Épéeist

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Épéeist
Author(s) User:Sheldor
Extends AdvancedRobot
Targeting Pattern Matching
Movement Multi-Mode
Current Version 1.0
Code License RWPCL
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Background Information

Bot Name
Épéeist
Author
User:Sheldor
Extends
AdvancedRobot
What's special about it?
It gets amazingly high scores against bots with Linear Targeting.
Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?
http://www.robocoderepository.com/BotFiles/4203/sheldor.nano.Epeeist_1.0.jar
How competitive is it?
10th place NanoRumble.

Strategy

How does it move?
Start with enemy fire based Oscillator Movement, if it dies twice in the first five rounds, switch to Random Movement.
How does it fire?
Pattern Matching from WeekendObsession.
How does it dodge bullets?
It decides whether or not to reverse direction every time it detects enemy fire.
Is this robot melee-capable?
No.
What does it save between rounds and matches?
Between rounds, the enemy history string for the gun code, and the chance of reversing direction. It doesn't save anything between matches.

Additional Information

Where did you get the name?
Épée is one of the three forms of modern sport fencing, along with Foil and Sabre. [1]
Can I use your code?
Yes, but under the terms of the RWPCL.
What's next for your robot?
I don't know.
Does it have any White Whales?
Acero!!!