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sundar

19:58

@RedwolfPrograms If the botNotes variable is global, it's the duty of the bots to make sure their key names don't clash, correct?

Also, it might be worth specifying that bots shouldn't read or write to other bots' keys (unless you want to allow that, but that would probably get messy quickly).

Redwolf Programs

20:14

@Sundar The key is part of the information you add, not the name of your bot. It will automatically check which bot used the function, and it will be assigned to that key for that bot. Three bots could have "state" as a key without any problems at all.

sundar

@RedwolfPrograms Good to know, thanks.

Beta Decay

@RedwolfPrograms When are you planning on doing the first run?

Redwolf Programs

Once I get my controller tested and working...the current version is at gist.github.com/RedwolfPrograms/…

It might be working, but it's hard to tell. I'm about to test it.

Cain

Are bot moves simultaneous or in-turn?

Beta Decay

Since it's Javascript, is it possible to use some kind of online interface. Kinda like this: codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/49028/capture-the-flag

Redwolf Programs

20:56

I'll make a sort of interface, I guess

OMᗺ

IMO, these things should be implemented & tested before posting to main..

Redwolf Programs

I just posted what I had done so far. It's still by far a work-in-progress. I'm planning to actually run it about a week from now.

theREALyumdub

21:18

@RedwolfPrograms makes sense. I'm a bit new to this site, is there a standard loophole for "homicide" answers to KotH challenges? The "suicide" answer trend was not appreciated, but I figure it would still be allowed to make a bot mostly for killing since that's the official objective

Redwolf Programs

@theREALyumdub No, this is the one place in the world where axe-murder is considered a great achievement (:

theREALyumdub

@RedwolfPrograms apparently lol. Might be eyeing that hunter bounty... maybe

@RedwolfPrograms Assuming you intend to give the bounty to the best hunter

Redwolf Programs

I will give the bounty to the person who wins most, which is likely to be a hunter. And obviously, better hunters win more.

Beta Decay

@theREALyumdub Homicide will be a valid tactic (look at Katamari) so, no. Emo Wolf is a loophole because it makes no attempt to win

theREALyumdub

@BetaDecay I think i realized that halfway into asking but then decided I'd put it up anyways. The point is still clear - the objective should be met, therefore your code isn't a loophole.

Redwolf Programs

21:29

I've received enough upvotes to potentially do a 100 bounty...the winner of this will be pretty rich

fəˈnɛtɪk

@theREALyumdub What you meant by homicide was suicide right (running off the side of the board)?

theREALyumdub

No, see my comment above. I just didn't consider what the suicide rule meant, it's an evasion of the KotH objective and therefore a loophole (you just die because it is funny, so you aren't playing along).

fəˈnɛtɪk

22:06

Maybe it might work well to make the winning condition the sum of all maximum coins held at the end.

Lispy Louie

22:28

@RedwolfPrograms what happens to the array of bot locations when a bot dies? Will the array just become shorter? Or will the dead bot's information remain there but have negative coins (or some other indicator to show that it's dead)?

Redwolf Programs

22:41

@LispyLouie the array shortens

@fəˈnɛtɪk The winning condition is who was last one alive most. Tiebreaker is coin sum.

David Brown

23:02

A potential exploit would be once your bot gain the lead, make your move function take so long that the maximum game time is exceeded

Redwolf Programs

@DavidBrown Except that I read through all the functions, and make sure that they aren't doing anything loophole-y

Redwolf Programs

23:32

Anyone know a good javascript testing website?

Ray Wu

codepen

there's a console

Redwolf Programs

Thanks!!!

Ray Wu

Why don't you make it use the stack exchange api?

that way

Redwolf Programs

I might, but codepen is working well

Ray Wu

I mean

it gets the answers

with js

Redwolf Programs

23:39

Ray Wu

so let me clarify

you can purposely kill a lower money player by touching them

Redwolf Programs

Yes

Ray Wu

yay

homicide

when you kill a bot do you get its loot?

Redwolf Programs

You get 35%

rounded up

Ray Wu

yay

homicide that is actually useful

Redwolf Programs

23:46

indeed

Ray Wu

perhaps you could make them all programs

js -> node.js

etc.

and use stdin and stdout

so the language wouldn't matter much

oh wait

"Note that all submissions will be converted to Javascript, to make things simple."

Redwolf Programs

indeed

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