to RoboRumble is available here.

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.

Screenshots

Downloading DrussGT:

DownloadingDrussGT.png


Robocode, with many bots installed:

RobocodeWithManyBots.png

See also

Robocode API

Beginner Guides

External Editors

.NET Robots

Links

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