PureContest 3 - AI-Game

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:54 pm

One week to go. All contributions have to be sent to rob@robsite.de (direct or as link) until Tuesday, 31.8.2004 24:00

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:16 pm

The AI-Game has ended.

Altogether, one contribution arrived. I'll wait until 18:00 today, if someone just has forgotten the target date...

El_Choni · Post by **El_Choni** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:35 pm

Damn, I'm one day late!

Arrived yesterday morning, so It can't be helped. I had a nice little stupid bot which kinda worked. Better luck next time

Regards,

Post by **freak** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:53 pm

There are still 2 hours and seven minutes left till 18:00 here, so if you're
quick, you could still win

Lars · Post by **Lars** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 4:24 pm

As Rob and I have realised that at least 2 people are probably going to
miss the deadline and we have only 2 bots yet, we agreed to give you 2
more days to send in your bots. Please do us the favour and make use of
this offer

All the bots have be received by Rob ( rob at robsite.de ) until friday, 18:00 (GMT +01)

El_Choni · Post by **El_Choni** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:22 pm

Done, thx

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:54 pm

i have something halfway ready, but private life interference

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:51 pm

The contest has ended, finally. Three (3) contestants have participated an i will let them fight against each other now

@blueznl: too bad, but you can always take part without competition (and win glory and honor instead of a torch :))

PolyVector · Post by **PolyVector** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:42 am

I would have submited my AI that can control the enemy's AI... but it may be against the rules

It's too bad, beacuse it's really very funny looking

Anyways, even though this compo wasn't very popular this time, I hope it continues! These things can be very fun, and maybe in the next round more people will find the time to enter something

What I would like to see is an online AI battle... that spectators could watch... something like the Rocket Arena mod for the Quake games...
If I ever get any spare time I'll contribute to the engine!

But who knows when that will be!

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:34 pm

hey poly, now that's a little project i might try my hand at...

something like...

1. a game module (2d) that features some weapons, machines etc.
2. a 'player' module that allows humans to play
3. an 'interface' that allows programs to participate
4. 'building blocks' so people can customize their own robots
5. a play back option to show the battles

perhaps the best way to communicate would be over tcp/ip...

hmm, is this something? it would make a nice little project with lots of different parts involved...

i'd love to make it 3d, but i know 'zilch' about 3d...

PolyVector · Post by **PolyVector** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:20 pm

I could make a 3D one but I'll never have any free time... Skunksoft=100% of my time

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:55 pm

The contest has ended and we have a winner.

Two months after the start, 3 bots have arrived and where tested for best intelligence in a fight against each other, both as AI_1.dll and AI_2.dll.
After this, i fought myself against each bot three times and won (closely).

A detailed and remarkably exciting description of each fight can be found on the <a href="contest03.htm">german site</a>. My english is too bad to translate this, sorry

The bots and replays can be found here: http://mentaloverflow.de/purecontest/contest03_en.htm

The combatants

Idibotby El_Choni
With 245 codelines and only one Procedure the smallest and lightest bot, but complexly nested If- and For-constructs imply unforeseen strengths.

AI_andy by AndyMars
474 codelines and 19 Procedures power this mid-weight bot. His tactic is the confusion of the enemy through hectic movement and good pathfinding-routines.

AI_PMV by PMV
This monster-bot weighs 4223 codelines and 29 Procedures. He is familiar with the tactic of retreat and also good in offensive, to the cost of high CPU-usage...

The matches

Code: Select all

AI_1.dll    AI_2.dll    Winner       Through...       Replay

AI_PMV      AI_andy     AI_PMV       points win       Yes 
AI_PMV      Idibot      Idibot       points win       Yes 
AI_andy     Idibot      Idibot       points win       Yes 
AI_andy     AI_PMV      AI_andy      early timeout through AI_PMV    No 
Idibot      AI_PMV      Idibot       early timeout through AI_PMV    No 
Idibot      AI_andy     AI_andy      points win       Yes

So the end-score is:

Idibot: 3
AI_andy: 2
AI_PMV: 1

We finally come to the awards ceremony. Please stand up and applaude frenetic:

With 3 points, the 1. Place goes to Idibot by El_Choni - Miguel CalderÃ³n Alonso
2 points and thus the 2. Place was attained by AI_andy by AndyMars - Andy Marschner
1 point and the honestly 3. Place goes to AI_PMV by PMV - Michael VerhÃ¼lsdonk

Congratulations!

If i have El_Chonis address, the noble donator will send the Maglite to him

Post by **Dare2** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:12 pm

WoooHooo. Goooooo El_Choni!

Last in, First out.

Dreglor · Post by **Dreglor** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:17 am

4223 lines got last place 8O id expect somthing more
what did all those lines do?

Post by **Rings** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:24 am

Dreglor wrote:4223 lines got last place 8O id expect somthing more
what did all those lines do?

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