State file not updated.
Hello @marvijo it does not appear as a map object, in the console output it would appear as a “C” and in the json output a block should have a boolean that tells you if it is occupied by a cybertruck or not.
I see we left out in the json response update to players. Will update this and do another release this evening.
Will revert once the release is out
Well, fouling an optimal path for your opponent, and potentially killing opponent speed to 3 for the next round does have the flavor of ketchup.
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Hi, I notice that the spawn percentages are as follows in the starter pack (lizard seems missing)
“MUD_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 10,
“BOOST_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 1,
“OIL_ITEM_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 1,
“WALL_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 5,
“TWEET_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 1,
The old percentages was as follows:
“MUD_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 10,
“BOOST_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 1,
“OIL_ITEM_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE”: 1,
This means that the chance for any square to be empty went down from 88 % to
81 percent.
After watching some races by the reference bot it’s become clear that the map is way more
hectic now.
Is this intended ?
Hello @LouisLotter I am concerned about the LIZARD_GENERATION_PERCENTAGE not being present, it should be 1. Will investigate that.
As for the map being more intense, yes, that is the intention 
Hey, These are amazing and the game will surely change here.
I see I will have some work. I think this update is great because it allows front and back targeting. Have not tested. But if I see any balancing issues I will let you know.
At first glance this offers a fix to many of the issues I had with catchup as well as mud and oil not having that much value. Theres some pretty great stuff here. These powerups work extremely well together. And even untested I see an “optimum” solution to the challenge. I believe matches will get even faster now.
My comments (As someone who was unfortunate and could not partake in Event 1)
A long story about a comment in my Bot.JSON.
This event will be great, Im really amped for event 2.
Balancing Request:
Can we strip Enemy play from the logs?
Event 2 will be a major strategy orientated challenge and I see some amazing things.
I just feel if we allow users free access to enemy logs that a lot of strategy will be copied.
This does go both ways. Like… Nobody can see my tactics and I cant see theirs.
I do feel as things are now matches are too open and I (or some other contestant) might work out optimum powerup usage only to have other players copy it after event 2.
Because of the new updates I feel this needs some addressing.
II feel match logs should be about tweaking your bot against your weaknesses, Not tweaking it against your opponent’s strengths. This is mainly applicable on players in the top 8 whose looking for those minor cases that gives them an edge. Just some concerns.
I disagree with this request. The logs create a really nice way for participants to improve their bots and understand what may have gone wrong. In my opinion it is the best change entelect has made to the contest. If you really feel you have some key strategies that may give you an edge I’d advise you to only use them in the third tournament when no one can change their bots anymore. I for one won’t do that because I’d prefer as much competition as possible.
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Hi, can you please add all the scoring rules to the documentation. The rules given here https://github.com/EntelectChallenge/2020-Overdrive/blob/2020.2.0/game-engine/game-rules.md seem incomplete. The line ‘Using a powerup will increase your score by’ implies that powerups has an effect on score but doesn’t give the rule.
Where can I find the documentation of what the columns in “match_log/date/player - A.csv” means?
Hi @Leon .
I think there is an open issue for adding the headers.
Meanwhile, here is how I have it:
Round, ? , Lane, Block, Speed, State, Is Boosting, Remaining Boost Counter, ? , ? , Score
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Hi, I’ve opened an issue on github regarding the issue but I’m posting here as well since the balancing freeze is approaching. Can we please get clarification around what would happen if both cars could hit a cybertruck? As far as I can currently tell from the game-engine this seems to be undefined behaviour (player located first in memory hits the cybertruck, other player doesn’t). Linked issue here:
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There’s another edge case which favours player 1 (I think): both players lizarding and landing in the same spot. If I understand the code correctly, player 2 will always be placed behind player 1 if this happens.
Hello @japes thanks for this. We will run a simulation to see exactly what happens and make adjustments if necessary
Hello @kobus-v-schoor. Thanks for this, we will simulate and make adjustements if the behaviour is not as expected
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Hello @demaniak and @Leon with regards to the csv headers, they are currently: Round,PlayerId,Position:X,Position:Y,Speed,State,Boosting,Boost-Counter,#Boosts,#Oil,Score
We will look into the lack of headers and updating the csv output as there is more data we can display here now since phase 2
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