GeminiTeam

Bot Name

Gemini (member of GeminiTeam).

Author

Kev.

History

• 1.2 finally became stronger than KomariousTeam, but placed second behind Voidious's updated LuminariousDuo in weeks 12 - 13.
  • Target selection based on the other robot's heading and energy as well as distance.
  • Distancing is more fluid.
  • Random movement is more flat.
  • Tweaking...
• 1.1 won week 8 of the TwinDuel competition, but placed second behind KomariousTeam weeks 9 - 11.
  • Oscillator replaced with simple RandomMovement.
  • Reworked EnergyManagement.
  • Added fast learning gun buffer.
  • Added duel/melee segmentation to gun.
  • A few other minor changes...
• 1.0 won weeks 2 - 5 of the TwinDuel competition. It had surprising loss in week 6 and was finally dethroned in week 7 by YinYang.
  • Initital release.

Extends

TeamRobot.

What's special about it?

It uses one-on-one movement in melee battles.

How competitive is it?

GeminiTeam is one of the strongest teams in the TwinDuel competition.

How does it move?

Gemini uses hyper-aggressive RandomMovement, avoiding walls and its teammate.

How does it fire?

It uses a double buffered GuessFactor gun based loosely around Vyper's. The two buffers are weighted and layered on top of each other in order to find the best place to shoot at. It avoids shooting if there is a chance of hitting its teammate.

How does it dodge bullets?

It doesn't.

How does the melee strategy differ from one-on-one strategy?

They're the same.

How does it select a target to attack/avoid in melee?

It attacks the nearest target.

What does it save between rounds and matches?

GuessFactor data.

Where did you get the name?

From the sign of the zodiac (the twins) and the space program.

Can I use your code?

Sure, it's released under the terms of the RWPCL.

What's next for your robot?

Beating LuminariousDuo.

Does it have any WhiteWhales?

LuminariousDuo is currently the only team that can beat it.

What other robot(s) is it based on?

The gun is based off Vyper's.

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Comments, questions, feedback:

You've got an off-by-1 error in your version history =) GeminiTeam won weeks 2-5, four weeks in a row, then Valkiries won because KomariousTeam knocked GeminiTeam out in week 6, then YinYang in week 7, and last week was week 8. -- Voidious

Oops! My mistake, I was too lazy to look it up. Thanks for the heads up. -- Kev