Readme file for DiploBot Date: December 1st, 2003 Version: 1.0 Author : François McNeil Current Email: francois_mcneil@yahoo.com Dependancies: JDK1.4.2, DAIDE Server DiploBot 1.0 is a Java AI that plays Diplomacy via the DAIDE Server. Version 1.0 only performs a tactical analysis of the board and therefore can only play no-press games. The AI has been tested with a couple of different maps (standard, world3, versailles). Version 2.0 is currently planned for Q1-2004 and will support Press Level 10. Important features missing from the planned v1.0: - Sometimes the AI will fail to connect to the Server. Just kill it and restart. - The tactical module isn't complete yet but it is sufficient for now. - The AI can't tell (yet) if the units surrounding a province are owned by different powers. - The build and remove strategies are barely better than random. Important notes: - To launch DiploBot, type this in a command shell from the directory where the diplobot.jar is. java -jar diplobot.jar AI_LEVEL IP PORT Example: java -jar diplobot.jar 0 10.254.233.12 16713 Enjoy ! François