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

[Mystic2000]

i was thinking of a new py file for flippers that i named for now OOTA.py:
So basically when the enemy goes into the flipper smartzone the robot charges to the nearest wall and when close enough, fire the flipper which is going to ensure a quite high degree of OOTA chance

now i have no clue of this is possible

[AlexGRFan97]

There's already plenty of robots that can score OOTA purposefully. Just fight Second Sentinel in the DSL Tournament Arena for example.

[Trovaner]

There's already plenty of robots that can score OOTA purposefully. Just fight Second Sentinel in the DSL Tournament Arena for example.

Nowhere in Second Sentinel's code does it say that it should throw a bot OOTA. It may have a tendency of doing it but it certainly doesn't do it intentionally.  More to point, there currently aren't any AI.py files that throw bots OOTA intentionally.

i was thinking of a new py file for flippers that i named for now OOTA.py:
So basically when the enemy goes into the flipper smartzone the robot charges to the nearest wall and when close enough, fire the flipper which is going to ensure a quite high degree of OOTA chance

now i have no clue of this is possible

You could use Arenas.currentArena.RayTest to try to find walls. Technically, the map files were designed for this type of thing but they are very inaccurate and many arenas don't have them. The problem is that arenas aren't always flat so you would need some funky handling for ramps.

Once you find a wall, you could use self.DriveToLocation to get close to it and fire the weapon once the bot is within some predefined distance. One of the parameters of DriveToLocation indicates whether you want to avoid hazards or go straight through them but there is no distinction between pits and other hazards so you could either be driving straight into pits or giving your opponent more time to escape. To counteract this, I would probably use a combination of GetNearestHazard and RayTest to figure out if it is a pit and base the DriveToLocation on that (updating the boolean for avoiding hazards accordingly as the bot gets close to them).

You may also want to include a threshold for determining if the wall is too far away. The PushOffEdge tactic has a check for this and for determining which bot would be easiest to push but it doesn't work very well (in fact, I'm almost certain that it doesn't behave as intended by its programmer). Personally, I would use it as a reference point but I wouldn't try to modify it to suit your needs because it is way too different.

[MassimoV]

How do I AI this?

[Mr. AS]

electrichammer.py? Just copy/edit bisectors AI from DSL BBEANS AI.

[playzooki]

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list.append(("29 minutes to HELL", "Pusher",{'invertible':False,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':100,'throttle':100,'turn':60,'turnspeed':2.5,'weapons':(7,9)}))Doesnt work. Does pusher have a different srimech name or something?

[Trovaner]

Pusher doesn't have a srimech. However, OmniRam has everything that Pusher has plus the three basic triggers (Srimech, Fire, and Spin).

[playzooki]

Thanks!
EDIT:
Doesnt work:

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list.append(("29 minutes to HELL", "OmniRam",{'invertible':False,'radius':0.5,'throttle':100,'turn':55,'turnspeed':2.4,'weapons':(4,5)}))

[playzooki]

of course i cant ai every time i try to ai it doesnt work.

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list.append(("For Danny", "Pusher",{'invertible':True,'radius':.5,'turn':20,'turnspeed':1.5,'weapons':(7,)}))
EDIT: fixed.

[KOS]

I am trying to AI a trinity SnS

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list.append( ("Nonstop", "FBS_2", {'radius':1, 'invertible': True, 'topspeed' : 100, 'throttle' : 110,'range':5,'fbs_range':15,'clockwise':1,'turnspeed': 1.5, 'weapons': (25, 26) }) )
It fires the pistons and spins clockwise, but it fires the pistons and spins at the same distance, meaning the trinity wont work. (what i'm trying to do is make the pistons fire at a shorter distance than the spin) any help would be appreciated

[Mr. AS]

It should be able to work even if you AI it like any other FBS.

example

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    list.append(("Algae2","FBSInvertDir",{'spinspeed':18,'invertible':True,'direction':1,'nose':0,'radius':0.1,'topspeed':1000,'throttle':1000,'turn':190,'turnspeed':30,'weapons':(0,)}))
Notice mine doesn't have 'range':X, or 'fbs_range':Y

[helloface]

Does anyone have EternalFlame.py?

[090901]

Does anyone have EternalFlame.py?

it's in NarAI somewhere.

[helloface]

Does anyone have EternalFlame.py?

it's in NarAI somewhere.

Not in my NarAI.

[Badnik96]

Download the latest version?

[helloface]

https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/DSL_HW/MassimoV_Spaulding%202.bot

Can't for the life of me AI this robot.

(still needing EternalFlame.py)

[090901]

https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Exchange/DSL_HW/MassimoV_Spaulding%202.bot

Can't for the life of me AI this robot.

have you tried putting the Up Arrow as the postive axis and the down arrow as the negative axis in the controls

[playzooki]

Thanks!
EDIT:
Doesnt work:

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list.append(("29 minutes to HELL", "OmniRam",{'invertible':False,'radius':0.5,'throttle':100,'turn':55,'turnspeed':2.4,'weapons':(4,5)}))

ok
so i found the problem with the ai attempts, but with this robot a strange thing happend. when i have an ai match with this robot in it, it wont load. the loading symbol appears and nothing happens until the screensaver appears and the game crashes. it works fine with any other ai or human robot, even when i control this robot

please help

[helloface]

there's a space right here:         
list.append(("29 minutes to HELL", "OmniRam",{'invertible':False,'radius':0.5,'throttle':100,'turn':55,'turnspeed':2.4,'weapons':(4,5)}))

Could that be the problem?

[playzooki]

there's a space right here:         
list.append(("29 minutes to HELL", "OmniRam",{'invertible':False,'radius':0.5,'throttle':100,'turn':55,'turnspeed':2.4,'weapons':(4,5)}))

Could that be the problem?

maybe
but
doesnt it crash at the splash screen if there is a coed problem?
ill try it tomorrow g2g