User talk:Jlm0924

Care to introduce yourself? » Nat | Talk » 08:20, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi Justin - I saw you entered a new Melee bot and got afraid, so I went to check its scores and saw a bunch of very low scores from me. It's because my clients are 1.5.4. I'm getting this error:

justin.DemonicRage 1.0: Throwable: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: justin.Module.getGraphics()Ljava/awt/Graphics2D;
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: justin.Module.getGraphics()Ljava/awt/Graphics2D;
    at justin.movement.MovSim.futurePos(MovSim.java:70)
    at justin.movement.MovSim.futurePos(MovSim.java:43)
    at justin.movement.MovSim.futurePos(MovSim.java:37)
    at justin.movement.Hawk.move(Hawk.java:136)
    at justin.Module.executeBehavior(Module.java:96)
    at justin.Module.run(Module.java:83)
    at robocode.peer.RobotPeer.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

I should just update my clients, as this happened with another bot recently. But as of now, 1.5.4 is still allowed for Darkcanuck/RRServer, so there's nothing stopping others from running it and hitting this problem. I've stopped my clients for now and will update them, so if you want to re-post as 1.0b, you can get the "real" scores for it... Sorry about that. Also, I want to know about your bots - post some details! =) --Voidious 22:38, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Also, it looks like you must have the wrong participants URL in your MeleeRumble client. I'm seeing a bunch of battles for 1v1-only bots in the MeleeRumble that came from your client... I've updated my clients and tested DemonicRage, so whenever your re-post it, you'll have my clients contributing battles. --Voidious 00:33, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Hey, haven't look at the source yet, but is this robot use FuturePosition library from Abert and HawkOnFire movement from rozu? » Nat | Talk » 03:20, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Hey Nat, I've been attempting to use Alberts prediction to add wave surfing results into a minimum risk type movement. (unsuccessfully so far) I'm hoping robocode vr 1.7.2 bug fixes help. hawkOnFire's movement was a influence and reference when making Demonics initial movement. Though Demonics movement has grown 10 times the size of hawks entire bot (at least) Hawk is a strong Melee bot. I wouldn't be surprised if Hawk out moves Demonic with head on targeting :) -justin

Thanks Voidious, I'll make sure 1.1 doesnt have same issue.. -justin

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Rumble package

Hey dude - I'm curious why you're sticking with "DemonicRage" as your top level package name? The norm is definitely to have all your bots under the same package, for the sake of clarity and rumble flags and such. Some people do use separate packages for bots (abc.tron3.Tron, wcsv.PowerHouse.Powerhouse, etc.), but not at the top level. --Voidious 14:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Voidious :) I've been meaning to remove the extra package :) I guess i rushed into poking around with demonic again with a different computer and haven't got to it yet.. Congradulations by the way on Diamond ! :) He's kicking butt! :) I got a couple questions for yah...I need to find a better way to test... lately I've made some changes and to test I just through him back in the the rumble.....( I hope no-one minds, and it doesn't sway the stats...) I would like to test at 35 rounds with 10 bots (representitive of the field) multiple times to average out variance and get an Idea if my changes are for the better .. Is there a way to do that ? .. How do you test Diamond ?

 -Jlm0924 21:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC)Justin

Yeah, I understand your testing dilemma. I felt quite like that when I started with Diamond, since I was very used to 1v1, where we have lots of challenges to benchmark with and RoboResearch support. You could try instead running 1,000 round battles, though obviously that does not seem as reflective of the Rumble. I use a modified version of RoboResearch to run batch battles, which I posted at Talk:RoboResearch#Melee (along with instructions / caveats) if you want to grab it. (Simonton and I are discussing getting it merged into the main code branch, but it isn't yet.)

I also just uploaded the .rrc file (defines a specific test bed) and .cfg file (specifies bot, test bed, and number of seasons) that I'm currently using, which might help as examples for using RoboResearch. The test bed includes each bot twice, in different groups. I actually package each test version into a .jar for RoboResearch, that's why the version is like 1.27x.5. It can be a little confusing to setup, but RoboResearch is an amazing tool once you get it going, so I'd highly recommend it. Good luck!

--Voidious 21:58, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow !! sounds great !! thx Voidious , I'll give it a go :) -justin -Jlm0924 23:11, 14 August 2009 (UTC)