TankAI
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TankAI is a Robocode knockoff written in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 by Michael T. Moosman. TankAI is currently in beta and no official release date has been set. Like Robocode, TankAI is designed to help people learn programming in a fun environment, and can be challenging for developers of all experience levels.
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[edit] Similarities to Robocode
- Robots and tanks have very similar abilities.
- Both games use nearly identical formulas for calculations.
- Game play is virtually identical
[edit] Differences from Robocode
- Robocode is written in Java. TankAI is written in C# 2005.
- TankAI is easier to debug than Robocode.
- Robocode has a much larger following.
- TankAI exclusively uses asynchronous event driven coding
[edit] The game
Developers learn techniques from the sample tanks provided until they feel comfortable creating their own tank. Tanks fight in a battlefield for victory. Points are scored by hitting opposing tanks with bullets, ramming into opposing tanks, and surviving until the end of a round.
