For the sake of simplicity and keeping things in one place, the protocol is now entirely described in the manual page of the manager program. All updates to the protocol will be reflected in that file.
+For the sake of simplicity and keeping things in one place, the protocol is now entirely described in the manual page of the manager program. All updates to the protocol will be reflected in that file.
-Warning: The accuracy of the above file depends on how recently I pulled it from git. To ensure you get the latest version, find it under "manager/manual.txt" in the git repository
+Warning: The accuracy of the above file depends on how recently I pulled it from git. To ensure you get the latest version, find it under "web/doc/manager_manual.txt" in the git repository
+ +Another Warning: AI programs must unbuffer stdin and stdout themselves. This is explained in the manual page, but I figured no one would read it. It is fairly simple to unbuffer stdin/stdout in C/C++ and python, I have not investigated other languages yet.
WARNING: Work in progress
@@ -67,7 +69,21 @@It is planned to implement the equivelants of these samples in C++ and Python at least, possibly other languages later.
-Last webpage update: 7/12/11
+We (I?) are now accepting test submissions.
+You must submit the full source code, and build instructions or makefile(s) for your program.
+Also include the name of the executable or script, the name of the AI, your name, and optionally a description of your AI and its tactics.
+Please email matches@ if you have a submission.
+ +The competition will run in 2012. The exact dates have not been determined. I will consider whether it is worth waiting until freshers have a chance to make submissions March/April, or running the competition earlier in January/February.
+ +If you want to help set up the competition, email matches@
+There isn't much left to do, but all help is appreciated. Maybe you can suggest something, and volunteer to implement it!
+The most useful thing you can do is actually write an AI, and test the manager program. Please report any bugs (in the manager program, not in your AI!) to matches@ (you can feel free to fix them, but won't be able to push unless you email matches).
+ +Last webpage update: 20/12/11