The AOKH AI Scripting Ladder

Welcome to the second continuous installment of the AoKH AI Scripting Ladder. Here you can enter your AI to compete aganist AIs with a wide range of abilities and a huge range of strategies. Whether it's to improve your AI's skill or whether you want to enjoy the exciting fun and community it provides, the AI scripting ladder will suit your needs.

How Do I Join?

If you want to enter the ladder, just drop a post in the thread with a link to your AI, tell us what civ you want it to play, and your AI will be added to the ladder.

If you are joining the ladder for the first time, we have listed some scripts that you can test your AI against in addition to the standard computer AI, so that you can know that your AI will be ready for the ladder. These scripts are Hispain Special, Chong Hong Wei, and Flash Myn. The first two are relatively easy to beat. If you can beat these two AIs consistently, then your AI is ready for the Ladder. If not, you can still join anyway. If you think you're AI is quite strong, you can test it against Flash Myn for a much stronger challenge. The links to these scripts are listed below the ladder standings.

When you enter your AI, it will play four unrated games against different opponents and given a rating based on its performance. Once your AI has been given a rating, your AI is ready to enter round play and climb up the ladder.

How Does the Ladder Work?

Like multiplayer ladders, the AI ladder determines an AI script's overall skill ability over the course of several games and compares the skill ratings of other AIs to each other. The biggest change from its previous installment is its use of a proper ladder ranking system with actual numerical ratings instead of a net win and loss ratio, which means that the ladder will be much more mobile, and beginning AIs will play against other AIs that match their skill much more accurately.

The AI Ladder uses the ELO system, the same system used to rank chess players or players on online gaming sites such as Voobly. The ladder is run in rounds. At the beginning of each round, each AI is selected an opponent by a matchmaking algorithm that will ensure that AIs play against other AIs with similar skills. The winning AI's score will be increased according to its opponent's score, either a large amount if the AI defeated a higher ranked opponent or a smaller amount if the AI defeated a lower ranked opponent. The losing AI's score is decreased in the same way. Once the round is over, a new one begins, creating continuous cycles of competitive fun.

AI Classes:

Each AI will is assigned a certain class depending on its current score:



Game Requests:

Also, if you would like your AI to play against a specific AI in addition to the assigned games in the round, just post a request and the game will be played. The game affect the ratings of both AIs unless requested otherwise. Requested games are limited to one game against each AI per cycle.

Previous AI Ladder:

In addition, for those who like a bit of nostaliga, you can find the first installment of the AI scripting ladder here.

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AI Ladder Champion

AI Ladder Champion:

Crusade - by Campidoctoris


AI Ladder Champion Hall of Fame:

The Horde ARFFI De'gel AgeofStoneWalls Crusade

9 Sep, 2010 - 15 Dec, 2011 15 Dec, 2011 - 23 Feb, 2012 23 Feb, 2012 - 3 Mar, 2012 3 Mar, 2012 - present

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Standings:

Paladins:

Rank: -

AI Name: -

ELO Rating -

Civilization -

Author -

Download -

Cavaliers:

Rank: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

AI Name: Crusade No Limits ARFFI De'gel Eagles Revenge VNS_Halen

ELO Rating 1756 1747 1741 1741 1717

Civilization Random Huns Aztecs Aztecs Vikings

Author Campeador TOAO_Dave ARFFI ER VNS_None

Download Crusade 4.41 - 14 Jun, 2012 No Limits - 12 Feb, 2012 ARFFI De'gel 1.65_2 - 19 Nov, 2011 Eagles Revenge 7.1 - 20 Jun, 2012 VNS_Halen - 29 Sep, 2004

Knights:

Rank: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

AI Name: Vaisravana The Horde Solidus Phyrexx John Mendl Leif Ericson AgeofStoneWalls Challenger Lade Chameleon MiniEel IS_Machine CPS Alexander Kamikaze Brititron Tlamacazqui Snake Barbarian Kosmos

ELO Rating 1697 1681 1678 1670 1665 1662 1658 1649 1648 1645 1643 1642 1634 1624 1621 1621 1603 1601 1600

Civilization Chinese Random Byzantines Huns Teutons Vikings Aztecs Huns Mayans Random Goths Goths Random Vik/Jap/Teut/Goth Chinese Aztecs Mayans Random Random

Author java sparrow zergs java sparrow robink John Mendl Leif Ericson TOAO_DaVe Clarty Marathon Scripter64 UnfairestEel DuckOfNormandy Suriel The Ruler cakemaphoneige jdstankosky UnfairestEel II2N Bari

Download Vaisravana 1.5 - 9 Feb, 2011 The Horde 2.20 - 23 Apr, 2012 Solidus 1.1 - 21 Dec, 2010 Phyrexx - 31 Dec, 2010 John_Mendl vZL - 15 Aug, 2012 Leif Ericson 1.31 - 3 Jun, 2010 AgeofStoneWalls 2 - 19 Feb, 2012 Challenger AI 1.2c - 23 Aug, 2012 Lade 1.2 - 15 Jul, 2011 Chameleon - 2 Jan, 2012 Mini Eel 1.7 -20 Jun, 2012 IS_Machine 8.0 - 10 Apr, 2012 CPS_Alexander v4.9.1 - 19 Feb, 2012 Kamikaze V2.24 - 1 Feb, 2012 Brititron 1.8 - 2 Apr, 2012 Tlamacazqui - 15 Jul, 2012 Snake 8.4 - 23 Aug, 2012 Barbarian v1.9 - 11 Jun, 2012 Kosmos2.42 - 7 Dec, 2009

Vassals:

Rank: 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

AI Name: Boss Wartron Ace Offwo AI Promi Integrity AllianceThundaEmpire Mire Octopussy Zarus Storm!

ELO Rating 1596 1586 1569 1569 1556 1552 1534 1528 1511 1508 1502

Civilization Random Goths Random Random Byzantines Random Random Mayans Random Goths Random

Author lws735 cakemaphoneige Alevo offwo200 Promiskuitiv Murray Jnr Mabuse kram1138 The Ruler Lazarus II Alevo

Download Boss 4.01 - 17 Jun, 2012 Wartron v0.95 - 12 May, 2012 Ace 1.3 - 12 Apr, 2012 Offwo_AI v5 - 2 Jan, 2012 Promi 1.3a - 23 Aug, 2012 Integrity 2.1.8 - 8 Oct, 2010 AllianceThundaEmpire - 4 July, 2004 Mire v1.91 - 26 Feb, 2012 Octopussy V1.02 - 12 Jul, 2012 Zarus v4.6 - 30 Aug, 2012 Storm! v1.06 - 22 May, 2012

Squires:

Rank: 36.

AI Name: Carlos Ferdinand

ELO Rating 1480

Civilization Chinese

Author Carlos Ferdinand

Download CarlosFerdinand3 - 7 Mar, 2011

Testing AIs

Use the first two AIs to test whether your AI is ready to join the AI Ladder. Test against Flash Myn for a much more difficult challenge.

Chong Hong Wei | Hispain Special | Flash Myn

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AIs Entering the Ladder:

AI Name: Vermin Supreme Fast 'n' Furious UnfairSteel

Civilization Huns Mongols Random

Author Lazarus II Dupemaster UnfairestEel

Download Vermin Supreme v1.6 - 6 Oct, 2012 Fast 'n' Furious 1.2 - 18 Sep, 2012 UnfairSteel 2.8 - 3 Nov, 2012

Game Opponents Snake Ace CPS Alexander Lade Wartron Kamikaze

Result Loss Win - Loss - -

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Archived AIs:

AI Name: Adder ARFFI Eyries Bothorth Byzantine Nightmare Caes Miro Parthius ChiefofDs Eclipse Fire Dragon Flixt Hun Special	AI Name: Imp_Caes_Miro Island AI James I Megaflush NightMare-Beta Noob AI Novelty PK_Goths Random Task Ranger	AI Name: Rattlehead Red Star/Blue Star RERE Schottenclan Serpent SRN UnfairestEel Viking Special WW-Teutons

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Schedule:

Those who are willing to judge and record these games (anyone can judge a game), please post for which games you would like to play. Authors should not judge games that contain their own AI. All games should be played on Hard difficulty, Arabia, 200 pop, low resources. Games will be considered a draw if they last more than two hours, thus you can end the game after two hours if you wish.

As a change from the previous ladder, no special resign file must be loaded when running games. It is now the judges responsibility to quit a game if it goes over two hours. If at the end of two hours an AI has still survived but has less than two villagers and less than four soldiers, this AI will be considered defeated.

It is recommended that the judges cheat "natural wonders" so that there is no possibility of interference from the judge. However, if you feel that this would hamper your ability to review the game you may opt not to do this, as long as you provide the recorded game. As a special case, when playing a game with Chameleon, please chat 250 before Natural Wonders so those watching the game can know what strategy Chameleon will use.

Once the game is finished, please write a short review of the game. Provide helpful comments on what were each AI's weak points so that the authors of the scripts can know how to update them. Also post the recorded game link along with the review.To make it easier for us to gather information from the reviews, please post the reviews of the games in this format (just copy it into your post and edit it):



Thanks for judging and reviewing! Here is the current schedule. Sign up for the games you would like to play:

Season 1

Round 6

Requested Games:

1.	Challenging AI: -	vs.	Defending AI: -	Judge: -	Winner: -	Status: Unplayed

Ladder Entrance Games:

1. 2. 3.	Entering AI: Vermin Supreme Fast 'n' Furious UnfairSteel	vs. vs. vs.	AI Opponent: CPS Alexander Wartron Kamikaze	Game Number: 3 2 1

Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.	AI #1: Ace AgeofStoneWalls AllianceThundaEmpire ARFFI De'gel Boss Brititron Carlos Ferdinand Challenger CPS Alexander Eagles Revenge Integrity Kosmos Leif Ericson MiniEel No Limits Octopussy Promi Solidus	vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.	AI #2: Barbarian Chameleon Mire Crusade IS Machine Kamikaze (Japanese) Zarus Snake Lade John Mendl Offwo AI Wartron Phyrexx Vaisravana VNS_Halen Storm! Tlamacazqui The Horde	Judge: Clarty - - II2N Promiskuitiv - - zergs - Clarty The Ruler - - The Ruler - - II2N II2N	Winner: Barbarian - - Crusade IS Machine - - Challenger - Eagles Revenge Integrity - - Vaisravana - - Tlamacazqui The Horde	Status: Played Unplayed Unplayed Played Played Unplayed Unplayed Played Unplayed Played Played Unplayed Unplayed Played Unplayed Unplayed Played Played

[This message has been edited by Leif Ericson (edited 11-03-2012 @ 11:45 PM).]