Re: Training server

[bpaulsen@panix.com]

I just got through ftp'ing the file.  

Working on dumbing down the dogfighting code may take some heavy
work and I'm not sure how effective it would be.  By comparison,
Iggy's code is relatively dumb and that would give most newbie's
a good run for their money.

Also, the nice thing about good dogfighting code is that it makes
up a bit for not being super clueful.

Brian

> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> Dave Ahn mentioned an idea a while back in r.g.n. about a training
> server that would have robots to maintain a 6 on 6 game
> (http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=478386766).  This would give newbies
> a place to learn the mechanics of the game.
> 
> The hardest part about this idea is get a robot to play normal netrek.
> I didn't want to start from scratch, so I contacted Brian Paulsen
> about letting us have the FreeBot source, a robot that used to play on
> bigbang in 1996.  He has agreed to this and is willing to help with
> any changes we might make.
> 
> Bob, I told him to put the source on ftp.us.netrek.org/pub/Incoming.
> I hope that's ok.  He'll put it up tonight after work.
> 
> So to get this training server up and running we need two things to
> happen:
> 
> 1) Get FreeBot to perform to our liking (probably make it play smarter
> and dogfight weaker).
> 
> 2) Get a robot like Puck or INL working to watch the queues and
> start/quit robots as necessary, and maybe try and spew out helpful
> messages to newbies.
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> -Jeff
>