Skybot

Tired of playing alone? Tired of talking to s_bot, but getting no response? Tired of Eliza Bot's caps? Well, this bot is for you! This is Skybot, Skybax, in a bot!

Skybot turned out to be extremely awesome. He hunts players, and says Skybaxy stuff. It's Fast, Fun, and Skybax

By the way, you can add or remove as many phrases as you want in the beginning of the code

  Code:

-- Skybot 1.2
-- by fordcars, for Skybax
-- Based on s_bot


function main()
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-- Enter as many phrases as you want

-- Randomly during the game
randomPhrases = {"Soccer is the worst gamemode evvar.. let's have basketball instead!",
                "Man, I really wish I could make floating turrets right about now...",
                "Quartz will never mow his lawn again!",
                "Anyone wanna play on BitTown?",
                "Fordcars is the greatest robot coder in the history of robot coding!",
                "Anyone in the mood for pancakes? I hear sky_lark is running a special...",
                "Root beer is the most bestest beverage"}
            
-- When zapping people
killedPeople = {"Booyah!",
                "Niiiiice",
                "Thanks for the points!",
                "NINJA-SHIP JUTSU!"}
            
-- When saying something with your name in it
skybotReplies = {"Yes?",
                "NO U",
                "Cool story bro",
                "Hehehuhueheuhuehuh maybe",
                "Your mom",
            "Oh, okay"}
            
-- Say the phrases when somebody says (case insensitive)
skybotNames = {"sky"}

-- When Skybax is killed by Skybot
skyKilledSky = {"Did I just win, or did I commit suicide?"}

-- When Skybot is killed by somebody else
skybotDead = {"DAMMIT"}

-- When the game ends
gameEnded = {"GG"}

-- When somebody says something over 50 characters long
longText = {"Indeed."}

-- When killing FoOtloOse
killedFootloose = {"I'z a sozzies :( want a brownie?"}

-- When killing sky_lark
killedSkylark = {"Cloak is soooo way better than shield!"}

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   skybotRaptorKills = 0;
   raptorSkybotKills = 0;
   
    botRadius = bot:getRad()
    pathTimerMax = 250
    pathTimer = pathTimerMax
    dirToGo = 0
    game = bf:getGameInfo()

   talk = nil
   
   if(arg[1]~=nil and arg[1]~="")then
      talk = toBoolean(arg[1])
   else
      talk = true
   end
   
    difficulty         = tonumber(arg[2]) or .5
    agression          = tonumber(arg[3]) or 0.5
    defense            = tonumber(arg[4]) or 0
    speed              = tonumber(arg[5]) or 1
    directionThreshold = tonumber(arg[6]) or .25

    gameType = game:getGameType()
   
    averageIndex = 1
    averageMax = 20

    averageArray = { }
    for i = 1, averageMax do
        averageArray[i] = false
    end

    myOrbitalDirection = 1
    myObjective = getRandomNumber(0, 10)
   
   -- Skybot stuff
   if(talk==true) then
      subscribe(Event.ShipKilled)
      subscribe(Event.MsgReceived)
      subscribe(Event.GameOver)
   end
   
   --                         1                            2                         3                        4                       5                     6                     7                         8                            9
   phrasesLength = {getLength(randomPhrases), getLength(killedPeople), getLength(skybotReplies), getLength(skyKilledSky), getLength(skybotDead), getLength(gameEnded), getLength(longText), getLength(killedFootloose), getLength(killedSkylark)}
   skybotNamesCI = {}
   
   for i,v in ipairs(skybotNames) do
      table.insert(skybotNamesCI,noCase(skybotNames[i]))
   end
   
   if(talk==true) then
      Timer:scheduleOnce(randomPhrase, getRandomNumber(6000,30000))
   end
   
   signedIntMax = 2147483647

   runawayMode = false
   firstPhase = true
   chargingPlayer = false
   
   loadoutWanted = {Weapon.Phaser, Weapon.Burst, Weapon.Triple, Module.Cloak, Module.Shield}
end
 

goalPt = point.new(0,0)

prevtarget = nil

gotoPositionWasNil = true
 
o = point.new(0,0)
 
botPos = nil        -- Bot's location, will be updated when onTick() is run

items = { }     -- Global variable, reusable container for bf:findAllObjects.  Reusing this table avoids costs of
                -- constructing and destructing it every time we call bf:findAllObjects().  Be sure to clear the
                -- table before reusing it!

function toBoolean(booleanString)
   if(boolean==true or booleanString=="True" or booleanString=="true" or booleanString==1)then
      return true
   else
      return false
   end
end

function getLength(arr)
   local arrLength = 0

   for i,v in ipairs(arr) do
      arrLength = arrLength + 1
   end
   
   return arrLength
end

function onShipKilled(shipKilled,damagingObject,shooter)
   local shipKilledName = shipKilled:getPlayerInfo():getName()
   local botName = bot:getPlayerInfo():getName()
   
   if(shipKilledName==botName) then
      if(shooter~=nil and (shooter:getObjType()==ObjType.Ship or shooter:getObjType()==ObjType.Robot)) then
         local shooterName = shooter:getPlayerInfo():getName()
         
         if(shooterName=="raptor") then
            raptorSkybotKills = raptorSkybotKills + 1

            local tempRaptorString = "Skybot - " .. skybotRaptorKills .. "; raptor - " .. raptorSkybotKills
            globalMsg(tempRaptorString)
         else
            local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[5])
            globalMsg(skybotDead[randomInt])
         end
      end
   else
      if(shooter~=nil and (shooter:getObjType()==ObjType.Ship or shooter:getObjType()==ObjType.Robot)) then
         local shooterName = shooter:getPlayerInfo():getName()
         
         if(shooterName==botName) then
            if(shipKilledName=="FoOtloOse") then -- Hard coded
               local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[8])
               globalMsg(killedFootloose[randomInt])
            elseif(shipKilledName=="sky_lark") then -- Hard coded
               local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[9])
               globalMsg(killedSkylark[randomInt])
            elseif(shipKilledName=="raptor") then -- Hard coded
               skybotRaptorKills = skybotRaptorKills + 1
               
               local tempRaptorString = "Skybot - " .. skybotRaptorKills .. "; raptor - " .. raptorSkybotKills
               globalMsg(tempRaptorString)
            elseif(shipKilledName=="Skybax") then -- Hard coded
               local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[4])
               globalMsg(skyKilledSky[randomInt])
            else
               local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[2])
               globalMsg(killedPeople[randomInt])
            end
         end
      end
   end
end

function onGameOver()
   local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[6])
   globalMsg(gameEnded[randomInt])
end

function onMsgReceived(message,messageSender,isGlobalMessage)
   if(isGlobalMessage==true and messageSender:isRobot()==false) then
      if(string.len(message)>=50) then
         local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[7])
      
         globalMsg(longText[randomInt])
         return
      end

      local foundString = nil
      for i,v in ipairs(skybotNamesCI) do
         foundString = string.find(message,skybotNamesCI[i])
         if(foundString ~= nil) then
            local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[3])
         
            globalMsg(skybotReplies[randomInt])
            break
         end
      end
   end
end

function noCase(s)
   s = string.gsub(s, "%a", function (c)
         return string.format("[%s%s]", string.lower(c),
                                 string.upper(c))
         end)
      return s
end

function randomPhrase()
   local randomInt = getRandomNumber(1,phrasesLength[1])
   
   globalMsg(randomPhrases[randomInt])
   Timer:scheduleOnce(randomPhrase, getRandomNumber(50000,80000))
end

function shieldSelf()
    table.clear(items)
    bot:findVisibleObjects(items, ObjType.Bullet, ObjType.Seeker, ObjType.Asteroid, ObjType.Mine)

    local distToShieldAt = botRadius * 2 + (1 - difficulty) * 100
    if (items ~= nil) then
        for i,bullet in ipairs(items) do
            local bulletPos = bullet:getPos()
            local bulletVel = bullet:getVel()
            local angleDiff = math.abs(angleDifference(point.angleTo(o, bulletVel), point.angleTo(bulletPos, botPos)))
            --logprint(angleDiff)

            local bulletFromTeam = false
            if (game:isTeamGame() == true) and (bullet:getTeamIndex() == bot:getTeamIndex()) then -- If bullet is from team
                bulletFromTeam = true                               -- bullet from team is true
            end

            if (bulletFromTeam == false) and (point.distanceTo(bulletPos, botPos) < distToShieldAt + bullet:getRad() + point.distanceTo(o, bulletVel) * 50 and angleDiff < math.pi / 4) then
                bot:fireModule(Module.Shield)
                return(true)
            end
        end
    end
end

function angleDifference(angleA, angleB)
    return (math.mod(math.mod(angleA - angleB, math.pi * 2) + math.pi * 3, math.pi * 2) - math.pi)
end

function copyArray(arrToCopy)
   if(arrToCopy~=nil) then
      local copiedArray = {}
      for i,v in ipairs(arrToCopy) do
         table.insert(copiedArray,v)
      end
      return copiedArray
   end
   return nil
end

function orderArrayByDistance(arrToOrder)
   if(arrToOrder~=nil) then
      local tempArray = copyArray(arrToOrder)
      local finalArray = {}
      local closestItem = nil
      local closestItemIndex = nil

      for i,v in ipairs(arrToOrder) do
         local smallestDist = signedIntMax
         local distance = nil

         for j,k in ipairs(tempArray) do
               distance = point.distSquared(botPos, k:getPos()) 

            if( distance < smallestDist ) then
               closestItemIndex = j
               closestItem = k
               smallestDist = distance
            end
         end
         table.insert(finalArray,closestItem)
         table.remove(tempArray,closestItemIndex)
      end
      return finalArray
   end
   return {}
end

function fireWeaponsAndModules()
   local itemsToShootAt = {}

   if(runawayMode==false) then
      local tempArr = {}
      local itemPos = nil
      bf:findAllObjects(items, ObjType.Robot, ObjType.Ship)

      for i,v in ipairs(items) do
         itemPos = v:getPos()

         if(itemPos~=nil and (point.distSquared(botPos, v:getPos()) < 800 * 800)) then
            table.insert(tempArr,v)
         end
      end
      
      itemsToShootAt = orderArrayByDistance(tempArr)
      table.remove(itemsToShootAt,1)
   else
      local tempArr = {}
      chargingPlayer = false
      bot:findVisibleObjects(tempArr, ObjType.Robot, ObjType.Turret, ObjType.Ship, ObjType.Asteroid,
        ObjType.ForceFieldProjector, ObjType.SpyBug, ObjType.Core)
      itemsToShootAt = orderArrayByDistance(tempArr)
   end

   if(getLength(itemsToShootAt)>0) then
      if(runawayMode==false) then
         local enemyObjType = nil
         local enemyShipPresence = false
         for i,v in ipairs(itemsToShootAt) do
            if((bf:getGameInfo():isTeamGame()==true and v:getTeamIndex()~=bot:getTeamIndex()) or (bf:getGameInfo():isTeamGame()==false and v:getTeamIndex()==bot:getTeamIndex()) or (v:getTeamIndex()==Team.Neutral)) then
               enemyObjType = v:getObjType()
               if(point.distSquared(botPos,v:getPos()) <= 150 * 150) then
                  if(enemyObjType==ObjType.Turret) then
                     if(v:getHealth() > 0.1) then
                        bot:fireModule(Module.Cloak)
                     end
                  else
                     shield()
                     enemyShipPresence = true
                     chargingPlayer = true
                     gotoAndOrbitItem(v:getPos())
                     fireAtObject(v,Weapon.Triple, true)
                     break
                  end
               else
                  if(enemyObjType==ObjType.Ship or enemyObjType==ObjType.Robot) then
                     enemyShipPresence = true
                     chargingPlayer = true
                     gotoAndOrbitItem(v:getPos())
                     bot:fireModule(Module.Cloak)
                     break
                  end
                  
                  if(enemyObjType==ObjType.Turret and v:getHealth() > .1) then
                     bot:fireModule(Module.Cloak)
                  end
               end
            end
         end
         
         if(enemyShipPresence==false) then
            chargingPlayer = false
         end
      else
         shield()
         fireAtObject(itemsToShootAt[1], Weapon.Phaser)
      end
   else
      chargingPlayer = false
   end
end
 
 
-- Fires at the specified object with the specified weapon if the obj is a good target.
-- Does not fire if object is on the same team or if there is something in the way.
-- Returns whether it fired or not.
function fireAtObject(obj, weapon, isTriple)
    local classId = obj:getObjType()

    if(classId == ObjType.Turret or classId == ObjType.ForceFieldProjector) then
        -- Ignore all same-team engineered objects...  even in single-team games
        if obj:getTeamIndex() == bot:getTeamIndex() then
            return false                                 -- Cancel fireAtObject function
        end

        if obj:getHealth() < .1  then                                             -- If item is essentially dead
            return false                                                         
        end
    end
   
   
    -- No shooting various team related objects
    if (obj:getTeamIndex() == bot:getTeamIndex() and game:isTeamGame()) or  -- Same team
        obj:getTeamIndex() == Team.Neutral then                            -- Neutral team
        if (classId == ObjType.Ship    or   classId == ObjType.Robot   or    -- Turrets and FFs handled above
            classId == ObjType.Core    or   classId == ObjType.SpyBug) then
            return false
        end
    end
   
    -- No shooting non-flag carriers in single player rabbit
    if gameType == GameType.Rabbit and not game:isTeamGame() and
        (classId == ObjType.Ship or classId == ObjType.Robot) and
        not bot:hasFlag() and not obj:hasFlag() then
        return false
    end

    -- We made it here!  We have a valid target..
   local angle = 0
   if(isTriple==nil or isTriple==false) then
      angle = getFiringSolution(obj)
   else
      angle = bot:getAnglePt(obj:getPos())
   end
   
    if angle ~= nil and bot:hasWeapon(weapon) then
        bot:setAngle(angle)
        bot:fireWeapon(weapon)
        --logprint("bot:fireWeapon() called!");
        return(true)
    end
    --logprint("Firing solution not found.");
    return(false)
end
 
 
function getName()
     return("Skybot")
end


function shield()
    averageArray[averageIndex] = shieldSelf()
    averageIndex = math.mod(averageIndex,averageMax) + 1

    local shieldPercent = 0

    for i = 1, averageMax do
        if(averageArray[averageIndex]) then
            shieldPercent = shieldPercent + 1
        end
    end

    shieldPercent = shieldPercent / averageMax

    if(shieldPercent > directionThreshold) then
        myOrbitalDirection = -myOrbitalDirection
        for i = 1, averageMax do
            averageArray[i] = false
        end
    end
end
 
function orbitPoint(pt, dir, inputDist, inputStrictness, noDirToGo)
    local distAway = botRadius * 7
    local strictness = 2
    local direction = 1

    if(dir ~= nil) then
        direction = dir
    end


    if(inputDist ~= nil) then
        distAway = inputDist
    end

    if(inputStrictness ~= nil) then
        strictness = inputStrictness
    end

    if(pt ~= nil) then
        local dist = point.distanceTo(pt, botPos)
        local deltaDistance = (dist - distAway) * strictness / distAway
        local sign = 1
        if(deltaDistance > 0) then
            sign = 1
        elseif(deltaDistance < 0) then
            sign = -1
        end

        local changeInAngle = (math.abs(deltaDistance)/(deltaDistance + sign)) * math.pi/2
        local angleToPoint = point.angleTo(pt, bot:getPos())
      
      if(noDirToGo~=true) then
         dirToGo = angleToPoint + (math.pi/2 + changeInAngle)*direction
      else
         bot:setThrust(speed, angleToPoint + (math.pi/2 + changeInAngle)*direction)
      end
    end
end

function gotoPosition(pt)
    if pt ~= nil then
        gotoPositionWasNil = false
        if pathTimer < .01 then
            goalPt = bot:getWaypoint(pt)
            if(goalPt ~= nil) then
                dirToGo = point.angleTo(botPos, goalPt)
            end
        end
    end
end

function moveToItem(pt)
    if pt ~= nil then
        local itemWayPt = bot:getWaypoint(pt)
        if(itemWayPt ~= nil) then
         bot:setThrust(speed, point.angleTo(botPos, itemWayPt))
        end
     end
end

function gotoAndOrbitPosition(pt)
    if pt ~= nil then
        gotoPositionWasNil = false
        if not bot:canSeePoint(pt) then
            gotoPositionWasNil = false
            gotoPosition(pt)
        else
            gotoPositionWasNil = false
            orbitPoint(pt, myOrbitalDirection, botRadius * 5, 2)
        end
    end
end

function gotoAndOrbitItem(pt)
    if pt ~= nil then
        if not bot:canSeePoint(pt) then
            moveToItem(pt)
        else
            orbitPoint(pt, myOrbitalDirection, botRadius * 5, 2, true)
        end
    end
end
 
-- Returns true if it found an enemy to fight
function attackNearbyEnemies(target, agressionLevel)
    if target ~= nil then
        local targetPos = target:getPos()
     
        -- local dist    = point.distanceTo(botPos, targetPos)
        local myPow   = bot:getEnergy() + bot:getHealth()

        table.clear(items)
        bot:findVisibleObjects(items, ObjType.Ship, ObjType.Robot)
     
        local otherPow = target:getEnergy() + target:getHealth() * #items
     
        --advantage is between -1 and 1, -1 meaning an extreme disadvantage and 1 meaning an extreme advantage
        local advantage = (myPow - otherPow) / math.max(myPow, otherPow)
        if(advantage  / 2 + .5  >agressionLevel) then
            --orbitPoint(targetPos, myOrbitalDirection, botRadius * 9, 2)
            prevtarget = targetPos
            return(false)      -- was true
        else
        end
    end
    return(false)
end


-- Returns the objective for the bot, in the form of an object the bot can navigate towards.  This makes bots choose different defending locations.
-- If onTeam is true, will only return items on specified team.  If onTeam is false, will return items *not* on
-- specified team.  If called with fewer than three args, will ignore team altogether.
function getObjective(objType, team, onTeam)

    table.clear(items)
    bf:findAllObjects(items, objType)       -- Returns a list of all items of type objType in the game

    local itemsOnMyTeam = {}
    local currentIndex = 1

    for index, item in ipairs(items) do         -- Iterate through all found items
        local itemTeamIndex = item:getTeamIndex()

        if (objType == ObjType.Flag) and (gameType == GameType.Nexus) then
            if not item:isOnShip() then
                itemsOnMyTeam[currentIndex] = item
                currentIndex = currentIndex + 1
            end
        elseif (objType == ObjType.Flag) and
               ((gameType == GameType.HTF) or (gameType == GameType.Retrieve)) and
               item:isInCaptureZone() then
                --logprint(item:getCaptureZone():getTeamIndex());
            if item:getCaptureZone():getTeamIndex() ~= bot:getTeamIndex() then
                itemsOnMyTeam[currentIndex] = item
                currentIndex = currentIndex + 1
            end
        elseif (objType == ObjType.GoalZone) and (gameType == GameType.HTF or gameType == GameType.Retrieve) then
            if onTeam == nil or ((itemTeamIndex == team) == onTeam) then
                if not item:hasFlag() then
                    itemsOnMyTeam[currentIndex] = item
                    currentIndex = currentIndex + 1
                end
            end
        else
            if (itemTeamIndex == Team.Neutral ) and (objType ~= ObjType.GoalZone or gameType ~= GameType.ZC) then
                itemTeamIndex = team   -- anything Neutral is on our team (except zone control neutral goal zone)
            end
            if onTeam == nil or ((itemTeamIndex == team) == onTeam) then
                itemsOnMyTeam[currentIndex] = item
                currentIndex = currentIndex + 1
            end
        end
    end
    local listMax = 0
    --find max
    if itemsOnMyTeam[1] ~= nil then
        for index,item in ipairs(itemsOnMyTeam) do
            if(item ~= nil) then
                listMax = listMax + 1
            end
        end
        local targetNum = math.mod(myObjective, listMax) + 1
        return(itemsOnMyTeam[targetNum])
    else
        return(nil)
    end

--  local closestitem = 0 --itemsOnMyTeam[1]
--  local cur = 1
--  local closestdist = 99999999
--  while itemsOnMyTeam[cur] ~= nil do
--      local item1 = itemsOnMyTeam[cur]
--      if item1 ~= nil then
--          local loc = item1.getPos()
--          if loc ~= nil then
--              local dist = point.distanceTo(botPos, loc)
--              if dist < closestdist then
--                  closestdist = dist
--                  closesetitem = item1
--              end
--          end
--      end
--      cur=cur+1
--  end
--  return(closestitem)
end

function doObjective(closestEnemy)
    gotoPositionWasNil = true
    if(gameType == GameType.Bitmatch) then
        --Nothing to do here.           
    elseif(gameType == GameType.Nexus) then
        -- Grab any flags that are found, and go to nexus when it opens
        local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Flag)            -- Find any flags
        if otherFlag ~= nil then                                -- If there is a flag avalible
            gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
        end

        --  If bot has more than 4 flags and the nexus is open or we're within 10 seconds of opening
        if bot:getFlagCount() > 4 and (game:isNexusOpen() or game:getNexusTimeLeft() < 10) then  --  Need to know if nexus is open
            local nexusOrFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Nexus)  -- unimplemented push function error.
            if nexusOrFlag ~= nil then
                gotoPosition(nexusOrFlag:getPos())
            end
        end
    elseif(gameType == GameType.Rabbit) then
        --Grab a flag, or go after the flag.           
        if not bot:hasFlag() then
         runawayMode = false
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Flag, bot:getTeamIndex(), true)       -- Find flags on our team
            gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
        else
         runawayMode = true
      end
    elseif(gameType == GameType.HTF or gameType == GameType.Retrieve) then
        -- Grab the flag and put it into goal zones
        -- Robot keeps trying to pick up the flags that is already in the goalZones
        if bot:hasFlag() then                                                           -- If the bot has the flag
         runawayMode = true
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.GoalZone, bot:getTeamIndex(), true)   -- Find an avalible GoalZone on our team
            if otherFlag ~= nil then                                                    -- If there is an avalible GoalZone
                gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())                                        -- Go to it
            end
        else                                                                            -- If the bot doesn't have the flag
         runawayMode = false
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Flag, bot:getTeamIndex(), true)       -- Find flags on our team
            if otherFlag ~= nil then                                                    -- If there is a flag avalible
                gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())                                        -- Go to it
            end
        end
    elseif(gameType == GameType.CTF) then
        --defend the flag
        local myFlag    = getObjective(ObjType.Flag, bot:getTeamIndex(), true)    -- Find flags on our team
        local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Flag, bot:getTeamIndex(), false)   -- Find flags not on our team

        if(defense < .5) then                                                    -- If bot doesn't defend allot (default is 0)
            if bot:hasFlag() then                                                -- If the bot has a flag
            runawayMode = true
            if not myFlag:isOnShip() then                                    -- If my flag is not on a ship
                    gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())                                -- Go to position of my flag
                else
                    gotoAndOrbitPosition(myFlag:getPos())                        -- Otherwise, go and orbit the flag on enemy
                end
                --gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())
            else                                                                 -- If the bot doesn't have the flag
            runawayMode = false
            local retrievingFlag = false
                if myFlag ~= nil then
                    if not myFlag:isInInitLoc() and not myFlag:isOnShip() and                     -- If my flag is not in its initial location and my flag is not on a ship
                            point.distSquared(myFlag:getPos(), botPos) <= 2000 * 2000 then  -- .. and we're within some sane range of the flag
                        gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())                                             -- Go to and return my flag
                        retrievingFlag = true
                    end
                end

                if otherFlag ~= nil then                                         -- If there is an enemy flag
                    if not retrievingFlag then                                   -- .. and this bot isn't already retrieving a flag
                        if myFlag:isOnShip() then                                -- If my flag is on a ship
                            gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())                        -- Go to position of my flag
                        elseif not otherFlag:isOnShip() then                     -- If enemy flag is not on a ship
                            gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())                     -- Go to that flag
                        else
                            gotoAndOrbitPosition(otherFlag:getPos())             -- Go and orbit our team flag's carrier
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        else
            if bot:hasFlag() then                                                -- If the bot has a flag and has more than .5 defense
            runawayMode = true
            gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())                                    -- Go to team flag
            elseif myFlag:isInInitLoc() then                                     -- If the bot doesn't have a flag and the team flag is in intial location
            runawayMode = false
            gotoAndOrbitPosition(myFlag:getPos())                            -- Go and orbit team flag
            else
            runawayMode = false
            if myFlag:isOnShip() then                                        -- If team flag is on a ship
                    gotoAndOrbitPosition(myFlag:getPos())                        -- Go and orbit team flag
                else
                    gotoPosition(myFlag:getPos())                                -- If team flag is not on a ship, go to team flag
                end
            end
        end
    elseif(gameType == GameType.Soccer) then
        --grab soccer and put into enemy goal
        -- How do we know if we are holding soccer ? (not supported when cannot pickup soccer (016)
        if bot:getMountedItems(ObjType.SoccerBallItem)[1] ~= nil then
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.GoalZone, bot:getTeamIndex(), false)   -- Find GoalZones not on our team
            if otherFlag ~= nil then
                gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
            end           
        else
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.SoccerBallItem)                        -- Find SoccerBall
            if otherFlag ~= nil then
                gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
            end
        end
    elseif(gameType == GameType.ZC) then
        -- Grab flag, then go after zones that is not ours.
        if not bot:hasFlag() then
         runawayMode = false
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.Flag, bot:getTeamIndex(), true)           -- Find flags on our team
            if otherFlag ~= nil then
                if otherFlag:isOnShip() then
                    gotoAndOrbitPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
                else
                    gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
                end
            end
        else
         runawayMode = true
            local otherFlag = getObjective(ObjType.GoalZone, bot:getTeamIndex(), false)      -- Find GoalZones on our team
            if otherFlag then
                gotoPosition(otherFlag:getPos())
            end
        end

    elseif(gameType == GameType.Core) then
        local obj = getObjective(ObjType.Core, bot:getTeamIndex(), false)                    -- Find enemy Core
        if obj ~= nil then
            gotoAndOrbitPosition(obj:getPos())
        end
    end

    -- If we have no where to go, go to nearest enemy.
    if gotoPositionWasNil then
        if(closestEnemy ~= nil) then
            prevtarget = closestEnemy:getPos()
        end
        if(prevtarget ~= nil) then
            gotoAndOrbitPosition(prevtarget)
        end
    end
end
 

function goInDirection()
    bot:setThrust(speed, dirToGo)
end

function searchForEnergyItems()
   local closestItem = nil
   table.clear(items)
   bot:findVisibleObjects(items, ObjType.Ship, ObjType.Robot)
   
   if(runawayMode==false and getLength(items)==0) then
      table.clear(items)
      bot:findVisibleObjects(items, ObjType.EnergyItem)
      if(getLength(items)>0) then
         local smallestDist = signedIntMax
         local distance = nil

         for i,v in ipairs(items) do
               distance = point.distSquared(botPos, v:getPos()) 

            if( distance < smallestDist ) then
               closestItem = v
               smallestDist = distance
            end
         end
         moveToItem(closestItem:getPos())
         return true
      end
      return false
   end
end

function basicAI()
   local closestEnemy = bot:findClosestEnemy()
   
   -- attackNearbyEnemies returns true if there is an enemy to fight, false if the bot can do something else
   attackNearbyEnemies(closestEnemy, 1 - agression)
   doObjective(closestEnemy)   -- Set bot's objective
   
   goInDirection()             -- Move the ship
   updatePathTimer()
end

function updatePathTimer()
   if(pathTimer < 0) then
        pathTimer = pathTimerMax + math.random(0, pathTimerMax)
    end
end

-- This function gets called every game tick; deltaTime is the time that has elapsed since it was last called
function onTick(deltaTime)
    botPos = bot:getPos()
    pathTimer = pathTimer - deltaTime
    assert(botPos ~= nil)
   
   if(firstPhase==true) then
      bot:setLoadoutNow(loadoutWanted)
      
      if(bot:hasModule(Module.Cloak)) then -- I don't know if this is necessary, but it's to make sure it's all good
         firstPhase = false
      end
   end
   
   fireWeaponsAndModules()
   
   if(bot:getEnergy()<0.25 and searchForEnergyItems()==true) then
      updatePathTimer()
      return
   end
   
   if(firstPhase==false and chargingPlayer==false) then
      basicAI()
   end
end
 

By the way, the bot won't say the stuff when killing people and when the game ends because of Bitfighter events. If the events updated in 019a or 020, I'll update it. Thanks!

UPDATE: Updated! This is repaired

[Skybax]

Best bot evvar!

Update: Better random numbers, sneakier cloaking, more Skybax

[Quartz]

Damn Fordcars. You really are a bot genius!

Also, "Quartz will never mow his lawn again!" I will freely admit that I lol'd hard.

[watusimoto]

Awesome! Our first harassbot!

Mhaha thanks!

Updated, now is even MOAR Skybaxy, and less dumb!

[Little_Apple]

Updated, now is even MOAR Skybaxy, and less dumb!

You mean less Skybaxy?

Hehehehe

By the way I just re updated it if you had gotten it

make a version that doesn't chat please. I deleted the words he says but that just makes him leave the game now.

I like s(ilent)_bots..

Should I add a command line argument?

To make it stop talking, you can't just remove the whole chunk of code by the way, you must only remove the words in the brackets "{ }"

[Skybax]

Ford, you've since updated this bot locally, correct? I believe I even have a newer version with a smarter bot and with a couple different strings. Did you even finish the... dang why can't I think of words tonight... the.. streamlining? Of the bot? Ugh, that doesn't sound right. You were doing something to make it work better xD Are you going to post the updated code?

Sorry! I will soon, but I was repairing a bug in it, when it has the flag

BUMP! The "official" release! (It's so official, it's 1.1)

Repaired the annoying bug where it didn't know how to shoot when it had the flag

Have fun Skybaxing!

[Skybax]

I feel like this bot should be packaged with every copy of Bitfighter. That's how good it is.

Hehe totalllly

But I fear, the Skybaxness might just not be professional enough for Bitfighter ltd.

[Skybax]

What if the Bot that would come with Bitfighter has strings in it that tell the players to register on the forums and to tell their friends about the game and stuff xD
But then also how to remove those strings from the code...

AdBot!

Haha yes! PROFIT!

no it spams teh chat to much its impossible to chat when skybot is on thats why its worse then s_bot and eliza_bot

[Skybax]

no it spams teh chat to much its impossible to chat when skybot is on thats why its worse then s_bot and eliza_bot

It doesn't spam the chat unless you add like a lot of them. It's only coded to say something by itself every 60 seconds, I think. Otherwise it responds to things you say, much like a normal person would interact with your conversation. It spams the chat much less than some real players I know.

Making it not talk would be really easy, just remove all of the stuff between the '{' and '}'.

Sincerely,

The Skybot Inc. marketing department.

not everyone is able to do that
i could probly do it but i dont want to

still its a little annoying a chat off/on agrument would be nice.

maybe you can figure out how to get bots to use teles properly XD

Hah, probably not, it would require a real dev for that

Skybot is my favorite bot, but I haven't been into bots for a long time, I should finish Skybot (it still has a mysterious bug) and add an argument

well teh way i see it you would add a line

easy way : if this teles takes me closer to my goal take it if not then go around it.

harder way : if this tele takes me closer to my goal OR takes me a tele that takes me cloder to another tele or my goal take it otherwise dont take it.

Yeah, well that's the thing, you have to calculate the length of the path, not the actual distance, otherwise the bot would get stuck in some levels Maybe it would be possible though

[Skybax]

Skybot is my favorite bot

Skybot is my favorite bot too

Yay for Skybot!

even if it gets stuck still it would have to be better than what s_bot currently has.

UPDATE: Now you can turn off the chatting with the first argument
I also repaired the crashing and made changing loadouts quicker and better. Enjoy!

aw no teles ? XD

Hah nope

if you wrote a general code for bots to use teles. not only would it make s_bot better but you would get a dev badge as well ( I think)