Build OscillatorBot sparring partner #64

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2026-08-23T23:26:47+02:00

SirStone commented

2026-08-23 23:26:47 +02:00

Parent: #61

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Create a simple OscillatorBot in Nim that reverses direction periodically — the minimum viable sparring partner to test whether the GA gun can learn rhythmic movement patterns. ~30 lines. Also identify whether any capable community bots exist for Tank Royale that could be downloaded as additional sparring partners.

Parent: #61 ## Question Create a simple OscillatorBot in Nim that reverses direction periodically — the minimum viable sparring partner to test whether the GA gun can learn rhythmic movement patterns. ~30 lines. Also identify whether any capable community bots exist for Tank Royale that could be downloaded as additional sparring partners.

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Evo_Bot — neuroevolution gun that adapts to enemy movement #61

SirStone commented

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Created OscillatorBot/ on branch research/goto-controller (commit b7b10af).

What it does: Reverses move direction and turn direction every 25 ticks at speed 7, creating a predictable zigzag pattern. Head-on targeting fires power 2.0 when gun is roughly aligned. ~45 lines total, compiles clean.

Files:

OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.nim — bot logic
OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.json — bot config
OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.sh — launch script
OscillatorBot/config.nims — libs path

Community bots search: Tank Royale ships official sample bots (Java/C#/Python only) including Crazy, SpinBot, Walls, Tracker, RamFire, Corners, Fire, SittingDuck. These are available in the sample-bots-java-*.zip from GitHub releases. No Nim community bots exist. The Java sample bots could be used as additional sparring partners if the Java runtime is configured alongside the Nim bots — Crazy and SpinBot would be the most useful for testing gun prediction against non-trivial movement.

## Resolution Created `OscillatorBot/` on branch `research/goto-controller` (commit b7b10af). **What it does:** Reverses move direction and turn direction every 25 ticks at speed 7, creating a predictable zigzag pattern. Head-on targeting fires power 2.0 when gun is roughly aligned. ~45 lines total, compiles clean. **Files:** - `OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.nim` — bot logic - `OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.json` — bot config - `OscillatorBot/OscillatorBot.sh` — launch script - `OscillatorBot/config.nims` — libs path **Community bots search:** Tank Royale ships official sample bots (Java/C#/Python only) including Crazy, SpinBot, Walls, Tracker, RamFire, Corners, Fire, SittingDuck. These are available in the `sample-bots-java-*.zip` from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/robocode-dev/tank-royale/releases). No Nim community bots exist. The Java sample bots could be used as additional sparring partners if the Java runtime is configured alongside the Nim bots — Crazy and SpinBot would be the most useful for testing gun prediction against non-trivial movement.

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Evo_Bot — neuroevolution gun that adapts to enemy movement #61

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feat: OscillatorBot sparring partner for GA gun testing (#64)

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