A simple approach to combat

[dimkadimon]

[ikaros]

ok.. i still have a problem with this method and cant figure it out. The status array is working as long as my ant is alone, but when i have another of my ants nearby everything fails.

Let's make an example in 1D:

0123456789 = index
_a_a__b_b_ = the ants' positions
2222211000 = influence of player a
0001122222 = influence of player b
2223333222 = total influence
0001122222 = fighting entries of player a
2222211000 = fighting entries of player b

is this so far correct?
and how do i calculate the status.. i dont understand how to calculate a status with the information above.

i hope someone can enlighten me

[Memetix]

[codetiger]

I implemented this combat method, and eventually improved it a bit. However, I feel very hard to co-ordinate ants to take down the enemies. The mostly get betrayed by their ally. Can someone give me a tip to overcome this situation...

[agent_smith]

[Darhuuk]

[tictac]

he i used almost exactly what memetix describe in the original post ... but i didnt peek at this post before ... i seem to be holding my own against strong bots comabt wise but i am behind in early exploring and harvesting

i di had trouble with the " friend betrayal" too when only 1 ant move toward the ennemy and get slaughtered and i jumped quite a bit in strength when i got better at it.

[ikaros]

[LoneWolf]

[agent_smith]

This is the method as I understand it:

Let's say you want to move your ant Freddie to a certain location A. First, look at enemy ants which have this location in their influence zones. Find out which of these ants is the strongest (which means, which one would be fighting the least enemies). Now, if this ant would be fighting more enemies than your ant Freddie, you are safe to move Freddie to A, because Freddie is stronger and wil survive the battle.