From 5a0c60fb0e217ed5859454f6f62bc202bfd2b0ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeffrey Shih <34355042+unityjeffrey@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:30:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added optional instructions Setting these parameters will produce a very well trained model within 5-10 minutes for this exercise. The thought is to unblock a first time user. --- docs/Getting-Started-with-Balance-Ball.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Getting-Started-with-Balance-Ball.md b/docs/Getting-Started-with-Balance-Ball.md index d869d6b2d5..ab8a8ff280 100644 --- a/docs/Getting-Started-with-Balance-Ball.md +++ b/docs/Getting-Started-with-Balance-Ball.md @@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ In order to train the agents within the Ball Balance environment: 1. Open `python/PPO.ipynb` notebook from Jupyter. 2. Set `env_name` to the name of your environment file earlier. -3. (optional) Set `run_path` directory to your choice. -4. Run all cells of notebook with the exception of the last one under "Export the trained Tensorflow graph." +3. (optional) In order to get the best results quickly, set `max_steps` to 50000, set `buffer_size` to 5000, and set `batch_size` to 512. For this exercise, this will train the model in approximately ~5-10 minutes. +4. (optional) Set `run_path` directory to your choice. +5. Run all cells of notebook with the exception of the last one under "Export the trained Tensorflow graph." ### Observing Training Progress In order to observe the training process in more detail, you can use Tensorboard.