On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 1:37 AM, Victor Ivri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Ryan Neufeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> One suggestion, if I may. I noticed that it's very hard to conquer
> planets, and the game can be somewhat static. There's only "dramatic
> action" towards the end, where the party with a slight territorial
> advantage gains considerably more troops. For example, when my bots
> fight against each other, the game usually lasts over 100 turns, even
> though they try to be aggressive. In my mind, it could be a bit more
> dynamic.
>
Below is an output of three turns in a game between two bots. The bots
are "puk_1" and "puk_2", and it's puk_2's output-stream. It attempts
to conquer the last planet of puk_1, which has 7 troops on it to begin
with, and gets a zero reinforcements each turn. Despite the massive
attack on it, the planet only succumbs on the third turn. This seems
pretty counter-intuitive to me. I believe the output reflects what's
being done, and there's nothing wrong with it, but if you say that the
following is impossible, I'll have to take a closer look :) . Here it
is:
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>>>
puk_2's output:
Turn number: <64> (since launch of client). Start of turn routine
commencing... 4 seconds to end of turn.
Initializing bot with new data.....
- - -
Universe data:
Neutral stars:
Stars owned by player puk_1 (1): <66>
Total stars: 1; Total army strength: 7; Total reinforcements: 0
Stars owned by player puk_2 (2): <26> <6> <45> <73> <83> <64> <8> <89>
<60> <10> <79> <55> <36> <57> <42> <77> <32> <71> <91> <40> <62> <28>
<87> <23> <51> <30> <19> <53> <4> <69> <81> <21> <49> <15> <34> <13>
<17> <47> <85> <75> <38>
Total stars: 41; Total army strength: 196; Total reinforcements: 13
- - -
Engaging in action.
Reinforcing endangered star <64> with 6 troops. Threat: 7.0; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <64> with 3 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <62> with 3 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <64> with 1 troops; Sever said 'true'
Attacking <66> (Army: 7) from <62> (Army: 61) with 42 troops; Sever said 'true'
Finished performing actions for this turn. Total time required: 400 ms.
>>>
>>>
puk_2's output:
Turn number: <65> (since launch of client). Start of turn routine
commencing... 60 seconds to end of turn.
Initializing bot with new data.....
- - -
Universe data:
Neutral stars:
Stars owned by player puk_2 (2): <8> <79> <10> <19> <23> <32> <75>
<85> <6> <62> <26> <87> <73> <51> <89> <34> <91> <64> <55> <21> <15>
<45> <30> <69> <53> <49> <42> <83> <57> <40> <38> <71> <4> <17> <81>
<47> <28> <13> <77> <60> <36>
Total stars: 41; Total army strength: 202; Total reinforcements: 13
Stars owned by player puk_1 (1): <66>
Total stars: 1; Total army strength: 2; Total reinforcements: 0
- - -
Engaging in action.
Reinforcing <62> with 6 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <64> with 6 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <62> with 1 troops; Sever said 'true'
Attacking <66> (Army: 2) from <62> (Army: 62) with 42 troops; Sever said 'true'
Attacking <66> (Army: 2) from <64> (Army: 6) with 3 troops; Sever said 'true'
Finished performing actions for this turn. Total time required: 405 ms.
>>>
>>>
puk_2's output:
Turn number: <66> (since launch of client). Start of turn routine
commencing... 5 seconds to end of turn.
Initializing bot with new data.....
- - -
Universe data:
Neutral stars:
Stars owned by player puk_2 (2): <47> <40> <42> <77> <60> <85> <13>
<51> <62> <64> <28> <26> <73> <6> <89> <23> <17> <53> <81> <87> <4>
<91> <34> <69> <55> <45> <30> <57> <10> <71> <8> <19> <21> <79> <83>
<38> <36> <32> <75> <15> <49>
Total stars: 41; Total army strength: 202; Total reinforcements: 13
Stars owned by player puk_1 (1): <66>
Total stars: 1; Total army strength: 2; Total reinforcements: 0
- - -
Engaging in action.
Reinforcing <62> with 6 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <64> with 6 troops; Sever said 'true'
Reinforcing <62> with 1 troops; Sever said 'true'
Attacking <66> (Army: 2) from <62> (Army: 62) with 42 troops; Sever said 'true'
Attacking <66> (Army: 2) from <64> (Army: 6) with 3 troops; Sever said 'true'
Finished performing actions for this turn. Total time required: 405 ms.
>>>
>>>
puk_2's output:
Turn number: <67> (since launch of client). Start of turn routine
commencing... 60 seconds to end of turn.
Initializing bot with new data.....
- - -
Universe data:
Neutral stars:
Stars owned by player puk_2 (2): <62> <75> <6> <32> <77> <55> <38> <8>
<47> <21> <85> <57> <69> <53> <19> <49> <30> <17> <87> <26> <13> <73>
<66> <23> <71> <79> <91> <83> <40> <34> <60> <45> <42> <28> <15> <10>
<4> <51> <64> <81> <89> <36>
Total stars: 42; Total army strength: 214; Total reinforcements: 14
- - -
Engaging in action.
Finished performing actions for this turn. Total time required: 5 ms.
>>>
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>>
>> Ryan 'jphr' Neufeld
>> ---------------------------
>> visit me at hammerofcode.com
--
Victor.
Truth is greater than ten goats (Nigerian proverb).
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