Since my last guide on AI'ing has been lost for ages now I think it's time to redo my basic guide to help newbies get into AI'ing. This is only a basic guide and does not cover everything there is to know, just what you NEED to know to AI basic bots the easiest way possible.
Step 1 - The Wiring and exporting:
You need to rename your controls to match that in the pic, VERY IMPORTANT!! all letters are case sensitive so LeftRight needs to contain a capital L and a capital R. After you are done renaming your controls head back to the Team HW and export your robot.
Step 2 - Moving and renaming your bot:
First go to your "Robot Designs" folder and find the robot you just exported then right-click on it and click on copy.
Now head into the AI folder and select the team you want the robot to join, it is easiest to start at the very beginning so just go ahead and put it into the "Team0" folder. Once you have moved your robot delete the bot you are going to replace and rename your bot so it matches the file name of the bot you just deleted (Bot0 in this case), VERY IMPORTANT!! you must use a capital B in the file name.
Step 3 - Bindings:
Finally head back into the main AI folder with all the pictures and find a file named "Bindings.py" and open it with notepad.
Now replace the first bot name with your bots name, VERY IMPORTANT!! all letters are case sensitive. Now if your robot has any kind of spinning weapon the next word after your bots name should be Omni, if it's a rammer it should be Rammer.
Now go test your robot! if your robot is facing the wrong way either add or remove 'nose':math.pi, and if that doesn't work rename it to 'nose':math.pi/2, and if your robot is invertible make sure your bindings include 'invertible':True,.
Update: How to AI popups, hammers and other weapon systems that use smart zones. Follow the same steps as previously instructed but do the following before you export your robot.
Step 1:
Download Mad's smart zones and install them into your game, you can download the smart zones here:
https://gametechmods.com/Robot_Arena2/Components/MDBsmart-zones_v3.rarStep 2:
Place the smart zone where you want to fire the weapons once an opponents bot touches the smart zone. Once placed name the smart zone "weapon" (No capital w).
Step 3:
Name your burst motor/piston control "Fire" and if you want it to fire when your robot gets flipped you can name it "Srimech", both these control names need capital letters. Now export your bot and follow the steps previously given, make sure the word after your bots name in the bindings.py file is Omni.
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