generals.io Murderbot

This is a bot for bot.generals.io.

How to run:

• In the ./src/ directory, create a config.js file with the following structure:

export default {
  GAME_ID: '{theNameOfTheGameToJoin}',
  BOT_NAME_1: '[Bot]botName',
  BOT_USER_ID_1: '{userIdFromLocalStorageFromIncognitoWindow}',
  BOT_VARIANT_1: 'MurderBot',
  BOT_NAME_2: '[Bot]botName',
  BOT_USER_ID_2: '{userIdFromLocalStorageFromIncognitoWindow}',
  BOT_VARIANT_2: 'EnigmaBot',
  // Set up multiple usernames/IDs so you can open a second tab and go to
  // /play/2, /play/3, etc. and have multiple bots join a game and play each other.
  ...
}

NOTE: Do not commit the config file, or anyone could use your bot's identity

• Open bot.generals.io/games/{GAME_ID}, and set desired game settings.
• Run npm install and npm start.
• Open localhost:3000/play/{botIdNumber}, and the corresponding bot will join the game.
• Click the force_start option in the bot UI and the lobby UI to start the game.

Features:

• Base game configuration, eventing, and intelligence is calculated in the client and passed to all bot variants
• Ability to load multiple bot variants
• Game logic runs entirely in the client browser
• Sticky game settings on a per-bot basis
• Unit tests ensure that calculations run as expected
• IN-PROGRESS: Test bed, where AI can be tested step-by-step in deterministic scenarios
• IN-PROGRESS: Live updating map that can also be used to send attack/defend commands to the bot
• ESLint, Prettier, & pre-commit hooks (sorry it took so long, other developers)

To-Do List:

• Efficient army consolidation, when discovered by a more powerful opponent
• Ruthless declaration of war, if an opponent with a known general location suddenly becomes vulnerable
• Ability to abort extended operations, if field conditions suddenly change
• Targeted exploration, not just random movement
• Add teammate recognition and ping generation and acknowledgement
• Send game logs to log section, instead of console
• On turn 50, consolidate all newly-generated troops and either attack, expand, explore, or defend
• Fuzzy recursive logic for army consolidation
  • Identify location of target
  • Only use the top x% armies
  • Identify the path the goes through the most other armies
  • If you have grabbed x% of desired armies, bail out early and execute

Stages of Development Replays:

• [most recent failure]
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/rgjawPwsF (top of the leaderboard the whole game, with aggressive city and general attack algorithm, missing defense strategy)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/rgTpm28ot (1st 3-player win)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/rl-2BbHiY (1st legitimate win, with initial general attack algorithm)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/BltYNsCKY (1st near-win, with 2 captures, without any specific city or general attack targeting or army gathering implemented)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/rgRdQY0tY (hyper-aggressive creep reclamation)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/HgErmdnFt (fast creep queue added)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/BlkI7vOYY (improved decision-making)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/SerSfIDYF (1st bot win, fast attack with quick expansion)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/BgvSl-mtK (2x speed, now explores without backtracking so much and uses most-recent army when possible)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/SlYu2rhuY (now conquers cities, stupidly)
• https://bot.generals.io/replays/SeHYrHndY (doesn't just shift armies back and forth)
• Emphasize capture of empty spaces (opening 6 turns are optimal)
• Parse game state into actionable data, avoids attacking mountains
• Minimize looping and halt execution on game completion
• Separate socket logic from AI logic

Pieces of data to consider tracking

let dataToTrack = {
  foreignPolicy /* mode */: 'CREEP|TURTLE|EXPLORE|EXPAND|DEFEND|CONSOLIDATE|GATHER|MURDER|DECOY|ATTACK|GAMBIT',
	itemsOfInterest: {
		availableCities: [
			{
				color: 'NEUTRAL',
				location: undefined,
				totalArmies: undefined,
			}
		],
		easiestTarget: {},
		biggestThreat: {},
		enemies: [
			{
				color: undefined,
				disposition: 'NEUTRAL|AGGRESSIVE|INVADING|SUICIDAL',
				generalLocation: undefined,
				generalStrength: undefined,
				knowsMyGeneralLocation: false,
				totalFriendlyArmiesKilled: undefined,
				totalArmies: undefined,
				totalLand: undefined,
			}
		],
		pointsOfAttack: [

		]
	}
}