AI-ing (.py files, coding, nose-orienting R+D, and help)

[RedAce]

Could you put 0 in the weapons category? Will that do anything? If not, then I've got no clue.

[Naryar]

The bindings are just fine and weapon value doesn't matter.

It's either the weapon control which is named wrong (check for spaces!), either the weapon itself that is not wired/poorly wired.

Or maybe it is one of these bots that do not work even if there is nothing wrong with the AI. Sometimes ra2 does that, so just AI it again.

[Badnik96]

Is there another robot in your AI with the same name? That causes problems IIRC.

[P3PSl]

What would the code be for eternalflame.py?

[090901]

What would the code be for eternalflame.py?

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list.append(("Enter Bot Name","EternalFlame",{'invertible':True,'flame_range':99,'radius':0.1,'throttle':130,'topspeed':99,'turn':50,'turnspeed':2,'weapons':(0,)}))

[P3PSl]

Thank You :D

[090901]

Thank You :D

Make sure you have an analog control connected to the flamethrower called "Flame" too

[Naryar]

And so the Forward input is wired to flame. The backward input can be let empty.

[TakionKasukedo]

I cannot seem to play Robot Arena 2 DSL with any of my AI Teams, they don't replace any other robots in the game, it always ends up in a crash or error.

As you can imagine, it's very annoying.

DSL version is 2.2

[Trovaner]

When patching your game, you need to overwrite everything. Skipping or renaming doesn't work.

[TheUnknownRobotics]

SOLVED

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import math

def load(list):
    print "Loading AI bindings"

    # binding format:
    # ( 'name of robot from .bot file', 'name of AI from script class',
    #       {'optional constructor parameter':value, 'another':value} )

    # constructor parameters:
    # nose - "front" of bot in radians (default 0)
    # invertible - can function upside-down (default False)
    # topspeed - speed in meters/second AI will attempt not to exceed (default 4.0)
    # throttle - maximum analog value AI will attempt not to exceed (default 100)
    # turnspeed - turning in radians/second AI will attempt not to exceed (default 2.5)
    # turn - maximum analog value AI will attempt not to exceed (default 60)
    # radius - bot radius to use for checking for hazards and walls (default 1.0)

    # 0 - Finished "That's where your bot will be after ten seconds with ours!"
    list.append(("A Torner","Spinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':100,'turn':30,'turnspeed':5,'weapons':(8,9)}))
    list.append(("Assassin The Finest","DirectionalSpinner",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':5,'weapons':(13,14,16,17,18)}))
    list.append(("Bang Bang","Rammer",{'nose':math.pi*2,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':5,'weapons':(18,19)}))
    list.append(("Bashur","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(25,)}))
    list.append(("Beast","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(4,)}))
    list.append(("Bolt","Rammer",{'invertible':False,'nose':math.pi,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':80,'turn':25,'turnspeed':1.5,'weapons':(20,)}))

    # 1 - Finished "Badder and still bloodthirsty!"
    list.append(("Clusterbot Spinnys","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5}))
    list.append(("Crank Dat Spine","Whipper",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.2,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':3.5,'weapons':(10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19)}))
    list.append(("Cypher","DirectionalSpinner",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi*2,'range':500,'radius':1,'topspeed':3,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':5,'weapons':(27,28,29,30,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,53,54)}))
    list.append(("DarkNight","Rammer",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5}))
    list.append(("Destiny Is Final","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(24,25,26)}))
    list.append(("Flatire","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(6,23)}))

    # 2 - Finished "Don't need nuthin' but my truck, my shotgun, my new bots, and my REVENGE!"
    list.append(("Force","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5}))
    list.append(("Foul Lem","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':3,'weapons':(3,4,5,6)}))
    list.append(("Frightener","Poker",{'nose':math.pi*2,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':30,'turnspeed':3,'weapons':(22,23,24,25)}))
    list.append(("Fwacker","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(17,)}))
    list.append(("Harmless","Poker",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(6,)}))
    list.append(("Lavra","DirectionalSpinner",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(11,),'sweapons':(28,29,)}))

    # 3 - Finished "If you defeat us again, we will sneak in at night and steal your bots."
    list.append(("No Mercy 4 U","Poker",{'nose':math.pi*2,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2,'weapons':(4,5)}))
    list.append(("Nothing Is Everything But Me","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':3.5,'weapons':(9,10)}))
    list.append(("Red Brawler","DirectionalSpinner",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi*2,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':1,'weapons':(13,14,15,16)}))
    list.append(("Slam and Dank","Rammer",{'invertible':True,'radius':0.3,'range':2.5,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':3,'weapons':(25,)}))
    list.append(("Slam and Dank (Thwack)","Whipper",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(19,)}))
    list.append(("Slice and Dice 'em","DirectionalSpinner",{'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(55,)}))

    # 4 - Finished "The BLACK STORM was only getting started with our old bots!"
    list.append(("SpamYou","Spinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(19,)}))
    list.append(("Spikez","DirectionalSpinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2}))
    list.append(("Stein","Poker",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':150,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':4,'weapons':(29,41,42)}))
    list.append(("Tetsuke","Poker",{'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':25,'turnspeed':3,'weapons':(7,)}))
    list.append(("Toart","DirectionalSpinner",{'invertible':True,'nose':math.pi,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':6,'throttle':60,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(15,)}))
    list.append(("Uproar","Flipper",{'invertible':False,'nose':math.pi,'range':99,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':30,'turnspeed':3,'weapons':(25,29)}))

    # 5 - Finished "EMERGENCY is back with a vengeance, faster and more furious."
    list.append(("WeSpin","Spinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'range':99,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(12,)}))
    list.append(("Yayuia","Spinner",{'nose':math.pi*2,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':130,'turn':130,'turnspeed':5,'weapons':(12,17)}))


[RedAce]

Can you be a little more specific than "Something is off"? They look just fine and should work as well.

[Naryar]

topic merged with ai topic.

[TheUnknownRobotics]

topic merged with ai topic.

Thx Nary.

@Redace, I open the program, and it seems to crash. I found a few mistake, but it still doesn't open. Every name has been checked and is put in correctly.

[Mr. AS]

5 turnspeed is way too high for anything that isn't a SnS. Look at some other AI lines (like the ones in Starcore AI v4).

You can also just copy+paste other AI lines and edit the number values and name to lower the chances of it crashing.

[TheUnknownRobotics]

5 turnspeed is way too high for anything that isn't a SnS. Look at some other AI lines (like the ones in Starcore AI v4).

You can also just copy+paste other AI lines and edit the number values and name to lower the chances of it crashing.

Okay (I took these from the DSL, btw). Thanks. Is that what makes the game crash before I can even enter the game?
Dangit, it didn't work. I'm still not sure what's making the game crash right away.

[Resetti's Replicas]

Have you tried just wiping the offending line and starting from scratch?  When you can't solve the problem with a toothpick, a sledgehammer is the next-best thing.

[TheUnknownRobotics]

Have you tried just wiping the offending line and starting from scratch?  When you can't solve the problem with a toothpick, a sledgehammer is the next-best thing.

Okay, I'll see what I can do with this. Right now, I'm testing team by team. Sadly, I'm in need of sleep. So hopefully after school, It'll be resolved (Teams 0 and 1 are working, just not the nose). BTW, one of my robots goes in circles. Is that because of the controls (though I'm sure through testing it worked in the garage), or is it the turn/nose?

[Mr. AS]

5 turnspeed is way too high for anything that isn't a SnS. Look at some other AI lines (like the ones in Starcore AI v4).

You can also just copy+paste other AI lines and edit the number values and name to lower the chances of it crashing.

Okay (I took these from the DSL, btw). Thanks. Is that what makes the game crash before I can even enter the game?
Dangit, it didn't work. I'm still not sure what's making the game crash right away.

Amping your turnspeed up too high won't crash your game. Only way I could imagine the turnspeed number crashing your game is if you put it at some stupidly high number, like 999 billion. What's more likely to cause the crash is a misplaced or omitted comma. If you're using notepad++ you might want to turn off auto-indent too, that'll screw your bindings over easily.

[TheUnknownRobotics]

Thankfully, I fixed the problem. I noticed 2 brackets were missing for Lavra.
However, I got one last, easy problem that I can't fix for some reason. "Force" turns on his weapon when the robot goes to them, not automatically in the beginning. I tried putting a Range of 99, 50, taking out range, and even changing DirectionalSpinner to Spinner. I don't know what else I could do. Any help for this. (I am sorry for asking too many things. Hopefully this won't affect me if I ever do a Tourney).