Talk:CirclingBot

SuperSamples

You say you defeat all the super samples. But I tested your posted code against SuperCrazy, and SuperCrazy wins 67% of the time over 10,000 rounds.

Rank	RobotName		Total Score	Surv	SvBonus	BltDmg	BltBns	RamDmg	RamBns	1st	2nd
1st	supersample.SuperCrazy*	955585 (67%)	377500	75500	430007	68998	3083	497	7797	2203
2nd	hapiel.CirclingBot*	465321 (33%)	110150	22030	310983	20952	1028	178	2450	7550

— Chase-san 19:05, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Sorry for being unclear! I only tested melee against all bots properly. here is the result of 100 rounds (1000x1000)

1st	hapiel.CirclingBot*		41207 (15%)	28400	2480	9173	751	394	9	31	23	8
2nd	supersample.SuperCorners*	35303 (13%)	19700	800	10397	1101	2978	327	10	12	10
3rd	supersample.SuperTracker*	34181 (12%)	20000	1120	10623	814	1476	148	14	12	11
4th	supersample.SuperCrazy*		33817 (12%)	22150	2000	7121	501	1961	85	25	8	10
5th	supersample.SuperSpinBot*	32927 (12%)	19950	1120	9162	692	1948	56	14	11	12
6th	supersample.SuperRamFire*	29290 (11%)	17850	80	8652	588	1742	377	1	11	9
7th	supersample.SuperTrackFire*	26719 (10%)	19300	0	6509	238	659	13	0	12	16
8th	supersample.SuperWalls*		26679 (10%)	17450	320	8194	475	220	21	4	6	13
9th	supersample.SuperSittingDuck*	17224 (6%)	14900	80	0	0	2180	64	1	5	12

How do you check all the bots so quickly? I now run these battles in robocode itself, and it took a few minutes to get these results.. I suppose you do it differently assuming that you played 10000*8 rounds! --Hapiel 21:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Ah, I see, well most the super sample bots are not melee robots, and work about as well as expected in melee. So any robot actually programmed to recognize melee, will probably defeat them overall in a giant battle royal. As for 10,000 rounds, I just did that to make sure the numbers had little error in them. 100 to 500 rounds is usually enough to get a general idea where things sit. — Chase-san 21:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

How did you get your values?

How did you get the values for your fire condition?

fire(Math.min(4.5 - Math.abs(bearingFromGun) / 2 - e.getDistance() / 250, getEnergy() - .1));

Where did the 4.5, 2, and 250 come from?