Format for providing options to AIs via script.txt?

[hughperkins]

Hoijui, (hmmm, a thread addressed to someone, makes me question whether this should be a thread, or rather an email!), don't suppose... what is the appropriate format for providing options to AIs via script.txt? (I only have springlobby, which doesn't seem to support these?)

I nearly hijacked your "Skirmish AI default conventions" thread to ask this, but then felt that that would be hijacking your thread

[hoijui]

hehe :D
you could also PM me here in the forum.
I though i though i would make a sticky thread later, with the AI conventions, when ppl agreed on some stuff.

to your question:
the start script format is described in the spring repo under:

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Documentation/SpringStartScript.txt

The AI part looks like:

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	// A skirmish AI (controlls a team)
	[AI0]
	{
		Name=name;     // [optional] pure info, eg. the name set in the lobby
		               // the name actually used in game will be:
		               // "${Name} (owner: ${player.Name})"
		ShortName=RAI; // shortName of the Skirmish AI library or name of the
		               // LUA AI that controlls this team.
		               // see spring.exe --list-skirmish-ais for possible values
		Team=number;   // the team this AI controlls
		Host=number;   // the player whichs computer this AI runs on
		               // eg. for [PLAYER0] above, this would be 0
		Version=0.1;   // [optional] version of this Skirmish AI
		[OPTIONS]      // [optional] contains AI specific options
		{
			difficultyLevel=1;
		}
	}

[hughperkins]

the start script format is described in the spring repo under:

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Documentation/SpringStartScript.txt

Wow! Documentation :-O I was so impressed, I went and opened up gitk SpringStartScript.txt to find out who made it, figuring maybe it was you, and either it was, or you moved it from somewhere else, but either way, sweet!

You're doing some great things for Spring hoijui!

[hoijui]

no was not me, but yeah, i renamed it (removed a space in its name, as it is not needed and makes life easier on *nix based systems.
I only updated the AI part of it.

but yeah ... documentation is rare in spring :D
With the Exception of TASServer. i am so impressed! i guess it was betalord who really did a great job with documentaiton. it is not only a lot, but actually usefull!
eg:

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// this call is blocking

instead of only stuff like:

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/** Return account object */
public Account getAccount() {
...

It Java, and now moved to git, under the same user as hte spring engine repo on github.
.. so nice to finnally work on a nice project again.. a nice language, clean stuff: only one language, no compiler or platform difference problems, clean simple build system, ...