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To create a bot that is accepted by the RoboRumble server, the following rules are mandatory: | To create a bot that is accepted by the RoboRumble server, the following rules are mandatory: | ||
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The easiest way to do this is to package your bot with Robocode (Robot -> Package robot for upload). | The easiest way to do this is to package your bot with Robocode (Robot -> Package robot for upload). | ||
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* Choose a unique main package name to avoid mixups between different authors. | * Choose a unique main package name to avoid mixups between different authors. | ||
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** If you are developing your bot on GitHub, you can publish the JAR on [https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases/ GitHub Releases]. | ** If you are developing your bot on GitHub, you can publish the JAR on [https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases/ GitHub Releases]. | ||
| − | ==To enter the 1v1 competition== | + | == To enter the 1v1 competition == |
* Upload your bot into hosting of your choice (see note above). | * Upload your bot into hosting of your choice (see note above). | ||
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* You should be able to see the results (some time later) on [http://literumble.appspot.com LiteRumble]. | * You should be able to see the results (some time later) on [http://literumble.appspot.com LiteRumble]. | ||
| − | ==Entering the Melee competition== | + | == Entering the Melee competition == |
Enter your bot into [[RoboRumble/Participants/Melee|Participants Melee]]. | Enter your bot into [[RoboRumble/Participants/Melee|Participants Melee]]. | ||
| − | ==Entering the Teams competition== | + | == Entering the Teams competition == |
Enter your team into [[RoboRumble/Participant/Teams|Participant Teams]]. | Enter your team into [[RoboRumble/Participant/Teams|Participant Teams]]. | ||
| − | ==Adding your country's flag to ranking table== | + | == Adding your country's flag to ranking table == |
Enter your main package name and your country's [[wikipedia:ISO 3166-1 alpha-3|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code]] into [[RoboRumble/Country Flags|Country Flags]]. | Enter your main package name and your country's [[wikipedia:ISO 3166-1 alpha-3|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code]] into [[RoboRumble/Country Flags|Country Flags]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, 20 August 2017
To create a bot that is accepted by the RoboRumble server, the following rules are mandatory:
- The bot must have a package name.
- The bot must be packaged in a JAR file.
- A
<botname>.propertiesfile must be present in the JAR file. - The naming of the bot must reflect the internal structure.
The easiest way to do this is to package your bot with Robocode (Robot -> Package robot for upload).
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Strong recommendations
- Choose a unique main package name to avoid mixups between different authors.
- Stick with that one main package name per author.
- Do not use underscores in your package name, bot name or version number. Robocode itself has no problems with it, but the client is known to have problems with them, especially in version numbers.
- Keep your bot Java 5 compatible. Not everyone has switched to Java 6, let alone Java 8, and certainly on a Mac this will result in invalid battle results.
- Try out your just-packaged bot before letting it loose in the rumble.
- Upload your file to a reliable file-hosting website:
- Do not upload to your own domain/web hosting. Such links have a strong tendency to break. This has happened to Voidious, Skilgannon, Darkcanuck, David Alves, Chase-san, etc., etc., etc...
- Public Dropbox links occasionally seem to break too. Random "free hosting" services are definitely out.
- Google Pages is a good and recommended host.
- If you are developing your bot on GitHub, you can publish the JAR on GitHub Releases.
To enter the 1v1 competition
- Upload your bot into hosting of your choice (see note above).
- Go to RoboRumble/Participants page and add your bot to the list.
- You should be able to see the results (some time later) on LiteRumble.
Entering the Melee competition
Enter your bot into Participants Melee.
Entering the Teams competition
Enter your team into Participant Teams.
Adding your country's flag to ranking table
Enter your main package name and your country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code into Country Flags.
See Also
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