TCP server for ants

[Accoun]

TCP server for ants:
http://213.88.39.97:2080/
it use 2081 port for bot connetions
based on:
https://github.com/berak/ants-tcp
client mast be taken here:
http://213.88.39.97:2080/tcpclient.py
coomand line example for play on it:

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python tcpclient.py 213.88.39.97 2081 "python HoldBot.py" username password 1

client short help:

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    tcpclient.py   host_or_ip  port  botpath  player_nick  password  [num_rounds]
    if running on windows or if the botpath contains spaces,
    you have to wrap it with "", eg.: "java /x/y/MyBot", "e:\\ai\\bots\\mybot.exe"
    player_nick and password may only contain ascii_letters, '_', and numbers

on this server u can run more than one copy of u bot

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other TCP servers:
http://ants.fluxid.pl/ranking
http://ash.webfactional.com/ranking
http://tcpants.com/ranking

[Accoun]

changes in options:
## tcp opts:
'turns':1000,
'loadtime': 9000,
'turntime': 9000,
'viewradius2': 77,
'attackradius2': 5,
'spawnradius2': 1,
'attack': 'focus',
'food': 'symmetric',
'food_rate': (1,8), # total food
'food_turn': (12,30), # per turn
'food_start': (75,175), # per land area
'food_visible': (2,4), # in starting loc
'cutoff_percent': 0.66,
'cutoff_turn': 150,
'kill_points': 2,

## non-ants related tcp opts
'trueskill': 'jskills_', # select trueskill implementation: 'py'(trueskill.py) or 'jskills'(java JSkills_0.9.0.jar)
'multi_games': 'True', # allow users to play multiple games at the same time
# if set to False, players will have to wait until their latest game ended

[ratvier]

I have a problem

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$ python tcpclient.py 213.88.39.97 2081 "java -jar mybot-0.jar" username password 1
connected to 213.88.39.97:2081 as ratver
your bot (java -jar mybot-0.jar) failed to start!


The command "java -jar mybot-0.jar" is right, it works for play_one_game.sh script.

What's wrong?

[Accoun]

I have a problem

The command "java -jar mybot-0.jar" is right, it works for play_one_game.sh script.

What's wrong?

i don know, check paths

[amstan]

Set this to sticky.

[ratvier]

i don know, check paths

Paths is ok.

I found very strange workaround... Maybe this will help someone.

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python tcpclient.py 213.88.39.97 2081 "./bot.sh" username password 1

contents of bot.sh

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#!/bin/sh
java -jar mybot-0.jar


[olex.s]

Something needs to be done about matchmaking on the server... first 8 games (at the time of writing this) I've only ever played one opponent, and rose to #1 ranking with that: http://213.88.39.97:2080/player/olexs

[george]

hi Accoun, thanks for this - tcp server is main thing for creating good bots

i guess when more people run on it, the games will have better matching?

[Accoun]

hi Accoun, thanks for this - tcp server is main thing for creating good bots

i guess when more people run on it, the games will have better matching?

read source of it, i dont well know python

[george]

read source of it, i dont well know python

well, it does do games with 3 or more players, as long as there are enough bots signed in.

from the code, it doesnt seem to do rank matching. i guess someone could change code when/if they feel they really need it ...