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‎SoC Application

Crab at 19:11, 8 April 2010

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Crab: /* Defence Strategies */

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‎Defence Strategies

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Darkas at 12:36, 6 April 2010

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Darkas at 16:31, 24 March 2010

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 * Lua (used in combination with WML to create scenarios)
-I used Subversion for a long time in the past. My normal programming is almost always in C++, and I'm familiar with STL and SDL, not with Boost yet. I don't have much experience with Python, I just once changed a few little scripts. I've used autotools, but not cmake or scons yet. Also no WML. But I'm very familiar with Lua, both the language and the C(++) bindings.
+I used Sub&shy;&shy;version for a long time in the past. My normal programming is almost always in C++, and I'm familiar with STL and SDL, not with Boost yet. I don't have much experience with Python, I just once changed a few little scripts. I've used autotools, but not cmake or scons yet. Also no WML. But I'm very familiar with Lua, both the language and the C(++) bindings.
 .2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?

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 I played it for a month now, more in single player mode (in multiplayer, I always beat my friends and loose online).
-.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our SVN (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.
+.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our S&shy;&shy;V&shy;&shy;N (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.
 I already wrote 2 patches: https://gna.org/patch/?1558 and https://gna.org/patch/?1559 and I'll get commit access shortly.
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 .1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?
-* Subversion (used for all commits)
+* Sub&shy;&shy;version (used for all commits)
 * C++ (language used for all the normal source code)
 * STL, Boost, Sdl (C++ libraries used by Wesnoth)

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 =SoC Application=
-[http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_proposal/review/google/gsoc2010/darkas/t127033266845 t127033266845]
+[http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/student_proposal/review/google/gsoc2010/darkas/t127033266845 Extend Wesnoth Lua AI Support and write a "defend" AI]
 =Questionnaire=

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-{{SoC2010Student}}
+{{SoC2010Student_2|Darkas|SoC Ideas Lua AI}}
 [[Category:SoC Ideas Lua AI]]
 =Description=

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 The first part of the proposal is described at [[SoC_Ideas_Lua_AI]]. So if the AI is exposed to lua and works, the AI should get 2 more features: defend effectively (shield wounded units, line up to get less attacks if there are more enemies, etc.), and decide when it's time to defend (this is per unit, so if there's a group of units that gets attacked, they'll be defenders now, but other unit may remain attacker). If that's done, the AI should also be able to do some missions better, if they should protect something for example, then they'll defend this special place or unit, instead of attacking the others and hoping they won't get there.
-==Defence Strategies==
+=Defence Strategies=
 * Line units with highest resistances, most hp and best field modifiers and get the rather weak units/healers to the back
 * Flee to have your units standing on villages/fields where they can fight better

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 <h4>Darkas - Extend Wesnoth Lua AI Support and write a "defend" AI</h4>
 The first part of the proposal is described at [[SoC_Ideas_Lua_AI]]. So if the AI is exposed to lua and works, the AI should get 2 more features: defend effectively (shield wounded units, line up to get less attacks if there are more enemies, etc.), and decide when it's time to defend (this is per unit, so if there's a group of units that gets attacked, they'll be defenders now, but other unit may remain attacker). If that's done, the AI should also be able to do some missions better, if they should protect something for example, then they'll defend this special place or unit, instead of attacking the others and hoping they won't get there.
 =IRC=
 Darkas
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 .5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.
-I played it for a month now, more in single player mode (I always beat my friends and loose online).
+I played it for a month now, more in single player mode (in multiplayer, I always beat my friends and loose online).
 .6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our SVN (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.
-I already wrote 2 patches: https://gna.org/patch/?1558 and https://gna.org/patch/?1559 and I'll get commit access shortly. I also plan to write a patch for improving the AI of fighters that have a berserk attack.
+I already wrote 2 patches: https://gna.org/patch/?1558 and https://gna.org/patch/?1559 and I'll get commit access shortly.
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 .6) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?
-I thinks so.
+I think so.
 .7) How autonomous are you when developing ? Would you rather discuss intensively changes and not start coding until you know what you want to do or would you rather code a proof of concept to "see how it turn out", taking the risk of having it thrown away if it doesn't match what the project want
-I rather discuss.
+I rather discuss, because it often gave the better results in shorter time in the past.
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 .4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".
-I'm not sure about this right now, it'll come in a few days.
+In the first coding period (24. may - 16. july), I hope to complete the exposing of the exposing of the functions to lua, I think that should be maybe 1/3 of the overall work. This is the part where I'll code less, because of school + university (that's why I'll do the smaller part there). I'll also have exams at the end of that time (but I don't know when exactly yet). After that period, school and university is over, so I can concentrate fully on coding (and I'll have a lot more of time). That means I'll do the rest of the project (AI improvements) in that time.
 .5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can
-The first part of the project will be exposing all the AI functions that are already written, to lua, so AI can be written better in lua. Then, I'll add a flag to AI units, so they can be 'attacker' or 'defender', and at the beginning of each turn, there'll be a check if it would be good to change that flag. This check might also be done in relation to the aggression, so if aggression is higher, it's harder to get flagged as 'defender'. The 'attackers' do now proceed with their normal stuff, but the defenders will use some other candidate actions, that do actually defend.
+The first part of the project will be exposing all the AI functions that are already written, to lua, so AI can be written better in lua. Then, I'll add a flag to AI units, so they can be 'attacker' or 'defender', and at the beginning of each turn, there'll be a check if it would be good to change that flag. This check might also be done in relation to the aggression, so if aggression is higher, it's harder to get flagged as 'defender'. The 'attackers' do now proceed with their normal stuff, but the defenders will use some other candidate actions, that do actually defend. How these candidate actions will act, is described at the top of the page.
 .6) What do you expect to gain from this project?
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 .2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?
-I write most of my sources with kate, but maybe I'll move to kdevelop. kate has all functionality I need, and it's a great and fast editor, kdevelop might just be a little better with syntax highlighting and other, C++ specific things. I compile my sources using make/autotools, because you can use them on almost any linux system.
+I write most of my sources with kate, but maybe I'll move to kdevelop. kate has all functionality I need, and it's a great and fast editor, kdevelop might just be a little better with syntax highlighting and other, C++ specific things. I compile my sources using make/autotools, because you can use them on almost any linux system (but I discovered cmake through Wesnoth, and it's also worth a try).
 .3) What programming languages are you fluent in?

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 =Description=
-<h3>Darkas - Extend Wesnoth Lua AI Support</h3>
+<h3>Darkas - Extend Wesnoth Lua AI Support and write a "defend" AI</h3>
-Currently, it's not more than the explanation: [[SoC_Ideas_Lua_AI]], but I think it will evolve the next few days and I can provide a more detailed description.
+The first part of the proposal is described at [[SoC_Ideas_Lua_AI]]. So if the AI is exposed to lua and works, the AI should get 2 more features: defend effectively (shield wounded units, line up to get less attacks if there are more enemies, etc.), and decide when it's time to defend (this is per unit, so if there's a group of units that gets attacked, they'll be defenders now, but other unit may remain attacker). If that's done, the AI should also be able to do some missions better, if they should protect something for example, then they'll defend this special place or unit, instead of attacking the others and hoping they won't get there.
 =Questionnaire=
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 .6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our SVN (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.
-I plan to write a patch for improving the AI of fighters that have a berserk attack.
+I already wrote 2 patches: https://gna.org/patch/?1558 and https://gna.org/patch/?1559 and I'll get commit access shortly. I also plan to write a patch for improving the AI of fighters that have a berserk attack.
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 .1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?
-I'm interested in the Lua AI Support. In the end, I want to create a campaign that is more than just: defeat all enemies in 20 turns. Something like: protect character X (not necessarily the main character) for 10 turns, or conquer the castle and defend it 5 turns. Of course with intelligent enemies, as far as I know, these scenarios are already possible.
+I'm interested in improving the Lua AI Support, by exposing the already existing C++ functions to lua. Then, I want to improve the AI to defend units and places more effectively, and also if they have a group of units that gets attacked, they should be able to do better than now. If that's finished I want to create a campaign that is more than just: defeat all enemies in 20 turns. Something like: protect character X (not necessarily the main character) for 10 turns, where the enemy just tries to kill you, conquer the castle and defend it 5 turns, where the enemy first defends, and if you got the castle, it attacks, and also something like: kill a specific unit of the enemy, where the enemy now tries to defend that unit.
 .2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.
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 .3) Why did you choose this project?
-I want to learn things about AI, and I like those other scenarios very much.
+I want to learn things about AI, and I like more tactical scenarios very much.
 .4) Include an estimated timeline for your work on the project. Don't forget to mention special things like "I booked holidays between A and B" and "I got an exam at ABC and won't be doing much then".
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 .5) Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can
-Same as before.
+The first part of the project will be exposing all the AI functions that are already written, to lua, so AI can be written better in lua. Then, I'll add a flag to AI units, so they can be 'attacker' or 'defender', and at the beginning of each turn, there'll be a check if it would be good to change that flag. This check might also be done in relation to the aggression, so if aggression is higher, it's harder to get flagged as 'defender'. The 'attackers' do now proceed with their normal stuff, but the defenders will use some other candidate actions, that do actually defend.
 .6) What do you expect to gain from this project?