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| movement      = Minimum Risk <br> Antigrav  <br> Oscillating
 
| movement      = Minimum Risk <br> Antigrav  <br> Oscillating
 
| released        = July 2012
 
| released        = July 2012
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| current_version = 1.0
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| current_version = 1.2
 
| license        = [[RWPCL]]
 
| license        = [[RWPCL]]
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| download_link  = http://www.casepool.de/robocode/wompi.Numbat_1.0.jar  
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| download_link  = http://www.casepool.de/robocode/wompi.Numbat_1.2.jar  
 
| isOneOnOne      = false
 
| isOneOnOne      = false
 
| isTwin = false
 
| isTwin = false
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; What's special about it?
 
; What's special about it?
 
This bot is a try to make Single Tick Pattern Matcher competitive for the melee rumble and therefor it supports this kind of gun system. The radar is a little uncommon within the melee rumble because it has a very high lock rate while still having a good overall field sight.  
 
This bot is a try to make Single Tick Pattern Matcher competitive for the melee rumble and therefor it supports this kind of gun system. The radar is a little uncommon within the melee rumble because it has a very high lock rate while still having a good overall field sight.  
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Hopefully it will be a mini class bot in its final release and stay in the top 10 melee rumble, which would make him quite special :)
 
  
 
; How competitive is it?
 
; How competitive is it?
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:{{RumbleStatsDefault|link=http://darkcanuck.net/rumble/RatingsDetails?game=meleerumble&name=wompi.Numbat+1.2|rumble=MeleeRumble|scorelabel=APS|score=64.85|rank=14th|win=316|loss=22|plrank=23rd|glicko2=-560.3|score2label=Survival|score2=84.56}}
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We will see.
 
  
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
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; How does it [[Movement|move]]?
 
; How does it [[Movement|move]]?
  
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It moves exactly like Wallaby, but this will be changed in future releases. So [[Minimum_risk|Minimum Risk]] combined with [[Anti-Gravity_Movement|Anti Gravity]] and [[Oscillator_Movement|Oscillating]].  
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It moves like [[Wallaby]] with some minor improvements to the agility and overall stability. So [[Minimum_risk|Minimum Risk]] combined with [[Anti-Gravity_Movement|Anti Gravity]] and [[Oscillator_Movement|Oscillating]].
 
   
 
   
 
; How does it [[Targeting|fire]]?
 
; How does it [[Targeting|fire]]?
  
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The gun is a single tick pattern matcher that can hold 5.000.000+ pattern per melee match and using all available memory. The average pattern count is 1.000.000+ and is using roughly 100MB. The gun extracts the target angles from the saved pattern in almost no time by looking for the most taken steps. The pattern length is 70 which makes it very nice against long term pattern. It still need huge improvements to detect wall collisions and save the right tick state. Right now it saves the current target state by velocity and heading change.
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The gun is a single tick pattern matcher that can hold 5.000.000+ pattern per melee match and using all available memory. The average pattern count is 1.000.000+ and is using roughly 100MB. The gun extracts the target angles from the saved pattern in almost no time by looking for the most taken steps and than it plays forward until the bullet would reach the target.
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It started with a match length of 70 (nice long term match) but after some test it is now 40 (quick adaptation, smaller memory use). The gun can detect wall collisions and take the most used
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pattern for wall hits (needs some improvement but works quite well right now). The target is classified by velocity and heading change (needs more research)
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; How does it select a target to attack/avoid?
 
; How does it select a target to attack/avoid?
  
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It takes the closest enemy.
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It takes the closest enemy but holds the lock on targets with high bullet bonus. The targeting has a minor favor for targets with weak movement pattern.
  
 
; What does it save between rounds and matches?
 
; What does it save between rounds and matches?
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; What's next for your robot?
 
; What's next for your robot?
 
* it needs more research for the gun to improve the overall usability
 
* it needs more research for the gun to improve the overall usability
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** the target state needs some research to classify the pattern selection
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** start pattern len is a major detector and needs more research
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** dynamic match length for strong movements to save memory and increase the hit rate
 
* the radar need some fixes to be faster
 
* the radar need some fixes to be faster
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** has still an annoying bug
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** code needs refactoring
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** increase the precision
 
* finally the movement has to be ready for 1vs1 to hold the bot in the top 10
 
* finally the movement has to be ready for 1vs1 to hold the bot in the top 10
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** still true
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** minor tweaks to the melee movement could also not hurt
 
* the code size should fit the mini class
 
* the code size should fit the mini class
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** well i gave up on the mini idea to have more room for research stuff (maybe if the gun is sound i try it later to squeeze it in a mini bot)
  
 
; Does it have any [[White Whale|White Whales]]?
 
; Does it have any [[White Whale|White Whales]]?
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We will see, but i guess everything above top ten.
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Right now i'm fine with just bringing the bot to top 10. After this we will see :)
  
 
; What other robot(s) is it based on?
 
; What other robot(s) is it based on?

Revision as of 00:56, 14 July 2012

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Numbat
Author(s) Wompi
Extends AdvancedRobot
Targeting Single Tick Pattern Matcher
Movement Minimum Risk
Antigrav
Oscillating
Released July 2012
Current Version 1.2
Code License RWPCL
Download

Background Information

What's special about it?

This bot is a try to make Single Tick Pattern Matcher competitive for the melee rumble and therefor it supports this kind of gun system. The radar is a little uncommon within the melee rumble because it has a very high lock rate while still having a good overall field sight.

How competitive is it?
MeleeRumble ‒ APS: 64.85% (14th), PL: 316-22 (23rd), Survival: 84.56%

Strategy

How does it move?

It moves like Wallaby with some minor improvements to the agility and overall stability. So Minimum Risk combined with Anti Gravity and Oscillating.

How does it fire?

The gun is a single tick pattern matcher that can hold 5.000.000+ pattern per melee match and using all available memory. The average pattern count is 1.000.000+ and is using roughly 100MB. The gun extracts the target angles from the saved pattern in almost no time by looking for the most taken steps and than it plays forward until the bullet would reach the target. It started with a match length of 70 (nice long term match) but after some test it is now 40 (quick adaptation, smaller memory use). The gun can detect wall collisions and take the most used pattern for wall hits (needs some improvement but works quite well right now). The target is classified by velocity and heading change (needs more research)

How does it select a target to attack/avoid?

It takes the closest enemy but holds the lock on targets with high bullet bonus. The targeting has a minor favor for targets with weak movement pattern.

What does it save between rounds and matches?

matches - nothing
rounds - static variables just to save code size, and the collected pattern for every enemy


Additional Information

Where did you get the name?

Well it came from Numbat, an Australian marsupial.

Can I use your code?

Sure it's open source RWPCL.

What's next for your robot?
  • it needs more research for the gun to improve the overall usability
    • the target state needs some research to classify the pattern selection
    • start pattern len is a major detector and needs more research
    • dynamic match length for strong movements to save memory and increase the hit rate
  • the radar need some fixes to be faster
    • has still an annoying bug
    • code needs refactoring
    • increase the precision
  • finally the movement has to be ready for 1vs1 to hold the bot in the top 10
    • still true
    • minor tweaks to the melee movement could also not hurt
  • the code size should fit the mini class
    • well i gave up on the mini idea to have more room for research stuff (maybe if the gun is sound i try it later to squeeze it in a mini bot)
Does it have any White Whales?

Right now i'm fine with just bringing the bot to top 10. After this we will see :)

What other robot(s) is it based on?

The gun is based on the tutorial bot SingleTick a bot of Simonton. The movement is based on Wallaby another bot of mine. The radar is not based on anyone

Credit

Credit goes to Simonton for inventing the Single Tick Pattern matcher idea and making it understandable to me. Of course credit to all RoboWiki contributors for making it easy to learn RoboCode

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