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Originally Posted by NWChen
Any chance of 1114 releasing the code for Simbot Evolution?
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The current plan is to port over all our code to the RobotRio during the upcoming Beta Test. We'll be releasing everything we do during the Beta Test, similar to what we did in 2007, so it will all be available at that point.
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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
Thanks for posting this, it's a really good read. I'm curious, can you go into how your team decided to approach the game this year? I saw 254 had a spreadsheet that tried to "predict" scores of matches that would happen if certain strategies played out and used that to drive the design. Does 1114 do anything similar? How did your strategy evolve throughout the season? Week 1 competition is obviously different than a week 5, so how do you adapt your strategy to robots that aren't as "polished" in early weeks vs. later weeks?
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We didn't do predictions that were as detailed as what the Poofs did; our process for that is a little bit less formal. Typically during brainstorming, we do talk about average regional match scores and average Championship match scores, to help try an establish a baseline for what's reasonable, and what's needed to be successful. In terms of evolving strategies, I think the addition of the goalie stick for Championship is the best example. By Championship we knew there would be enough teams with two ball autonomous modes to allow us to comfortably head back to the goalie zone.