DarkHallow
| DarkHallow | |
| Author(s) | jim (jekl) |
| Extends | AdvancedRobot |
| Targeting | GuessFactor Targeting |
| Movement | Wave Surfing |
| Released | 2004 |
| Best Rating | #6 Elo (2004) |
| Current Version | 0.90.9 |
| Code License | RWPCL |
| Download | |
Use no way as a way, no limitation as a limitation.
— Bruce Lee
- Sub-pages:
- Bulletin Board - Archived Talk
Background Information
- What's special about it?
- It is my first Wave Surfer.
- At its peak, DarkHallow was #6 in the RoboRumble. It was the sixth member of The 2000 Club.
- How competitive is it?
- RoboRumble ‒ APS: 78.95% (70th), PL: 1074-85 (75th), Survival: 84.41%
Strategy
- How does it move?
- It uses Wave Surfing.
- How does it fire?
- It uses a GuessFactor Targeting system, copied and slightly modified from BlackPearl.
- How does it dodge bullets?
- It surfs.
- How does the melee strategy differ from one-on-one strategy?
- No melee capability in there yet.
- What does it save between rounds and matches?
- No data is saved between matches.
Additional Information
- Where did you get the name?
- From a song by the Grateful Dead:
- I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine
- Then to be in some big city, in a small room, with you upon my mind
- I know it has no bearing on Robocode but I love the Dead so...
- Can I use your code?
- Code is in the JAR. It is not very tight right yet, but feel free. Use the RWPCL please.
- What's next for your robot?
- DarkHallow hasn't been updated since 2005.
- Does it have any White Whales?
- None right now. More to come later, I am sure.
- What other robot(s) is it based on?
- It started as BlackPearl, which is based on Jekyl.
