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==To enter the Melee competition==
 
==To enter the Melee competition==
  
If you are planning to enter the Melee competition, then enter your bots into [[RoboRumble/Melee Participants|Melee Participants]].
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If you are planning to enter the Melee competition, then enter your bots into [[RoboRumble/Participants/Melee|Participants Melee]].
  
 
==To enter the Teams competition==
 
==To enter the Teams competition==
  
If you are planning to enter the Teams competition, then enter your teams into [[RoboRumble/Participant Teams|Participant Teams]].
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If you are planning to enter the Teams competition, then enter your teams into [[RoboRumble/Participant/Teams|Participant Teams]].
  
 
==To add your country's flag to ranking table==
 
==To add your country's flag to ranking table==
  
 
In the rankings tables bots are represented with a the flag of its authors nationality. We associate the "main" package of the bot with a flag. If you find your bot has no flag, or has the wrong flag, let us know at [[RoboRumble/Country Flags]].
 
In the rankings tables bots are represented with a the flag of its authors nationality. We associate the "main" package of the bot with a flag. If you find your bot has no flag, or has the wrong flag, let us know at [[RoboRumble/Country Flags]].

Revision as of 23:22, 6 May 2009

To create a bot that is accepted by the RR@Home server, the following two rules are obligatory:

  • The bot must have a packagename.
  • The bot must be packaged in a jar-file.
  • A <botname>.properties file must be present in the jar-file.

The easiest way to do this, is to package your bot with Robocode (Robot -> Package robot for upload).

Strong recommendations

  • Choose a unique main packagename to avoid mixup between different participants.
  • Stick with that one main packagename per author.
  • Do not use underscores in your packagename, botname or versionnumber. Robocode itself has no problems with it, but the RR@Home client is known to have problems with them, especially in versionnumbers.
  • Keep your bot Java 5 compatible. Not everyone has switched to Java 6 and certainly on a Mac this will result in invalid battleresults.
  • Try out your just packaged bot before letting it loose in the rumble.

To enter the 1v1 competition

NOTE: Instead of uploading your bot into the Robocode Repository, it is also possible to put your bot on your own website. In that case you have to fill in the full URL on the Participants page.

To enter the Melee competition

If you are planning to enter the Melee competition, then enter your bots into Participants Melee.

To enter the Teams competition

If you are planning to enter the Teams competition, then enter your teams into Participant Teams.

To add your country's flag to ranking table

In the rankings tables bots are represented with a the flag of its authors nationality. We associate the "main" package of the bot with a flag. If you find your bot has no flag, or has the wrong flag, let us know at RoboRumble/Country Flags.