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From: jbum@netcom.com (Jim Bumgardner)
Subject: Dumbot 0.4 - dumber, but better...
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Summary: Dumbot 0.4 a bolo brain
Keywords: bolo brains dumbot bots
Organization: Time Warner Interactive Group
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 16:46:45 GMT
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This is the the latest revision of Dumbot. Excerpts from the release notes:
Dumbot 0.4 will beat Indy 1.2 more often than not. This version also
beats Indy somewhat faster, due to some improvements in strategy.
Dumbot and Indy are close in capabilities, but Dumbot 1.4 has better
navigation, strategy, tactics, and (last but not least) a few less
bugs. No doubt this balance of power will change with the next
release of Indy.
On the down side Dumbot hogs the CPU and uses more dynamic RAM than
the other brains I've tested. This situation has improved somewhat,
but not a great deal.
This version of Dumbot shoots more accurately (i.e. shooting where
you're headed, instead of where you are). I noticed that this makes
Dumbot a better opponent for humans, but doesn't make much of a
difference against brains, since most brains are beaten by exploiting
flaws in their strategies rather than by accurate shooting.
- Jim Bumgardner