Yatagan
| Yatagan | |
| Author(s) | Sheldor and Skilgannon |
| Extends | AdvancedRobot |
| Targeting | Pattern Matching |
| Movement | Multi-Mode |
| Current Version | 1.2.3 |
| Code License | RWPCL |
| Download | |
| Source | |
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Background Information
- Bot Name
- Yatagan
- Author(s)
- Sheldor and Skilgannon
- Extends
- AdvancedRobot
- What's special about it?
- It is jointly developed by Sheldor and Skilgannon.
- Its PM gun is smaller than WeekendObsession's gun, and it is more effective than Moebius's gun.
- Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?
- http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/jk.sheldor.nano.Yatagan_1.2.3.jar
- How competitive is it?
- Third in the nanorumble!.
Strategy
- How does it move?
- When it dies, it decides between one-way movement, oscillating movement, and Random Movement.
- How does it fire?
- It uses a nano-sized Symbolic Pattern Matching gun. The gun is based on WeekendObsession's gun and Moebius's gun.
- How does it dodge bullets?
- It monitors the enemy's energy level (using a few brilliant
chartricks by Miked0801) and decides whether or not to reverse direction when it detects an Energy Drop.
- Is this robot melee-capable?
- It won't get disabled if you put it in a battle with more than one opponent, but it won't perform very well.
- What does it save between rounds and matches?
- It saves many things between rounds, but it doesn't intentionally save anything between matches.
Additional Information
- Where did you get the name?
- The yatagan is a short sabre which was used extensively in the Ottoman Empire. wikipedia:Yatagan
- May I use your code?
- Yes, but under the terms of the RWPCL.
- What's next for your robot?
Take the nano throne.Done.Or, failing that, hold second place with a comfortable distance from third.Done.
- Does it have any White Whales?
- Not really.
