Author Topic: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"  (Read 14854 times)

Aino

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Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« on: August 01, 2011, 11:32:40 PM »
So, I'll need beta testers for my new map.

It contains the following features:

- Merchant AI - Introduced by this map!
- Annikk's Starfield
- Minimap

And need a beta test for checking what more is suiteable for it, if it is doable, performance(laggy or not) and see how replayable it is.

Sign up, please? : D

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 03:16:33 AM »
I just signed on the dotted line.

Aino

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 03:40:18 AM »
The dotted line? o.O

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 03:41:50 AM »
"Sign on the dotted line" is a commonly used phrase which means "indicate that you agree" or similar.

He means he will beta test for you.  :>

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2011, 03:43:58 AM »
Never heard of it D:

Well, there's been some delays, thanks to annikk giving me brilliant ideas to do witht he Starfield :D

But first it needs to work x.x

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2011, 03:58:27 AM »
Migh be used more in England than elsewhere, perhaps. I'd guess only a few here would understand "Get your arse/ass in gear".

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2011, 10:34:27 AM »
I'm in

Aino

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2011, 08:11:34 PM »
Uhhhm, I've forgotten Win/Loss conditions for the beta test, but you've lost when you've los3t everything and won when you've defeated the AIs!

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2011, 09:03:56 AM »
Aino,

Here's a screenshot of the aftermath of my epic struggle.

At the bottom is a record of my progress vs. the other Empires in owning asteroids. I am the GREEN line. You can see how I struggled for the lead for some time, finally dominating and wiping out the other empires. However, notice how the yellow empire did nothing for most of the game. It simply sat and gathered seedlings. I finally was forced to attack and you can see how it then awoke and eventually wiped me out!

This map is a winner!




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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2011, 09:08:43 AM »
Wow, thats impressive progression o.O

Gotta fix that gathering bug though, my AI favours action, not stockpiling :P

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2011, 09:13:58 AM »
You know, I was going to address that in the other thread regarding Annikk's challenge to you. I've run that Organic map scenario about 40 times. In each instance the owner of the Southern asteroid won, with two exceptions. Once, your AI "froze" allowing Infected to take advantage and win from the North. The other time your AI was able to win from the North through superior tactics. That organic map heavily favors the southern empire.

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2011, 09:19:31 AM »
Hmm, yes. Thats how organic maps are built. Though, when doing competition between AIs, it should be fair and not really any player interuption :S

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2011, 09:36:27 AM »
Well, yes, obviously the player "observer" should not intervene. You AI actually has the slightest disadvantage in the contest because it expands faster and encounters the Faction 1 asteroid sooner, thus depleting it's forces allowing Infected a slight advantage. This was much more pronounced in the other map you had made- not so much in the organic. You also think that the fact your AI is designed to "scout" asteroids whereas Infected already "knows" the map is a disadvantage. On observing the battles on the organic map, it seemed to me that the unpredictablility and quickness of your AI often gave it an advantage in that it was able to disrupt Infected's more mechanical "train" approach. I often witnessed Infected get suckered into attacking a just-abandoned asteroid only to see your forces immediately return and wipe out the Infected invaders. Most interesting!!!

In order to truly crown the superior AI, a large number of matches on various maps would be necessary. The sample so far is much too small to come to a definite conclusion.

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2011, 09:44:20 AM »
Hehe :P

I think my AI is more effective against a human player rather than another AI :)

Learning C++ currently(Ic an alot already, it only the uniques commands inside of each language that is to be learnt!), doing that to learn how to make voxels, to then again make games :D

I really hope I get far, but I now anna update this AI :P

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2011, 10:11:43 AM »
Yup, fixed the bug(with some performance loss :() and made the AI care about the amount of seedlings it has on an asteroid it is about to attack and the empire at the bottom wins! :o

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2011, 10:54:42 AM »
Awww, C++ is sooo interesting too D:

I guess the new AI version release will be tommorow :)

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2011, 01:59:10 AM »
I'd like to betatest as well ...

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Re: Beta Test for "Ring of Corruption"
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2011, 02:30:34 AM »
Nice! :)