Prestige

Background Information

Prestige
Author(s)	User:Robar
Targeting	SymbolicPatternMatching
Movement	Random Movement
Released	18th February, 2009
Current Version	1.0
Code License	RWLPCL
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Bot Name

Prestige

Author

User:Robar

Extends

AdvancedRobot

What's special about it?

It is a nano designed to beat other pm bots.

Great, I want to try it. Where can I download it?

http://robocode-archive.strangeautomata.com/robots/robar.nano.Prestige_1.0.jar

How competitive is it?

Quite. It beats all pm bots except MobyNano and Ocnirp. Now it's 23rd in the nanoRumble.

Strategy

How does it move?

It randomly changes velocity and direction when enemy fires.

How does it fire?

SymbolicPatternMatching.

How does it dodge bullets?

See 'How does it Move'.

How does the melee strategy differ from One-on-one strategy?

It's only a one-on-one bot.

What does it save between rounds and matches?

Static variables.

Additional Information

Where did you get the name?

It's a prestige-bot. It's not the best overall but has some nice features.

Can I use your code?

RWLPCL

What's next for your robot?

Update gun to Simonton's. Squeeze codesize. Add some energy management or distancing.

Does it have any White Whales?

All pm bots, but mainly NanoLaulectrik, NanoSatan, Ocnirp, MobyNano, GFTargetingNano, WeekendObsession.

What other robot(s) is it based on?

The movement is based on Mosquito, the 1.0 gun on FunkyChicken.