AI Bots avoid DeathZones and other zones

[LOVER$BOY]

Hello.

Is it possible to make the AI bots avoid certain zones?

Like I want them to avoid:
death zones <-- mainly
rubber zones
shots zones <-- dodge if possible
zombie zones

but I want them to not avoid:
win zones
fortress zones
flag zones
target zones

Is it possible to have the bots like that?

[Z-Man]

Only if you change their code yourself.

[LOVER$BOY]

Which I'm not good at

Oh well. I just though they might be possible.

I'm not good at C++ or C#

Any tips on how to do it please?

[LOVER$BOY]

Well I already have Code:Blocks installed on my system.

So I went and downloaded the source files form here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/armaget ... p/download

Now I'm following the "README.txt" and I dropped all the extracted files from "armagetronad-styct-0.2.9-styct_alpha20120312-win" into "Armagetron Advanced/build_codeblocks/"

Here are the instructions I'm following:

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1.  Create a project directory (e.g. C:\Projects\Armagetron Advanced)
2.  Put the armagetronad source files there
3.  In the same directory, put the armagetronad_build_codeblocks files
4.  In the same directory, put the armagetronad_winlibs files
5.  It should look something like this:
    +- Armagetron Advanced
       +- armagetronad
       +- build_codeblocks
       +- winlibs
6.  Go to the build_codeblocks directory
8.  Run the batch file makedist.bat
8.  Start the Armagetron Advanced workspace (Armagetron.workspace)
9.  To compile you will need to change the active project and build target 
    (it defaults to Armagetron Advanced Client and Win32 Release build target)

I'm missing folder "armagetronad" and "winlibs" because I don't have their files with me.

Any idea where I might find them? Or are they already included inside the build_codeblocks?

[Z-Man]

The armagetronad directory is just the source directory you already have, renamed.
winlibs can be obtained here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~armagetron ... libs-work/
it's a bzr branch. That, after or upon checking it out, needs to be renamed to 'winlibs'.
And you're not supposed to drop the files into build_codeblocks. The three branches are supposed to sit there side by side.

[LOVER$BOY]

Ok so what do I do with the files inside build_codeblocks?

I'm downloading the winlibs now and then I rename that directory to "winlibs" and place it inside "Armagetron Advanced".

What about "armagetronad"? what goes in there Z-Man?

[Z-Man]

Ok so what do I do with the files inside build_codeblocks?

You follow the instructions. You need to run some batch file (makedist.bat, IIRC), then open the .workspace file and build the workspace.

What about "armagetronad"? what goes in there Z-Man?

The main sources, in your case, the sty stuff.

[AI-team]

this should be moved to a new topic and made sticky
http://forums3.armagetronad.net/viewtop ... 15#p259151

[Z-Man]

Except that the thread you linked to refers to 0.4, which works differently, and the instructions are outdated and half of it is no longer required even there. Relevant instructions for 0.4 and trunk are on the Wiki where you would expect them, 0.2.8 instructions are linked from there. The old docs suffer greatly from the typical 'too many cooks' syndrome, but what are you going to do? Building on Windows is hell and there were many changes over time.

[AI-team]

uh oh, seems like I didn't read this topic careful enough <_<