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How does it move?

The movement was originally used in FallingLeaf? and FallingLeafRobot? for a comparison between making a Robot and making an AdvancedRobot. I did it both for my own enjoyment and as some kind of source-code introduction to newbie robocoders.

The idea behind the movement was to simulate the fluttering of a leaf falling from a tree (but in a robotic way)

The move worked surprisingly well and FallingLeaf? holds well in the MicroBot competition despite being a really stupid bot.

It works this way:

How does it fire?

LaserTargeting

How does it dodge bullets?

It has two modes: dodge or no dodge

In dodge mode it reverses direction every time the opponent fires

The mode is selected at random either every time it is hit by a bullet or every time it dies (I don't remember which)

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

No difference

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

What does it save between rounds and matches?

Saves "evasions" (LaserTargeting) for each opponent between rounds

Where did you get the name?

From something beatiful that flutters to the ground. Also I had the impression that cherry blossoms were connected in some way to Kamikaze pilots, but I was probably misinformed.

Can I use your code?

Sure. Please observe the usual courtesies.

What's next for your robot?

What other robot(s) is it based on?

FallingLeaf? for movement, Neptune for firing.

--tobe


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