Possible to set initial robot positions and orientations?

[dEgolf]

I've been trying to create a very simple robot, and have been running in to some issues. For consistency in debugging (to reproduce problems), I was wondering: is it possible to set the initial position and orientation of robots? Thanks!

[flemming-n-larsen]

Currently, this is not possible. But this feature is available with the original version of Robocode, and adding it to Tank Royale is a great idea. So I will work on getting this feature into Robocode as well. 🙂

[flemming-n-larsen]

I have just release version 0.11.0 which is exactly about implementing this feature:

• Implemented initial position feature:
  • Add an initialPosition field in the JSON file for your bot with a value like 50,50,90 to request a starting
    coordinate at (50,50) with the bot heading toward 90°.
  • A --enable-initial-position (or the short version -I) must be set to enable the initial positions feature on
    the server. If initial position is not enabled, the bot will start at a random position.
  • Initial positions can be set from the menu with Config → Debug Options → Enable initial start position.
  • The Target.json file of the Target sample has been updated with an initialPosition to demonstrate this feature.

Enjoy! 🙂

[dEgolf]

Wonderful! This will be very useful for future debugging!