Updated problems with NickDuck edge turning. Also updated tournment.rb to work on ubuntu and fixed printout bug on rrobots.rb

Author: Nick Breen

NickDuck.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 # - do evasive action when get hit (health changes between turns)
 class NickDuck
    include Robot
-  def detectEnemy
+   def initialize
+    # TODO: add all variables here
+   end
+   def detectEnemy
     unless events['robot_scanned'].empty?
       @seen_enemy_recently = true
       @last_time_enemy_seen = time
@@ -25,20 +28,19 @@ def turn_clockwise
   end
   def setRobotTurnDirection(min, max)
       @midpoint = min+90
+      @local_heading = @heading
       if (min == 270) && (max == 90) && (@heading >= 270 || @heading <= 90)
-        if @local_heading <= 90
+        if @heading <= 90
           @local_heading = @heading+360
         end
         max = max+360
         @midpoint = 360
        else
-        @local_heading = @heading
+        #%361 to help with the edge case of escaping y max turning counter
         @midpoint = (@midpoint)%361
       end
-      say min.to_s.concat(' ').concat(@local_heading.to_s).concat(' ').concat(max.to_s)
       if (min <= @local_heading) && (@local_heading <= max)
-       say (@local_heading.to_s).concat(' ').concat(((min+90)%360).to_s)
-       #%361 to help with the edge case of escaping y max turning counter
+        @edge_detection_activated = true
         if @local_heading >= @midpoint
           turn_counter
         else
@@ -47,23 +49,28 @@ def setRobotTurnDirection(min, max)
       end
   end
   def setRobotTurn
-    #say @x.to_s.concat(' ').concat(@y.to_s)
-    #say @size
+    @edge_detection_activated = false
     @edge_detection_constant = 70
     if (@x-@size-@edge_detection_constant) <= 0
       setRobotTurnDirection(90, 270)
-    elsif (@x+@size+@edge_detection_constant) >= @battlefield_width
+    end
+    if (@x+@size+@edge_detection_constant) >= @battlefield_width
       setRobotTurnDirection(270, 90)
-    elsif (@y-@size-@edge_detection_constant) <= 0
+    end
+    if (@y-@size-@edge_detection_constant) <= 0
       setRobotTurnDirection(0, 180)
-    elsif (@y+@size+@edge_detection_constant) >= @battlefield_height
+    end
+    if (@y+@size+@edge_detection_constant) >= @battlefield_height
       setRobotTurnDirection(180, 360)
-    elsif !@seen_enemy_recently
-      @turn_variable = rand(0..5)
-      if @turn_variable == 0
-        turn 5
-      #elsif @turn_variable > 1
-        turn 30
+    end
+    if !@edge_detection_activated
+      if !@seen_enemy_recently
+        @turn_variable = rand(0..8)
+        if @turn_variable == 0
+         turn 1
+        elsif @turn_variable > 1
+        # turn -10
+        end
       end
     end
   end

rrobots.rb

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def print_outcome(battlefield)
     puts "  #{robot.name}:"
     puts "    shots_fired: #{'%.1f' % robot.shots_fired}"
     puts "    shots_hit: #{'%.1f' % robot.shots_hit}"
-    puts "    accuracy: #{'%.1f' % (100*robot.shots_hit/robot.shots_fired)} %"
+    puts "    accuracy: #{'%.1f' % (100*robot.shots_hit/[robot.shots_fired,1].max)} %"
     puts "    damage_given: #{'%.1f' % robot.damage_given}"
     puts "    damage_taken: #{'%.1f' % (100 - robot.energy)}"
     puts "    kills:        #{robot.kills}"